Everyone eats three extra cheeseburgers worth of calories a day? True or false? For perspective that is about 900 calories or 3/4 of a bag of chips, 8 glasses of wine, 18 apples, 30 cups of broccoli, 18 cups of watermelon or 300 cherry tomatoes. A new study examining whether overweight people ate more than they reported when compared to …
5 Ways a Good Night’s Sleep Improves Your Health
Losing sleep can change your health. If you have a chronic condition it is even more important to make sleep a healthy habit. Here are five ways that lack of sleep can affect your health. Weight. Sleeping less than 6 hours a night increases weight gain even in children. People who sleep 8 hours a night have the lowest rates …
5 things to know about sleep and exercise
Sleep is critical for good health, but how does sleep affect your workouts? Here are 5 things to consider when you skimp on sleep or want to work out after a restless night. You need 7-9 hours of sleep to function optimally. Anything less will increase levels of cortisol, the stress hormone, which also leads to an accumulation of belly …
Improve your memory with this one technique
There is an easy way to improve your memory, keep your mind sharp as you age and relax. The best part is that it only takes 10 minutes a day.
Stress Makes Your Brain More Susceptible to Stress
Stress changes our brains. Your brain, like your muscles, has limited resources, meaning when one part of your brain is active, other regions are not. While you are active, working muscles get increased blood flow while it is diverted from other areas. That is one of the reasons why it is so hard to eat while exercising. Your stomach and …
The Science of Stress
How stress can affect your health.
3 ways to age your brain faster
Does this sound familiar to you? It’s Monday morning, you have great intentions to eat well, exercise, get enough sleep. You know these are good for you and who doesn’t want to feel better? But sometime during the week, maybe later today, you start to rely on sugar or processed foods to get you through the day. Or maybe you …
F is for family and your future
Genetics plays a role in your health, but so do habits, and both run in families. Are genes or habits more important?