Solving the Core to Your Core
The secret to healthy abs, a solid core, and preventing low back pain? It’s not the six-pack (although that’s a good start). It’s an oft-overlooked muscle deep in your abdomen, wrapping around your waist, and keeping your spine protected: the transverse abdominis muscle (TVA).
Attitude and Gratitude
Gratitude is often on our minds during the holiday season. But this year calls for even more of an emphasis on gratitude than ever before. For many, financial insecurity, not seeing loved ones, and a grueling year in general can leave little room for taking stock and …
Make Your Health a Laughing Matter
We need laughter now more than ever. A pandemic, living in quarantine, politics, forest fires, and an endless schedule of Zoom calls is a recipe for neglecting one of our bodies greatest tools for releasing psychological and physiological benefits: laughter.
Laughter and Endorphin …
Not So Fast?! The Potential Downsides of Intermittent Fasting
The latest diet trend, intermittent fasting, continues to grow in popularity. But despite all the fanfare, little research has been done to understand the diet’s effectiveness—until now. A recent three-month study from the University of California – San Francisco, calls into question the effectiveness of this …
Beware of Low B12: Vitamin Deficiency Could Affect Heart Health
A recent study found that a vitamin B12 deficiency could affect risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
Vitamin B12 does a lot of work for your body, notably making your DNA and red blood cells. It also plays an important role in maintaining …
Strengthen Your Muscles and Your Nerves
For those just starting or those who have had a workout regime that includes weight training, we’ve all felt a little disappointed when we don’t see immediate effects.
But a new study with monkeys contends that resistance or strength training may have …
The Pet Effect
This coronavirus pandemic has affected everyone differently. But one thing we all share is an anxiety about our health, both physically and mentally, during this time. Physically, in that we can’t go about our normal exercise routines. And mentally, as we adjust to a more isolated existence. …
Music as Motivation
Quarantining can sap the motivation to exercise and move. And now, more than ever, we need to remember to keep moving our bodies to stay healthy and sane. Even as little as 10 minutes of aerobic exercise can work wonders for our brains.