Best Exercise Options

Cardio vs. Weight Training, Fat Loss Supplements, and More With New Year’s Day past, and dreaded New Year’s resolutions haunting some of us, I hope you consider following through with some of your goals pertaining to your health.  If you’re like most people, you’ll vow to eat better, exercise more, drink less and lose those last 10 (or 20, or...

Holiday heart attacks on the rise

Holiday Health Concerns: Why Do Heart Attacks Spike During the Holiday Season? And Are There Really More Suicides? The holidays are supposed to be all about happiness and joy, family and friends, opening gifts and enjoying delicious food... not to mention those visions of sugarplums.  But with all these “warm-fuzzy” things, there is a reality that one must consider: your...

Feed Your Brain!

Feed Your Brain Do you remember that PSA (Public Service Announcement), where an egg is being fried in a pan and the message is, “This is your brain on drugs”?  Pretty vivid picture of what drugs – the bad ones – can do to your brain. Unfortunately, it can be more than just drugs that may cause your brain to suffer. ...

Noni. The Real Benefits

Morinda Citrifolia: Better Than Magic Fairy Dust? You’ve probably heard of the popular Noni Juice... it went through a big boom a few years ago, due to its proposed myriad of health benefits. But what exactly is in this “miracle juice” to make it so beneficial? Certainly not magic fairy dust! No... actually something much better: an ingredient called Morinda...

CoQ10, Congestive Heart Failure, and Statin drugs

CoQ10 and Congestive Heart Failure You may have been hearing about the benefits of CoQ10, or coenzyme Q10, when it comes to your heart, your brain, and even cancer.  But we’d like to get a bit more specific with those benefits, particularly in terms of addressing and alleviating the symptoms of congestive heart failure. What is Congestive Heart Failure? It sounds daunting,...

Boosting Children’s Health and Brain-Power

Boost Your Kids’/Grandkids’ Health and Brain Power! The childhood obesity epidemic continues to grow and shows no signs of tapering off, or at least reaching a plateau.  Since 1980, obesity in children has tripled, and today over 17 percent of our children are severely overweight.  According to an education workshop hosted by the Tyler Public Library and St. Paul Children's...

Ultimate Food For Your Brain

Is Ginkgo Biloba Really a “Brain Food”? You may have already heard of Ginkgo Biloba . . . in fact, I’d be surprised if you hadn’t!  The extract, which is derived from the leaves of the Ginkgo biloba tree, has been commonly used in Chinese treatments for thousands of years.  Today, it’s enjoying mainstream popularity in the United States, and...

CoQ10: Cancer, Immunity, and overall health

CoQ10 and Cancer Coenzyme Q10 may finally be getting the attention it deserves.  The antioxidant compound CoQ10, which is naturally produced in our bodies, is a “Jack of all Trades” when it comes to your health. Not only does it aid in cell growth and stronger immune systems, but it also serves to protect cells from damage and deterioration that could...

5 Ways to ease Joint and Muscle Pain

At some point in our lives, we’ve all experienced some type of muscle or joint pain.  Others, like those suffering from conditions such as arthritis, endure the pain on a more regular basis.  While prescription medications and treatments do exist, and many of them are quite effective, some individuals prefer more natural, alternative treatments such as the following. 1. Getting...

Top 5 Reasons you need Antioxidants

What happens if you don't get any antioxidants?  It's not like you're a car that rusts over time and needs constant oiling, right?  Actually, our bodies toil away each and every day to keep us healthy; but at the same time there are mischievous (and naturally occurring) little things called free radicals that slow us down, cause us to...