Feeling Tired? It May Be Your Thyroid Right in the middle of your neck lies a small, butterfly-shaped organ. Through the power of hormones, this organ is responsible for regulating almost every single other organ in your body. This organ is called the thyroid gland, and...
How To Stay Fit During Vacation Season The summer season of warm weather and exotic vacations is in full swing. But with all the traveling and summer food (I’m looking at you, s’mores), keeping our fitness routine and healthy diet can be challenging to say the...
Lower Your Blood Pressure The Natural Way If there’s one phrase that strikes fear into nearly every adult Americans’ heart, it’s “high blood pressure.” We know it’s dangerous; we’ve heard it from dozens upon dozens of books and daytime television shows. The numbers are certainly there:...
I’m not afraid to admit that I have a major sweet tooth. Maybe more than one. After all, if there’s anything more universally appealing than a devil’s food chocolate cake, I certainly don’t know what it is. Our culture surrounds us with food that is...
Foam Rolling vs Stretching For years, we’ve been taught that the best way to warm up for your workout and to reduce the risk of injury is a simple stretching routine. You touch your toes, pull your arm over your chest, pull until it hurts. Everyone...
Resist Craving In 3 Simple Step One of the hardest things about living a healthy lifestyle is simply resisting temptation. Diets are easy for a week, but then, inevitably, we start to go back to our old habits. Why is this? The holes in the armor of...