Join our January Group Detox!
With the end of the year nearly here and new-year’s resolutions around the corner, this is the perfect time to plan how you’ll keep your health and well-being on track!
Good Girl Moonshine
Drinking something sour seems to immediately decrease hunger which makes it much easier to make better food choices. Try Good Girl Moonshine to curb your cravings and thwart hunger.
How to Eat Healthy While Traveling – Part 2
5 more Tips on How to Eat Healthy While Traveling
How to Eat Healthy While Traveling – Part 1
6 Ways to Eat Healthy While Traveling.
What to Do if Someone in Your House Might Have COVID 19
What do you do if someone in your house gets sick? How do you decide if you have COVID 19 or the flu? What do you do if you can’t get tested?
Create Comforting Aromas for the Home
Create soothing aromas for your home with natural ingredients you probably have on hand.
Cauliflower Rice “Stove Top” Stuffing
Enjoy comfort foods like stuffing without worrying about calories or carbohydrates!
Green Cleaning Tips – When Your Home Needs to Sparkle!
Make your home sparkle with natural cleaning tips from Naomi Martoia RN.
Boost Your Immune System
Protect yourself this winter. Boost your immune system and stay healthy during cold and flu season.
Natural Cleaning Products for Your Home
Join us Tuesday, March 3rd at 12:00 PM for a FREE “Green Cleaning” class. Learn to make natural cleaning products for your home.
Cherry-Vanilla Puff Pancakes
Try this Valentine Breakfast with someone you love. A healthy twist on a decadent treat!
Warm Healthy Meal Bowls
When winter nights make you crave something warm & healthy try these quick and easy Meal Bowls. Great for low-carb or keto diets ( if zucchini noodles are used). Low calorie too.
I Think I May Have a Thyroid Problem
Natural Thyroid Treatments. Learn how to boost your thyroid function without medication.
Can We Stop the Clock on Aging?
Can We Stop the Clock on Aging?
Why Avocado?
Are you confused by the trend at all? Avocados are everywhere, from salads to burgers, and they seem to be talked about almost as often as they are put on the menu—but why? Well, when you break down t
The Power of Probiotics
Probiotics are one of those trendy health terms that everyone likes to talk about, but not many people understand. Chances are you’ve heard the word thrown around commercials that are advertising a ne
A Holistic Approach to Better Skin Care
What is the best way to give your skin that all-natural glow? If you ask someone in the cosmetic industry they will load you up with products that will bring out the very best in your skin while cover
A Healthy Gut is a Happy Gut
The television commercials would have you believing that digestive discomfort is as normal as anything. Heartburn, nausea, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea—there is even a jingle to make the thoug
Properly Addressing Autoimmune Disease
Autoimmune disease is a genetic subclass of chronic disease that directly impacts the immune system. Depending on the type of autoimmune disease that one is afflicted with, the immune system is either
The Right Wellness Program for You
Weight loss is a personal process. Just as you gained weight slowly and for a wide variety of reasons, the right way to lose weight takes time and depends much on your mental health, time management,
Anti-Aging Vitamins: Myth or Reality?
There are many wonderful aspects of growing older and staying in good health. With increased age comes experience, wisdom, and usually the financial security and time to enjoy some of the things you m
Vegetables: Fresh or Frozen?
Is a fresh veggie the same as a frozen veggie? Does the trip to the farmer’s market really make all the difference? These are questions that many a health advocate has asked themselves at least once.
The Best Ways to Manage Stress
Stress is pervasive. It effects absolutely everyone, knowing no boundaries. While a small amount of stress can actually motivate you to take positive action in your life, too much stress can weigh on
How to Make Any Day Amazing
Isn’t it wonderful when you wake up with that feeling of everything going your way? The alarm doesn’t startle you awake, the sun isn’t glaring in your eyes, your morning coffee is just as you like it
Staying Motivated through it All
It isn’t always easy to stay motivated. Life has a way of throwing curve balls at you when you least expect them—not to mention are least prepared for them. When you are participating in any sort of w
Is it Possible to Reverse Autoimmune Disease?
Autoimmune disease is a chronic disorder that disrupts the immune system, causing inflammation throughout the body. More than 50 million Americans suffer from autoimmune disorders, which include disea
What Are Processed Foods?
