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WELLNESS WEDNESDAYS: Eat More Fiber Part 3

Growing Healthy Kids

Fiber is important for the health of the digestive system and for lowering cholesterol." --University of California San Francisco (ucsfhealth.org) Are you getting about 35 grams of dietary fiber a day? Our digestive system, to be specific. With love and kindness, Nancy Heinrich, MPH Founder and Wellness Architect.

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Sweat Your Way to Wellness: The Top 10 Benefits of Saunas

The Sporting

The Big Benefits of Saunas For Your Health and Wellness There’s nothing quite like sweating out your toxins in a sauna… From helping you relax to boosting your skin health, read about 10 incredible sauna benefits and how it can improve your health. Your digestive system can also suffer. Saunas are great for rest and relaxation.

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How a Cystic Fibrosis Drug Given Prenatally Changed the Lives of One Family

Stanford Childrens

Before birth, both of the couple’s sons — Jaxon, born in 2018, and Elijah, born in 2020 — developed bowel blockages related to cystic fibrosis , a genetic disease that primarily affects the lungs and digestive system. After the surgeries, Jaxon and Elijah faced extended hospital stays and long-term digestive complications. “Our

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The Art of Breath Control: Harnessing the Benefits of Kapalbhati

The Sporting

An Introductory Guide to Practising Kapalbhati Pranayama Although practising Kapalbhati Pranayama is beneficial for your health and well-being, it’s worth noting that the numerous physical and mental health benefits are related to safe and effective practice.

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Cystic Fibrosis

Teen Health 101

It is estimated by the , Cystic Fibrosis Foundation , that around 30,000 people in America are living with it, as well as 70,000 CF patients worldwide! These proteins are distinctly prominent in mucus-producing layers of tissue, including those found throughout the digestive system, pulmonary system and within other organs of the body.

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Lose, Maintain or Gain: Concise Tips for Weight Management 

The Sporting

Don’t opt for the junk food option It’s pretty well known by now that junk food is FULL of calories. Well yes and no, yes it can bring you those easy calories and you get to tuck into a nice pizza, chocolate bar or crisps, whatever your guilty pleasure may be, but at what cost?