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Anti-Inflammatory Eating in the Age of COVID

February 1, 2022 Kimberly Distilli Education, Healthy Food, Healthy Living, Nutrition Leave a comment  
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Eating your way healthy always sounds like a worn-out truism, but we are what we eat. This has never been more relevant than today, while we are living in a time with COVID. A September 2021 study in the journal Diseases indicates that an anti-inflammatory diet can help reduce the severity of the disease.  COVID suppresses the immune system by causing a systemic inflammatory response, called cytokine release syndrome.  This syndrome results in COVID patients having high levels of proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines. 

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Mindful v. Intuitive Eating

December 3, 2021 Kimberly Distilli Education, Healthy Food, Healthy Living, Nutrition, Obesity Leave a comment   , ,
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With obesity rates at 42.4% in 2017-2018 up from 30.5% in 1999-2000, Americans have an imbalanced relationship with food. We eat a lot of food without considering the consequences.  Mindful eating and intuitive eating are two methods of becoming more aware of our relationship to food. Read on to learn more about each method.

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Air Purifiers for Home Use

November 1, 2021 Kimberly Distilli Detox, Education, Healthy Living Leave a comment  
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There’s nothing quite like finding yourself in the midst of an airborne-virus pandemic to cause you to consider the air quality of your home. Most people understand that clean air is important for a healthy life. Knowing what to do to keep the air in our homes breathable is where the questions start. Read on to find out how to keep the air in your home healthy.

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Cold Therapy–What is it Good For?

October 1, 2021 Kimberly Distilli Detox, Education, Healthy Living Leave a comment  
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Using cold as a treatment for inflammation and injuries goes back to the ancient Egyptians.  Purposeful exposure to cold causes your body to undergo hermetic stress.  According to Clean Eating Magazine, “Hormesis refers to the adaptation that makes us stronger when we’re exposed to environmental stressors.” Many cultures have advocated polar bear swims, cold showers to start the day or icing achy bodies. This could be your new favorite routine for good health. Read on to find out if it is.

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Brain Health and How to Get It

September 1, 2021 Kimberly Distilli Aging, Education, Healthy Food, Healthy Living Leave a comment  
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The internet is full of brain health ideas from brain games you can download on your phone to healthy recipes to keep your brain active.  Read on to find out how to keep your brain healthy.

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Upcycled Food? Um, that Sounds Weird

August 1, 2021 Kimberly Distilli Education, Healthy Food, Healthy Living Leave a comment   ,
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Upcycling food is the latest trend to reduce waste in the food marketplace. If your stomach is starting to feel squeamish, remember that to “upcycle” something is not the same as to “recycle” something.  According to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary, to upcycle something is to create an object of greater value from (a discarded object of lesser value). With that definition clearly in mind, what is involved in the upcycled food industry? Read more to find out.

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To TikTok Exercise or Not?

July 1, 2021 Kimberly Distilli Education, Healthy Living Leave a comment   ,
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There are lots of social media influencers promoting health trends on social media platforms–TikTok, in particular. But is this good advice or the equivalent of fitness snake oil?  

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Healthy Ears, and How to Get Them

June 1, 2021 Kimberly Distilli Education, Healthy Living Leave a comment  
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In general, most of us don’t think about the health of our ears until something goes wrong.  And usually, our ears work just fine with little maintenance. Understanding a bit about how our ears work makes it easier to know how to care for them.

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Has Technology Made Our Home Life Easier?

May 1, 2021 Kimberly Distilli Education Leave a comment  

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Technology is the boon or bane of our lives. When it works, we navigate traffic easily, pay our bills with a single click or pick up the perfect lunch we ordered from our phone. Other days, technology doesn’t work and we end up lost, don’t receive necessary emails, or our text to voice message is a garbled mess.  In light of the positive and negative effects of technology, we are often better off because of it.

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Get a Good Night’s Sleep, But Don’t Stress About It

April 1, 2021 Kimberly Distilli Education, Healthy Living Leave a comment  
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Sleep is so easy a baby can do it, yet a billion-dollar industry exists, revolving around sleep aids  for adults who find it elusive. Ways to induce sleep come in all forms:   vitamins, Ambien, apps, recorded meditation tracts. Our society is willing to lay out a lot of cash to gain a good night’s sleep. But is all this necessary?

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