Sleep is a restorative process and sunlight affects circadian rhythms. The less sunshine we are exposed to the more we increase our risk for insomnia. Hormones, digestion, blood sugar imbalances, and neurotransmitters are thrown off when we don’t sleep well. And, mood...
It has not been a good week for big public health. In a massive backdown, the Australian Heart Foundation has pulled a series of advertisements which suggests that people who don’t get a “heart check” don’t love their families. I did not see the TV version but heard...
“The skin is a self-renewing organ called an immunological organ where the epidermis can function as a primary lymphoid organ, forming part of our immune system.” There are an estimated 20 billion T cells in human skin suggesting that immune defense in the skin’s...
It’s nutrition, not our chronological age, that determines health and how youthful we look and feel. Healthy foods are whole foods from mother Nature’s Table. Certain food-less foods we eat wreak havoc not just with our health, but with how youthful we look and how...
Sleep is a pillar of health yet we can regard it as optional while others have difficulty sleeping. In this video George and I discuss some ideas that may help you sleep better and get the rest you need. George Helou is the founder of EP7 – Empowered for...
It is amazing how often the obvious comes as a revelation to the academics that inhabit the world of research and public health. A new study out of Massachusetts’s general hospital shows that children who do not get enough sleep have more cognitive (thinking) and...
