April is Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month. It is an annual worldwide campaign that began in 1997 to commemorate the birthday (April 11) of Dr. James Parkinson. He was the first to describe the disease 200 years ago. Nearly a million people in the U.S. are living with Parkinson’s disease (PD). It is the second most Read more…
Parkinson’s Disease Awareness
Exercise and Your Immune System
Exercise benefits your immune system. But not everybody believes this. Studies in the 1980s and 1990s suggested that a bout of vigorous exercise causes a temporary loss of immune cells in the blood. Researchers thought this period with reduced immune cells creates an “open window” during which you’re more susceptible to pathogens. This theory is Read more…
Balance Diet, Exercise, and Stress Relief
Excessive stress can lead to fatigue, anxiety, and insomnia. You probably already knew that. But did you know the process by which it happens? Excessive stress doesn’t actually cause fatigue, anxiety, and insomnia. Rather, it depletes magnesium in the body; fatigue, anxiety, and insomnia are symptoms of magnesium deficiency. Diet and stress relief are interdependent Read more…