We all have an immune system that protects us from foreign substances that could harm the body. Some people’s bodies are better than others at fighting foreign substances, AKA antigens. Antigens include bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi. When those organisms are detected by the body, they trigger the immune system, which works to destroy the…
Happy New Year and goodbye to 2020! Most people would probably describe 2020 as a pretty bad year. Certainly there were some shining moments. Some people graduated from high school, college, grad school… Others got married. Babies were born. Yes, good things happened but everything was overshadowed by COVID-19 and the need for social distancing…
How have you been spending the last three months? Have you been: eating more comfort foods? isolated from family and friends? unable to get to the gym to work out? one of the “Essentials” working and worrying about getting sick? None of those are healthy, not for your body or your brain. Let’s look at…
How are you dealing with COVID-19? Are you listening to multiple newscasts throughout the day? Or have you given up on them because of all the conflicting information? Are you staying home, or finding every excuse to go out to get that one “essential” thing? Or maybe you are one of the “Essentials” going out…
Since we’re in the midst of this worldwide COVID 19 pandemic, you may be wondering what you can do to reduce your risk of getting sick. By now you should know that you need to wash your hands frequently. If soap and water isn’t readily available, use hand sanitizer. Avoid touching your face when out,…
We’ve all done it — set a New Year’s fitness resolution and given it up after a few weeks or months. But have you ever stopped to consider why you gave up? Most likely it was because your goal was either too lofty or not well defined. Next time you set a fitness goal, make…
Are you as healthy as you’d like to be. Do you need to get in gear and get that blood pressure under control? How about your blood sugar? Where do you begin? It’s all so confusing, right? Too many steps, no time, conflicting messages, outright lies. It will be easier if you start with these…
How did you do in 2018? Did you eat a brain healthy diet? Some of the time? More of the time than you did in 2017? Did you exercise? Regularly? Did you sleep 7 hours a night? Did you work on your social connections? Did you keep a positive attitude? Did you stay mentally active?…
Did you put on a few pounds over the holidays? If so, you are not alone. It’s not the end of the world. But now it’s time to get rid of it. Carrying around extra pounds increases your risk of cardiovascular disease, heart attack, diabetes and prediabetes, hypertension, STROKE, certain cancers, etc. It’s a long…
In our last blog post, dear readers, you learned that the sugar industry bribed Harvard nutrition researchers. Their final published article recommended that the best way to prevent heart disease was to reduce cholesterol and saturated fat. The sugar dangers were not mentioned. (If you missed part 1, you can read it here.) What happened…