Are you among the millions of Americans with lower back pain? If so, you know how debilitating it can be. Severe cases can make it challenging to leave the couch and attend to daily living needs.
Unfortunately, medical treatments for this disorder have a mixed efficacy rate. What can you do holistically to help the ache? Here are 10 exercises that help you stretch, strengthen and soothe lower back pain — may they bring you relief.
Being a sensitive person and an author, social distancing and self-isolation feel familiar to me. There isn’t much adjustment as I already live a contemplative life, spending long hours in solitude. However, even for someone like myself who enjoys home alone time, there is a huge difference between choosing solitude and having it imposed upon you.
Most vitamins claim to cover your nutritional needs. But in reality, there's a lot missing. If you look at the labels, many don't include 100% of the recommended daily amounts of essential vitamins and minerals. In fact, they include quite a bit less.
Most people don't realize the importance of gut health. Your gut health is the root of many physical ailments as well as your mental and emotional well-being.
Here are 8 incredibly important facts about gut health!
Mental Health Awareness Month has been observed in May in the United States since 1949 and was created by the Mental Health America organization.
If you or someone you care about feels overwhelmed with emotions like sadness, depression or anxiety, or like you want to harm yourself or others call 911. You can also contact the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Disaster Distress Helpline at 800-985-5990, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 or text MHFA to 741741 to talk to a Crisis Text Line counselor.
“I know it is wet and the sun is not sunny, but we can have lots of good fun that is funny.” This quote from Dr. Seuss' The Cat In The Hat might just now ring true more than ever.
Photographer Ryo Yamazaki and his wife were brushing their three gorgeous kitties several years ago and all the fur on the floor sparked an idea. What if they could take the fur and make hats for their cats?
It's not just one of the healthy diet plans...ie, one of the ways to lose weight. But it's so much more.
Loren Cordain, PhD, who wrote the book The Paleo Diet, claims that by eating like our prehistoric ancestors, we'll be fitter and less likely to get diseases common to modern life.
In today's world, it's so easy to get so caught up in the busyness of everyday life, that we end up neglecting the most important thing that we need in order to keep up with it all...our HEALTH. Want to know how to be healthy? Here are 6 staying healthy tips.
Our pastor once told us, while we were engaged, that our marriage would either be a "perfect storm or one of God's greatest miracles". If you knew our stories, you would understand why.
When we hear the term “staying healthy,” we most often associate that with the physical, but your health is so much more; it’s also mental and spiritual! So being truly healthy means nourishing all three.
So many things may be on your mind during this trying time in the world – finances, not being able to work, loneliness and boredom from staying home, and taking care of your loved ones while maintaining “social distancing.”
One of my staple/comfort foods is becoming these delicious paleo protein pancakes! I've had a lot of people ask for the recipe, so I wanted to include it here! There are several ways to do it! All are great! :)
I think I've discovered the secret to a long, healthy, and fun marriage. Hold your chairs, this is gonna blow your mind.
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Because the following is so personal, I must have written and rewritten it dozens of times. I want to be truthful yet sensitive to those involved, and I want to say only what needs to be said that might encourage someone else walking a similar path.
