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Do you know your vitamin D level? If not, getting your blood tested—and optimizing your levels—is one of the simplest and most straightforward steps you can take to improve your health, including in relation to COVID-19. Vitamin D, as an immunomodulator, is a perfect candidate for countering the immune dysregulation that’s common with COVID-19. As early as November 2020, it was known that there were striking differences in vitamin D status among people who had asymptomatic COVID-19 and those who became severely ill and required intensive care unit (ICU) care. In one study, 32.96 percent of those with asymptomatic cases were vitamin D deficient, compared to 96.82 percent of those who were admitted to the ICU for a severe case. COVID-19 patients who were deficient in thi...

If you are taking supplements, two things are critical to get the most out of them: quality and timing. You need to start with quality products made by reputable manufacturers, and you need to know the best time to take your supplements, including which ones should and shouldn’t be taken along with others. We’re not going to talk about quality and reputation here. Instead, let’s discuss the timing of your supplement use and how you can optimize the rewards from each of your choices. One approach to supplement use is to consider which ones to take during three main parts of the day: morning, afternoon, and evening. Morning Supplements Here’s a tip: two of the morning supplements—vitamins E and CoQ10—should be taken with healthy fats. We suggest avocado toast or a green smoothie wit...

Almost everyone understands that there's a reason for etiquette guidelines and rules for good manners. After all, most parents start teaching polite words and phrases to their children early in life. They know that they're giving their children an advantage that will carry over into social, educational, and eventually professional situations.https://34720b44e575a4057fdc99bc5640dcd0.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.html Throughout their lives, people face behavior rules and the consequences of ignoring them. Schools have written rules that they expect students and teachers to obey. Employee handbooks are loaded with policies of etiquette and showing respect to coworkers.https://34720b44e575a4057fdc99bc5640dcd0.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/...

What do heart disease, stroke, arthritis, colitis, fibromyalgia, lupus, multiple sclerosis, diabetes, chronic fatigue, and Alzheimer’s have in common? Well, yes, they’re all diseases, but the A-plus answer is that they’re all caused by or associated with inflammation. Scientists are finding that the common cause in a long list of illnesses is an inflammatory process that’s run out of control.  Inflammation is controlled by a group of hormones called prostaglandins. Some prostaglandins promote inflammation, others reduce it. You can affect these hormones through a number of factors, including emotions, lifestyle, and especially diet. In Chinese medicine, inflammation tends to be associated with heat. This heat can be very apparent when you have an infection of red and warm a...

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Long-haul symptoms mimic fibromyalgia. Here are some things that can help. Many people who have endured COVID-19 have found themselves dealing with lasting symptoms, even months after testing negative for active infection. Some of these symptoms include tiredness or fatigue, difficulty thinking or concentrating, dizziness, headaches, and joint or muscle pain. Some COVID-19 survivors also find themselves battling anxiety and depression, as well as symptoms that get worse after either physical or mental exertion. Research published in The Lancet Psychiatry reported that one out of every three COVID-19 survivors has lasting mental health issues. The first thing I thought when learning this was: “Wow. All these people are experiencing near ident...

That’s especially true when you consider carrying excess weight around your midsection puts you at increased risk of heart attack, raising the risk by 10 percent to 20 percent compared to carrying excess weight that’s more evenly distributed throughout your body Clinically known as central adiposity or central obesity, even people with a normal body mass index (BMI) who carried a “spare tire” were at greater risk of dying from all causes and had the worst long-term survival rates in one study. For reference, a man with excess belly fat—defined by waist-to-hip ratio—who is otherwise normal weight has twice the mortality risk of a man who is overweight or obese but does not carry the weight primarily in his midsection.[iii] What makes belly fat so dangerous? It...

With all the attention on the pandemic, it’s amazing how little people still know about the novel coronavirus. COVID-19 is the disease caused by one of seven types of known human coronaviruses. Like the MERS and SARS coronaviruses, it may have evolved from a virus previously found in animals, though that theory has come under increased scrutiny of late. These other known coronaviruses cause a significant percentage of colds in adults and children, and aren’t a serious threat for otherwise healthy adults. All viruses accumulate mutations over time, and the virus which causes COVID-19 is no different. Therefore mutations, now changed, are harder to identify and control. How is COVID-19 spread? COVID-19 is mainly spread in large droplets by coughing and sneezing. ...

Let me share this little story before you start to read the article. Several years ago I was asked to do classes at a leading massage therapy school. Fortunately the classes became a mandatory class to graduate. After a few months the owners came to me and said...."we love your classes however we feel you would be more credible if you could honestly tell your students you were a vegetarian." I was a little confused however being new in the alternative health field I complied..... At that time I was maybe 95 lbs., nothing ached...I was in a great mood all the time...I had energy...and my hormones were balanced. 2 months later I was 45 lbs heavier, everything ached, I was a raging OMG get her away from me person, I was tired all the time and my hormones....let's just say they were moa...

Learned something new today, thought I’d share because it’s so Interessstinnnnng.... The Navel (aka: The Belly button): Did you know why you put different oils in and on the belly button? Our Navel (Nabhi), is an amazing gift that our Creator has given us. According to science, the first part created after conception is the navel. After it is created, it joins the mother's placenta through the umbilical cord. Our Navel is surely an amazing thing! All our veins are connected to our navel, which makes it the focal point of our body. The belly button is life itself! The "Pechoti" is behind the navel, which has more than 72,000 veins. The total amount of blood vessels we have in our body is equal to double the circumference of the earth.\ We knew that to lower the temperature fo...