Sixty percent of your body weight is made up of water. To put it another way…if you weigh 150 pounds, then 90 pounds of that is “water weight”. That being the case, it should come as no surprise that health experts universally consider proper hydration crucial to good...
There’s a popular misconception about sex and getting older. Most people seem to think you can only have a satisfying sex life when you’re “young”…like before you’re 40. After that, sex and intimacy go out the proverbial window. Or so popular culture would have us...
Men and women are different in a lot of ways. Books have been written about it…like that one about how men are from Mars and women are from Venus. But it’s actually simpler than that. The difference between men and women boils down to three hormones: Testosterone...
Your body needs minerals to perform a number of vital functions necessary for good health. Unfortunately, the human body doesn’t produce minerals by itself. One way to get minerals into your body is from the foods that you eat. But if you’re not eating enough of the...
Your body needs certain key compounds (like nutrients) every day to stay healthy. Depending on your age, eating habits, and other factors, you may not get enough from diet and other sources alone. Meanwhile, since your body doesn’t store these compounds (and in most...
Unfortunately, there’s a lot of misinformation out there about HRT…and it may be holding you back from experiencing its benefits. Here are seven of the biggest myths about hormone therapy: 1. Hormone replacement isn’t necessary Hormones are necessary. And your body...
It’s been a challenging last couple of months to say the least. Social distancing, face masks, online schooling and working from home…just to name a few of the changes. Now everyone’s talking about getting back to normal again. The thing is, we know things will be...
Scientists have known about vitamin D for more than a century…but we keep learning more and more about its benefits. In 1919 Sir Edward Mellanby discovered he could cure Scottish children of the bone disease called rickets by giving them cod liver oil (which happens...
What does a penny have in common with your body? They both need zinc. Ever since 1982, the US Mint has made pennies out of zinc (with a copper coating). Why? Because zinc is cheap. But it has big value with regard to your health. In fact, zinc is the second most...
These days, most of us are sheltering at home while we wait for the COVID-19 pandemic to settle down. You might think people would be getting more rest without the hassle of daily commutes, long days at work, or early mornings getting kids up for school…but you’d be...
