Health Tips

It is here that we want to provide you with the necessary resources to make the best decisions about your health.  We will post useful information, helpful links, and commentaries on issues relating to healthy living.  The media does an excellent job at providing contradictory and incomplete information, which can have a paralyzing effect --- causing some to do nothing for fear of doing wrong.  For example, one headline will tout the benefits of coffee, and the next will link caffeine to cancer.  Another will promote the benefits of supplemental vitamins, and this will be followed by a story suggesting most supplements pass through our systems without being absorbed.  We will help you to make sense of issues such as these.  If you are interested in having an email notice when new information is posted, submit your name and email address by selecting email notices.

NUTRITION
POSTURE TIPS
EXERCISE
LINKS

NUTRITION
Fatty Acids

• Why Omega-3 fatty acids are important (select to view or print)

This gives a brief overview of why research in several areas of health and wellness is touting the benefits of omega-3 fatty acids.

• Link to Omega- 3 research

This is the most comprehensive collection of omega research that I have come upon.

• Link to Nordic Naturals

Nordic Naturals is our recommended brand for omega-3 supplements.  On their website you will learn not only why their products are exceptional, but also more about the health benefits of omega-3 fatty acids.

• Why a Multivitamin & Mineral Matters (select to view or print)

This is a brief overview of research supporting the use of a multivitamin & mineral supplement and includes a recommendation of a high quality and cost effective brand.

• Zinc to reduce cold symptoms (select to view or print)

This explains how and when zinc supplementation may help reduce cold symptoms

• The Inflammation-Free Diet Plan – book

This is my top recommendation for self-help diet books.  Though when followed closely you are bound to lose weight, it is more about eating for better health, for everyone.  Though it is titled Inflammation-Free, in addition to factoring in the important but under-recognized inflammatory value of different foods, Monica Reinagel considers what I believe are the other two keys to healthy eating: nutritional value and sugar content (glycemic index).

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POSTURE TIPS

• Posture tips for Neck and Upper Back (select to view or print)

This describes proper posture to avoid stress to you neck and upper back, and consequently reduce symptoms of the neck, head, shoulders, and arms.

• Posture tips for Low Back (Select to view or print)

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EXERCISE
For your body – information to come

For your brain

• What you should know about brain health - information to come
• BrainReady website

Use it or lose it.  This site gives different opportunities to exercise your brain with free worksheets and weekly podcasts.

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LINKS
ACA Health Tips for various conditions and activities

ONLINE Health Care Resources
Medical Dictionary

Merck Manual (description of medical conditions):

National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine