Today, we bring you an article that gives tips on how to better yourself in just six easy ways. Here’s one of the tips about ditching sugar, “sugar causes inflammation, and many people’s health issues actually resolve once they ditch sugar from their diets. It’s best to wean yourself off of sweetness, because artificial sugar substitutes aren’t much better, either.” To read more, CLICK HERE.
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Incentive-Based Wellness Programs
If you got an incentive for being healthier, would you become healthier? What if it was a financial incentive or maybe even the reward of an extra day off of work? Today’s article discusses employee wellness programs, here’s a quote, “Many employers in the Wichita area and throughout the country are trying to reduce their insurance costs and create healthier workers by offering incentive-based health and wellness programs…” To read more, CLICK HERE.
Video Games May Have Positive Effect On Mental Health
Today, we bring you an article about video games and how playing them may help with mental health. Here’s a quote, “…the effects of games on both healthy and unhealthy people are being studied to find out whether they’re useful in treating mental illness, such as autism, attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder.” To read more, CLICK HERE.
Great Season Fruits And Veggies
As the temperature starts to rise, more fruits and vegetables are starting grow and get ready to be harvested. Here’s a quote from today’s article, “…eating seasonally ensures fresher, often cheaper produce, as well as an opportunity to lessen our carbon footprint and support local grocers and farmers markets.” Which fruits and vegetables are in season? CLICK HERE to find out.
Healthy Foods That Might Be Unhealthy?
Do you love Sushi? How about cooking with Olive Oil? These are considered pretty healthy foods right? Well according to today’s article, not necessarily. Here’s a quote, “…overdoing seemingly “guilt-free” foods can do our bodies more harm than good.” To read more, CLICK HERE.
Get Ready For A Very Sneezy Allergy Season
You thought having a long and terrible winter was bad but if you suffer from seasonal allergies it only gets worst…sorry! April showers may bring May flowers but according to today’s article, long winters bring miserable allergy seasons, “…now that it’s finally warming up, trees are expected to bloom at the same time as grasses, causing a dramatic rise in pollen, allergy experts said.” To read more, CLICK HERE.
Diabetic Strokes And Heart Attacks In Decline
A study recently published has good news when it comes to diabetic stroke and heart attack statistics. Here’s a quote from today’s article, “…rates of heart attacks, strokes, kidney failure and amputations fell sharply over the past two decades.” To read more, CLICK HERE.
The New Craze With The Not-So-New Quinoa
You might have seen it at the grocery store, or maybe at a friend’s house. What is this keen-wah stuff? It kind of looks like rice but it doesn’t really taste like it. What is it? We’ve got the perfect article to explain it all! To read it, CLICK HERE.
Mental Disorders And The Big (Or Little) Screen
“A number of films — particularly older films, notes Katz — led viewers to believe mentally ill individuals threaten others’ safety.” That is a quote from today’s article about mental health and how it is portrayed in the media, particularly movies and television. To read more, CLICK HERE.
Are Food Labels Tricking Our Brains?
Today, we found a great read on how your brain perceives food labels. Here’s a quote from the article about using a milkshake that had the same amount of calories but was labeled differently, “If you believed you were drinking the indulgent shake, she says, your body responded as if you had consumed much more.” To read more, CLICK HERE.