Processed foods refer to any type of food that has been altered in some way from its original state. When you are trying to lose weight, or improve your diet for any variety of other health reasons, t
Just Like Riding a Bike
Riding your bike is one of the most favorite pass-times of children across the world. There is something about learning how to put those pedals to work and feeling the air in your face as you glide do
Getting Motivated for the Long-Run
It is often said that the first step is the most difficult, but when it comes to losing weight this is only partially true. Getting started with a weight loss program does take a leap of faith, and fo
Fibro Fog: Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue
Everyone knows what it is like to be tired—to feel so worn out that you barely feel like yourself. There are long days, short nights and long to-do lists that will push your energy level to the limits
What to Eat in 2016: New Dietary Guidelines Focus on Sugar
It is no secret that sugar isn’t the healthiest food out there. In fact, in recent years there has been an overwhelming amount of evidence that sugar is actually a leading factor in the rise in obesit
Overview on Low T
Fluctuating hormone levels is one of the most common ailments to develop with age. It will affect both men and women, most typically starting after the age of 40. When hormone fluctuations start and h
How to Improve your Digestive Health
Living a healthy lifestyle is about a lot more than losing weight. Even after you reach your goal weight, it is possible to be living in a way that just isn’t ideal for your overall health. Millions o
The Buzz about Antioxidants
Part of functional medicine is understanding the healthiest choices that you can make for full-body wellness. When you look at what this means in terms of dietary choices, fruits and vegetables are pr
Learning to Manage Diabetes
Diabetes is a chronic health condition, meaning that it is something that many people will struggle with over the course of several years—potentially even for the majority of their lives. Your functio
How Hormone Replacement Therapy helps Osteoporosis
As you grow older, there are several health concerns that your body becomes more at risk of developing. One of these health concerns is osteoporosis, a disease of the bones that can result in severe a
Functional Medicine and Chronic Disease
When it comes to treating urgent or acute medical needs, the traditional western medical system has a pretty good system in place. Hospitals are available for urgent medical care around the clock, and
Tips on Going Gluten Free
In the past five years the idea of going gluten free has gained a lot of publicity and attention from both sides of the aisle. There is always a fad diet that grabs people’s attention and marks an era
Healthy Living that Makes Cents
There is no wrong reason to want to become healthier. In Rochester Hills, we work with people who want to lose weight, improve their health, to overcome chronic illness, to fit into old clothes, or ju
Build Energy with a Better Mood
Everyone has those days when nothing seems to go right. Everything is frustrating, nothing is as it should be and the world seems like a big disparaging place. It’s amazing how the state of our mind c
Age-Old Advice for Anti-Aging Success
Every culture has their own set of old wives tales about how to live a healthy life. For example, it is actually common practice in Norway to set strollers outside in the winter for a “sub-zero nap” –
Sugar on the Mind
Sugar has been a hot topic in the past five years, mainly as a result of an outpouring of medical research regarding how sugar influences the brain. According to these studies, sugar is addictive, it
Good Energy or Bad Energy?
Here’s a little riddle for you: what quickly passes away over the course of each day, that crucial element of life that we all wish we had more of?
Eating Right Doesn’t Have to be Complicated
For many people, the thought of eating right can seem complicated and overwhelming. The truth is that eating healthy can be fairly simple once you understand the basics.
Calorie Basics: The Key to Weight Loss
It doesn’t matter what the latest celebrity weight loss gurus say, the science behind losing weight is making sure calorie intake is less than calorie output. Consuming nutrients provides the body wit
How to Detoxify Mercury From Your Body
Mercury, once used heavily in thermometers, light bulbs, vaccines, antiseptics, and dental fillings, has become phased out and regulated heavily as its toxicity became better understood.
Emotional Eating or True Hunger?
Food is supposed to be something we use to satisfy our hunger and provide our bodies with valuable vitamins and nutrients. But for many people, food has become more than just fuel for the daily activi
Success Strategies from Winning Losers
If you want to know how to lose weight and keep it off, why not ask 5000 people who have maintained at least 30lbs of weight loss for over 12 months? Since 1994, Rena Wing, Ph.D. and James O. Hill, P
3 Ways to Make It Easier to Meet Daily Activity Goals
Adopting and sticking to a healthy lifestyle can be difficult. It seems there are always reasons to forego exercise for some other activity. By making exercise more enjoyable and making it a part of y
How to Maintain Strong Hair and Nails
Your nails and hair can reflect the state of your body’s overall health and nutritional makeup, whether it’s well-nourished or has biochemical imbalances. In order to achieve healthy hair and strong n
Your Skin and Aging: What You Need to Know
For most of us, the first telltale signs of aging show up in our skin – and it’s no wonder: Our skin really takes a beating: exposed to sun, wind, dry air, and extreme fluctuations in temperature, not
Take Walks for Healthy Living
A healthy lifestyle does not necessarily mean you have to exercise for hours each day, but it does require some physical activity each day. A simple way to increase your exercise is to walk more often
NES miHealth Provides Effective Biofeedback for Energizing Stress Release
NES miHealth is a handheld biofeedback device that helps recharge your energy levels. The NES miHealth uses a non-invasive, highly effective approach to easing stress, releasing blocked energy, correc
Is a Vitamin B Supplement Right for You?
