By Steven Hefferon, CMT PTA
What’s the most time-consuming thing you do, day in and day out, every day of your life? Eating? I hope not. Sitting in traffic? Ditto. Watching TV? Nope. It’s sleeping.
You spend between six and 10 hours a night in bed. That’s one-third of your life. And when it comes to [...]
Dark green leafy vegetables are good sources of many vitamins and minerals your body needs to stay healthy, like vitamin A, vitamin C, and calcium. They are also great sources of fiber. The darker the leaves, the more nutrients the vegetable usually has.
Examples of dark green leafy vegetables and the best way to eat them:
Arugula [...]
The kettlebell is an old time strength training tool a lot like a dumbbell, only shaped differently. Kettlebells are a lot like a cannonball with a handle, usually made out of cast iron. Kettlebells go back hundreds of years and were originally a lot smaller and used as weights for checking scales. [...]
The lemon tree is one of the oldest cultivated fruit plants originated from India. Today, lemon trees grow in subtropical climates all over the world, especially in Florida and the Mediterranean. Though the fruit and its juice have a sour taste to it, lemon is actually a fantastic buffer in the body and can reduce [...]
Passionflower (Passiflora incarnate)
Passion flower is calming and sleep inducing, relieves pain, and muscular spasms. It is useful for the treatment of general insomnia, insomnia in asthmatics, hysteria, cramps, and nerve pain.
Passionflower was widely used by the Aztecs as a sedative and analgesic. Its constituents include harmine. Harmine was originally known as telepathine because of [...]
As a beverage, coffee has become the most popular drink in the world. Its stimulating effects have become one of its main selling points along with the rich aroma and distinct flavor that comes with every cup. Many people may not know it, but drinking coffee may bring with it some added health benefits. Here [...]
Tea is the most commonly consumed beverage in the world after water. Tea has been known as one of the most nutritious drinks that you can have. For hundreds and even thousands of years, people have been using tea not only for health, but for ceremonies. The Japanese and Chinese regard this drink as something [...]
Sex is good for adults. Indulging on a regular basis-at least once a week-is even better. Research links sex (with all safer-sex precautions taken) to an astonishing array of physiological benefits, from longevity to pain relief.
Yet most of us are quicker to hit the gym before hitting the sheets when it comes to taking care [...]
Drinking five cups of tea a day boosts the immune system and gives the body a better chance of fighting off infections, scientists say.
An ingredient in the drink helps repel invading bacteria, viruses and fungi, according to a study in the “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences”.
One experiment showed that immune system blood cells [...]
By Alisa Miller
In this age of technology where so many people have access to information about their bodies, most have quite a bit of knowledge about their bodies and sexual health. Despite this vast pool of information, there are still a few things out there that may not be common knowledge. Read the following list [...]
