HEALTHY BODY

Exercise Doesn’t Prevent Heart Attacks For years the medical community has touted exercise as a preventative for heart disease. Jim Fixx had a father who died at age 43 of a heart attack, and Jim had a congenitally enlarged heart. At the age of 36, Jim became a marathon runner believing it would make his … Read more

Massage therapy promotes healthy brain function through the applied pressure to the muscles, which stimulate receptors in different areas of the brain. This is accomplished by the production of intracellular messengers (proteins such as neurotransmitters). These messengers are key to a healthy brain and are primarily useful through three main systems of the body. These … Read more

Forty to fifty million Americans suffer from allergies to pollen, pets, sagebrush, foods, plants, drugs, etc. The World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated that over 20 percent of the world’s population experience allergic conditions, with symptoms of a running nose, burning and watery eyes, congestion, and asthma. Food allergies among children have increased 18 percent … Read more

It is as important to recognize signs of dehydration in the cold weather months, as it is during the warmer weather. Dehydration in winter is perhaps more common than in summer; because we are not as active, hot, or sweaty, so we tend to not feel as thirsty or find water as appealing as we … Read more

Most of us already know about the importance and general benefits of exfoliation, including obtaining a softer, smoother, less aged appearance. But how much does the average skin-savvy consumer know about what is going on beneath the top layers of the skin? Let’s take a look at some of the different ways exfoliation can be … Read more