by Heather Nielsen | Wellness
“While heart disease kills hundreds of thousands of Americans every year and costs nearly a billion dollars a day, the Tsimane remind us that wealth doesn’t necessarily buy health and that simple solutions surround us, if we just take the time to...
by Heather Nielsen | Wellness
You have probably heard of amino acids, the building blocks of protein. There are 20 amino acids, 9 of which are essential and obtained from the food we eat. The remaining 11 are nonessential and manufactured by our bodies. Homocysteine is a nonessential amino acid...
by Heather Nielsen | Wellness
Do you ever feel stuck in anxious thought patterns? Or wonder why you can’t stop worrying? Our brains are truly hardwired to notice the dangers in life – the anxious live to “eat lunch, not BE lunch.” So it is in our best interest to notice...
by Heather Nielsen | Wellness
Job burnout is a phenomenon that can characterize any job in any field. It affects both men and women alike and occurs in about 23% of full-time employees (of 7,500 employees who took part in a Gallup poll). Unreasonable workloads and deadlines contribute to the...
by Heather Nielsen | Wellness
“Can I say for sure that it has worked for me? Not with a double blind study, but I do believe that my investigations have led me to a plan which has helped me and maybe could help you, too.” Dr. Denise Nagel. An article written in “LIFE,” a...