Do you know someone who is suffering from Multiple Sclerosis? It’s a sneaky disease that can rob and disable even the most vibrant of people. March is National MS Education and Awareness Month. And there’s a lot of information out there regarding Multiple Sclerosis (MS). It can be overwhelming, so we thought we’d just cover…
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We haven’t talked about CoEnzyme Q10 in a long while. CoQ10, also called Ubiquinone, is found in every cell of your body. CoQ10 is at play in about 95% of the energy your body produces, and its primary function is to help create adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which is cell energy. As you can imagine, the…
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In Japan, specialists from Nagoya University have found what may be a game-changer regarding Parkinson’s disease, the degenerative disorder that causes uncontrollable tremors: blood pressure levels, hematocrit levels (percentage of red blood cells in the blood), and serum cholesterol levels in Parkinson’s patients vary from the standard long before actual symptoms show up. This significant…
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We’re a week into 2021. How are your new year’s resolutions going? Most are still going strong at this point, but as January creeps along, many people start finding it more and more challenging to follow through. Why is that? According to a new psychological study, it may depend on how we phrase our goals.…
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Congratulations! You did it. You made it through 2020! Whether you made it through by the skin of your teeth feeling defeated or you floated through feeling accomplished and triumphant, the fact remains that 2020 is in the books. Of course, we typically make plans, goals, and resolutions at the top of years past, but…
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Has 2020 been driving you nuts? That may not be a bad thing. In fact, there’s good news. Nuts are good for us. Not only are they a tasty and delicious snack, but they are healthy as well. Making raw mixed nuts such as almonds, pecans, pistachios, cashews, walnuts, and hazelnuts a part of your…
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Does Christmas time (and the pandemic) automatically make you want to eat your way through the entire month of December? What do you usually reach for? Fruit? Veggies? Of course, those are the healthy choices, but chocolate may be a sweet treat that’s as yummy as it is healthy. But, not just any old chocolate…
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Would you like a side of plastic with your seafood? It seems as though you’re going to get it, whether you like it or not. Millions of metric tons of plastic enter the oceans every year. Just one look at the Pacific trash vortex, also known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which lies between North…
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With the perfect storm of election stress, seasonal depression, and a global pandemic, it’s no wonder that anxiety is at an all-time high. Add to that the loss of an hour of daylight and the regular flu and good old-fashioned sickness season, and we could find ourselves in a collective freak-out with the rest of…
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Let’s talk thyroids for a minute. They can be quite controversial and cause a bit of confusion within the medical arena. For something so little, the thyroid makes a massive difference in our quality of life and overall health. According to the NCBI, the thyroid gland is a vital hormone gland. It plays a significant…
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