Be Well Magazine

If a pill could be made that could do the same for cancer as exercise it would be called a miracle drug. EXERCISE CAN HELP PREVENT CANCER We all know that not smoking is important in the prevention of cancer. Exercise also…

When we hear the term mental illness, we are used to thinking of depression, anxiety and other disorders, as the illness. But increasing areas of study are understanding that these symptoms may actually be indicators that something else is occurring within the…

Your thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland located in your throat. Because it has a role in metabolism, it can have far-reaching symptoms involving temperature control, energy output and hunger. Your pituitary makes a hormone called thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) and this…

April is IBS Awareness Month. You probably won’t come across any marches for Irritable Bowel Syndrome this month, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a widespread issue. In fact, IBS is the most common disorder of the digestive tract, affecting approximately 1…

Stress is part of being human, we are wired to react to challenges that result in experiencing stress. A certain amount of stress is ok. We start to experience stress as distressing when the demands that are placed on us exceed our…

It’s easy to fall into a pattern of worrying with all the pressures of modern life. Worrying is a natural practice that helps us process our emotions about the experiences in our life, but there are techniques which can make it more…

If you are planning for a family sometime in the future, you might be interested to know that your choices today can affect the genes of your unborn baby. A new concept called “epigenetics” is empowering parents and can have a profound…