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What Is Glutathione?
May 7, 2020 - Category: Understanding Body Function
Glutathione, known as “the master antioxidant,” is all the rage these days. TV doctors and health gurus are waxing poetic about it, healthfood stores are selling umpteen facsimiles of it — despite the fact that it’s nothing new! Our bodies have been naturally producing glutathione to protect against oxidative stress since homo sapiens arrived on…What Is Glutathione?
Read more...The Next New Old Thing: Retro Walking
May 7, 2020 - Category: Understanding Body Function
Have you walked backwards lately? This is a practice for health and well-being, believed to have originated in ancient China. Now, in the 21st Century, going in reverse, or the hipper-sounding “retro walking,” is becoming a new workout phenomenon, especially in Japan, China, Europe and the U.S.! And beyond being a popular exercise, it’s a…The Next New Old Thing: Retro Walking
Read more...What’s In a Yawn?
May 7, 2020 - Category: Understanding Body Function
For a long time it was thought that the primary purpose of yawning was to increase oxygen to the circulatory system and the brain in order to improve alertness. In primitive times, the yawn might have silently signaled to others the need to be more alert as one of the group was tired and not…What’s In a Yawn?
Read more...The Liver – The Body’s Real Workhorse By Ruth Sackman
May 7, 2020 - Category: Understanding Body Function
The heart is considered by medical standards the most important organ of the body because if it stops beating, we die. But the liver is the real workhorse. It has about 300 tasks to take care of and when it is working properly it does them most efficiently. Nearly every human ailment relates directly or…The Liver – The Body’s Real Workhorse By Ruth Sackman
Read more...Tai Chi and Your Brain
May 7, 2020 - Category: Understanding Body Function
You may have seen them in the park: small groups of people in loose clothing doing weird slow motion poses. This is not some fanatical dance cult! It’s tai chi chuan, an increasingly popular, moderate form of exercise that combines deep, diaphragmatic breathing with flowing, dancelike stances - a surprisingly effective workout for all ages.…Tai Chi and Your Brain
Read more...Don’t Sit Too Long!
May 7, 2020 - Category: Understanding Body Function
Primitive men and women faced many daily life threatening challenges - the weather, animal predators, the constant search for food and shelter, to name just a few. One thing they didn't have to worry about was sitting too long in a car, at a desk or on a couch in front of a computer or…Don’t Sit Too Long!
Read more...Noise, Silence and Your Brain
May 7, 2020 - Category: Understanding Body Function
We live in a noisy world that exacts a toll on us, especially on our brains. Studies confirm that, even when sleeping, sound waves activate the amygdala, that part of the brain associated with memory and emotion, leading to the release of stress hormones that can make normal functioning very difficult. Research also shows that,…Noise, Silence and Your Brain
Read more...Posture Affects Health and More By Lloyd Percival
May 7, 2020 - Category: Understanding Body Function
Everybody knows, but doesn't necessarily put the knowledge into practice, that good food, moderate exercise, adequate sleep, low stress, etc., are important to good health. Most of us, however, are unaware of the importance of skeletal alignment, otherwise known as good posture. Just how important is good posture to fitness and health? There are many…Posture Affects Health and More By Lloyd Percival
Read more...Osteoporosis, Calcium and Sunshine By Ruth Sackman
May 7, 2020 - Category: Understanding Body Function
In reading an article about osteoporosis, a widespread problem that is mentioned repeatedly in medical reports, newspaper items, on the media and elsewhere, I realized that too much emphasis to correct or avoid the condition was being placed on the intake of calcium instead of focusing on calcium metabolism which is usually the problem. Calcium…Osteoporosis, Calcium and Sunshine By Ruth Sackman
Read more...On the Rebound
May 7, 2020 - Category: Understanding Body Function
The simple act of bouncing on a rebounder (mini-trampoline) is a uniquely powerful form of exercise. While most types of workouts target specific muscles or just increase cardiovascular function, rebounding uses the forces of acceleration and deceleration to activate literally every cell in the body without stressing any particular part. The idea of rebounding has…On the Rebound
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