Archive for January 2022

Plants Provide Mental, Physical & Emotional Health Benefits It is widely known that spending time in nature and green spaces can reduce stress and improve a person’s mood. This can be a challenge during the winter months because of the shorter days, more darkness, the bare landscape and poor weather restricting time outdoors.  When winter…

Proactive Skin Care with Advanced Testing WHAT IS MOLE MAPPING? Mole mapping is a proactive and simple way to get your annual skin screening and identify any moles or lesions that may be of concern. Not only do we look at your skin now, we track changes in your skin over time. This is one…

Fatigue is more than just feeling tired. Well, it’s complicated, and it’s much more than just feeling tired or worn out. Fatigue can mean many different things to many different people.  Feelings of tiredness, muscle weakness, mental fatigue can all impact one’s life in numerous ways.  The standard dictionary definition is this:  “Fatigue is extreme…

Finding Your Healthy Balance At Empowered Health, we offer a body composition analysis that evaluates your body’s balance between muscle and fat. This easy-to-use device measures factors such as total body water, body fat percentage and skeletal muscle mass percentage.  Body composition is essential for understanding your physiological makeup and is appropriate for all age…

Is Inflammation Impacting Your Health? by Erika Zink, NBC-HWC How do you know if inflammation is negatively affecting your health?   How do you know if inflammation is negatively affecting your health?     It’s important to mention not all inflammation is bad. In the case of acute illness or injury, such as a broken bone or viral infection, inflammation is a very important tool…

What is Fiber?  Fiber is an undigestible carbohydrate found in plant foods. It comes in two forms: soluble and insoluble. Both perform important functions with regards to digestion and are necessary for maintaining a healthy body.  SOLUBLE FIBER: Easily dissolved in water and functions to slow the digestion of glucose.  INSOLUBLE FIBER: Does not dissolve in water and…