Ideal Health Doctor

Good night, sleep tight, don’t let the bedbugs bite. I remember hearing this growing up and the thought of bed bugs seemed as old as my grandparents. But, if you’ve been listening to the news, you know that bedbugs are back.

There has been an outbreak of bedbugs in our country, but don’t panic. First of all, bedbugs won’t make you sick, they don’t transmit diseases, and if you have them, it doesn’t mean your home is dirty. They may or may not bit you, but basically are just annoying.

With that being said, why an outbreak now? Officials think it is because we are using fewer and fewer home pesticides.

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We have all heard how we should reduce our sodium intake, stop salting our foods and be wary of high sodium packaged and refined foods. Whilst this is true there is another side to the story……

Potassium is a type of Ionic Salt which is naturally found dissolved in sea water and as part of the mineral content of fruits and vegetables. It is thought to be key in balancing out levels of blood pressure and regulating them to a more standard level. New science even goes to show that pottasium can be equally as effective in treating hypertension (high blood pressure) as taking medication for the problem.

Diet and lifestyle plays an important role in managing blood pressure. Hig

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Rodrigo Cayo (DREAM)

Some of us leading a healthy lifestyle seem to get too carried away with things and sometimes end up training too much in spite of our bodies telling us no. The problem is we can become pretty bad at listening to the signals our bodies put out, sometimes all we need is a day of total rest with nothing more than maybe some light stretching and some basic moving around.

The main reason for writing this post is that I have been guilty of overtraining in the past few weeks, you see I have had some extra time on my hands and have been spending it either in the gym or playing sports.

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Young or old we all experience joint pain at sometimes in our lives. Be it from too exercise that is too strenous, an awkward move or simply the degeneration of our joints with age. Fortunatly there are several things we can so to reduce this pain and even eliminate it.

Joint pain is usually a result of a slight level of inflammation, a low grade inflammation around the body which can cause joints to ache. Inflamattion has many potential causes:

• Over Exercising
• Dietery triggers
• Age
• General Stress

And of course joint pain could also be result of Osteoarthiritis which is common in those above 65.

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