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Should You Stretch Before or After Exercise, or Both?

Should You Stretch Before or After Exercise, or Both?

Most would probably agree that stretching is an important part of a well-balanced fitness routine, but exactly when should you stretch? Before or after your workout? Both? Neither? To tease out the pros and cons, let’s take a look at what the...

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How Hugs Heal — Have You Had a Hug Today?

How Hugs Heal — Have You Had a Hug Today?

From the time you were born until the day you die, touch is an important part of your emotional and physical health. Infants deprived of touch grow up with developmental and cognitive delays, attachment disorders and a higher risk of serious...

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How Your Calcium-to-Phosphorus Impacts Your Health

How Your Calcium-to-Phosphorus Impacts Your Health

One of the biggest lessons along my health journey is that health is not found at the extremes, and that finding balance is not only more sustainable, but also more health-promoting. This applies to exercise — balancing working out and providing...

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Why Constipation Is on the Rise

Why Constipation Is on the Rise

For most people, an occasional bout of constipation is a minor aggravation. However, this is not the case for the nearly 12% to 19% of the U.S. population suffering from chronic constipation.1 This means 63 million people have difficulty passing...

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How Microwaves Transfer Plastic to Your Foods

How Microwaves Transfer Plastic to Your Foods

Supermarkets are filled with convenience foods, including those packaged in plastic, microwavable bags that you can toss in the microwave to cook whatever’s inside. While they may shave a few minutes off your dinner prep time, you may be trading...

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New Finding: Broccoli Helps Heal Leaky Gut

New Finding: Broccoli Helps Heal Leaky Gut

Broccoli, a close relative of Brussels sprouts, cabbage and cauliflower, is perhaps most well-known for its chemoprotective properties. It's an excellent source of phytonutrient glucosinolates, flavonoids and other health-boosting antioxidant and...

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