Everyone has heard for some time about the dangers smokers face and the damaged to their lungs. What smokers do not always realize is the day to day effect that smoking has on their body as a whole.

Thinking about a holiday meal as highly nutritious might seem counter-intuitive, but you would be surprised how many beneficial vitamins, nutrients, amino acids, and proteins can be tucked away in the traditional turkey-with-trimmings feast.

Thermal Scans (or thermography) are digital pictures taken with an infrared camera that show heat patterns in the body. These thermal images look at blood flow patterns, inflammation and asymmetries, which can assess pain and dysfunction anywhere in the body, or act as early warning signs for breast cancer long before you can feel a lump.

The decision to be healthier is a deeply personal one, rooted in our innate desire to be the best version of ourselves we can be. By starting small and building discipline around little successes, we can build momentum towards our ultimate goal.

I have always thought of myself as a healthy person. Recently I was forced to examine these hard-set ideas and was surprised by what I found out.

Although the numbers of people diagnosed with diabetes and pre-diabetes have staggered to near-epidemic proportions in recent years, by no means is diabetes a new disease.