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Best Ways to Boost Your Immune System
With the Corona virus shutting down many countries in 2020, individuals with health challenges have chosen to limit social contacts and shutter in. Health organizations have focused prevention on social distancing, hand washing and face mask wearing. We have an… 0 Shares | | Posted in Fitness, Food, Health, Holistic Medicine, Lifestyle, Medicine, Mental Health, Nutrition, Nutritional Medicine, Personal Care
Seasonal Depression: Mood based on rain or shine
Ever heard of the winter blues?? Seasonal depression, also called seasonal affective disorder (SAD), is a type of depression that occurs as the seasons change. This condition is especially active during the months between fall and winter. Summer depression, which… 0 Shares | | Posted in Environment, Health, Lifestyle, Mental Health, Personal Care
Ditch Your Sunglasses and Sunscreen
We’ve all heard that the sun is dangerous and we need to protect our skin and eyes from this evil force of nature. Is this the whole story? Is there another view? Like most of us, a good part of… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health, Health, Lifestyle
Vegans, watch your Vitamin D!
All winter my friend had been suffering from fatigue, weakness and muscle aches. Apprehensive, she visited her doctor. To her relief, the diagnosis was straightforward and easily-treated: vitamin D deficiency. The need for D Vitamin D promotes calcium uptake in… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health
5 Surprising Properties of Sunlight You Didn’t Know About
Nearly everyone is aware that sunlight is one of the best natural sources for Vitamin D and that least some daily exposure is needed for humans to maintain adequate levels of this important nutrient. However, there are more complex processes… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, News
Depressed, Tired or Anxious? Scientific Reasons Why Getting Outdoors Can Save You
“All my life through, the new sights of Nature made me rejoice like a child.” – Marie Curie Even if you don’t consider yourself to be an “outdoorsy” type, you undoubtedly have witnessed and experienced the healing effects on both… 0 Shares | | Posted in Mental Health
Vitamin D: The Body’s Essential Nutrient
Theoretically, our bodies make plenty of Vitamin D, the sunshine vitamin, when exposed to the sun. But today, people shy away from the sun, due to cancer concerns, or lather on the sunscreen. We spend too much time in homes,… 0 Shares | | Posted in Chemicals, Environment, Fitness, Fitness Nutrition, Food, Food, Gardening, Health, Health, Holistic Medicine, Home, Liberty, Lifestyle, Medicine, News, Nutrition, Nutritional Medicine, Personal Care, Physics, Science, Science & Tech, Strength Training, Travel, Weather Control, Weight Loss, World
The Dangers of Sunless Tanning
Over the past decade the media has pushed the idea that the sun is dangerous and harmful so hard that the majority of people now believe this to be fact. We, as a society, have come to fear the suns… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health, Health, Lifestyle, News, Personal Care, Science & Tech, Weird
The 2-Step Cure for Seasonal Affective Disorder
Seasonal Affective Disorder, or S.A.D., is a name the medical industry has given to the depression many people feel in the winter time. Of course, depression can have multiple causes, but if you notice yourself feeling down more in the… 0 Shares | | Posted in Child Care, Environment, Health, Holistic Medicine, Home, Lifestyle, Medicine, Mental Health, Nutritional Medicine, Personal Care, Pharmaceuticals
