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What Is the Connection Between Stress, Occasional Anxiousness and Thyroid Health?
Stress isn’t always a bad thing, and it can even improve focus and make you more productive. 1 During stressful times, your body release stress hormones like cortisol, which can help you better deal with short-term challenges. Cortisol is made by your adrenal glands and increases during times of stress to provide quick energy to respond to a perceived threat. Cortisol is also involved in your sleep and wake patterns, rising in the morning to help you get out of bed and falling towards the end of the day to promote rest.
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Botanicals for Cognitive Support
Brain health is an incredibly popular wellness topic for a good reason. Protecting your cognitive function is critical for long-term health and successful aging. Cognitive function refers to the mental processes involved in thinking and knowing, such as memory, attention, and problem-solving.
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Preconception Nutrition for Women and Men
It’s not uncommon to consider the importance of your diet once you or your partner is pregnant, but what about before? Optimizing the health of both partners, along with consulting your physicians, can set the stage for a healthy pregnancy.
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Nutrition for Hot Flashes: Can Diet Help?
Menopause, the significant biological and psychological shift in a woman’s life, can represent the entrance into an age of more profound wisdom and freedom for a woman. But this transition can feel less than idyllic.
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A Guide to Food Allergies, Food Sensitivities, and Food Intolerances: How are they similar and how are they different?
Is there a link between the food you eat and the way you feel? If you’ve ever wondered this, you aren’t alone. People are increasingly aware that even general discomforts like low energy or itchy skin may connect to your diet. Food sensitivities, food allergies, and food intolerances are all related to what you eat, but the underlying reasons why they happen differ significantly.
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How to Choose a High-Quality Nutritional Supplement
Food supplements can be powerful tools for your health, but it is mostly up to the individual supplement manufacturer to ensure quality and efficacy. Since quality is not always guaranteed, it’s critical for you as the consumer to understand how and why to choose a trusted, well-respected brand.
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