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Simple Steps for Family Health
When the media starts talking about the cold and flu season, where do your thoughts go? Are you checking your medicine cabinet for an array of over-the-counter medications? Are you on the phone with your primary care physician or the local drug store getting ready for a flu shot?
What if I told you that with a few simple steps and an overall change of mind, you could avoid all of the above? Would you believe me? It’s true.
Beginning Steps to Better Grades
Did you know that what you eat can truly support your efforts to get good grades in school? It is true. Over the last several decades, the United Stated education ranking has continued to drop in mathematics, reading and science. Not surprising, this same drop in national ranking correlates with the increase in processed foods, artificial ingredients and genetic modifications being made to the food we eat. So what’s a person to do? Here are five easy steps you can take to get you on the right track.
What Really Causes Heartburn?
I think we have all enjoyed a big meal only to find ourselves suffering a while later with gas, bloating, or even that burning sensation we have come to know as ‘heartburn’. When that happens, I would venture to guess that you reach for one of those over-the-counter medications that is supposed to stop the burn. Now that may provide a temporary feeling of relief, but did you know that you are actually inhibiting the digestion of all that food you just ate?
The Heart Knows – Do You?
When someone talks about heart problems or you feel your heart racing when you're under stress, where do your thoughts go? What do you do?
The heart is an amazing organ and with the help of the circulatory system it keeps us going day after day. Here's some fun facts about the heart:
• One drop of blood has about 250 million red blood cells.
• The body holds about 5 liters of blood in the average adult.
The Science Behind
The School Lunch and Test Score Connection
Abstract
In the writing of this essay, several studies were reviewed to obtain the groundwork, including studies that clearly showed a direct correlation between food quality and learning. Of all the studies identified through the use of the LIRN and Google Scholar databases, none were found that presented information clearly opposing the topic. As a result of the research, a hypothesis was formed showing improved nutrition in school food programs would create an overall increase in standardized test scores by improving the internal learning environment.
Essential Oils as a Treatment for Psychiatric Disorders
Abstract
This essay explores two peer-reviewed articles that explored the potential uses for essential oils in the therapeutic treatment of psychiatric disorders. As anxiety is recognized as one of the most commonly diagnosed psychiatric disorders, studies with a focus in this area were chosen.