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10 Simple Ways to Improve Your Mood When You're Feeling Down

10 Simple Ways to Improve Your Mood When You're Feeling Down by  Neel Burton M.D BUY NOW There are a number of simple things that anyone can do to lift their mood. You may already be doing some, and you certainly don’t need to be doing them all. Just try the ones that you feel most comfortable with, or that are easiest for you. As your mood begins to lift—and sooner or later it will—you can make more and bigger changes to your routine. And if you can hold on to these good habits once your mood has lifted, you will continue to feel better.1. Spend more time with sympathetic friends and relatives.Talking to others about our feelings helps us...

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Magnesium Deficiency: the silent public health crisis

Scurvy is a deficiency of vitamin C and is treated by eating fruit or taking a vitamin C supplement. We all know how important vitamin C is but apparently it’s only active as a cofactor in eight enzymes in the body. In comparison, magnesium is 100 times more powerful being responsible for the activity of 700-800 enzyme processes! Yet doctors and the public either ignore it or use it as a laxative!Magnesium deficiency is a public health crisis of epic proportions. So far, I’ve identified at least 65 magnesium deficiency conditions. No other government agency, university, health clinic or doctor has come close to uncovering and documenting these facts. What follows is an overview of these conditions, some of which...

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Are You Leptin Resistant? Here’s How To Know + What To Do About It

Are You Leptin Resistant? Here’s How To Know + What To Do About It by Dr. Will Cole     You don’t have to look very far to find some “guaranteed” way to lose weight, get fit, or sport six-pack abs, yet despite all the information, not to mention the ubiquitous fitness centers and personal coaches, somehow we are the heaviest, sickest generation in human history. When it comes to weight loss, it seems we’ve got it all wrong. In functional medicine we know the truth: weight gain is a symptom, not the cause of health problems. We have to get healthy to lose weight, not lose weight to get healthy.If you can’t seem to lose weight despite exercising and...

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9 Proven Ways to Fix The Hormones That Control Your Weight

  Your weight is largely controlled by hormones.Research shows that hormones influence your appetite and how much fat you store..   Here are 9 ways to "fix" the hormones that control your weight.   Insulin Insulin is a hormone produced by the beta cells of your pancreas. It's secreted in small amounts throughout the day and in larger amounts after meals. Insulin allows your cells to take in blood sugar for energy or storage, depending on what is needed at the time. Insulin is also the main fat storage hormone in the body. It tells fat cells to store fat, and prevents stored fat from being broken down. When cells are insulin resistant (very common), both blood sugar and insulin...

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10 Powerful Benefits of Moringa

10 Powerful Benefits of Moringa 2017 Sep 7th – by Brenda Godinez   Moringa plant is beginning to gain more popularity as a new “superfood” for its highly nutritious profile and powerful anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and tissue-protective properties among many other health benefits.Moringa oleifera, also known as horseradish tree, ben tree, or drumstick tree, is a small tree from India, Pakistan, and Nepal that has been used for generations in Eastern countries to treat and prevent diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, anemia, arthritis, liver disease, and respiratory, skin, and digestive disorders.Moringa has become popular as a natural leaf powder supplement, although the pods, roots, bark, flowers, seeds, and fruits are also edible.It's used as a traditional remedy for many ailments,...

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