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Fun and Healthy Fourth of July
What comes to mind when you think of Independence Day? Hot dogs and hamburgers? Fireworks? Flags? It’s all correct! As you prepare for fourth of Ju...
Mind Your Summer Rays
What season is more highly anticipated than summer? It’s a word that’s packed with possibility and expectation, unburdened by the responsibilities ...
Keep Dad Happy and Healthy!
Most of us focus on fighting the visible signs of aging. We worry about thinning hair, wrinkles and our physical appearance while forgetting that w...
Put the "App" in Happy! :)
Staying mentally active is one of the most important factors for brain health. With a smartphone, mental exercises have never been more accessible ...
Mind your Ps and Qs
What is PQQ?In 2003, Japanese researchers discovered pyrroloquinoline quinone, also known as PQQ or methoxatin. PQQ is an essential micronutrient f...
PQQ: A Superstar for Brain Health
It’s likely you aren’t familiar with the micro-nutrient PQQ (short for pyrroloquinoline quinone) as it was only recently isolated in 2003. The disc...
Let's Talk about Brain Health
We wouldn’t be here without our brain. This three-pound organ is responsible for our thoughts, emotion, intelligence and so much more. The command ...
3 Surprising Foods to Boost Your Mood
Some foods can truly help improve your health. The foods you eat can affect your mood and energy. In this blog, we have outlined three particular f...
May is Mental Health Month
May is Mental Health Month, and organizations around the world are taking this time to raise awareness of mental health, which includes our emotion...
What Memorial Day is Truly About?
A lot of people think of Memorial Day as an added vacation or a 3-day weekend. Maybe you have a BBQ with the family and think of Memorial Day as th...
Serotonin: The Happy Chemical
What is serotonin?
Serotonin is an important chemical and neurotransmitter often called the “happy chemical.” It has a wide variety of functions in...
3 Overlooked Issues of Mental Health
Mental health is an overlooked issue in today’s culture. From elementary to adulthood, kids and adults alike deal with mental health issues. It may...
Get Riding for National Bike Month
What is National Bike Month?
National Bike Month is sponsored by the League of American Bicyclists and celebrated in communities across the U.S. Es...
3 Power Foods that Fuel Your Workout
An exhausting and sweaty workout makes you feel accomplished. If it’s cardio or weights, a hard workout makes you feel like you achieved a mileston...
Simple Ways to Train Like An Athlete
Tiger, Serena, Brady, LeBron, Vonn, Mayweather. These pro athletes with their recognizable singular names seem superhuman to many people. Yet the b...
Fitness for Life
May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. Designated by the President’s Council on Fitness, it’s been celebrated since 1983. The goal, the...
Eat the Spring Bounty!
Spring is here and it’s time to eat accordingly! This time of year is when all things come alive and we experience renewal. For our bodies this mea...
Breathe Easy with Allerfin
Picture this: You’ve planned a trip to Washington, D.C. to see the famous National Cherry Blossom Festival. You’re strolling along the Tidal Basin ...
Make Your Lunch Count!
Tomorrow is National Make your Lunch Count Day! With this in-mind…let’s talk lunch. Your lunch meal has more influence on your life than you might ...
Spotlight on BB536 Probiotic
Can 4 million Americans be onto something? That’s the number of adults who consume probiotics from food sources and supplements. Probiotics are def...
Banish Indigestion Naturally
Indigestion, or upset stomach, affects nearly 30 percent of the population. If you’ve ever experienced excessive gas or bloating, burping, or nause...
The Gut: Our Second Brain
Do you take digestion for granted until it goes awry? The role our gut plays in health and disease has become increasingly evident as distinct rela...
Yoga Poses for Kidney Health
Since we are talking all things kidney health this month, we thought it would be a good idea to share with you some yoga poses that may promote kid...
Kidney Health is in Your Hands!
March is the month to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and the start of spring, but did you also know it is National Kidney Month?
Your kidneys are some...
How to Observe National Kidney Month
March is National Kidney month. At QOL we love and appreciate our kidneys, and we think you should too! The kidneys don’t get the attention they de...
Give Your Kidneys Some Love
Though there are many health issues that affect the American population, advances in treatment and prevention are helping people live longer. Regre...
Healthy Green Foods!
In March we think green – typically this time of year when we think green we are talking about leprechauns and four leaf clovers – but this year we...
3 Tips To Relax Before Bed
Sometimes it can be a daunting task to unwind after a long stressful day. There needs to be a transition from the bustle of work, shopping and erra...
The Importance of Women’s Sleep
International Women’s Day is about recognizing the health challenges they overcome. When it comes to women’s health, sleep is often an overlooked h...
Eat for Your Best Sleep!
