Confronting pain, strain, crud and bugs. Naturally.
Now that 2012 is under way, how about a simple resolution for lifelong health that you can easily remember: The Five S’s. Or Sx5. The Five S’s refer to five things you can do to maintain optimal immune health. In my book, these measures will also impact many other health areas, including weight, cardio, skin [...]
So what can happen when the holidays come around and you: take in more alcohol than usual? don’t drink enough water? don’t eat real healthy? don’t get enough sleep? go running about outside in dry, cold weather? Well, besides putting on a few extra pounds and maybe exposing yourself to a bout of winter crud, [...]
We recently received a comment/question from someone named Dara. It was a darn good question, and one that I want to address in this post, as opposed to confining it to a response in the comments section. The question is: “My concern is symptoms. How does one know that their immune system is not balanced? [...]
I’m gonna be hanging out in lake country in northwest Iowa this weekend, enjoying the Fourth of July. I’ll be outside a lot, too. Swimming. Golfing. Outdoor feasting. Concerts. So I’ll be wearing a lot of topical sunscreen. But I got to wondering: I know that prolonged, unprotected sun exposure can damage your immune system [...]
You’d think by now a settled knowledge base on Vitamin C would prevail in the nutrition world. But it seems we still don’t fully understand what C does and does not do with regard to immune health, prevention and symptom management. Not only is the science still evolving, the folklore and wives tales of Vitamin [...]
I remember when I moved to Omaha a number of years ago and had been at a new job at a big company. I was a bit nervous about the new position and the demands that lie ahead. At one point, I began noticing that I had itchy skin around my arms and shoulders, and it got to [...]
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