My grandmother Belle suffered terribly from arthritis. Her swollen knuckles caused her pain and made it increasingly difficult for her to write, open mail or perform the simplest activities. While arthritis is the most common complaint of those over 65, it’s not inevitable. Over 52 million Americans are living with some form of rheumatic or […]
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3 Minute Health Tip for Feet and Toes
In celebration of National Yoga Month, Resilience for Life is proud to announce a new 3-Minute Health Tip video for your feet and toes. In recent months, we’re had numerous requests to supplement the Finger Exercise for Joint Pain video (19,000 views to date) with a similar video for Feet and Toes. We’re hoping that […]
Adopting a Healthier Lifestyle
The sign on the billboard caught my eye: “It’s Kitten Season. Time to adopt!” And that’s exactly what my husband and I did one year ago when we found Maggie at an animal shelter. At a mere 2.5 pounds and approximately 6 weeks old, she was deemed old enough for adoption. The shelter where we […]
7 Keys to a Healthy Heart
My father died of heart disease in his late 60s. He lived what he considered “a very good life,” but his lifestyle wasn’t exactly ideal for his heart. He smoked. He drank. He ate as he wished and always with gusto. He rarely exercised. When I think of the triple bypass and the valve replacement […]
Sitting Kills: How to Get More Movement into Your Day
How much of your day do you spend seated? Six hours? Eight? Ten? More? The hard truth is that most of us sit waaaaay too much – and it shows. It’s one of the big reasons behind the high rates of chronic disease in this country. And it raises your risk of early death. One […]
Shed Those Extra Winter Pounds with Nature’s Detoxifying Foods
The days are getting longer. Memories of a brutal winter – for Midwesterners and Easterners, at least – have started to melt away. Less easy to shed, though, are those extra winter pounds. Ayurveda teaches that winter weight gain is part of a natural cycle. In the winter, we typically eat heavier, denser foods. Because […]