All Entries in the "Lifestyle" Category

Klean Kanteen Water Bottle Facts: Which is the Best Fit for You?

Are you looking for a new reusable water bottle? What about a new stainless steel water bottle that is completely safe for your health, safe for the environment, and 100% recyclable? We absolutely love the Klean Kanteen Stainless Steel Water Bottles, and strongly believe that once others realize the important differences in which makes them [...]

Which Alen Air Purifier is the Perfect Choice for Your Healthy Lifestyle?

Alen Air Purifiers help in eliminating all respiratory and seasonal afflictions. If you have a particular health issue you’d like to zone in on, such as pet allergies or asthma–or maybe you travel a lot and need an air purifier to hit the road with you for overnight stays–which purifier is going to be the [...]

Health Tip Series | Week 1 of 10 | Shower Stretching

Stiff in the morning? No time to stretch?
Jump in the shower and with the water hot, you become a bit more limber. Use this time to stretch. You’ll be amazed at how fast you will be able to touch your toes. I go from touching my knees only to touching the bathtub floor after [...]

Dieting: Why do all diet fads ‘work’??

It is truely curious.
There is the

South beach diet.
Zone diet.
Atkins diet.
Vegan.
Vegetarian.
Paleolithic.
Blood type diet.
Whatever is next diet.

Why do they all seem to work? It doesn’t make sense as they are all different.
Or are they?
Think about it. What is the one thing they have in common?
Conscious eating.
People on these diets or eating lifestyles are focused on what they [...]

Self-Treatment for Illnesses: Be careful

I am to blame for this as well. I believe we all are - especially given the easy access we have to over-the-counter medications, the desire to help our peers, the desire to seem knowledgeable and the sincere desire to save money in this horrid situation of our current healthcare system.
Yet yesterday in clinic made [...]

Power of Natural Medicine: Illustrated in Pain Relief

Even I, as a naturopathic medical student, am awe struck by what I have seen in the last week.
My wife had major ankle surgery to restore movement once again. For two years, we have tried every form of physical medicine and rehabilitation. We managed to maintain some semblance of movement but no way could she [...]

Computer and Desk Ergonomics: Relieving Musculoskeletal Pain

This information was summarized by a classmate of mine, Chante Wiegand. Office ergonomics has been on my mind a ton lately as I’m finding myself with wrist pain. Sitting at a desk typing on a keyboard for hours on end is not ideal.
After reading this, I found that my keyboard tray was way out of [...]

Limit PCB’s in your food - and thus - in you.

Long term “exposure of animals to PCBs can lead to disrupted hormone balances, reproductive failures, or cancer. Food can be a major source of human PCB exposure, usually from fish and animal fat.”
Don’t forget that we - humans - are animals. So chronic exposure to PCB’s to us also cause:

Disrupted hormone balances.
Reproductive failures.
Cancer.

Don’t believe [...]

Alcoholics Anonymous: A great group of folks

I must say, “Thank you.” to my professor of our Addictions & Disorders course. She knew that reading books and hearing lectures are not going to cut it. It is best to throw yourself in the mix and hear stories and meet people who have problems with alcohol - and other addictive behaviors.
You always hear [...]

Bottled Water: It’s Harmful for You and…

A recent TV spot showing flowers growing out of people’s heads ended up being about Arrowhead water bottles being more environmentally sound.
“Arrowhead bottles now use 30% less plastic”
What a bunch of garbage that is. Literally.

What about the other 70% of plastic in their bottle?
What about the fact that you are likely drinking simply tap water [...]