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The Importance of Staying Hydrated
Your body is constantly using and losing water. Your skin evaporates sweat, every breath contains water vapor, and your entire digestive system relies on fluids to help it work correctly. If you are using more water for basic bodily functions than what you are...
How to Boost Your Immune System During Pregnancy
Congratulations, you’re pregnant! While it’s the most exciting 9 months of your life, growing a baby puts a lot of strain on your body and immune system. There are several ways you can safely boost your immune system naturally. Exercise for Baby (and You!) Just...
How Eating the Right Foods Can Help Your Arthritis
Arthritis. The word alone elicits pictures of swollen joints and older people suffering from the disease. Arthritis is really an all-encompassing word for joint pain, tenderness and swelling or joint disease. While it’s more prevalent in older adults, arthritis can...
Benefits of Strength Training Before and After Surgery
Over 50 million Americans undergo surgery each year, and about 1.1 million of those surgeries involve having a hip or knee replacement. While the thought of going through joint replacement surgery can be scary, there are some things you can do to prepare yourself...
Fight Age-Related Health Risks with Strength Training
Let’s face it, everyone gets older eventually. With age comes four common health issues that older adults face: osteoporosis/osteopenia, falling and balance issues, sarcopenia, and heart disease. Just because they are common doesn’t mean we have to roll over and...
4 Ways to Be Nutrition Smart During COVID
We have all had to adjust our normal routines as the COVID-19 pandemic ebbs and flows across different parts of the country this year. The overall coronavirus recovery rate is estimated between 97% and 99.75%, but many of us continue to take prudent precautions to...