Diet & Exercise Archives

High-Tech Fitness Trends & Exercising Outdoors

The “smart gym” has become more popular in recent years, and in the time of coronavirus is even more in demand.

Foods that Fight Stress and Anxiety

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Is anybody not feeling stressed and anxious these days? Whether your stress is mainly pandemic related or something you have always lived with, there is more and more evidence that our diet affects not only our body but also our brain.

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Foods that Fight Stress and Anxiety

short-haired middle aged woman with burgundy top puts hand to head due to stress

Is anybody not feeling stressed and anxious these days? Whether your stress is mainly pandemic related or something you have always lived with, there is more and more evidence that our diet affects not only our body but also our brain.

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That Sunny Vitamin

We might actually be getting more sunshine during Stay at Home than we did before the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Some Nerve! The Mighty Vagus

Illustration of the vagus nerve from head to torso

This nerve bundle controls our parasympathetic nervous system. This part of our nervous system is often called the rest and digest system.

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The Sirtfood Diet (Yes, Adele’s Diet)

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Dark chocolate, red wine, and Adele? All these good things are associated with the trendy Sirtfood Diet.

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Celebrating Fresh Fruits and Veggies Month!

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So much advice on healthy eating tells us to eat more fresh produce, but we get stuck in our old habits–the turkey sandwich we always get at lunch is usually devoid of anything grown in the ground except for maybe a tiny bit of iceberg lettuce.

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