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Self-Care and Heart Health: Tips for Atrial Fibrillation Patients

When It’s Time to See a Functional Cardiologist

People with atrial fibrillation (AFib) require treatment to control their heart rate, heart rhythm and coagulation.  It’s a serious but manageable condition, but it doesn’t mean you can’t keep on leading a full and active life. Self-care and spiritual wellness are important for any care management plan because they speak directly to the twin needs […]

Natural Health Supplements For Alternative High Cholesterol Treatment

If you suffer from hypertension, high cholesterol, or diabetes, you may be wondering how you can control the condition without resorting to a cocktail of drugs or injections. Fortunately, there are many ways you can tackle these health conditions naturally and safely. Natural supplements are an excellent alternative to synthetic drugs, and a smart way […]

Warning Signs Of A Stroke

How to Prevent a Stroke According to the World Health Organization, more than 5 million people die of stroke worldwide each year. This is a scary statistic, especially considering that many of the risk factors that could lead to stroke include unhealthy lifestyle choices. There are many warning signs of stroke, and it is important […]

The Raw Food Movement

A raw food diet is scientifically proven to be good for you! The raw food movement is a diet based on the belief that the most healthful foods for the body are uncooked foods. Recent science now proves that cooking not only destroys enzymes in foods and degrades certain nutrients, but also chemically changes the […]

Vacation Retreat to Heal the Heart, Mind, Body, and Soul

Sometimes you need a break to revive the heart, rejuvenate your body, recharge your mind, and soothe your soul. While you could take a holiday to the crowded beaches of the Caribbean, or the well-trodden tourist trail in Europe, why not take a holiday that will teach you skills that will last a lifetime? Vacation […]

Body: Benefits and Different Types of Yoga

Yoga: Benefits and Different Types of Yoga Are you looking for a way to get fit that builds strength, flexibility, and muscle, yet can relax the mind and improve your mood and overall well-being at the same time? If so, yoga may be the perfect practice for you. This ancient art from India dates back […]

Are you being pranked by “healthy” foods?

Don’t let these seemingly healthy foods mislead you. Clearly we are not fooled by all the sugar, bad fats, additives, and preservatives in obvious junk food items such as cookies, cakes, ice cream, potato chips, and candies. But what about your “healthy” granola bars, fruit and nut bars, trail mix, fat-free yogurts, fruit smoothies, sports […]

How to Silence Your Self-Critic

Learn how to quiet Self-criticism Are you your own worst enemy? Do you find that you constantly criticize, put yourself down, and strongly focus only on your bad qualities? Well, you’re not alone and it happens to a lot of us, many people are prone to self-criticism. Yes, a little self-criticism can be a good […]

New Study Finds Eating More Animal Products and Unhealthful Foods Leads to Worse Aging

Can your diet in midlife predict your risk of disease and worsen future aging? A Whitehall II study, published in the American Journal of Medicine, conducted in London analyzed data gathered from 5,350 adult participants’ dietary patterns to assess risk of disease. After a mean 16-year follow-up using scored dietary patterns and the Alternative Healthy […]

Mind: Brainwave Entrainment

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Brain Wave Entrainment – Teach Your Brain to Relax Our amazing and complex brain is driven by electrical waves that vibrate at different frequencies. The speed of these frequencies determines our state of awareness, from deep sleep to high alert, causing our heartbeat to slow or speed up accordingly. What if you could harness the […]