Category Archives: General Health

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’re aware that weight influences several health conditions. High body weight is often associated with high cholesterol, inflammation, joint pain, and a number of other chronic illnesses. Of course, being liberated from the rock also means you’ve heard a million-and-one gurus promising quick and healthy fat loss. But ...click here to read more

I’m sure you heard all about it a few years ago: sugar taxes and bans were the talk of the country. A new study is showing just how well it worked. It appears that when people don’t have easy access to sugary drinks like sodas, fruit punch, and energy drinks, they don’t miss them—and it ...click here to read more

Living in a cold climate isn’t cheap. You’ve got to pay for heat and an entire wardrobe of thick, expensive clothing to keep you warm. But what you might not realize is that the cold and dark can also tax your health in a way that can prove quite costly. One of the keys to ...click here to read more

I used to lift weights really hard. Heavy weights, light weights, five-to-six days per week for years. I loved it. I got big and strong, and it was basically all I wanted to do with my time. Everyone at the gym knew me and I knew them. These days, however, things aren’t quite the same. ...click here to read more

If you enjoy your cup of coffee out in the sun each day, you could be doing your body a lot of good. Two new studies are showing that coffee and sunlight are big-time contributors to gut health. A “healthy gut” is determined by the bacterial populations (or flora, microbiota) that reside in the gut ...click here to read more

Who couldn’t afford to drop a couple of calories from their daily diet? If you’re snacking on leftover Halloween candy or getting ready to partake in Thanksgiving or Christmas feasts, I’m sure you know exactly what I mean. North Americans overeat. You can see it when you walk down the street, sit down at a ...click here to read more

Game of Thrones declared to the masses that “Winter is Coming.” They weren’t lying. And while there may not be a war of fictionalized elf and warlock tribes set to do battle in the coming season, you may be at risk for something that looks like it was straight off a character’s face. Skin gets ...click here to read more

If the cooler temperatures and shorter days weren’t already taking a toll on you, a knockout punch is set to be delivered in the wee hours of November 3. The end of daylight savings time can spell big news for people with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), a condition that strikes roughly two-percent of the population. ...click here to read more

A couple of weeks ago, I was right there with you, weighed down in the dumps by a nasty cold. I just woke up one morning and there it was. Snots, sniffles, and a sore itchy throat. But was I ever lucky. The day before it hit, my wife walked through the door with some ...click here to read more

Functional medicine gets called a lot of things. One of my favorites is “quackery.” And I’ll even admit that some functional claims and techniques may be slightly questionable, but others can be very helpful—especially when it comes to improving quality of life. Functional medicine is guided by the idea that various factors both work for ...click here to read more

Sometimes you’re not as old as the numbers you’ve been assigned may indicate. Other times, you can be older. The truth is that you’ve got two ages: your chronological and your biological. You can see your chronological age each time you look at the calendar, but your biological age can be a bit harder to ...click here to read more

We all have those days where it seems like getting up-and-at-it is an insurmountable challenge. But if it’s a routine feeling, then something’s got to change. Sluggishness in the morning can translate to less energy throughout the day and an inability to ever really get going and feel your best. Feeling more energized is something ...click here to read more

Research has found yet another reason to follow a healthy diet, as it lowers the risk of kidney disease. This connection was found in people with diets rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and low-fat dairy, as they may be less likely to develop chronic kidney disease. Those who don’t get enough of these foods ...click here to read more

On the one hand, it’s excellent news that about 90 percent of men and 93 percent of women will never suffer the pain of a kidney stone. But for that small percentage in the balance, the pain and experience can be excruciating. If you’ve ever gone through it, you never want to experience the pain ...click here to read more