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What’s one thing that affects all aspects of health?

Poor sleep harms health by increasing all-cause mortality, cardiovascular disease, and metabolic disorders. It impairs immune function, raises inflammation, and elevates accident risk. Cognitive and emotional effects include memory loss, slower reaction time, and higher depression/anxiety. Poor sleep also accelerates skin aging and reduces quality of life. See our prior post for tips on improvingContinueContinue reading “What’s one thing that affects all aspects of health?”

Chronic Pain

Neck pain • Back Pain • IBS pain • shoulder pain Factors contributing to pain and pain perception SittingSitting too long is one of the worst culprits. We often don’t notice until we try to get up and feel all those aches and pains. Ideally the longest anyone should be sitting is one hour. MovingMovingContinueContinue reading “Chronic Pain”