Find Your Stress Sweet Spot

Feeling stressed? Consider yourself blessed. Stress is essential to a happy, healthy life. Really! Recent research has shown that there’s an “anxiety sweet spot,” in which short bursts of stress are actually good for us. “The adrenaline our bodies produce when we feel threatened makes our brain function better, sharpening our focus, improving our mental…

Is Ginger Made of Magic? Why It’s so Good for You

Ginger doesn’t just make cookies especially tasty (I swear that triple-ginger cookies are basically impossible not to eat)–the potent root is filled with health-boosting benefits. Ginger can help settle your stomach when you’re feeling pukey; it has anti-inflammatory properties (research has shown that it brings down pain levels in people suffering from osteoarthritis or rheumatoid…

7 Simple Stress-Busters

By Zach Van Hart, for SparkPeople Stress happens. No matter how organized you are, how good your systems are, or how friendly your work and living environments are, stress can find a way to poke its ugly head in from time to time. What can you do? Turn to a convenient Stress Buster – a…

Is Your Gym Making You Sick?

Want to know the places inside a gym that are most likely to get you sick? Sure you do! Barbells, dumbbells, and weight plates. A basic sneeze can send 100,000 infectious particles into the air at 200 miles an hour–when someone catches those buggers with their hand instead of a tissue (or even an elbow),…

Avocado Benefits For Health

Avocado Benefits For Health – Avocado trees including Lauranceae families from Central America, growing wild in the forest, many planted in gardens and yards that the soil is loose and not waterlogged. Although be fruitful in the lowlands, but the results will be satisfactory when planted at an altitude of 200-1000 m above sea level (asl),…