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Move Your Body!

Move Your Body!

If you’re feeling a bit stir-crazy being stuck inside while we wait for the pandemic to resolve, you’re not alone. This IS crazy-making! After all, we are animals that are built to be in motion. Our ancestors were up at the crack of dawn, in constant search of food and shelter so they could simply survive. While industrialization and technology have freed us from heavy physical labor, they’ve led to several generations of “couch potatoes” with a range of chronic diseases. And the pandemic has only made it worse as we’re all living online.

Fever: Friend or Foe? Plus 10 Tips to Fight the Flu

Fever: Friend or Foe? Plus 10 Tips to Fight the Flu

It’s December and we all dread the return of the flu season! So when those aches, chills, fever set in, it’s tempting to pop something to lower the fever so we can feel better fast. But current-thinking supports the idea that suppressing a fever due to viral or bacterial infections with meds may not always be the best approach. In fact, fever turns out to be an excellent example of our “homeostatic mechanisms” at work. It is now considered an “adaptive response”, part of our body’s natural defense mechanism to microbial invasion.