What do heart disease, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, stroke, cancer and aging have in common? Chronic systemic inflammation is an underlying cause of many seemingly unrelated diseases and premature aging. Even depression has been linked to the inflammatory response.  As humans grow older, systemic inflammation can inflict devastating degenerative effects throughout the body. Inflammation is a part […]

Chronic stress can be particularly damaging to your overall health and well-being especially as you age.  Some studies show that 43 percent of all adults suffer adverse health effects from stress and 75 to 90 percent of all doctor’s office visits are said to be for stress-related ailments and complaints.  Learn to recognize the symptoms […]

Sleep is nature’s restoration period and significantly affects your overall physical and mental health.  While you sleep your body restores your immune system, your nervous system, and even your muscular and skeletal systems.  Certain hormones and brain-related proteins also restore while you sleep.  So if you don’t sleep well or enough (or both), your body […]