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Most of you have heard of melatonin–and possibly used it–to help you sleep. But what if I told you that there is a little-known property to melatonin that is especially important in today’s world: It can boost immune function, and especially improve resistance to viruses? Here’s what we know about this elusive pseudo hormone and … Read more
Are you having trouble drifting off to sleep at night? Or are you waking up in the middle of the night and unable to go back to sleep? You’re not alone. There seems to be a lot of it going around. Chalk it up as another of many effects of the coronavirus. We’re all stressed … Read more
Sugar addiction has been compared to heroin addiction in terms of its severity. In fact, I think the similarity is more akin to alcohol addiction. You’ll often see people in recovery programs who end up gaining a great deal of weight because they substitute sugar for alcohol since the effects on brain chemistry are similar. … Read more
My regular readers know this is my frequent refrain: Fat Doesn’t make you fat. Sugar does. If you’re new, let me repeat: Fat doesn’t make you fat. Sugar does. An important new Brazilian study supports the notion that regular intake of healthy fats diminish the risk of diabetes and heart disease, both closely linked to … Read more
We all love our chocolate and recent research has given us myriad health reasons why that daily dose of dark chocolate is good for us. Now recent research shows us that chocolate—or at least a component of chocolate—can also erase wrinkles. What’s not to love? The benefit actually comes from the flavonoid-rich cocoa pod, the … Read more
Do you suffer from cramps or headaches? Joint pain? A kinky back? Instead of heading straight to the medicine cabinet, you may want to check out the kitchen first. Many foods contain nutrients that help make those aches and pains disappear. Here are three study-proven and mostly easy-to-swallow ways to banish pain: FISH — fork … Read more
Do you have pain in back, butt or legs? You’re not alone! Experts estimate that 80 percent of all of us will experience back pain sometime in our lives. We Americans spend $50 billion a year trying to relieve it, usually without positive results. If your back pain is caused by an injury, you have … Read more
It’s that time of year. The holidays are over, the decorations packed away for another year, presents unwrapped and half of them returned. The party laughter has faded, the credit card bills are coming in and the world outside is gray and cold. So January makes you feel a little blue as the long winter … Read more
As the hubbub of the holidays passes, this is a great time for self-care. Yeah, yeah, I know you’ve heard about self-care before. You think your life is too busy to take good care of yourself. Actually, your life is too busy not to take care of yourself. Self-care is important and perhaps never more … Read more
Take a deep breath. You’ve no doubt heard that before. Whether, you’re stressed, frightened, overheat or just freaked out, a deep breath or two –or ten– is the easiest way to safeguard your health. And there are plusses–it’s free and, believe it or not—deep breathing enhances your sex life. Six thousand years ago, wise teachers, … Read more