Radiant Health Blog

If you needed any reminder of why regular detox is a must, recent headlines about SoCal water quality offered a pointed one: According to the OC Register, Wells of nearly two dozen Southern California water agencies have reportable levels of PFAS, a chemical family increasingly linked to cancer, liver and kidney damage, thyroid disease, high […]

If your goal is to stay as youthful as possible into your later years, keeping physically active is critical. And as a new study in the British Medical Journal reminds, every little bit of movement helps. The study analyzed data from 8 previous studies involving more than 36,000 adults whose physical activity was monitored with […]

When it comes to Radiant Health, supplements are such a valuable tool, but there are a lot to choose from. To top it off, some supplements become super trendy for a while only to fade from view when reality doesn’t seem to match the hype. A recent article over at Longevity explores the question of […]

Most of us know that things like a healthy diet, regular exercise, and stress management are essential for wellness, many overlook the need for meaningful social interactions as a requirement for good health. According to one 2015 study, loneliness is now associated with a 26% higher risk of early death. That’s about the same risk […]

Some titles say it all – like the one on an article from the US Census Bureau announcing their report on our country’s shifting demographics. It’s title? “The Graying of America: More Older Adults than Kids by 2035.” Even so, Americans of all ages are seeking ways to both look and feel younger. Heck, even […]

We’ve all seen the pictures: plastic islands floating in the middle of the ocean, whales washing up on shore with stomachs full of plastic shopping bags, remote beaches in distant lands covered in plastic from all over the world. “Plastic is everywhere,” notes a WaPo editorial from this past weekend. It is not merely that […]

It wasn’t so long ago most folks believed that growing old meant slowing down, becoming more sedentary. These days, lots of us are sedentary from childhood onward – even if the demands of life keep us from slowing down as much as we need to. Movement. Rest. Rejuvenation and regeneration. That’s the natural cycle we […]

We’ve come a long way from the days when you attached a step-counter to your belt loop! Most everyone in the gym seems to be checking the wearable computer on their wrist. Your great aunt is texting you about the number of steps she got in today, according to her Fitbit. There are heart rate […]

No doubt, you’ve heard plenty about the wonders of probiotics. Maybe you’re taking them yourself. After all, they’re well-known to diversify the gut’s microbiome, able to help create a healthy balance of bacteria – a state of affairs that brings its own benefits, from relieving IBS symptoms to improving mental health to preventing certain infections. […]

Maybe you were up late working. Or binge watching a show. Or scrolling incessantly through your social media feeds. Or maybe you just couldn’t sleep, getting two, three hours in at the most. You know what that next morning is like. You lose your car keys. You forget that 3pm appointment you made a few […]