Author: Ian Hart

Did you know that diseases are manifested in emotion? That’s right! The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released an article stating that 85% of all diseases have an emotional element.

In 2012, resolve to focus on health For most people, good health – both physical and emotional – is at the top of your priorities list in the New Year. According to the US government’s official website, USA.gov, getting fit, eating healthy food, weight loss, managing stress, and quitting smoking, are among top resolutions Americans make each year.

A few weeks ago, when the holiday season was under way, you were feeling energized and pepped up, looking forward to all the festivities and celebrations. But now, as you begin 2012, all that vim and vigor might have given way to sluggishness and exhaustion.

As holidays come around, whether it’s Christmas, Thanksgiving, New Years, or even Valentine’s, when you know there’s some chance chocolate will be involved in your day, you may start to feel some anxiety about how you’ll make it through with your diet intact.

It probably doesn’t come as news to anyone that the sluggish economy is, literally, a real downer. In fact, studies show that – not surprisingly – a depressed economy makes us depressed as well. According to a new survey by New York-based market research company Euro RSCG Worldwide, 45 percent of male respondents and 33 percent of women say that the current economic situation negatively affects their mood.

There is good news and bad news about the latest U.S. obesity statistics.         The good news, according to the just-released Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index survey, is that, for the first time in three years, the number of obese and overweight people in this country has declined slightly.    

In recent years, the Paleo Diet trend has been gaining popularity – compelling us to reminisce on our caveman (and cavewoman) ancestors and how they lived. But does the trend really merit the hype?

Many people are frustrated with their current workout routines, and even more disappointing are the results that most people achieve when they try to work out on their own. Did you know that 80% of people who join a gym quit going consistently enough to see results after 2 weeks? Research shows that only 11% of the population works out consistently and only 2% of the population sees results. I had been around the membership gyms long enough to see these stats play out.  Some gyms that I worked at had over 3000 members, but I only saw the same 100 faces.

There are many drugs and pills that claim anti-inflammatory properties, promise to reduce pain and quell harsh reactions to inflammatory foods. But as with almost every drug, there are long-term side effects that can lower the immune system and bring on other unwanted symptoms. Luckily, nature has provided us with all natural anti-inflamatories that are not only great tasting but provide other essential vitamins, minerals and nutrients that help boost the immune system.

Have you ever heard the story of the man who sat in front of an empty fireplace and said “give me heat” and all of a sudden… nothing happened? That’s right, no heat came from the fireplace. Can you believe that?  He was so angry, bitter and despondent when the fireplace did not produce what he had asked for. He became jealous and spiteful of those who had fires billowing with red, orange and blue flames that he would curse the families with warm households. What about the man who put in 2 pieces of wood and asked for a bonfire? Ever heard of him?