FLASH: Proper Sleep Is Essential for Good Health When measured subjectively, data from 765,000 Americans showed that increases in nighttime temperatures increased self-reported nights of insufficient sleep. Other research also found that high temperatures affected multiple aspects of sleep, leading to the following: Worse sleep duration Shallow sleep Less sleep calmness Difficulty falling asleep Lower […]
FLASH: D is not a Vitamin, it is a prohormone. The Big Q: Have you wondered why other vitamins are derived from the foods we eat, but what we know as vitamin D comes from The Sun? The Big A: According to the Endocrine Society’s Hormone Health Network, the “vitamin D” designation is a misnomer: […]
Wintertime and cold temperatures keep people inside more than warmer times of the year when the Sun shines daily. Even so, with so many jobs located indoors, many hard workers seldom see the light of day. But vitamin D, much of which is provided by exposure to natural sunlight (specifically UVB radiation), is essential for […]
FLASH: The 2 most important treatment strategies for SAD are optimizing vitamin D level and Sun exposure. In addition to optimizing vitamin D and getting daily light therapy, the following strategies may also be helpful in the treatment of SAD: Exercise:Exercise is a well-recognized tool for improving your mental health. In a Y 2008 interview […]
Hiking is like walking around town but with little air pollution, no neighbors, and the opportunity to align with Mother Nature. Sounds easy, Yes? It is, until 5 miles from the trail-head when your Smartphone loses reception, your 2 lb back pack feels like 20, your feet hurt, you break a sweat and you attract […]
Pull Back the Curtains, Raise the Shades, Let the Sunshine In The sanitizing power of sunlight works even after it passes through window glass. So, pull back the curtains, raise the shades, and letting in a powerful purifier. This is especially important when there are children in the house since they are vectors for the […]
Get Sharper, Work Smarter & Think Faster Take off your shirt and “Walk in the Sun.” The Big Q: Can we bio-hack our brain to get sharper, smarter and work faster? According to Dave Asprey, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, founder and CEO of bulletproof.com, and author of “The Bulletproof Diet” and “Head Strong: The Bulletproof […]
Sunlight Is Important for the Prevention of Blindness When Sunlight enters our eyes, it not only goes to your visual centers enabling you to see, it also goes to your brain’s hypothalamus where it impacts the entire body. The hypothalamus controls body temperature, hunger and thirst, water balance and blood pressure. It also controls the […]
Sunlight Can Lower High Blood Pressure, Reduce Heart Disease & Cancer Risk $CRRVF Research has shown that when Sunlight strikes your skin, nitric oxide (NO) is released into our bloodstream. NO is a powerful blood pressure lowering compound that helps protect your cardiovascular system, cutting your risk for both heart attack and stroke. UVB light […]
Plan for Good Health in this New Year and Beyond New Year’s “resolutions” fail for lots of reasons. But, if we make the commitment to live healthier from here forward, then it will like work, start small, go slow. Little but significant changes can make a big overall difference in our health. When we commit […]
Losing Sleep Is A Health Hazard, Get a Good Night’s Sleep Losing sleep is bad for our health, and research points out why the human body suffers when deprived of quality sleep. Many people are at risk, including those who struggle with insomnia as well as people who work long, erratic hours or night shifts. Emergency […]
Sunlight is Fundamental to Good Health How is it that Sunlight, once regarded as a divine power in some cultures, has come to be classified as a Class 1 Carcinogen by the World Health Organization (WHO)? This is a question posed by photobiologist Dr. Alexander Wunsch, CEO of Medical Light Consulting in Heidelberg, Germany. It […]