Lifestyle, food and health articles
If you’ve read this blog with any regularity, you know I often begin with a definition or two and that’s the case with this one. Essential fatty acids are forms of fat which our bodies break down into fatty acids. The “essential” part comes from …
First, why do you need a “healthy gut”, and why is it so important? The short version is that you are born with a certain microbiome. A microbiome consists of trillions of tiny organisms, all of which we don’t need to know anything about. Suffice …
Summer can be your best friend, your worst enemy or both. I tend to think it’s both. Why do I feel this way? Summer offers many enticing aspects. However, it’s the season that most reminds of the sirens from Homer’s Odyssey. You remember them, right? …
While not considered an addictive substance in the same category as, say, crack cocaine, crystal meth, or alcohol, for obvious reasons, soda does have addictive qualities. Those addictive qualities stem from two ingredients contained within; sugar and caffeine. Both ingredients release dopamine, the “happy hormone,” …
We all have them, bad daily habits that contribute to our health issues. And many of those bad habits we are unaware of, which makes them especially nefarious (from my “word of the day” calendar). As I’m sure you’ve heard before, becoming aware of the …
No, I don’t know why anyone would be afraid to ask questions about collagen, but it makes for a good title. Anyway, let’s get started, shall we? It turns out that collagen is the most abundant protein in the body, comprising half the protein within …
Yes, eating healthy can be quite a chore. If that’s the case, then the opposite must also be true and that is certainly the case. Eating in an unhealthy manner is incredibly easy thanks to fast food joints on every corner and how convenient and …
In everyone’s small world, your brain is kind of a big deal. You know, it’s responsible for your every thought, memory, emotion and action. That being the case, it behooves oneself to take care of it in any way possible and one of the ways …
So, you say you want to start a regular exercise routine, but you don’t know where or how to start? Well, there’s good news, I’m here to help. What makes me the expert? Well, I’m not. However, I’ve had a regular exercise routine since I …
George Washington cut down a cherry tree and then admitted it when questioned rather than tell a lie. Just 300 Spartans held off the entire Persian army at Thermopylae. Christopher Columbus discovered America. Marie Antoinette once said, “Let them eat cake.” when asked what the …