10 Tips to Improve Your Memory

10 Tips to Improve Your Memory Having trouble remembering appointments, items you need at the grocery store, or where you put your keys? Everyone has moments when something slips their mind. If this has been happening to you with increasing frequency, try doing a few easy brain exercises each day to help improve memory. Luckily, mental workouts can be just as effective for your brain as physical workouts are for your body. Memory Tip:...

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11 Totally Natural And Completely Unexpected Ways To Ease Pain

11 Totally Natural And Completely Unexpected Ways To Ease Pain. What's the thing you do best? Our biggest strengths can contribute significantly to our happiness, success and well-being -- and to those of the people around us. According to newly-released Gallup data, using one's best talents can also play a role in one's comfort. In more than 120,000 interviews conducted during the latter half of 2012, Gallup found that the more people...

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4 Health Benefits of Probiotics

4 Health Benefits of Probiotics Most people typically think of bacteria as something harmful, but that’s not always the case. In fact, there is healthy, beneficial bacteria present in every human body. Probiotics are microorganisms known as “good” or “friendly” bacteria; the words pro and biota literally mean “for life.” Found in dietary supplements and certain dairy products with live enzymes, such as yogurt, probiotics are known for having...

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5 Reasons You May Not Be Getting Enough Vitamin D Approximately three-quarters of U.S. teens and adults are deficient in vitamin D, also known as the “sunshine vitamin.” Vitamin D is necessary for maintaining overall health, and it has a direct effect on the bones, brain, heart, muscles and lungs. There are two main sources of the nutrient: sunlight and supplements. Most of us get plenty of exposure to direct sunlight—maybe even too much—and...

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Why You Should Take Amino Acids for Good Health

Why You Should Take Amino Acids for Good Health You’ve probably heard about the importance of amino acids. But what are they? And why are they good for your health? Amino acids are a group of organic compounds that are essential for all life forms. There are hundreds of different types of amino acids, although only about 20 are used to create the thousands of different proteins that form muscles, organs and other vital body parts. Among...

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What You Need to Know About NO

What You Need to Know About NO I talk about Nitric Oxide (NO) a lot on HealthIsWealth, but it’s been a while since I’ve summarized the science behind this important molecule. So, I’d like to recap NO and its role in the body. NO is a simple, common molecule that can often be the difference between good health and illness. A gas composed of one atom of nitrogen (N) and one atom of oxygen (O), NO is produced naturally, all the time, by...

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8 Signs of Weakening Health You Shouldn’t Ignore

8 Signs of Weakening Health You Shouldn’t Ignore If your latest visit to your doctor gave you shivers and proved you are not healthy because you are developing a certain form of cancer, or perhaps you had a stroke, or you were shocked to have had a heart attack. Furthermore, these life threatening events will most likely motivate you to make drastic lifestyle changes. However, you might not know that your body can give you warning signs...

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