DISCLAIMER: This is not a substitute for medical or professional dietary advice. Please consult with your healthcare provider before undertaking or modifying any healthcare intervention. Please read our disclaimer. –==FOLLOW HEALTHYCONSUMER ON FACEBOOK!==– Check back every Monday, Wednesday, And Friday for more empowering health articles! By Chris Sovey, RN,BSN I think music in itself is healing. [...]
24 Dec
DISCLAIMER: This is not a substitute for medical or professional dietary advice. Please consult with your healthcare provider before undertaking or modifying any healthcare intervention. Please read our disclaimer. –==FOLLOW HEALTHYCONSUMER ON FACEBOOK!==– Check back every Monday, Wednesday, And Friday for more empowering health articles! By Chris Sovey, RN,BSN As of this writing, the New Year [...]
12 Oct
DISCLAIMER: This is not medical advice. Please consult with your healthcare provider before undertaking or modifying any healthcare intervention. Please read our disclaimer. –==FOLLOW HEALTHYCONSUMER ON FACEBOOK!==– Check back every Monday, Wednesday, And Friday for more empowering health articles! Over 1.4 million US adults currently live in a nursing home facility. (1) The number is growing too. [...]
23 Jul
Over 100 million Americans are suffering from some form of chronic pain per year. This staggering number costs our healthcare system between $560 billion to $635 billion (2010) dollars annually. Low back pain, migraines, and neck pain are among the most common reported causes of chronic pain. (1) In many of these cases, posture may be [...]
25 Jun
Disclaimer: This article is not intended to discourage readers from obtaining proper care for any sort of pain. This article is not medical advice. If you are in pain, please seek proper medical evaluation and treatment. Over half of working Americans report experiencing back pain in a given year (1). Back pain is the 2nd [...]
21 May
DISCLAIMER: This is not medical advice. If you are suffering from chronic sleep difficulties, please contact your healthcare professional. If I could offer someone the perfect diet and exercise routine, none of it would matter much if they weren’t sleeping properly. Sleep is our body’s time to repair itself from the day. It is when [...]
07 May
We live in a fast-paced world where sleep holds little value. Resting seems counter-productive to the goal of getting ahead in life. There is almost an inherent fear that we just can’t slow down. We can’t relax. We barely have time to breathe. Consequently, we resort on being constantly stimulated and hyped up on caffeine [...]
30 Apr
WARNING: This is not medical advice. Please read our Disclaimer before continuing. Speak with your healthcare provider before implementing any information on this website or consuming any supplement, as they may interfere with current medications you may be taking. I’m a fan of optimization, but some days we aren’t running at our best. Maybe we’re [...]
16 Apr
Classical music appears to be a powerful tool in the treatment of depression. A significant body of growing evidence indicates its use as a mood elevator and stress reducer (1, 2, 3). These effects appear to be especially true with Baroque classical music. Baroque music around 60 beats per minute (BPM) has demonstrated mood enhancing [...]
03 Apr
Despite various objections to organized faith, it is hard to deny the associated emerging health benefits. A growing number of studies are revealing promising findings that faith may lead to better health outcomes. (1) Dr. Harold Koenig, M.D. has spent a great deal of his career diving into the research related to spirituality and health. He [...]
31 Dec