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Travel Health Tips: Jet Lag
Travel Health Tips: Jet lag Jet lag is a temporary sleep disorder that can occur when you travel across multiple time zones quickly, which creates a disruption to your circadian rhythm or “internal clock”. This disruption can lead to fatigue, insomnia, digestive issues, irritability, and difficulty concentrating. Here are some tips to help you minimize […]
read moreTravel Health Tips: Digestive Health
Travel Health Tips – Digestive Health Feeling ill while you travel can spoil your whole trip. Pharmasave Summerland has a few digestive health items for your travel toolkit: Loperamide HCl (Immodium) – used to control and relieve the symptoms of acute diarrhea (traveler’s diarrhea). Dehydration due to diarrhea can be dangerous so treatment of this […]
read moreMotion Sickness and Possible Remedies
Motion Sickness According to the CDC: Motion sickness happens when the movement you see is different from what your inner ear senses. This can cause dizziness, nausea, and vomiting. You can get motion sick in a car, or on a train, airplane, boat, or amusement park ride. “What remedies are available for motion sickness?”, you […]
read moreRed Beet Crystals
During the lustrous winter days, a few of us are fortunate enough to take advantage of the weather and head out into the hills for some skiing or snowshoeing. Perhaps others have started a new workout regime to begin the new year with better habits. In either case, performance during the activity and muscle soreness […]
read moreOptimal hydration means more than just drinking water…
When your body temperature rises, due to heat, exercise, stress, or hormone shifts, you perspire in order to keep your internal temperature at 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit. Sweating helps release heat and cool you down to help maintain optimal body temperature. When you sweat you primarily lose water, but you also lose electrolytes which perform a […]
read moreIron and Your Thyroid
Symptoms of iron deficiency are similar to symptoms of thyroid disease which can make them difficult conditions to identify. A serum ferritin test, ordered by your healthcare provider, will help to determine your iron levels and whether you need to increase iron absorption in your daily routine. Some symptoms of iron deficiency include: Persistent fatigue […]
read moreProper Gut Health=Better Sleep
Your gut produces around 400 times more melatonin, often referred to as the “sleep hormone”, than the pineal gland in your brain. By maintaining optimal gut health (healthy diet, low stress, healthy gut flora) you also benefit from optimal production of melatonin which has the following benefits: Melatonin is a powerful antioxidant. Studies have shown […]
read moreThe Stress-Fat connection (and how to mitigate it)
In an ideal setting, your hormones are released in short bursts as opposed to being released over a long period of time. Functioning this way prevents developing a resistance to a hormone. It starts with cortisol. Cortisol, known as your stress hormone, if released in short bursts, like when you are being chased by a […]
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