Are you getting enough B vitamins? B vitamins are vital to many of the body’s most important functions, yet despite their availability in certain foods, many people still don’t get enough to maximize
Elimination Diet to Remove Toxins
One of the simplest yet truest health-related aphorisms is this: “You are what you eat.” Quite simply, every food or beverage you consume has an effect on your body and your health, and every day, you
Treating your Joints Right
In the U.S., more than 27 million adults have been diagnosed with osteoarthritis (OA). It is the most common joint disease in the world – one that is hallmarked by the joint pain that is, at times, se
Too Good to Be True? Avoid these top 3 Hidden Sugar Traps
One of the main reasons that sugar is creating such a health concern in the United States is that it is everywhere. Even foods that many people perceive as healthy, such as packaged fruits and vegetab
Here Comes the Sunflower
Here Comes the Sunflower
Maintaining Bone Density with Age
Did you know that bone density testing can help you stay on top of your risk of osteoporosis?
10 Ways to Prevent or Reverse Osteoporosis
Half of all women will have osteoporosis by age 60. One in five women will have a hip fracture in her lifetime, and 50% of them will never walk again.
Nutritional Intelligence
How much do you know about supplements? Questions like, “which ones”, “how many,” and “how often” usually top the list. If you find yourself confused, overwhelmed, or even under informed, don’t worry-
High Fructose Corn Syrup and Your Health
Increasing evidence points to a connection between a common processed food ingredient and the rise in chronic diseases like high blood pressure, diabetes, liver disease, obesity, and high cholesterol.
Benefits of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
Benefits of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
Exploring Functional Medicine
Traditional medicine tends to be disease centered. Functional medicine takes a whole-patient approach, and helps people maintain better health overall instead of just treating discrete illnesses.
Strike a Pose—Why Yoga is a Good Idea
Yoga focuses on slow movements and deep, calming breathing, and because of this, it can calm the mind, improve mood and leave you feeling mentally reinvigorated.
Music, Your Mind and Anti-Aging Treatment
B.B. King is only one example of artists who retain the mental sharpness to play virtuosic music into their 80s. But how do musicians like King keep their minds so strong with the passing years? Accor
Mood Swings and Menopause
Changing hormones can make us feel emotionally unstable, while other menopause symptoms like hot flashes and insomnia can put a damper on anyone’s mood.
How Massage Can Make Us Healthier
If you think getting a massage is just about pampering yourself, think again. There’s no question that a massage can feel great, but studies show us that it can also have direct benefits to our health
Top 10 Herbs to Fight Free Radicals
Chances are there are a handful of herbs growing in your garden or hanging out in your spice cabinet that can help you improve your health by fighting free radicals.
Be Anti-Stress during Anti-Aging Therapy
Though stress isn’t something that can ever be eliminated entirely, stress reduction can be a valuable part of improving your health during anti-aging treatment.
Five Ways Stress Speeds Up Time
Stress can disturb your health, ultimately causing many problems of aging to grow more severe and appear at a younger age. Here are five ways that stress can impact the way you age.
Yoga Provides Mental and Physical Benefits
For many people, yoga isn’t just a workout—it’s a way to feel and look younger for life. If you’ve never tried it, your anti-aging program may be the perfect time to start.
Preserve Your Memory during Anti-Aging Therapy
Memory changes can be frustrating during menopause or andropause, but there are many things you can do to preserve your mental acuity.
Feeling the Zzz’s During Menopause
Chronic fatigue is one of the most common menopause symptoms. In Rochester Hills, women at all stages of menopause are seeking support to help them stay awake, but many are looking in the wrong place.
Easing Anxiety During Menopause
When you hear people talk about menopause symptoms, physical issues often get the lion’s share of attention. But as you begin to experience the changes of menopause in Rochester Hills, you might notic
Lose Weight, Not Time: Quick Cooking Tips
During the course of your medical weight loss program in Rochester Hills it will become easier to follow a healthier diet.
Using Fitness to Unwind
Absolutely everyone is exposed to stress, but we all handle it in different ways. Before reaching for a snack to calm those nerves, try going for a walk.
