Some people complain they ‘carry’ their stress when they shouldn’t have picked it up at all! It wasn’t ever necessary! Where do you “carry” your stress? Seems like a logical question. After all, you probably had an immediate answer when you read it. You may have pointed to your shoulders or neck, your back or other areas of mild or even infrequent, yet noticeable discomfort. You may have even pointed to your stomach or digestive function! But what if you were to find out that

Loving yourself before anyone else starts with being well! We’ve all heard it and know it well… “Before you love anyone, you must love yourself!” But, is falling in love with yourself any different than falling for that most special other. We go on about the ideal mate, someone who meets all over our desires, standards and needs. We are always searching for “the one” in our quest for love. When it comes to ourselves in our own physical well-being, however, we tend to fall sho

The Rocks In Your Diet You Didn’t Know You Were Eating May Be Causing Stress and Disease You’re Experiencing… Who in their right mind would eat rocks? Certainly not you. Surely, not with your knowledge. But, that is just the point. What if you were eating rocks, unknowingly? What if they insidiously made their way into your system, accumulating, undigested, into a rock pile with an entire host of health and stress issues to follow? What if this was the reason you carry your s

Don’t make the mistake of believing that drinking enough water will keep you hydrated! Water. We’re told it’s vital, that we need it and maybe even are made up of it, by some accounts, some 90% or more. It therefore seems rather obvious why becoming “dehydrated” may be detrimental and is not anything to be taken lightly. And it isn’t. But is water the sole element in what we consider “dehydration” and what we can do about it? Just as “man cannot live on bread alone”, nor can

Magnesium Deficiency Created by the Same Robbers Who Stole Your Calcium You previously read our “Mineral Criminals” article exposing “thieves” who create calcium deficiency. Now those same thieves are back. They have returned for another valuable: magnesium! But, knowing how they operate, you can prevent a break-in and keep your magnesium levels at optimum. From Cardiac Meds to Birth Control, Mineral Deficiency Is Imminent! Yes, drugs and meds are still a number one “mineral

When heavy stress makes you heavy Stress has been known to trigger numerous health problems, especially pain and tension. This is a drastic oversimplification. Stress is involved in countless other issues. One of the most common issues is weight gain. While “stress eating” seems obvious, why, even if you change your diet, do those stubborn, frustrating pounds still remain? The cause of the stress itself sheds light on both an answer and a solution. Carrying Stress In Your Wai

You made the resolution. Easy. You signed up for a gym membership or started a diet program. Even easier. You started and found it wasn’t easy at all. In fact, it was downright painful both physically and emotionally. Exhaustion sets in and, instead of results, a nagging feeling of “just give up” creeps in. You think “well, maybe next year” and old habits resume. Here is the story of nearly every weight loss program ever embarked-upon by would-be “losers” who just couldn’t be

You can’t find a cause of Peripheral Neuropathy if you don’t have it… Doesn’t it make sense that before you can trace the cause of Peripheral Neuropathy you would need to determine if you had it in the first place? This is the first of several steps in handling the condition. Defining Peripheral Neuropathy This condition affects the “peripheral nervous system” (PNS), a network of nerves linking the central nervous system up with the extremities. The brain and spinal cord need

Calcium and magnesium are two minerals that are vital to life. Most of us know that we need calcium to build healthy bones and teeth and prevent osteoporosis, but calcium and magnesium are a mere two minerals responsible for literally hundreds of body functions. It’s electric – minerals generate vital electricity Your nervous system, for instance, cannot function in absence of calcium and magnesium. These minerals are vital to its function. The nervous system uses calcium and

Set a place card for these 3 minerals this Thanksgiving… Thanksgiving dinner. How is it that an hour of culinary heaven can become hours of lethargy, bloating, indigestion, carb hangover and weight gain? 3 mineral companions are missing from the guest list. 1. Potassium Potassium enables vital body function. Electrolytes such as potassium are responsible for numerous functions within the body including hydration, blood acidity levels and blood pressure. From a list of potassi

