Set Your Table With an Inflammation Fighting Feast
- Written by J.J.
Inflammation is by nature a healer that protects us when we're injured or infected but it can also become chronic. Chronic inflammation is a quiet disrupter in our bodies linked to heart disease, arthritis, diabetes, cancers, dementias and many other health concerns. In fact you may be surprised to know that chronic inflammation is a factor in 50% of deaths in the US and around the world. If you've experienced a chronic infection, allergies, stress, or are in an area with toxins then your body may be experiencing chronic inflammation. Fortunately your diet can help. We know a wide range of foods that combat inflammation and, on the flip side, have identified foods commonly eaten that cause inflammation. You can fight inflammation before it triggers disease. Set your winter tables with anti inflammatory foods and enjoy healthier living and delicious feasts!
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Chronic Loneliness Can Invite Chronic Disease
- Written by J.J.
I recently listened to a friend of mine explain how she was fighting a medical diagnosis of Depression. "I'm not depressed," she insisted, "I'm lonely!" Her fight will resonate with three of five Americans who reported experiencing loneliness even before Covid isolationism spread across our country. Chronic Loneliness isn't medically treatable but can trigger serious health conditions that require medical attention. One in three older Americans live alone and are disproportionately impacted by the mental and physical effects of loneliness. Are you lonely or know someone who is?
Finding Opportunity in Change
- Written by J.J.
It's natural to feel discouraged, worried, fearful or overcome by change. When we experience changing circumstances in our personal lives while we try to cope with an outer world of change and transition seeing anything clearly can be difficult. Yet, one of the best ways to avoid the harmful stress often triggered by change is to look for the opportunities it brings. If you've just suffered a loss or trauma it may be too soon to see with objectivity yet a time may come when letting go of today's re-orientation will point to opportunities in tomorrow. Sourcing for opportunity is a skill anyone can develop. If you're ready for some techniques to strengthen your resilience and find opportunity please read on.
Will DNA Tests Guide Us To Optimal Health?
- Written by J.J.
You've probably heard of 23&me or seen the Ancestry ads about surprising DNA analyses. What we're learning from DNA testing broadens our self knowledge and is propelling the nascent science of Nutrigenomics. Nutrigenomics doesn't evaluate ancestry yet it's results can be similarly surprising. Nutrigenomics studies DNA to reveal how food influences our gene expressions and how genetic variations may dictate our individual reaction to certain foods. One size, it turns out, doesn't fit all in nutritional recommendations. In fact, it's not so much that we are what we eat. Who we become is more influenced by how we eat.