Take Charge of Your Health

Take Charge Of Your Health: The Benefits of Motion/Exercise.

If you want to live a long, healthy life, there’s one truth you can’t escape: 
your body needs to move. 
Exercise isn’t just about shedding pounds or flexing in the mirror—it’s a scientifically proven weapon against the ravages of aging. From your heart to your brain, regular physical activity can rewind the clock on many of aging’s harmful effects. And yet, despite mountains of evidence, it remains one of the most neglected tools in our health and medical arsenal. Why?

Take Charge of Your Health: Corinne and Carol Dive into the Mystery of Endometriosis

No one really knows what gets endometriosis started.   The estrogen sensitive and estrogen producing plaques can show up virtually everywhere in the body and cycle with the ovarian cycle creating pain and inflammation.  We discuss the nature of endometriosis and some ideas for solutions and relief.

Take Charge of Your Health Corinne and Carol Discuss the "Fuzzy" Concept of Brain Fog

Brain fog is a very common complaint that turns out to have many causes.   We start to cover some of the underlying circumstances that affect brain acuity and the distress that it creates in one's life.

Take Charge of Your Health: Carol and Corinne Review the Effect of Progesterone in Men

There are lots of studies around progesterone particularly the surge in production after ovulation and critical for pregnancy.  However men made progesterone too in the testes, adrenal glands, brain, nerve cells, and mast cells. Normal serum levels for men are the same as the follicular phase in women. Sadly, the research in men is paltry and conventional medicine likes to treat with finasteride, a non bioidentical molecular attempting to mimic progesterone.
 

Take Charge of Your Health. Carol and Corrine Dig into Insulin

insulin and glucose dysregulation is pervasive.   High insulin affects other hormones such as estrogen, testosterone, progesterone and thyroid.   Learn about the interrelationships and the keys to managing insulin.
 
 

Take Charge of Your Health Corinne and Carol Take a Look At Insulin Resistance

Insulin resistance is rampant.  There are times at puberty and during pregnancy and during times of famine that high levels of insulin can be needed.  But for most of us, due to the poor quality of our diets and food choices, insulin and glucose become imbalances and leads to health problems body-wide.
 
 

Take Charge of Your Health Corinne and Carol Dig into the Mysteries of Sleep

There are so many facets of good healthy sleep.  Often that is a primary directive - get more sleep.  What happens when you can't sleep.  We look into some of the reasons.

Take Charge of Your Health Corinne and Carol Discuss Resolutions and Habits

At the first of the year, many resolve to change or add something to their lives and unfortunately this resolve can often fade within a few months.  Yet, it is the consistency of new habits that can really make huge positive changes.  We discuss what needs to happen to take charge of your health and your life.

Take Charge of Your Health: A Cameo Visit with Santa and Exercise

Santa Bob Derezinski joined us to tell us his eye view of the Christmas Holiday Season.  We continue into the many types of exercise modalities and the published benefits from HIT (High Intensity) to slow sustained to lymphatic movement.  Start the new year with movement!
 

Take Charge of Your Health: Carol and Corinne Discuss Osteoporosis

 We look at the diagnosis of osteoporosis but underlying that we are back to digestion.  Not only do we have to nourish our bodies with good nutrition. we have to ensure that our digestive system is adequate to take in, digest and use the nutrition provided.