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Our eyes are some of our most precious organs, so it’s natural to want to protect them. But we’re living in a digital world, where for many of us, staring at a screen takes up half of our day. It can be tough to care for our eyes properly. Weak eyesight can be triggered by […]
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It’s hard to remember what you learned in preschool. It was so long ago, during the first years of your life. You remember learning the alphabet and numbers, but you probably weren’t taught the importance of sustainable food. This preschool will change the way you think about how our education system works. A remarkable preschool […]
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The obesity epidemic is distressing, and our current efforts at change are failing miserably. Fad diets that present themselves as healthy diets are everywhere. We are letting ourselves and our children down by allowing the perpetuation of a debilitating, yet preventable, disease. The 2016 statistics estimate that 80% of American adults do not meet the […]
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Are you always looking for those supposed misplaced items (you swore they were there a second ago)? Or forget why you entered a room? Spaced out on marking down an important meeting or due date for an assignment? These are all common scenarios that can occur at any age, but concern may arise when they […]
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If you still have that post-baby belly months after you’ve given birth, you may have torn your abdominal muscles. Here are seven gentle exercises to help heal your postpartum diastasis recti. Diastasis recti is a post-pregnancy condition where the linea alba (abdominal connective tissue) has separated. This connective tissue between our abdominal muscles is what […]
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Written By: Dr. Hamid Tajbakhsh, ND This article was originally published on December 3, 2015, and has since been updated. Leg cramps are a symptom many people experience chronically, often at night. People may find relief from the cramping for a few evenings but notice that they return with a vengeance! Leg cramps are not only painful […]
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Written By: Dr. Kimberly Dyoco, DDS Teeth grinding is more common than you might think and if you wake up with an aching jaw and unexplainable headaches, you could be doing in your sleep without even knowing. In fact, about one in three people suffer from bruxism, which is the technical name for teeth grinding. […]
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Written By: Dr. Nadia Saleem, ND This site contains product affiliate links. We may receive a commission if you make a purchase after clicking on one of these links. Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis. It affects million of Americans, and men and women worldwide. Like all types of arthritis, it is characterized by […]
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Overexploitation of electricity is one of the leading causes of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. As a result, the world is shifting toward LED light bulbs (a more energy efficient option). This shift has decreased energy requirements by 95% in comparison to the typical incandescent light bulbs. That’s good news, right? While this is terrific […]
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Adam Schaub, from Houston Texas, did not foresee the events that would take place on that sunny, sweltering day. It was early July, and temperatures were a high 100°F ( 37.8°C). Adam was outside cutting up logs with his dad when suddenly, he started sweating profusely, his face turning flush. Hoping to ease his discomfort, he […]
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There is nothing light-hearted about a loved one succumbing to cancer, and no family can prepare for the heartbreak that follows, especially when that person is their own child. But one 5-year-old boy’s creative obituary managed to help his parents cope with the difficulty of losing him and provided some comedic relief during a very […]
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It’s not in your head. Those summer evenings around the fire, trips to the beach, and family hikes through the trail where you were practically covered in mosquito bites while everyone else was left virtually untouched? Why do mosquitoes bite some people and not others? It turns out, there’s actually a scientific reason some people […]
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