Are You Drinking Enough Water?

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I don't think I ever drank plain water growing up. I mostly drank milk and juices. This seems so strange to me now. You might have grown up the same way and it is now really hard for you to form the habit of drinking water. Well, first off you might wonder why you should care. Why would you want to drink water? It's no secret that a large part of our body is made up of water. So obviously, if the body consists of water, it needs water, just like it needs all the other nutrients it consists of or needs for energy production. Most people that don't drink enough water are in a constant state … [Read more...]

Improve Your Posture – Simple Neck Exercise

The many hours spent on a daily basis in front of the computer can be detrimental to our posture, not to mention cause muscle pain and headaches. The typical head-forward position we assume when looking closely at the monitor causes the neck flexor muscles to be continuously stretched. A muscle that is in a stretched position for a long time will get weak over time. Here is a very simple exercise to strengthen the neck flexors and improve your posture that you can do anytime when driving your car. While keeping your chin tucked under, press the back of your head into the head rest of your seat. … [Read more...]