Our legs, like every other part of our bodies, need some sort of attention and activity from time to time to stay strong, flexible, and not to mention healthy. That is why the phrase ‘’never skip leg day’’ exists, and many fitness, yoga, and health experts will continuously stress the importance of this process. Taking care of your legs properly is not something hard to … [Read more...]
Five Simple Chair Yoga Poses Anyone Can Do
Throughout the years, yoga has been shown time and time again to provide a number of important physical and mental health benefits, from reducing stress and anxiety to lowering blood pressure and improving heart health. Clearly, there are lots of reasons to make yoga a regular part of your routine. But, at the same time, lots of people are hesitant to take up the practice. One … [Read more...]
Setting Up Your Own Meditation Space At Home
A space where we can meditate and get our thoughts together to improve our mental health is an important thing for a lot of us nowadays - so how do you create this sort of space in your home. 1. Pick The Location You Want Ideally, your meditation room should face lush green meadows, trees, a beautiful garden or a creek. You may already have such a room in your house but use … [Read more...]
Fun Fall Fitness Activities and Exercises
Looking to offset your new pumpkin spice latte habit with extra exercise? When it comes to staying physically active during the crisp fall months, forget hunkering down day after day in the gym and try something new and creative: Go Hiking There is no better time of the year to go hiking than during those cooler fall months where the leaves are changing color and the … [Read more...]
Boost Your Sense of Balance At Home With These 8 Exercises
Taking for granted your sense of balance? For many adults, being able to walk and stand upright and complete a full range of motion without falling over seems utterly commonplace. At its core, however, balance is anything but simple. Balance is the result of an intricate networking of the eyes, inner ear, muscles, bones, and brain. As your eyes take in your surroundings and … [Read more...]
Five Quick Ways To Reduce Pain Without Pills Or Surgery
Undergoing surgery to correct pain is not quite like using a flamethrower to kill a housefly, but it’s pretty close. If your doctor has identified a biological reason for the pain that surgery can correct, like back or heart surgery, that is obviously a different story. Much the same logic applies to opioid pain relievers. If the discomfort is short term, perhaps injury … [Read more...]
A Guide to Natural Back Pain Relief
In a surprising start to 2017, a new report from the American College of Physicians revealed updated recommendations in the treatment of low back pain, and the big takeaway? Try natural and homeopathic methods! Back pain in itself seems almost natural with back pain being one of the most common reasons people see a doctor. Whether it’s tense shoulder muscles, inflamed lower … [Read more...]
8 Yoga Poses for Fibromyalgia & Chronic Pain
People affected by fibromyalgia and chronic pain know all too well the challenge of exercise. One effect of the often undiagnosed or misdiagnosed condition is that you find yourself in a state of near constant pain and fatigue. The National Fibromyalgia Association defines fibromyalgia as “a chronic pain illness characterized by widespread musculoskeletal aches, pains, and … [Read more...]
Oprah Reveals Her Secret: This is How I Lost 30 Pounds
World famous TV host and philanthropist, Oprah Winfrey, struggled to keep those extra pounds at bay her entire life. She admits that there’s no diet out there she hasn’t tried and then came the time when she had to slim down not for the sake of her looks, but for the sake of her health. “My days of trying to lose weight so that I can fit in my favorite dress and look better … [Read more...]
Yoga for Sciatica – Soothe Sciatic Nerve Pain with the Staff Pose, Locust Pose, Pigeon Pose and More…
Can you use yoga for sciatica? The Health Science Journal takes another look at sciatic nerve pain, this time through the lenses of yoga. We'll learn how to soothe sciatic nerve pain with some classic yoga poses like the pigeon pose, the locust pose, the staff pose and many more. The history of sciatica is long and painful. Even as early as the 5th century BCE, doctors and … [Read more...]
