Archive For The “Health System” Category
People who have spent years struggling with a health condition, be it depression, anxiety, Hashimoto’s, leaky gut, frustrating weight gain, chronic pain, unshakable fatigue, or a devastating injury, will go to any lengths they can to feel better and reclaim their lives. Too often, that sends them running from one potential cure to…
By Sarah Hamaker When one of my four kids is snappish, I almost immediately think about how much sleep the child had the night before. If less than usual, then I generally know the why behind the crankiness – and brace myself for the onslaught of whininess. “Sleep supports healthy growth…
Everyone wants to be happy. What most people mean when they say they want happiness is that they want to feel a positive sense of mental well-being. Mental wellness however, requires some effort, in the same way physical health does. If you want good physical health, you can’t sit on the couch drinking…
Circulation enables movement of blood through the body, which supplies vital organs with oxygen and important nutrients. If the circulation is somehow impaired, it can affect the proper function of different systems and organs in the body. If the problem is left untreated, it can harm vital organs such as the heart,…
It may seem that everyone knows the right way for you to get healthy these days—your doctor, your friends, and every website you pull up on your computer. You hear a lot of the typical “you should get more exercise,” “you should eat healthier,” and “you should take supplements.” Yet, you…
YourTango has some helpful tips on ways you can naturally get better sleep, straight from sleep expert Katrin Schubert, M.D. Good sleep takes practice. You need more sleep. We all do. As a society, we don’t value the benefits of sleep enough, even though recent research has argued that…
Meeting some or all of the American Heart Association’s seven ideal cardiovascular health goals is associated with longer life and fewer heart attacks and strokes, no matter your age. In fact, in a group of elderly patients, “the benefit of an ideal cardiovascular health in reducing mortality and vascular events was…