Wellness Resources Do you have a smart watch? Or know someone with a smart watch or other “wearable” technology that monitors “heart rate variability” or HRV? Your child athlete may monitor their heart rate variabili…
In recent days, the CDC released its latest findings on glyphosate levels in Americans. According to the National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemical, at least 80% of study participants ages 6 and older had glyphosate herbicide r…
Daily personal chemical exposures from the environment and food and water supply are prevalent. Even if you don’t consciously recognize them, your body still must deal with them. These chemicals are found in your blood, urine, fat tissues, and…
Summertime humidity, storms, and more can quickly bring on mold issues in your work or home environment. Mold toxin effects are more than just a musty smell in the basement or the need to open a window to let in some fresh air. It can have long-last…
Do you ever notice hair loss after a period of significant stress? Stressors of all kinds impact your entire body. The release of free radicals from emotional or physical stress, excessive high heat from the hair dryer, hair coloring, illness, obesi…
You know the feeling – a heavy head, yawning, irritability, ready to fall asleep in a moment, or climbing a flight of stairs feels like a mountain. Too often, it is all blamed on aging, but there is much more to it. Blood sugar stability, slee…
Boswellia, also known as frankincense, is an Ayurvedic herb commonly used in India, China, and Middle East. It has a long history of use for joint and connective tissue support. Boswellia also provides exceptional support for gastrointestinal, metab…
You have many options when it comes to choosing a supplement that can help you maintain a healthy and happy body. However, there is only one supplement that can help support a healthy gut, help your joints, improve your skin and hair, and even aid w…
Joint health and comfort are influenced by many things. For decades, glucosamine, chondroitin, and MSM sulfur have been popular nutrients to fend off the effects of creaky, aging joints. Many individuals have substantially benefi…
You've probably heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But in reality, not all breakfasts are made equal, and eating sugary cereals, carb-filled bagels, and toast with jam can do more harm than good. The good news is that by mak…
Ashwagandha is an Ayurvedic herb used since 3000 BC in India as a multipurpose tonic for numerous health benefits. Traditionally, it has been used for stress, weakness, and male and female health. Over the years, ashwagandha has been found help…
Your body’s fat tissue is a complex endocrine system that consists of three types of fat: brown, white, and beige. Each tissue has different properties. For the last several years, researchers have studied ways to activate and increase the amo…
Imagine your world with significantly impaired vision or loss of sight. This is almost unimaginable as we use our eyes for so much. The eyes are amazing sensory organs and part of an incredibly complex neural network within your brain that provides …
You may not think about it until you’re in a staring contest with your child or your eyes feel gritty and dry from a hot windy day, but blinking your eyes is a very important job. The average individual blinks their eyes about 15-20 times per …
Springtime and warmer weather brings anticipation of getting outside and exercising. Bike rides, long-walks, golf, baseball, and other activities are back on the agenda for many. Shedding the Pandemic and winter weight gain provides a stro…
Do you eat a plant-based diet or limit meat consumption? You may be lacking an important amino acid needed for vision, calming the nerves, brain health, detoxification, bile acid production, cardiovascular health, and more. Discover why you need tau…
Stress affects everyone differently. Some individuals push through stress and seemingly have no problems until they crash in sheer exhaustion. Some may find themselves craving and eating food to calm their emotions, while others may not want to eat.…
Are you taking a zinc supplement? Be sure it’s balanced with copper. At Wellness Resources, we have many specialty formulas that balance nutrients in the right amounts for optimum health. Sometimes when you take isolated nutrients, it can lead…
Protein has been a popular topic for decades, yet many still have questions. How much do you need? Aren’t all protein sources the same? What are the benefits of protein? As diet trends change over time, we find what works and what doesn’…
The New Year naturally brings resolutions to make healthier habits. With busy and erratic schedules, regular mealtimes often fall by the wayside. Meals are skipped or other irregular eating patterns occur. In addition, inconsistent sleep-wake routin…
The human body is a marvelous creation with unique tissues of all types that work in concert unlike anything else. It is made up of liquids like saliva, urine, blood, bile, and digestive juices. It houses a gut microbiome that outnumbers your own ce…
Fall and winter seasons bring colder temperatures, cloudy skies, and a lower angle of the sun in the sky. We spend more time indoors and have less skin exposed when outdoors. These factors significantly impact your ability to make vitamin D from the…
Various television commercials over the years have focused on “you can’t just stop at one”. I find that to be the case for polyphenols like resveratrol. Once you start learning about what plant-based nutrients do for the human body…
Health is a gift. A blessing. Until it declines, it is easy to take your health for granted. Whether it is bounding up the stairs without joint pain, easily reading fine print, having the energy to participate in athletics, walking gracefully withou…