Cutting Down Refills for Medical Weight Loss
Unlimited refills. Bottomless bowls. All you can eat buffet lines. Each of these things are common in our American culture.
Healthy Choices, Healthy Weight Loss
In Rochester Hills, medical weight loss is more than a diet—it is a commitment to a healthier way of life that is driven by strong lifestyle habits and regular healthy decisions. When you first start
Tips to Get a Great Workout at Home
Getting to the gym isn’t always easy, especially when a stressful day or the bitter cold of a Michigan winter makes staying home seem more inviting.
Cooking for Weight Loss
If there is one thing that most people can agree on when it comes to weight loss in Rochester Hills, MI, it is that eating healthy at a restaurant is hard to do.
Finding a Weight Loss Workout Partner
Many people subject themselves to such mindless solo workouts every day, but the solution can be quite simple: get a workout partner.
Menopause Increases Risk of Osteoarthritis
Everyone ages, but that doesn’t mean you need to succumb to the hardships that come with estrogen decline and menopause.
How Being Active Can Still Be Fun
When you view exercise as a chore, it can make staying motivated an uphill battle.
Combating Stress During Medical Weight Loss
Everyone stresses. It is something that each of us experience in our own way, and it is for the best. In the right proportions, stress is actually a good thing. It motivates us to wake up in the morni
Stay Strong: Weight Lifting and Anti-Aging
When it comes to dealing with the changes of age in Rochester Hills, anti-aging therapies can work wonders, but so can following healthy habits. While some age-related issues should only be handled un
Sleep Better during Menopause
Hot flashes and night sweats often keep menopausal women up all night, leading many to seek relief with hormone replacement therapy.
Anti-Aging Eating Habits for Weight Loss
As we age, it becomes harder for our bodies to maintain a healthy weight. Our energy levels decrease causing us to skimp on exercise; and as muscle mass decreases, fat storage ultimately increases. Si
Is it Menopause?
Many women go years struggling with the onset of menopause before seeking out treatment, but there is no reason to wait that long.
When Depression Gets Worse
Behavioral therapy and stress management are often the first line of treatment for depression, but it isn’t always possible for a person to overcome depression immediately during treatment. Unfortunat
The Osteoporosis Workout
Osteoporosis, which reduces bone mass and makes bones weaker, can occur at any age, but the risk increases as you get older. If you have osteoporosis, you may have sought anti-aging treatment to find
Increased Stress Levels Causing Spurt of Health Problems
As a culture, Americans are more stressed out than ever before. Some experts have gone so far as to refer to anxiety as an epidemic in the United States.
Learning Your Healthy Weight
When you started your medical weight loss program you probably had a particular goal weight in mind. However, the goal weight you wish to achieve may not always be the healthiest weight for you. Despi
Menopausal Migraines
Women suffer from migraines at a much higher rate than men, with females making up about 70 percent of migraine sufferers in the United States.
Think Ahead! Tips for Setting Your Weight Loss Goals
Without the right planning in place, you might feel a bit like a hamster in a wheel when you think about reaching your goals.
Optimism for Weight Loss Success
After battling with weight issues for years, attempting several failed diets and giving up on losing weight for good on numerous occasions, optimism is most likely the last thing on your mind. However
Revitalize Your Spirit, Volunteer
Aging is inevitable. With each passing minute, day and week we all age in many different ways. Some of us grow wiser and stronger while others of us grow more tired and less motivated. Aging shouldn’t
Importance of Exercise as You Age
Importance of Exercise as You Age
Lose Weight Bite by Bite
There are a few benefits of living in Michigan that many of us don’t take enough advantage of. One of those benefits is the amount of local apple orchards throughout the entire state. Right here in Ro
Taking the Gold After 50
Every couple of years you hear an age that is supposed to be the “new” something. Apparently 90 is the “new 60” and 50 is the “new 30.” Whatever that is supposed to mean, it is true that there are ple
Wake Up! Natural Ways to Fight Fatigue
Getting through a long day at work and balancing your household duties is hard for anyone, but is particularly difficult for those dealing with chronic fatigue. If Rochester continues to hustle and bu
Common Causes of Chronic Fatigue
Do you have trouble sleeping at night, or find yourself frequently tired even after a good night’s sleep? If so, you may be suffering from chronic fatigue. Though chronic fatigue is typically blamed o
Save Your Skin This Summer
Summertime is finally in full swing and as Rochester residents have already seen, it’s going to be a hot one.
