Health Tips

A mom from our Michigan’s Adventure boot camp wrote in and asked me for some healthy snack ideas so I created a list. You will notice that these are not manufactured, processed foods. Also I’m not adding the calorie content because people make way too big of a deal about their calories when the focus should be eating the right foods. These snacks are highly nutrient dense food that contain healthy fats, and carbs. Please leave comments and/or add your favorite healthy snack to our list. 1. Read more [...]

There is always a surge in reports of Gout Attacks when there is a change in Seasons, especially when it starts nearing the Fall. Changes in Barometric Pressure has many different effects on our bodies. The easiest and most obvious example is the pressure, feelings, and sounds in our Ears with changes in elevation. That same pressure can have effects on other parts of our bodies including our Breathing, Blood Pressure, and the way our Muscles and Joints feel. As for Gout, those pressures can Read more [...]

Have you ever been so angry that you just could not control yourself? What did you do? Did you yell and scream? Did you stomp your feet and shake your fists? Did you punch someone? Did you feel better? Anger does strange things to us. Many people react with strong emotions and show their anger physically. Many people do not. Those who do not are likely to express their anger in other ways. One of those ways is often eating. Andy is angry about his life in general. He is the baby of the family Read more [...]

Agoraphobia is defined as a condition where the sufferer is afraid to go to public places; especially those which he or she feels would be difficult to get away from. What drives a person’s fear of these places are panic attacks. The complicating factor is the sufferer of agoraphobia feels, from time to time, as if a heart attack or a stroke or some other serious ailment is about to inflict him or her when having such an attack. There are many different degrees of agoraphobia. When it is at its Read more [...]

Candida fungi residing within your body can start to grow rapidly and vastly. When this occurs, you will more than likely suffer from the yeast infection called “candidiasis.” This is because Candida overgrowth ruins the balance of good and bad bacteria within you. Normally, those useful bacteria inside you bring balance to the development of the Candida fungi yet if these good bacteria start to get overwhelmed by candida fungi and they cannot keep up with the pace of its growth, it will turn into Read more [...]

Did you know that its even possible for little babies to get high blood pressure? Most of us would have never thought that this is possible but it is true and its getting more and more common. Usually when a baby has the problem of high blood pressure it is because the baby has been born prematurely or has some kind of kidney or heart problem. If a child who is slightly older gets high blood pressure it is usually down to a problem in the health of the family. You may all have noticed that obesity Read more [...]

Gout is mainly due to the fact that there is an abundance of uric acid in the blood which is also termed as hyperuricemia. Normally, having too much uric acid in the blood does not bring any harm and most of those that have hyperuricemia will never develop gout. Although the exact cause of having hyperuricemia is not discovered, genetics seem to influence the cause. When the blood level have a high level of uric acid, crystals may form in the joints. These uric acid crystals will cause those Read more [...]

Dieting can be a tricky thing. You try to eat healthy and make better choices, but sometimes looks can be deceiving. What appears to be a healthy food may have more fat grams or calories than you might first think. So let’s take a look at three different lunch options that sound healthy, but might not be depending on how you make them. A Tuna Melt A tuna melt can make an easy and delicious lunch, but it could pack more calories than you were originally intending. Try to cut back on the mayonnaise Read more [...]

One of the most common problems that diabetics suffer is how poor the condition of their feet is. Their feet seem to be more vulnerable to cuts and bruises than someone else without diabetes. This is caused by poor circulation in the feet and damaged nerves. Poor circulation, known as peripheral vascular disease, occurs when the arteries that distribute blood to the legs and feet begin to harden (atherosclerosis). If you don’t have sufficient circulation, your feet become starved of needed oxygen Read more [...]

Diabetes is not a sweet disease though it is associated to sweets and sugary foods. On the contrary, it is a disease hyperlinked with bitter ends. When it comes to how to control blood sugar, diabetics resort to various methods to control the disorder of the body. One of the best ways that diabetics ponder over to keep check on elevated blood sugar is by eating healthy diet, high in fiber and low in fats. Here is an issue in choosing a diet plan with restrictive diet foods. The restriction may compel Read more [...]