How can your stress help you?

How can your stress help you?

We have all heard that prolonged continuous stress can be a huge problem for health. It is also important to look at the opposite side of stress and ask what benefits come from your stress? Some of the best things that happen in our lives are accompanied by very high...
How do you cut your avocado?

How do you cut your avocado?

I have watched so many people cut themselves pitting an avocado. I have seen chefs and cooking masters of all kinds with different ideas on how to get a pit out of a half of an avocado. One day someone showed me to quarter it, and pull the quarters off the pit, with...
How do you know if your body might need a detox?

How do you know if your body might need a detox?

Feeling fatigued, achy, bloated? Maybe our toxic world is getting the best of you.  We all have toxins in our body, unfortunately.  Pollution in the air, metals in our water, pesticides in our food, xenoestrogens in our food and product packages…the thought of this...
What is Hormesis?

What is Hormesis?

There has been a buzz around dietary restriction, intermittent fasting, and use of heat and cold therapies in the nutrition world. Have you been listening to people go crazy over using cryotherapy, cold showers, and steam rooms to help when they are training for big...
Is there a male equivalent of perimenopause?

Is there a male equivalent of perimenopause?

You may have not even heard of perimenopause in women, but it is the period of time leading up to menopause- which is when a woman’s period has not happened for 12 months.  Do men have the same time period and then just nothing? No, men do not have a true “menopause”...
PMS and Mood Swings

PMS and Mood Swings

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