Chronic Fatigue-Fighting Tricks
While you seek treatment for chronic fatigue it helps to have a few energy boosting tricks on-hand throughout the day. Depending on the severity of your chronic fatigue symptoms, some simple fatigue-f
Andropause? More Like MANopause
The actual term for male menopause is andropause and this condition affects nearly 20 to 30 percent of all men.
Tracking the Signs of Aging
Mood swings, insomnia, hot flashes, fatigue and decreased sex drive are just a few of the most common symptoms of aging.
Soy Has Potential to Alleviate Menopausal Hot Flashes
Hot flashes brought on by menopause can be a real pain. For a lot of women these frustrating bouts of heat interrupt sleep, causing you to become more irritable and stressed than you already are. Thou
The Sweet Scent of Menopause Relief
You may not realize how often you have turned to aromatherapy in times of chaos or distress. This aromatic form of healing dates back to ancient civilizations when the burning of incense was introduce
The Menopause Diet
Insomnia, headaches, bloating, mood swings—when it comes to the uncomfortable symptoms of menopause, the list goes on and on.
Man’s Best Co-worker?
A large component of your medical weight loss program is learning to manage your stress. Think about it—after a long day at the office with a nagging co-worker, it can be very hard to find the energy
Lose Weight, Save Cash
Medical weight loss can do a lot more than help you to lose a bit of weight. It can also reduce your risk of serious health concerns and save you a decent amount of cash.
How is that? Simply put, bei
The Grass-fed Moo-vement
As summer starts to heat up, few things get the average American’s mouth watering like a nice, juicy burger sizzling on the grill. However, not all burgers are created equal. Recent talk about pink sl
The Power of Pomegranate
The term “super food” gets thrown around a lot in popular health circles. Every day, it seems, there’s new talk of some berry from Asia that will help you become fitter and happier, fight off every di
Just Say NO to Sugar
Watch out big tobacco—there is another highly-addictive drug on the streets trailing closely behind you, and this one has detrimental health effects that are similar to yours with a slightly sweeter d
Locavores Lose Weight, Too
When was the last time that you really thought about where your food is coming from? Many people are shocked to learn that the average meal is put together with items from five different countries, an
Are You Absorbing Stress?
If you are battling a stress disorder in Rochester, then you can understand the importance of identifying anxiety triggers.
Increase Your Workplace Well-Being
Use these four Zen workplace tricks to boost your well-being and end your day on a calm and stress-free note.
Fantastic Fruit Alternatives to Prevent Boredom in a Healthy Diet
Fruits are an important part of a healthy diet. In addition to being a low fat snack that can help you with your weight loss goals, fruits and vegetables are actually able to improve your complexion,
Breaking Bad Habits
Habits can be good or bad. Good habits improve a person’s life, like learning how to drive without thinking of all the complex details of how to operate it on a busy road. Conversely, bad habits can r
Heavy Metal Poisoning
Our environment is filled with potential contaminants called heavy metals that can harm our bodies. While small amounts of certain metals are actually beneficial for our health (think iron, zinc and m
Decrease Stress with Laughter
Decrease Stress with Laughter
BHRT Improves Hormone Imbalance
BHRT can help to increase your energy levels, slow the aging process, and prevent or treat diseases that may result from a hormone imbalance in the body.
Leading Benefits of HRT
HRT is a powerful antiaging method that can be customized to each patient, offering optimal dosages of progesterone, testosterone and estrogen.
Climb Out of Your Workout Rut
Here are some ways to climb out of your workout rut and make significant changes to your body.
Managing Stress with an Anti-Anxiety Diet
Managing Stress with an Anti-Anxiety Diet
Stop Holding Back
Stop Holding Back
Preparing for Menopause
Perimenopause is the transitional stage during which your body begins to show the signs and symptoms of menopause. This period typically starts in a woman’s 40s, but it can begin as early as the 30s.
Cut Calories and Savor Every Bite
Cut Calories and Savor Every Bite
Tips for Talking to your Doctor about HRT
Tips for Talking to your Doctor about HRT
Releasing Stressors to Lose Weight
Releasing Stressors to Lose Weight
Tai Chi can Improve Heart Health
Tai Chi can Improve Heart Health
Hot Flashes in Menopause
A hot flash occurs when a woman suddenly becomes flushed with heat, and is sometimes accompanied by redness and sweating.
Eat Mindfully to Cope with Stress
Eat Mindfully to Cope with Stress
Tips for Overcoming Anxiety
Tips for Overcoming Anxiety
9 Top Superfoods to Lose Weight
s in many other places around the world, superfoods are becoming an increasingly popular topic amongst those looking to lose weight in Rochester Hills.
