When it comes to working out, a lot of us are creatures of habit. We head for the same pilates class, do the same circuit while weight training, or run the same route each time we lace up our running…

A large percentage of Americans are found to be deficient in Vitamin D. It’s an incredibly important vitamin yet it can be hard to obtain through just diet alone and is reliant on regular sun exposure. We need vitamin D…

How long can you live without… food? It’s estimated that the human body can survive 30-40 days without food. H2O? It’s established that a person can survive 3-4 days without water. O2? It’s estimated that we can last 3-4 minutes…

Yoga is a spiritual discipline based on an extremely subtle science which focuses on bringing harmony between mind and body. It is an art and science of healthy living. The word ‘yoga’ is derived from the Sanskrit word meaning ‘to…

Ever wondered if you should ice that sprain or use a heat pack instead? Treating pain with hot and cold can be very effective for a lot of different conditions and injuries; and it’s very accessible and affordable. The tricky…

Heart disease continues to be the leading cause of the death for both men & women on the planet. The human heart is an amazing organ.  In one day, it beats 115,000 times and pumps 2,000 gallons of blood through 60,000…

Added sugar provides “empty” calories with no nutritional value. Eating too much sugar is linked to weight gain and various diseases like obesity, type 2 diabetes, tooth decay and heart disease. It’s important to make the distinction between added sugars…

Non-Invasive, Heal Faster, Feel Better Let your body’s own innate do the healing by increasing blood flow and decreasing inflammation. This technology calls your body’s own repairman to heal tissue from the inside out, without the use of drugs or…

In order to achieve optimal health, vegetables should be a key component of our diets. Federal guidelines recommend that adults have at least 2 to 3 cups of vegetables per day as part of a healthy eating pattern. This has…

We all want to provide the best and most nutritious food for our families, along with minimizing the toxins to which we are exposed. This raises the question: Should we buy organic? Organic foods are  generally defined as those foods…