inflammation

Meditation and Yoga Can Actually Change Your Genes
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Meditation and Yoga Can Actually Change Your Genes

From a young age, I knew that I wanted to create a world full of Health Heroes. These are people who make their health a priority and commit to achieving greater health and happiness. Two of the best ways to achieve a healthier life are through movement and spirituality. Each is an important tool in…

12 Ways to Boost Your Metabolism
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12 Ways to Boost Your Metabolism

Metabolism is the process of your body converting food and drinks into energy. It’s always happening, even when you’re at rest; it doesn’t only happen while you’re digesting food or physically active. Your body constantly uses energy for breathing, circulation, organ function, regulating hormone levels, growing and repairing cells, and more.  Everybody has a different…

4 Ways To A Healthier Plant-Based Diet
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4 Ways To A Healthier Plant-Based Diet

There’s so much evidence on the benefits of following a whole-food plant-based (WFPB) diet—for both our health and the environment—that it’s becoming more widely accepted and popular every day. In fact, a recent marketing survey reported that an astounding 70 percent of the world’s population is trying to reduce or eliminate meat consumption. After four…

About Intermittent Fasting: Possible Benefits and How to Try It
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About Intermittent Fasting: Possible Benefits and How to Try It

Let’s talk about intermittent fasting since it’s been getting increasing attention lately from the medical community. It’s exactly what it sounds like: interspersing extended periods of not eating in between regular meals. You don’t (necessarily) change what you eat or how much you eat at a meal. You just change when you eat. This isn’t…