Overcoming Stress and Weight Gain
Overcoming Stress and Weight Gain
Lose Weight and Look Younger with an Anti-Aging Diet
Lose Weight and Look Younger with an Anti-Aging Diet
Exercise Benefits the Mind and Body
Exercise Benefits the Mind and Body
Progressive Muscle Relaxation for Stress Management
Progressive Muscle Relaxation for Stress Management
Tips for Managing Anxiety
Tips for Managing Anxiety
PTSD and Anxiety May Cause Panic Attacks
PTSD and Anxiety May Cause Panic Attacks
Testosterone Levels Drop with Weight Gain
A large collection of studies show that lower testosterone levels in men tends to correlate with excess weight.
Stop Comfort Eating to Lose Weight
Stop Comfort Eating to Lose Weight
Fitness for the Mind and Body
Fitness for the Mind and Body
Exercise to Reduce Anxiety
Exercise to Reduce Anxiety
Benefits of Aerobic Activity on the Brain
Benefits of Aerobic Activity on the Brain
Skin Cancer Basics
Skin Cancer Basics
Anxiety: Symptoms, Treatment, and Alternative Therapy
Common symptoms of anxiety include fast heartbeat, palpitations, dizziness, impaired concentration, sleeping difficulty, irritability, trembling, abnormal breathing, sweating, and fatigue.
Types of Weight Loss Therapy
Types of Weight Loss Therapy
What is Functional Medicine?
While functional medicine is a new term to many people, many of the ideas behind it have been around for some time.
Back Pain, do back belts help?
Back Pain, do back belts help?
Preventing Osteoporosis with Nutritional Strategies
Preventing Osteoporosis with Nutritional Strategies
Lower Stress for Anti-Aging Benefits
Lower Stress for Anti-Aging Benefits
Primary Benefits of GinkgoBiloba
Primary Benefits of Ginkgo Biloba
PTSD and Heart Disease
PTSD and Heart Disease
Depression and Anxiety Can Lead to Weight Gain
Depression and Anxiety Can Lead to Weight Gain
10 Super Foods for an Anti-Aging Diet
10 Super Foods for an Anti-Aging Diet
Tomatoes Are Essential to a Detox Diet
Tomatoes Are Essential to a Detox Diet
Ten Tips for Anti-Aging
Ten Tips for Anti-Aging
Health Consequences of Hormone Imbalance
When the endocrine system is working optimally, hormones are released into the blood in correct proportions.
Proper Nutrition and a Healthy Diet Can Help Prevent Cancer
Proper Nutrition and a Healthy Diet Can Help Prevent Cancer
Benefits of Vitamin C
Benefits of Vitamin C
All About Fiber
All About Fiber
Anti-Aging Foods to Keep Your Brain Young
Anti-Aging Foods to Keep Your Brain Young
Reduce PMS with Vitamin B
Reduce PMS with Vitamin B
Best Condiment Choices for a Healthy Weight
Best Condiment Choices for a Healthy Weight
Eating Broccoli with Sprouts Doubles its Anti-Cancer Power
We have always been told to eat our vegetable because they are good for us and in recent years research has indicated that eating fresh vegetables can have anti-aging qualities and even help to preven
Managing Hunger Hormones
It is common for people to reach for something to eat, even when they don’t really need food. This is caused by several hormones within your body that control hunger. Leptin, ghrelin and insulin all s
Age-Appropriate Exercises
Regular weight training and cardiovascular exercise are among the best tools in your anti-aging arsenal, and they can also make it easier to achieve lasting weight loss. A substantial amount of resear
Slow the Aging Process
A 20-year study tracking almost 5,000 adults from Britain found the odds of aging gracefully increase with certain lifestyle choices. Although they indicate maintaining healthy habits doesn’t guarante
Do You Need A Calcium Supplement?
Calcium is not just important for helping children grow. It also helps adults protect against bone fractures, and when taken regularly throughout adulthood, can prevent osteoporosis in the elderly. To
Eat to Enhance your Metabolism
Whether utilizing a Rochester Hills medical weight loss program or working to lose weight on your own, eating carefully is a key to success. Here are some tips on what to eat to feel energized and sat
Fight Holiday Depression by Preventing it from Taking Over Your Life
The month-long winter holiday season starts on Thanksgiving Day and goes through New Years day. All the chaos, stress and demands put on a person during this time increases the risk of developing Holi
Keeping Fit, Trim and Healthy as you Age
Weight loss and staying fit and healthy as you age may seem like an uphill battle, but with a few common sense tips and know-how, you can seamlessly keep looking and feeling great as the years tick by
Do You Suffer from Anxiety?
