Stressed Nerves – Problem or Symptom? What is “stress” any way? Webster’s defines it as, “Force exerted upon a body… the intensity of such force… and mental or physical tension or strain.” The human body is not a static thing like a still-life painting. There are literally billions of activities going on inside of one at any given moment. Despite that, there are parts of a body that are relatively static, like bones, for instance. In the movie series The Karate Kid the main c

NERVOUS SYSTEMS! Understanding nervous systems can be a tough task: so much goes on with them! Still, the journey fascinates! Webster’s helps us by defining “nerve” (from Latin, nervus, meaning “string.”) as: “… a cord-like fiber or bundle of fibers connecting the body organs with the spinal cord and brain, parts of the nervous system with each other, and impulses to and from the brain and nerve centers.” If communication consists of at least an origination point and a receip

Help Your Heart Work Smoothly Most people know that they need calcium to build healthy bones and teeth, but did you know that calcium contracts your muscles while magnesium relaxes them? So, if you have a heart, you for sure need this. Think of a heartbeat. Your heart must contract then relax to perform its function of pumping blood through your body. If you’re deficient in one or the other, it can cause a malfunction. All the muscles and organs in your body work this way. Li