Try Dry Brushing at Home Chances are, you have a few brushes in your bathroom already. The toothbrush, of course. The hairbrush. Maybe a few makeup brushes or an eyebrow brush as well. But what about the body brush, for the purpose of dry brushing? Do you have one? And more importantly, should you have one? If you aren’t sure what dry brushing is or … Continue reading Try Dry Brushing at Home
Sweetening the Deal: Understanding Diabetes and Lifestyle Choices Diabetes is a disease that indicates there is too much sugar in the blood or the amount of sugar in blood is not regulated properly. One in 10 Americans has diabetes; one in three Americans has prediabetes. 90 to 95% of diabetes cases are type 2 diabetes. When we eat food, our digestive system breaks down most … Continue reading Sweetening the Deal: Understanding Diabetes and Lifestyle Choices
The Heart of the Matter: Understanding Heart Disease February is American Heart Month. Despite it being the leading cause of death in the United States, heart disease is often misunderstood. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one in four Americans dies from heart disease. However, according to the American Heart Association, 80% of heart disease incidents could be avoided with the … Continue reading The Heart of the Matter: Understanding Heart Disease
Buns (in the Oven) of Steel: Why I Exercise While Pregnant Here it comes again — that insidious tickle in the back of my nose, alerting me. And here I am in the grocery store, where any sneeze attracts enough unwanted attention during a global pandemic. A sneeze is undesirable for most any expectant mother due to the lack of bladder control, but add that … Continue reading Buns (in the Oven) of Steel: Why I Exercise While Pregnant
Bread of Life: Should You Eat or Eschew Carbohydrates in 2021? We’ve all been there — when you think it’s a good idea to cut out carbs as a way to lose some weight fast. You think to yourself, I will finally get rid of my extra belly fat just in time for summer. All I have to do is cut out carbs! A few … Continue reading Bread of Life: Should You Eat or Eschew Carbohydrates in 2021?
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