To experience some amount of anxiety is perfectly normal. On your way to a job interview, when meeting new people, or before speaking in public, it’s normal to feel anxious. But if you feel anxious ev
Foods for Younger-Looking Skin
Anti-aging is a combination of correcting hormonal imbalances and improving your lifestyle to become more active and eating healthier foods. Can you eat your way to a younger appearance? You can if y
Pilates Breathing for Relaxation and Health
Relieving tension, maximizing elimination of toxins from the lungs and body, and massaging the internal organs are all benefits attributed to Pilates breathing techniques.
Food and Diet Tips for People with Depression
While eating certain foods can’t cure depression, there are dietary changes you can make that can help. Incorporating the right foods and eating habits into your overall treatment plan can help you fi
Tomatoes Are An Essential Part Of A Healthy Diet
Looking for ways to make your healthy diet even healthier? Or perhaps you’re still looking for the first step towards healthier eating. No matter where you are in the process, one thing is certain: a
Probiotics Aid in Functional Medicine Therapy
Most people are familiar with the word antibiotics, which describes an organism that kills unwanted bacteria in the body.
Health Benefits of Flaxseed
An ingredient that is showing up more often in healthy foods is flaxseeds, and experts suggest that eating it could have substantial health benefits. Some studies have linked flaxseed to a reduced ris
Tool Helps You Eat A Healthy Diet For Less Money
In today’s economy, eating a healthy diet must often be balanced with a limited grocery budget. A new tool promises to help consumers get the most nutritional bang for their buck.
Brown Rice Helps With Disease Prevention and Weight Loss
In many cultures all over the world, rice is a dietary staple. Unfortunately, Americans tend to favor white rice, which is the least healthy variety of this inexpensive food.
Menopausal Weight Gain
Any woman who has approached midlife will tell you that maintaining weight as we age is difficult. It seems that the older we get, the more stubbornly our belly fat insists on sticking around. Why do
What To Eat To Lose Weight
Have you heard about the miracle superfoods that will help you lose weight? “Eat nothing but carrots and lose weight!” Common sense tells us that eating only one food is probably not best for our heal
Important Hormones in Men
Learn more about the role hormones play in a man’s body and how to know if your hormones are properly balanced.
Fight Work-Related Weight Gain
Research shows that a stressful job can be a contributing factor for obesity. An increase in stress hormones can make your body store fat more efficiently and trigger cravings for unhealthy foods. Peo
Simple Tips For Good Health and Proper Nutrition
They say living well is the best revenge. Use these simple tips to live well, feel better, and look younger.
Don’t Stress Over Organic Eating
If an exclusively organic diet is not in your budget, don’t stress. There are ways for you to stretch your dollar, buy organic when it matters most, and still eat healthy.
The Facts About Antioxidants
Have you heard the constant buzz about antioxidant therapy? Are you wondering what it can mean for your health, and which antioxidants you should be loading up on?
How To Stretch at the Office
Stretching is an important part of a well rounded weight loss exercise routine, but it’s often overlooked in favor of cardio exercise and strength training. But most fitness experts recommend stretchi
Free Radicals, Antioxidants, and Anti Aging
The word ‘antioxidants’ is thrown around a lot by marketers and experts in the health and anti aging industries. But do we know what they are, how they were, or where the best places to get them reall
How You Can Eat More and Lose Weight
Many popular diet plans have promised you can lose weight by eating as much as you want of whatever you want. While those claims may, in fact, be too good to be true, it is possible to lose weight wi
The Right Diet For Menopause
The symptoms of menopause can vary from hot flashes to bloating to a feeling of irritability. You might experience headaches, nausea, or night sweats.
Healthy Foods That Help You Relax Naturally
If you are what you eat, is it possible to eat your way to a less stressful life? Maybe.
Obesity and Depression
Many people who are overweight or obese may find themselves struggling with depression as well. On the other hand, some people who struggle with depression find themselves unable to properly manage th
Lose weight to reduce your risk of disease
You probably already know that maintaining a healthy weight can reduce your risk for serious disease.
Spirulina as a Protein Source
One essential part of any healthy eating plan is protein. From fish to soy products, there are many different ways that you can try to consume enough protein for your daily diet.
Make Walking Count with a Pedometer
If part of your weight loss and fitness plan consists of walking, you might want to consider getting a pedometer. By counting your steps throughout your entire day, whether you’re engaging in your nor
What Are the Best Sources of Fiber?
