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Lifestyle
We all deserve to live our life filled with vitality, joy and to be our best self!
In addition to the foods we eat, our lifestyle including our living environment, how we manage stress and support emotional/mental wellbeing, level and type of physical activity, sleep habits, and rest and relaxation, all play important roles to our health and wellbeing.
There may be many confusing and sometime conflicting information out there on what the important lifestyle factors are that impact our health.
Here, I would like to share with you evidence-based information based on scientific research and clinical findings. Where applicable, references and citations to the relevant research and findings are provided in the articles.
If you need some help on what lifestyle adjustment you need to support your health and wellbeing, functional health coaching may be for you.
Rest, Relax and Nurture Your Biological Clock This Holiday Season
The human body has a 24-hour internal biological clock, called the circadian rhythm, which synchronizes to the natural light-dark cycles. Disruption of the circadian rhythm due to poor sleep and lifestyle habits can increase the risks of many chronic diseases/disorders. Take the opportunity to nurture your circadian rhythm during the holidays.
Let’s Practice the ‘Giving’ of Thanksgiving
Gratitude and generosity go hand in hand, and both leads to happiness and well-being. Find out more here on what scientific research has shown.
Spring Detox – What and Why?
What is Spring Detox or Spring Cleanse for the body? Why do we need it? Find out more about the changes happening to the body during wintertime, and the importance of Spring Detox/Cleanse in supporting the body to restore balance.
Let’s Stretch – For Your Health
Stretching has much broader health benefits than one might think, far beyond musculoskeletal health, and including other physiological health such as lowering blood pressure, improving heart health, reducing blood glucose levels, etc. Find out more here.
Why Adopt an Anti-inflammatory Diet & Lifestyle and How?
Chronic inflammation and the associated oxidative stress have been found by numerous scientific studies to be the major culprits of many chronic diseases/disorders that have become so prevalent in our modern society. Find out more here on tips to adopt an anti-inflammatory diet and lifestyle.
How Toxins Affect Your Health and Tips to Reduce Toxic Load
In our modern living, toxins are ubiquitously present in our daily life, in our foods, environment, personal care and household products. Toxin exposure is associated with many chronic diseases that are becoming increasingly prevalent. Find out more here on how toxins affect our health and tips to reduce toxic load in the body.
Tips to Promote Gut Health for a Healthy Body & Mind
Scientific studies have increasingly recognized the importance of gut health to the overall health of our body and mind. Gut health affects our immune health, brain health, liver and detox health, sleep, metabolic health and many more. Find out the strategies to promote your gut health here.
Hidden Magnesium Deficiency May be A Culprit to Your Health Challenges
Chronic magnesium deficiency is prevalent in our society and yet many people could be unknowingly deficient in magnesium. Because deficiency can contribute to many chronic diseases, it is important to support healthy magnesium levels in our body. Find out more here.
Take Care of Your Liver for Healthy Immunity and Overall Wellness
Liver conducts many vital biological functions in our body including frontline immune defense against infections and protecting our body from toxins and other harmful substances. Find out more here on tips to take care of your liver for healthy immunity and overall wellness.
Melatonin – Not Just Your Sleep Hormone
Melatonin has wide-ranging biological functions that should not be overlooked. Low and dysfunctional melatonin levels can contribute to many chronic diseases. Check out my article on the beneficial health effects of melatonin and tips to support natural melatonin production in the body.