The foods you eat effect every aspect of your health and your overall life. Food choice affects way more than just your weight – food choice has be...
Make Sleep Priority #1
Are you aware we spend one-third of our life asleep?
As adults, we should get seven to nine hours of sleep. During the first year, newborns and in...
We Are What We Eat
Have you ever thought much about nutrition and what it means?
National Nutrition Month® began as a simple awareness week four decades ago. With pop...
Celebrate National Grapefruit Month!
Did you know February is national grapefruit month? February is also national heart health month – ironically, grapefruit is known to offer benefit...
Happy Drink Wine Day!
PSA: There’s a day dedicated to drinking wine! February 15th is Drink Wine Day and we salute whoever came up with this great idea. Whether your dri...
Healthy Valentine’s Day!
Valentine’s Day is here again – and you know what that means, fancy dinners, endless chocolates and candies, and extravagant dates. Unfortunately, ...
It’s time to stock up!
February is National Canned Food Month – and we’re pretty excited about this! Canned foods are an underestimated grocery item, when in reality they...
What is SAD?
What is SAD?
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a form of depression that recurs with a seasonal pattern. This mood disorder typically appears in...
Celebrate Compliment Day!
Today we recognize compliment day!
This holiday is not well known – but we think it is a very important day. In fact, at QOL we think compliment da...
Alleviate Stress Now
What is the relationship among stress, serotonin, and food?
Chronic stress is at epidemic levels in America. Because of that, most of us have insuf...
Boost Immunity, Reduce Stress
Americans feel under siege. Stress has been deemed a national epidemic, especially hitting hard for so-called GenZers born between 1995 and 2010.
S...
Top Tips for Staycations
Vacation or staycation?
Time off whether far away or close to home is essential for work-life-relationship balance. Families used to take summer va...
Healthy Comfort Foods
The holidays are over – but winter is still in full swing! For many of us this means dealing with cold weather. Something about cold weather always...
New Year, Same You
Happy New Year! Ok QOL fam – let’s talk resolutions. Just because it’s a new year doesn’t mean you have to change everything about yourself. You’re...
Your Stress-Free Guide to GABA
If you’ve been in the market for mood support or stress management supplements you may be familiar with the ingredient GABA. It’s like melatonin in...
Celebrate Thank You Note Day!
Today is thank you note day! This may seem like a silly holiday – but actually writing thank you notes is a great way to show your appreciation for...
How to Make Your own Stress Ball!
This is the most stressful time of year, it is important to manage stress every way possible. Stress balls are an easy way to reduce stress. Playin...
Lemon Balm for Anxiety Relief
Lemon balm, or Melissa officinalis, is a fragrant perennial herb that has been used medicinally since ancient times. As a natural remedy, lemon bal...
Don’t Let Stress Hurt Your Immunity!
Winter is right around the corner and we can feel it. The drastic weather change is throwing our bodies in for a loop. During this time of year our...
Healthy Gingerbread Recipes!
Gingerbread is a holiday staple that emerges in many forms this time of year. You will find gingerbread man cookies, gingerbread houses, gingerbrea...
Tips to Manage Your Holiday Stress
As we close in on the Holidays you may start to feel your stress levels rise. This is not uncommon and you are not alone - holiday stress is a real...
4 Reasons You May Have Holiday Stress
The Holidays are here and you might be finding yourself not feeling the holiday cheer. You may be wondering why? Why am I feeling down during the m...
5 Foods for Picture Perfect Skin
The holidays are here! It’s that time of the year where you prepare to see relatives and friends you haven’t seen since last year. Photos will be t...
Healthy Foods for Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is one of the greatest holidays – but it can also be one of the unhealthiest days of the year. Traditional Thanksgiving dishes are loa...
Happy Homemade Healthy Bread Day!
You may not have known, but today is actually a very important holiday. Every year on the 16th of November we honor National Homemade Healthy Bread...
Good Night, Good Skin
What’s sleep got to do with skin health? Everything says the experts.
Insufficient sleep is considered a worldwide epidemic linked to obesity, diab...
Habits for Healthy Skin
Since November is healthy skin month we will be talking about skin all month long! Most people struggle with one skin concern or another, yet many ...
DIY Face Masks for Healthy Skin
November is healthy skin month! Face masks have been trending hard lately – beauty stores and pharmacies are flooded with new face mask products, b...
Using Probiotics to Benefit Skin
Dermatologists often hear their patients complain of sensitive skin. It’s not a clinical definition but rather a general recognition this is skin t...
One Skin for Life
Why should we concern ourselves with skin?
FACT: Skin is the largest organ of our body. It protects the internal organs, acts as a barrier against ...