Fiber is an important part of any balanced diet. Getting enough fiber in your diet can help regulate your digestive system, prevent certain diseases, and even help you lose weight.
Causes of Fatigue and Sleepiness and How to Fight Them
Many people find themselves struggling with feeling run down or not having enough energy to enjoy life. Learn about what causes fatigue and how to fight it.
Benefits of Sugar Snap Peas
Sugar snap peas, which are the sweetest and most tender variety of peas, are a great choice as a snack or part of a meal. Find out more about the benefits of sugar snap peas.
How to boost your metabolism
Dieters often talk about ways to “boost their metabolism” in an effort to burn more calories when they’re at rest. The reality, however, is that your body’s natural metabolism usually has very little
5 steps to prevent heart disease
Eating a healthy diet can help improve your cholesterol and lower your risk for heart disease. Follow these tips for a heart-healthy diet.
Tips to Detoxify Your Diet
Toxic impurities in many of our food sources can pose significant health risks and, over time, cause lasting damage to our bodies. But where, exactly, do these toxins come from, and how can you avoid
Calcium and Weight Loss
Rumors have swirled around weight loss circles that getting more calcium could help you lose weight. But is there any scientific proof to back up this claim?
Menopause and Good Nutrition
Good nutrition can help prevent or reduce the severity of certain conditions associated with menopause.
Learn more about what you need in your diet during and after menopause.
How Much Water Should You Drink Every Day?
Determining how much water you should drink each day to achieve maximum health benefits may not be as simple as you think. Your need for water depends on a variety of factors, including your level of
How Much Weight Should You Lose?
Before you start planning how you’re going to lose weight, consider exactly how much weight you want, or need, to lose.
Alkaline Diet Tips
What’s all the fuss about developing an alkaline diet?
Most of the foods we eat release either an acid or an alkaline base into our bloodstream after they’re metabolized.
Developing An Alkaline Diet
Our bodies function best in a slightly alkaline state. Alkaline basically means “less acidic”, meaning that we want to avoid having too much acid built up in our systems at one time.
Aging From Inflammation and free radicals
Inflammation is the body’s natural defense against infection, but an excess of inflammation can lead to more free radicals. An excessive amount of free radicals will cause more inflammation, leading t
The Best Anti Aging Diet
Eating a properly balanced diet can address several causes of aging. The right nutrition can help eliminate free radicals, reduce inflammation, prevent hormonal imbalances and decrease the risk of mit
Anti Aging Secrets
No one likes the idea of getting older. We especially don’t want to age any faster than we have to or look older than we actually are.
Accelerated Aging
It starts slowly – an extra body ache here, a lapse in memory there. Then, you begin to wonder how you ever managed without that afternoon nap. We all feel the effects of aging, but it tends to affect
Top 5 Reasons to Avoid Junk Foods
Sometimes, when the day isn’t going your way, you may dream of dinner from a fast food restaurant, a snack out of a vending machine or a quick pre-packaged meal from the local grocery store. While the
Normal Stress or Anxiety?
Anxiety is something we all experience at one time or another, but how can you know when it is more than normal concern? While being worried about something that causes you stress can be a normal reac
Adrenal Fatigue Syndrome
Modern living causes many of us to operate in a constant high stress state. Information overload, unrealistic demands for our time or attention, financial uncertainty, safety concerns, and unrelenting
Exercise For Anti-Aging
If you are looking for good reasons to exercise, here is one of the best: it helps slow down the aging process.
Armour Thyroid Medication Shortage
Armour Thyroid medication has been in short supply since early 2009. The original supply problem occurred in the spring of 2009 when Forest Laboratories, the manufacturer of Armour Thyroid had problem
Functional Medicine offers new approach in treatment
Countless patients go to the doctor every year with a multitude of symptoms ranging from fatigue, head ache and joint pain, to muscle aches, insomnia and mood swings; only to be told that all of their
Dual-Brain Psychology
Dual-Brain Psychology (DBP) is a revolutionary, brain-based approach to understanding and treating human behavior. Developed by Fredric Schiffer, M.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). Don’t let the name intimidate you; EMDR is an effective treatment for traumatic memories that cause the symptoms of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Thought Field Therapy (TFT) and Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)
Two controversial and closely related therapies, TFT and EFT are scorned and revered equally by professionals in the mental health field. Lacking few if any valid studies, these therapies are at times
Cognitive Therapy
Cognitive therapy seeks to help an individual identify dysfunctional thought patterns, assess the pattern for both its validity and lack of validity, and then creates a more “balanced” and modified th