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Are you a part of the 62% of Americans who own a pet? If so, you most certainly experience the countless health benefits of caring for your furry companion. Pets allow you to experience the great outdoors more, give structure to your life, increase socialization, and decrease feelings of loneliness. […]

The Three Biggest Health Benefits of Owning a Pet

August 26, 2017 in Health tagged Disease Prevention / exercise / healthy body / lifestyle tips / living long by Jadon Sennet

There’s nothing worse than having to avoid outside activities on beautiful sunny days all because you suffer from pollen allergies. And because they are produced by flowers and trees in full bloom, there is a lot to miss out on. Pollen allergies are the most common allergic reactions in the […]

Avoid Pollen Allergies Year-Round with Simple Home Remedies

August 2, 2017 in Health tagged allergy season / healthy body / seasonal health conditions by Jadon Sennet

Energy builds, fuels, and repairs the body’s internal functions, all while maintaining cells and body tissues. Energy also supports the external activities that enable us to interact with the physical world. Where do we get energy from? This energy comes from the food we eat. Our bodies digest food by mixing […]

Healthy Energy: Effects of Healthy and Unhealthy Foods

July 29, 2017 in Health tagged healthy body / healthy eating / healthy habits / nutrition / Wellness by Jadon Sennet

Your memory stores some of the greatest moments of your life. So, it is an incredibly critical function of your brain. Maintaining your memory should be a priority, especially when memory holds your life’s moments. In this article, I would like to give a few tips on how to maintain […]

Three Ways You Can Significantly Improve Your Memory

July 26, 2017 in Health tagged Disease Prevention / healthy body / healthy eating / healthy habits / healthy mind by Jadon Sennet

What to Eat Before Exercise Nancy Cohen, a professor in the Department of Nutrition at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, recommends eating carbs (in moderation) before exercising. If you exercise for more than an hour, then Cohen recommends eating one to four grams of carbohydrates for every 2.2 pounds of […]

Eat Right Before, During, and After Exercise

March 30, 2017 in Health tagged exercise / healthy body / healthy eating / healthy habits by ahektner@empowerbrokerage.com

Published in the journal Epidemiology, a study concludes that a gluten-free diet may actually pose serious health risks. According to study co-author Maria Argos, assistant professor of epidemiology at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), and her colleagues found that those who go gluten-free may increase exposure to arsenic and […]

Gluten-Free Diet May Expose You to Toxic Metals

March 2, 2017 in Health tagged health trends / healthy body / healthy eating / healthy habits by ahektner@empowerbrokerage.com

Based off data from a national sleep survey, conducted by SleepScore, Americans had a visceral reaction to the 2016 election. Across all America, people experienced a drastic spike in stress levels, as well as a significant drop in sleep time. However, America’s reaction to the election is only a glimpse at a very […]

Wake Up America! You Need Your Sleep!

February 28, 2017 in Health tagged healthy body / healthy habits / living long / mental health / sleep health by ahektner@empowerbrokerage.com

Hand Holding E-Cigarette — Electronic cigarettes first became available in the United States in 2006. Since their release, their popularity has skyrocketed with more than 250 brands of e-cigarettes now sold. Oddly enough, there are now professional vape cloud competitions. People actually compete to blow the biggest, densest cloud. This just goes to show that e-cigs […]

The Dangers of E-Cigarettes

February 23, 2017 in Health tagged health risks / health trends / healthy body / heart disease / tobacco by ahektner@empowerbrokerage.com

Believe it or not, the clinical studies people have quoted all your life about flossing may be biased. In 2010, research found that 85% of dental industry-funded studies reported positive results from flossing regularly. On the other hand, only 50% of government-funded studies had favorable outcomes towards flossing. Then, to make matters […]

Flossing: Is It Worth All the Hassle?

February 16, 2017 in Health tagged dental health / dental insurance / healthy body / healthy habits by ahektner@empowerbrokerage.com

Are ‘Superfoods’ Superficial? Diets are like fashion; there’s always a new trend. You can’t go to the store or your favorite restaurant nowadays without seeing qualifiers like “gluten-free,” “paleo,” or “keto-friendly,” it seems. Similarly, superfoods are all the rage. Supposedly, certain foods energize, vitalize, immunize, and even help prevent serious […]

Are Superfoods Overrated?

February 15, 2017 in Health tagged health trends / healthy body / healthy eating / nutrition by ahektner@empowerbrokerage.com