Low-Carb Diet Might Help You Maintain a Healthy Weight
When it comes to weight loss, are all calories created equal? A large study published in the journal BMJ found that the overweight participants who replaced their carbohydrate consumption with fat dramatically increased their metabolisms. In fact, after 5 months, their bodies burned 250 calories more per day than those who ate a high-carb, low-fat diet. […]
Breast Cancer Survival Improves with Healthful Lifestyles
This week’s minute looks at the impact a healthy lifestyle has on breast cancer survival. Almost 25% of women diagnosed with breast cancer will eventually die of that disease. Research now supports how a healthful lifestyle can influence the chances of prolonging life once diagnosed with breast cancer. Some lifestyle factors associated with an increased […]
5 lifestyle changes to lower blood pressure
This week we look at how healthy lifestyle changes can lower blood pressure. With nearly half of North Americans suffering from high blood pressure, it is no surprise heart disease, strokes, and kidney disease are on the rise. Studies show most patients can reduce their blood pressure without taking medication by making lifestyle changes. 5 […]
Not Exercising May Be Worse for You Than Smoking
A new study found that not exercising may be more harmful to your health than smoking. Although it is well known that a physically active lifestyle leads to a healthy life, the study found a sedentary lifestyle is the equivalent of having a major disease. Being unfit on a treadmill or in an exercise stress […]
Walking changes your brain for the better
Welcome to this week’s Family Health Minute, This week’s minute looks at the benefits walking has on your mental health. Walking may be a misjudged form of exercise. Science continues to support walking boosts both your physical and mental health. Here is how a 20 to 30 minute walk can change your mental health for […]
September 20th, 2021
Welcome to this week’s Family Health Minute, This week’s minute looks at 10 keys to healthy family eating. Being a healthy eating role model is one of the most important influences you can have on your children for developing healthy eating habits. Your daily food choices affect your family’s health. Here are 10 keys to […]
Are you living the couch potato lifestlye?
This Is What Your Couch Potato Lifestyle Is Doing to Your Brain Welcome to this week’s Brain Based Wellness News. In today’s news we will look at what being a “couch potato” is doing to your brain. We all know the negative effect lack of exercise has on your physical health, but a new study […]
Breathing And Your Brain: Five Reasons To Grab The Controls
Welcome to this week’s Brain Based Wellness News. In today’s news we will look at the effect controlled breathing has on your body and brain. There is a lot of research-tested truth to the cliché “just breathe” and it is not only to manage stress. You are breathing all the time; however, you can change […]
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As more and more patients are forced to spend their time at home, they need not be without their supplement regime. The benefits of supplementation in this present climate has proven invaluable and our online service has been especially created for you to easily acquire your supplements and have them delivered to your door free […]
Refined Sugar is Terrible for your body
Refined Sugar is Terrible for your body, and yet we eat it every day – we know that it is one of the most fattening ingredients we can consume, so here is a reminder of why we should reduce this in our diets: • Sugar creates inflammation • Sugar contributes to obesity • Sugar suppresses the immune system […]