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High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT): What It Is and Why It’s Good for Your Health
Have you heard people talking about high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and wondered what it’s about? Sometimes called speed interval training, HIIT is a form of anaerobic exercise involving alternating between intense bursts of exercise, where you go as hard as you can, and fixed periods of less intense activity or rest. It’s a science-backed way to...
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The Health Benefits of Gratitude
There is an old saying about gratitude: “If you never learn the language of gratitude, you’ll never be on speaking terms with happiness.” These may be words of wisdom, but science actually validates this very notion. Research supports the neuroscience of gratitude, which quite simply means the...
Natural Ways to Beat the Winter Blues and Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD), also known as seasonal depression or, in its milder form, the winter blues, is a type of depression linked to seasonal changes. Understanding its root cause can help us maintain good health during the fall and winter months. There are a few natural strategies...
The Health Risks of Dental Amalgam Mercury Fillings
Dental amalgam is a durable metal alloy that fills and supports a dental cavity. It is often referred to as “amalgam,” “metal fillings,” or as a “silver filling” because of its silver color; however, it’s not entirely accurate to call it “silver,” as dental amalgam is comprised of liquid mercury...
Tips for Choosing a Natural Mattress & Bedding
There are numerous ways to pursue healthy living: exercise, consistent daily activity, drinking purified water, eating a whole-food diet, reducing sugar, getting the right amount of sun exposure, and proper sleep, to name a few. Though we may incorporate many of these preventive strategies into...
The Health Benefits of Intermittent Fasting
For the majority of our evolutionary history, we lived in a “feast or famine” state, meaning there were times when food was plentiful and times when it was scarce. Our hunter-gatherer ancestors had to actively search for available food sources and, at times, experienced periods with little to no...
Daily Activity and Exercise: Both Are Essential for Good Health
Daily activity and consistent exercise have long been used as a type of preventive medicine, improving mood and well-being along with decreasing the risk of many chronic health conditions, including obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes, dementia, depression, anxiety,...
The Importance of Decreasing Daily Sugar Consumption
The Sugar Dilemma: Natural and Added Sugars Our bodies use food as fuel by converting carbohydrates, fats, and protein into glucose. Glucose, a simple monosaccharide sugar, is the main source of energy for our bodies. While our bodies are very adept at metabolizing glucose, it is important to...
Why Pastured Pork Is the Healthier Choice
The awareness of real food continues to gain momentum for food producers and consumers alike. For producers of pastured pork, also known as pasture-raised pork, the end goal is to produce a real food that provides the best nutritional benefits from animals that are raised in the most ethical and...
The Problem with Trans Fats, Vegetable Oils, & Seed Oils
If necessity is the mother of invention, then this is true for the origin of artificial trans fats. In the early 20th century, trans fats became a convenient way to provide a more stable and solid form of unsaturated fats in food products in order to extend their shelf life and prevent foods from...
Choosing a Midwife for Your Pregnancy and Delivery
Pregnancy and childbirth is a transformative journey filled with much planning and preparation. While most women choose to have their pregnancy and delivery managed solely by an obstetrician, or OB/GYN, in a hospital setting, others choose the care of a licensed midwife for a more holistic and...
