Turn up the heat some more as the days get warmer with these herbs and spices that will definitely spice up your palate, as well as your physique. Aside from the extra flavor these natural ingredients can boost your diet with, these also pack health benefits, as herbs and spices are rich in antioxidants, vitamins, …
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Billions of people around the world start their day with a nice, hot drink that sweeps through their bodies, stimulating the mind and boosting energy to prepare for the day ahead. Many of us think of coffee or tea, but in South America, a traditional brew called yerba mate has been a lifestyle staple because …
Your body is only as strong as your immune system. When your health is in top shape, you can worry less, or not at all, about catching the common cold as your body’s defenses can easily fight off disease-causing germs. To do this, your immune system has to be strong and active, and achieving this …
Sleep deprivation or trying to function on just a few hours of sleep is a bad habit to get into, and has some serious side effects on our health and well-being. While sometimes we may not even know we lack restful sleep, but a few telltale signs include being forgetful, lethargic, and the inability to …
Let’s face it – we all need to do cardio. It doesn’t matter if you’re after a beach body, or you’re simply looking to move about – regular cardio is an essential part of a healthy lifestyle. And contrary to popular notion, it’s not all about trying not to fall off a treadmill. Make cardio …
When we were younger, it felt as if we could do anything, including eating endlessly and burning all the calories away as we went on with our daily activities. But as we grow older, eating an entire pizza and rebounding to our average weight without much effort becomes harder, because it just seems to stop …
Sleep commonly comes hand-in-hand with getting enough rest – or so we thought. You can sleep in all day and still wake up even more tired as ever, or you can get just enough and have so much energy to last through the day, and even more. What we’re learning here is that sleep does …
Inflammation can occur for a number of different reasons, a few of them are: high cooking temperatures while preparing food, eating processed foods, or consuming large amounts of sugars and fats. High levels of inflammation within the body can cause many health problems. Your diet may very well be the cause of your inflammation. There …
Spring is finally here, and there’s no other time of the year that signals a fresh start than this season of life. Those days you spent all winter waiting for the weather to come around, the outdoors to come alive, and the parts of your life that could use some spring cleaning – are now …
There probably is nothing more universally good for keeping us strong and healthy than water. To maintain good health, we hear doctors recommend a daily water intake of at least 3 liters a day to stay hydrated and function at our absolute best. Sometimes, we might need a little reminder about what each glass of …
