Lake Norman Integrative Wellness Blog
Keg On Tap At Lake Norman Integrative Wellness& Wellness
Lenny Boy. Lenny Boy offers many different flavors and uses all organic ingredients and alkaline Appalachian mountain water. Kombucha is considered to be a “functional food”, meaning it provides health benefits above and beyond that of basic nutrition. Fermented foods can help strengthen and support digestive and immune systems, helping bodies to fight off and…
Are you working out too much?
A study found that older women (ages 60 to 72) who worked out two to four times a week burned more calories each day and found exercise more pleasurable than those who worked out more. Past studies have found exercising vigorously almost every day causes some people to be less physically active overall compared to…
Anemia: Deal breaker to better health
If you have iron-deficiency anemia, it will be difficult to impossible to heal from chronic health issues. Because it robs the cells of oxygen necessary for basic functions, anemia is a deal breaker when it comes to improving your health. Knowing how to identify and address your anemia are crucial first steps to any healing…
How to protect yourself from brain injury
Your brain health determines your response to a brain injury The brain is an extremely malleable organ that is constantly being shaped by our environment, diet, experiences, thoughts, and emotions. Because it is such a sensitive organ, brain health can easily suffer. What makes the brain most vulnerable to increased devastation from a brain injury…
What can cause constipation and what to do about it
constipation is a serious digestive issue that can significantly impact your health. Conventional medicine defines constipation as having hard stools with a bowel movement fewer than three times per week, and severe constipation as less than once a week. In functional medicine, however, good elimination is having one to three healthy bowel movements per day.…