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Inflammation Is Holding You Back Everyone suffers from some degree of inflammation.  Everyone.  Unmanaged inflammation can have severe effects on your energy levels, body composition, cognitive performance and overall well being. In short, inflammation is keeping you from being as awesome as you could be. Reducing inflammation as much as ...

Human life, just like all life on earth, depends on appropriate pH levels in and around living organisms and cells. For us, a tightly controlled pH level in the serum of about 7.4 – that’s a slightly alkaline range – is needed in order to ensure survival. Increasing industrialization, especially ...

Coconut has been traditionally cultivated for its raw coconut meat, oil, milk, water and most recently for its flour. The Philippines is now the largest coconut producing country and was first to produce flour as a byproduct from its production of coconut milk. The growing demand for the use of ...

Heel pain is a common type of pain experienced by athletes, people who are overweight or who have jobs requiring them to stand all day, and those who just have a genetic disposition towards it. Heel pain is generally caused by plantar fasciitis. This is a condition that effects the ...

Oftentimes, the knee-jerk reaction of the medical community to inflammation is to dole out drugs to reduce it. In fact, there is a whole classification of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs, available by prescription and over-the-counter. NSAIDs are associated with a variety of risks, according to new labeling by the ...

Most of us try to incorporate healthy foods into our diet. Lean proteins and healthy fats are good additions; added sugar, and processed foods are best avoided. Although the nutritional value of food, in that respect, is important, it’s also important to understand that different foods contain different compounds that ...

The benefits of turmeric are well documented. It is one of the best ways of fighting inflammation and preventing disease and illness that have been linked to inflammation. But there is evidence now that it even has the power to prevent Type-2 diabetes in people who are severely at risk ...

I have to confess. I have been addicted, terribly to Vega Sport Acai energizer for years now. Most mornings I wake up and I add a heaping scoop to my morning elixir. I have finally reached a point that I don’t want to do that anymore, I don’t want to ...

Your kitchen might be under the cruel reign of the food industry. When you remove the sugary, processed foods that hold your weight and health hostage and replace them with real, whole foods, you have a chance to stage a revolution and reclaim your kitchen. Getting the obstacles to weight loss ...

Your thyroid plays a huge role to your overall health. It’s located right at the base of the neck below the Adam’s Apple area. It works together with the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland in the brain. The thyroid is mainly responsible for releasing thyroid hormones throughout your bloodstream. These ...