As part of our series on essential nutrients and vision health, we will focus on Magnesium and why it is an essential nutrient for good health. Magnesium (Mg), a highly abundant element in the body, plays a vital role in cellular balance. It supports the metabolism of various minerals, nitric oxide, and numerous enzymes essential … Continue reading “Why Magnesium is Essential for Healthy Vision”
Photophobia literally means “fear of light,” but it just means that you are overly sensitive to light. Light sensitivity might be temporary, but it can be an indicator or symptom of another problem. People with photophobia experience pain, tearing, and sometimes headaches especially when they are out in bright light too long. A common summer … Continue reading “Light Sensitivity: A Symptom of Another Problem”
Everyone is sensitive to light to some degree, but light sensitivity, or photophobia is an abnormal intolerance for light. Discomfort can be experienced from light sources such as sunlight and fluorescent or other artificial lights. It may cause the person with light sensitivity to squint or to have to close their eyes. It can cause pain … Continue reading “Photophobia: When the Eyes Have Extreme Light Sensitivity”
Are you ready to sleep away those extra pounds? A new study from Kaiser Permanente’s Center for Health Research in Portland describes how high levels of stress and inadequate sleep can keep people from losing weight, even when they are following a diet. Study authors say that those who get 6-8 hours of sleep and … Continue reading “Sleep and Stress Reduction Encourage Weight Loss”
The immune system can respond to the balance of intestinal bacteria. Researchers find that stress is the main factor in the upset of that internal sense of balance. According to scientists from Ohio State University “Stress changes the composition, diversity and number of intestinal bacteria… The communities of bacteria become less varied, and there … Continue reading “Stress Disrupts Digestion and Impacts the Immune System”