Your Best Years Start Now
Brian Vaszily 
Your nervous system is running the show, more than you probably realize. When it’s stuck in “fight-or-flight” (the sympathetic state), everything gets harder. Sleep suffers. Digestion sputters. Your mind fogs over, your mood dips, and the smallest stressors can send you over the edge. But when your body shifts into its “rest-and-digest” (parasympathetic) state, the … Read more
There’s a food the Aztecs harvested from the surface of their lakes five centuries ago, dried into cakes, and prized so highly they called it “the food of the gods.” It’s a deep blue-green algae, and after decades of modern research, it has become one of the most-studied natural foods on the planet. You know … Read more
There’s a food so powerful that researchers have spent more than 25 years studying it. It’s not exotic, it’s not expensive, and you can grow it yourself with roughly the daily effort it takes to make a cup of coffee. It’s the humble broccoli sprout. And once you understand what’s actually happening inside those tiny … Read more
Vitamin B-12 is an incredibly important nutrient for your body with many health benefits. Fatigue, mood swings, mental sluggishness, and irritability are all potential signs of being low in vitamin B12 — something which is, unfortunately, a common occurrence. Because B-12 is involved in so many functions within your body — from energy and memory … Read more
Your lungs are responsible for drawing in life-giving oxygen everyday, but they face a lot of challenges. Pollution, smoking or exposure to cigarette smoke, chronic diseases, infections, and even the aging process can all decrease lung health, sometimes dramatically. Poor lung function means a lower quality of life and can affect your whole body. Genetics, … Read more
Urine isn’t normally a topic discussed in casual conversation, but it can be an important indicator of your overall health. In some cases, urine color even serves as one of the first warning signs that something is wrong. Changes to the color of your urine aren’t necessarily reason to panic— especially if they are short-lived— … Read more
It would be hard to find a more highly touted anti-aging skincare ingredient than retinol. You’ll find it in a wide range of products and will often hear its praises sung in skincare circles. Retinol is undoubtedly a powerful ingredient that can noticeably change the appearance of skin, which is exactly what has made it … Read more
If you want to feel better physically and mentally, there may not be a better activity to pick up than gardening. Plant lovers instinctively know how good it is to be out in nature, and research has revealed some surprisingly serious health benefits of gardening — whether you have a green thumb or not. Gardens … Read more
Chamomile is one of the most popular herbs used today and has been since ancient times. You may be familiar with it as a “sleep tea,” but there are many more incredible health benefits of chamomile that are lesser known. German chamomile is the most frequently used type of chamomile and has outstanding properties for … Read more
Small yet mighty, chia seeds could well be considered a tiny superfood. Once mostly famous for putting the green on Chia Pets, it’s the health benefits of chia seeds that are really catching attention today. Easy to add to your diet, these little black seeds are filled with nutrients that are good for your digestion, … Read more