5 Yoga Poses to Target Tight Hip Flexors
Often, you may find yourself experiencing low back pain when you have been sitting all day at your desk or if you have been driving a long distance. You may also find yourself feeling stiff […]
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Excess Sugar May Damage Your Health
The American Heart Association (AHA) recommends that women eat no more than six teaspoons of added sugar per day and men no more than nine teaspoons. Yet research shows that the average American consumes 17 […]
7 Effective and Simple Seated Upper Body Moves
Resistance bands are highly functional pieces of exercise equipment because you can use them anywhere, and they only require your body weight to provide some of the resistance you need to perform many exercises. Here […]
Coronavirus: What You Need to Know and How to Cope
No matter who you are or where you live, your life has undoubtedly been disrupted by the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, as it’s called. As you’re washing your hands for the 100th time and adjusting […]
The Impact of Exercise on Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is a disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain accompanied by fatigue, trouble sleeping, memory loss, and mood issues. Currently, fibromyalgia has no known causes or cure, but symptoms are always treatable. Many experts believe […]
4 Ways to Foam Roll Your Knee Pain Away
Knee pain not only makes exercising painful, but it also makes doing day-to-day activities difficult. However, there are many ways of dealing with knee pain that is not invasive and makes it possible to live […]
Does Coffee Delay Injury Recovery?
You’ve done everything right. Rested the injured muscle. Iced it. Stretched it. Eased back into activity. Still, it hasn’t healed the way you hoped. You’re at a loss. What else can you do to help […]
6 Best Exercises to Fix Posterior Pelvic Tilt
If you lead a sedentary lifestyle, such as working all day sitting at a desk, you run the risk of developing posterior pelvic tilt. This condition occurs when the pelvis rises in the front and […]
Ask EFI ― Can Tight Psoas Muscles Affect Your Breathing
One of our readers recently asked us about a potential link between the psoas muscle (pronounced SO-as) and the diaphragm. “In the past six months or so, I sometimes find it very hard to fill […]
7 Foods to Avoid If You Have a Leaky Gut
If you suffer from regular digestive troubles, fatigue, headaches, sugar cravings, and skin rashes or eczema, you may have a condition known as “leaky gut syndrome.” Although the established medical community doesn’t yet recognize this […]