Healthy Living

The much anticipated Christmas Season has come and almost gone and I have been sick with the dreaded cold... Looking over the article below I see I did almost everything wrong from the stress to the lack of sleep and exercise, poor diet etc. Have a quick read and prepare yourself to fight back when those nasty cold bugs come knocking!!

Tips to Shorten Cold Duration Catching a cold may be hard to avoid, but there are ways to lessen cold duration. Learn the latest advice on cold remedies to ease cold symptoms.

Winding up my vacation at Disneyland I decided to Google "eating healthy at Disneyland" and found the following suggestions:

10 Healthier Food Options At Disneyland That Taste Awesome Can you eat healthfully in Disneyland? This guide includes 10 healthier food options at Disneyland that actually taste great and not like you're on a diet.

Interesting read. There are many things I would like to do over in life - I think this is one! Often what we think is a necessity really isn't. We often too quickly buy into other people's lifestyles and ideas.

http://www.kveller.com/mayim-bialik-why-i-refuse-to-get-my-kids-smartphones/

Mayim Bialik: Why I Refuse to Get My Kids Smartphones My children do not have smartphones. My children want smartphones. Kids their age have smartphones, even with limited functionality (i.e. some kids have smartphones for video games and phone calls …

Staying active is an essential part of a healthy lifestyle, not just running or playing sports, but simply walking around, maybe you're reading this in your 3rd or 4th hour on Facebook, that could be sign you've been sitting too long. Here's a chart to show just how sitting too long can affect your body.

Your body should be %10 Acid, %90 Alkaline, here are some food tips to keep your alkaline up and your acid levels down.

16x9 - Energy Drinks: Liquid health issues Part 1 - Energy drinks are a 5 billion dollar industry in North America. Promising a high energy, pick-me-up, these drinks are popular with young adults and ...

Check this out! Stress will never disappear, but here are some helpful tips to cope with it in everyday life :)

Medical science reminds us almost every day that good nutrition and good health go hand in hand, especially when it comes to the benefits of eating fruits and vegetables. Researchers continue to find nutritional elements in fruits and vegetables – vitamins and other antioxidants, phytonutrients, and fiber – that support our immune systems, improve cardiovascular wellness, delay aging, and contribute to health and longevity in other ways. The thousands of nutrients found in fruits and vegetables work together in ways that we are just beginning to learn about.

There are so many ways our health can be affected negatively. This TED talk has important information about our health in relation to our life circumstances and experiences. I wonder how much of these negative results can be offset by good future healthcare - both mental and physical?

How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime Childhood trauma isn’t something you just get over as you grow up. Pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris explains that the repeated stress of abuse, neglect and parents struggling with mental health or substance abuse issues has real, tangible effects on the development of the brain. This unfolds across…

A good read about dark chocolate as we ramp up our valentines day giving - what could be better than chocolates that contribute to improved wellness! I think I just may challenge myself to like a morsel of dark chocolate a day instead of the volume of milk chocolate that always tempts me.

Why Is Dark Chocolate Good for You? Thank Your Microbes Cocoa is good for your heart because of fermentation by gut bacteria, creating anti-inflammatory compounds that improve blood vessel function