Do you know the difference between functional medicine and conventional medicine? There’s more than one way to help someone get better and maintain great health. Functional medicine and conventional/traditional medicine take different approaches. Conventional medicine...
Your mindset can have an impact on your health, believe it or not. Positive thinking can make a difference in your health results. Take, for instance, the Johns Hopkins University study that examined people with a family history of heart disease. Those who had heart...
How did you sleep last night? REM sleep, or rapid eye movement sleep, is one important component of better sleep. Sleep-related problems affect 50 to 70 million Americans, according to the National Sleep Apnea Association. There are many problems that can affect your...
Who doesn’t want to live a better quality of life? When you avoid disease and fight off the worst effects of aging, you’re able to enjoy life more fully. Yet what are the most effective steps you can take to prevent disease and aging? Read on for four tips that you...
You may have heard of oxidative stress before and know that it’s bad for your health, but you still may not have a clear idea of what it is and why it’s bad for the body. Here’s some more information. Oxidative stress occurs in the body when free radicals and...
You don’t need to be reminded that smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. The statistics regarding smoking-related diseases and deaths are frightening and sobering, yet it’s an addiction that is extremely difficult to break. Perhaps...