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Seven to eight hours. Not six, not nine, not five. Research shows that adults need to get seven to eight hours of sleep each night to maintain a healthy heart. Between seven and eight hours is considered a “good night’s sleep.”

You may be hearing a lot on the news lately about the increase in cardiovascular disease in America. Many factors attribute to this increase, from genetics to diet and lifestyle. If you are like many others, you want to avoid any type of heart related problems.

Stress – everybody has it. Even the ones who think they are not stressed, have stress. Maybe they manage stress better than you. Maybe they define stress differently. Maybe they are in denial.

In this study, researchers defined optimal health as exercising for at least 2.5 hours each week, a good diet that rates in the top half of the Healthy Eating Index, non-smoker, and percentage of body fat below 30 % for women and 20% for men.

Are you interested in becoming one of the 36 million people in America who practice yoga? If so, you can look forward to many benefits. People start practicing yoga to relieve stress and become more flexible, but these are just two of the numerous advantages.