Hiking is one of the best ways to improve your energy levels, sleep and overall quality of life. Since hikers and backpackers are physically active, they enjoy better health. And improved health and physical fitness are the basic factors which are required for maintaining a good and lifelong fitness. The following infographic from Riders Trail provides 23 ways that hiking makes you healthier.
Magnesium is involved in more than six hundred different chemical reactions in the body. It is a vital component in synthesizing new RNA and DNA. Hence, it is not surprising that magnesium deficiency can have negative side effects such as muscle weakness, nausea, breathing problems, depression and more.
8 hours of sleep is necessary for our body to get revitalize and recharge for the next day. Lack of sleep can negatively impact our daily lives and on one’s physical and mental health. In order for us to have a good sleep, it’s also important to understand how our sleep cycle works and what kind of food that affects our sleeping pattern. Nutritional supplements can definitely help but we will consider this option as our last resort.
In the following infographic from the team at LabRoots, take a look into what is being discovered about Ebola, how we might be able to curb future outbreaks, and how Ebola survivors can move beyond post-syndrome setbacks.
In 2017, the Opioid Crisis was declared as a national public health emergency. Now, more resources and funds are being allocated to solve this crisis by raising awareness, improving public health access and funding research of drug alternatives. Learn more about this topic in the following infographic from LabRoots.
Regular exercise benefits the body physically, but did you know that exercise is one of the most powerful ways to improve mental illnesses? Mental health is our emotional, psychological, and social well-being, and can determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices in our day-to-day lives. In the following infographic, celebrity fitness trainer, Lucas James, provides some evidence based research for the improvement of mental health.
CBD Oil (otherwise known as cannabidiol) is scientifically proven to block the rewards of opioids and help with the fight against opioid addiction. Although CBD is primarily found in the resin glands of the fine hairs of cannabis’ female flower buds, CBD is non-psychoactive. This means that CBD oil offers the medicinal benefits of the cannabis plant in a controlled and precise way, without any of its party-drug effects or associations.
Orthopedic surgeons are ideal targets for the sellers or manufacturers of the medical device and diagnostic industry at large. There are about 35,742 physicians in the United Stateswho recognized orthopedic surgery as their primary or secondary specialty based on the statistics till 2015. Let’s have a look at the orthopedic surgeons profile compiled into the following infographic.
What is “love” anyway? A feeling? A chemical reaction? A connection? Maybe a combination of these ideals and more. Whatever love means to you, scientifically speaking, it is all in the brain, set in motion by various hormones that drive lust, attraction, and attachment. And since your brain controls your body, love really is all-encompassing. This infographic explains the series of hormones that are the true initiators of love and influence what we do and how we feel.
Every 21 seconds, an individual in the USA suffers from a traumatic brain injury (TBI). And for many brain injury survivors, they will deal with the symptoms incurred from their injury for the rest of their lives. But TBIs are often called ‘invisible injuries’. And that’s because these symptoms might not be apparent to an observer. This can cause confusion with law enforcement and authorities, who mistakenly identify TBI survivors as drunk or aggressive.
