Body

From the thickness of your hair to your morning mood, your hormones have a huge impact on your daily life. If you’ve been feeling moody, ill, or just generally “off,” your hormones could be the culprit. Hormones are produced by several glands within our endocrine system, like the hypothalamus, pancreas, and pituitary. Each gland, which can be found throughout your body, produces a unique hormone which regulates a different aspect of our bodily functions.

If you’ve ever experienced a hot flash, you probably remember intimately the first time that it happened to you. The sudden feeling of heat, and warmth that pass through your body and make your face feel as if it’s beet red, followed by a chill after the flash passes. Hot flashes can also make your heart beat rapidly, and can bring on intense perspiration as your body struggles to process the sudden burst of heat.

When life gets busy, working out can become an afterthought. But for the sake of your cardiovascular health, it’s important to make the time for it in your schedule.

As the old saying goes, you are what you eat; and while everyone knows that poor nutritional choices can have a negative impact on your physical health, did you know that they can also affect your mental health?

Have you ever been asleep, started dreaming, and suddenly realized that you were in a dream? Lucid dreaming is the ability to recognize when you’re in a dream and use that knowledge to control what happens to you when you’re asleep.

There are so many different methods for getting your sweat on today. Whether your choice of exercise involves a long, meditation session alone, or a sweaty, intense workout with a huge crowd of people, there are options in every city for every type of athlete.

If you experience back problems, treating your pain with painkillers will only address the symptoms without helping you with the underlying problems. Stretching exercises for your feet can help to strengthen the muscles and tendons in your feet and legs so that you can have better support for your back. By doing these exercises twice every day, you can enjoy less back pain.

As we strive toward a healthier diet, one of the most important things we should look for are foods that are full of fiber and protein but light on calories.

While psoriasis outbreaks can be embarrassing, it is possible for you to prevent them from happening with your dietary choices. Making some changes to your diet may help to minimize your flare-ups so that you can enjoy clearer skin. Here are 16 foods that can help alleviate the symptoms of psoriasis.

An inflammatory and chronic lung disease, cardio obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) makes it difficult for people to breathe. Millions of Americans are affected by COPD, and it is the third leading cause of death in the United States. If you have COPD, it is possible to treat and manage the symptoms so that its progression is slowed.