Healthy joints are a key factor in comfort, physical mobility, and maintaining a quality active lifestyle. Unfortunately, many people experience pain, inflammation and stiffness associated with joint damage.
We can use every cream, serum and filler to help our skin maintain its healthy glow, but nothing works as well as good nutrition and optimal hydration.
Nuts, seeds, grains, and beans are nutritional powerhouses. However, certain natural agents (i.e. anti-nutrients) meant to protect these plants can wreak havoc on our digestive system.
According to the Canadian Digestive Health Foundation, more than 20 million Canadians suffer from digestive disorders every year.
Volunteers are very special people. They are the ones that sacrifice their time and resources to make things happen in the community that would not be able to exist without them.
As mentioned in previous articles, the key players of the endocrine system don’t work alone. When everything is working well, you should feel great as hormones are secreted in response to how much the body needs at any given time.
In previous articles, we have discussed key players in hormone health, specific hormones and their functions, as well as hormone connections and interactions. In Part 4, we take a closer look at some of the most common hormonal complaints.
Part 1 and 2 of this series discussed basic hormones and key players in their production. This week in Part 3, we will look at how various hormones and systems are interrelated and can affect each other.
Last week in Part 1 we looked at hormone basic and key players involved in these functions. This week we will dive further into specific hormones and how they work in the body.
According to women’s health expert, Lorna Vanderhaeghe, “hormones are chemical messengers that tell other systems throughout your body what to do, how to do it and when to do it.”