When calcium deficiency sets in, you aren’t merely out of minerals. You’ve been outright robbed! Here is, perhaps the foremost sham played on the body: mineral robbery! Not quite a hit-and-run situation, but more an insidious embezzlement. There is no question that calcium deficiency is real. In fact, an article on ProcessedFreeAmerica.org states that 75% of Americans have a calcium deficiency. Where has all that calcium gone? Five usual suspects How do they do it? Forcing ca

Calcium and magnesium are vital to many body functions. Here is just a small number of them. What don’t you know about the basics of calcium and magnesium? These two essential minerals pervades everything from bones and teeth to blood sugar levels, sleep cycles and all manner of other functions as well as a host of symptoms, illnesses and the like from their deficiency. Essentially, calcium and magnesium are needed everywhere in the body. The most obvious use: bone structure

Old-fashioned Telephones and Nervous System Long before smart Apple iPhones, before Google phone and Skype services, before smart tablets and wrist phones, there were dial-up and touch-tone telephones.  And old-fashioned wall phones. To use a wall phone, you picked up the receiver, and an operator somewhere in a central office location of the phone company, observed a red lamp light up on the octopus-like switchboard in front of her.  Instantly, she knew someone wanted to mak

A WINNING SPORTS ATTITUDE IS NOT ENOUGH “Winning is the science of being totally prepared.” — George Allen, third winningest NFL football coach percentage (.681), behind Vince Lombardi (.736) and John Madden (.731) Sports Fever Sports fever crosses all continental boundaries and is focused on games that can result in only one winner.  However, regardless of whether our favorite teams come out on top or not, during brief spans of time Man’s diversity of cultures share one com

Pain, Allergies, Stress Diseases What Is Their Remedy While a variety of symptoms can point to pain, allergies, stress diseases, these frequently do not show up as their cause.  According to Davis, “… in one study of 50 babies with skin rashes, all supposedly allergic to milk, none showed improvement when milk was denied them. Such rashes are usually caused by a lack of B vitamins or linoleic acid and clear up when the missing nutrients are supplied.” Today, people in develop

The human digestive system is a delicately-balanced sort of ecosystem with specific parameters, requirements and tolerances. And, while acidic foods seem to irritate it, especially when it comes to an ulcer, the opposite has been found to be true. Alkalinity (opposite of acidity) is the real enemy. Here are 5 facts that tell the story. ULCER FACT #1: Acid causes an ulcer only if stomach lining is already damaged. Part of the confusion comes from the fact that damage to the st

Heart Muscles ~ the Heartbeat of Your Life The heart muscle continuously contracts and relaxes, pumping blood throughout the whole human body. What pushes a heart and other muscles to contract is the mineral calcium. What makes a heart and other muscles relax is the mineral magnesium.  Therefore, calcium and magnesium are essential minerals for whole body health and function.  All muscles and organs in your body depend upon your heart working this way. Just as spark plugs fir

Avoiding mid-performance crises How to play sports and avoid muscle cramps is the question on every athlete’s and coach’s mind. Athletes love to perform in sports. They love the activity, camaraderie (in most cases), competitive spirit, and the personal challenges. But mostly they just want to be in the game, playing the sport that they love. However, athletic bodies, like finely tuned pianos and high-strung thoroughbreds, are subject to unexpected breakdowns, the worst of wh

Muscular Systems The Art of Muscles Understanding muscular systems — a network of about 650 muscles in the human body — enables not only understanding of body movement, but also art. Blood flow and functions connected with bones, organs and the heart are an important part of its mission. And good art also gets the juices flowing! There is a beauty to the muscular system… or, should we say the beauty of human movement is determined by the artistic functions of its muscles? “Th

Your  Systematic Health Needs To answer the question, “Are vitamins and minerals essential for your health?” understanding vitamins and minerals, as well as the human body’s structure and functions, is necessary. The adult human body, a living, breathing organism, is a composite of a structural makeup of 206 bones connected by tendons. ligaments and cartilage, and billions of coordinated functions. In fact, there are so many functions that the major ones are broken up into sy