A Guide to Daylight Saving
It’s that time of year, when the days become shorter and the days get colder – and daylight saving is right around the corner. Mark your calendars ...
Eat for your Breast Health!
Did you know that diet plays a huge role in breast health? Well it does! Since October is breast health month we thought it would be fitting to cre...
Ovaries: A Woman’s Treasured Organ
Let’s talk about ovaries! Ovaries a very important organ in the female body but unfortunately we don’t give them all of the attention they deserve....
Evaluate Your Life Day!
Happy evaluate your life day. You may have the inclination to approach this day negatively – or in a critical fashion. Traditionally, when we hear ...
Healthy Pumpkin Spice Makeover!
Its pumpkin spice season, and although you may be tempted to get a PSL every day of the week, you may want to hold off and leave them for special o...
The Guide to Probiotics!
If you’ve heard the word “probiotics” – you probably know that they are correlated with good health. Even though these bacteria are all the rage la...
Join our Better QOL Community!
Are you looking for a place to connect with like-minded people who have a passion for improving their quality of life in natural and healthy ways? ...
Mushrooms Are Magic
Humans have always had a fascination with mushrooms. From ancient shamans to modern scientists studying mental health and medicine, the use of mush...
Breast Test: Self Examination
There are many things on our monthly to-do list; pay our bills, pay rent, start a 30 day challenge, start a new calendar, and now you can add ‘perf...
Food for Joints!
When we watch contestants vigorously train on Dancing With the Stars and marvel at Tiger Woods’ athletic recent comeback to the winner’s circle, we...
8 Family-Fun Fall Activities!
The first day of fall is tomorrow meaning summer is officially over. No more beaches, pools, or just enjoying fun in the sun. You might be thinking...
4 Simple Joint Health Exercises!
Yes, it seems counter-intuitive, but experts say simple exercise can help ease some joint pain.
If you have existing issues, wear support braces (k...
September is Self-Improvement Month!
Welcome to self-improvement month! Tackling self-improvement can be a daunting task. Many people wish to improve or change certain things about the...
Curious about Collagen?
Collagen has become increasingly popular among health enthusiasts – but surprisingly enough many people still don’t know what collagen is or why it...
Be Good to Your Joints
Our joints are essential to how well we function in daily life. Think of all the times you bend, twist, turn, lift, jump, squeeze, and run...
Labor Day Weekend Survival Guide!
Don’t cry because it’s over – smile because it happened! This is our mantra at QOL when it comes to dealing with the end of summer blues. Luckily,...
Back-to-School Tips for Health!
Many of you are going through the back to school drill right now with your family. You are not alone.
Government statistics project nearly 57 milli...
This month we see... Vitamin C!
We may have hazy memories of learning about Vitamin C and its many benefits in school, about how its deficiency causes scurvy and about how many sa...
Get on Trend with Turmeric!
Turmeric has become a huge health trend over the past few years. However, there are still many people who don’t know what Turmeric is! And hold up ...
10 Healthy Snacks for Kids
Back to school season is right around the corner and it’s time to go shopping – pick out new school supplies, back-to-school outfits, a new backpac...
What the Watermelon!
Watermelon has always been a summer staple – but recently we have seen new and different watermelon products popping up on health food store shelve...
Happy Grab Some Nuts Day!
This holiday sounds comical – but according to our food holiday calendar, every year on August 3rd we celebrate “Grab Some Nuts Day!” At QOL we are...
7 Steps to Simplify Life
It’s National Simplify Your Life Week, a fitting opportunity to be reminded: “The most precious resource we have is time.”
If we want to live happi...
July is Blueberry Month!
Blueberries, oh yum!
Summertime is prime time for these powerful nuggets of juicy sweetness. We were amazed to discover all the virtues and health ...
The Gluten Free Review!
“Gluten free” is something we have all heard of – but surprisingly many people still do not know what this really means, and what a gluten free die...
10 ways to “Train Your Brain”
Summer’s here and words like “keto” and “gluten-free” are trending in helping get that perfect beach body. However, little do people know that alon...
Quality Sunsets Of Our Lives!
The radiant yellow ball of fire gradually turned a deep shade of tangerine and eventually crimson. It merged with the horizon like an orange juice ...
Lychee: Turn Back Time with Oligonol
We live in a time where celebrity spokespeople dominate the media and set the trends. Whether we agree or not, society celebrates youth, beauty, an...
Happy National French Fry Day!
Happy Friday and happy Fry Day! Every year on July 13th we celebrate National French Fry Day! Since your health and happiness are our main concern ...
15 Ways to Celebrate Independence Day
History recognizes July 4, 1776, as the day America was born. On this day, the Second Continental Congress unanimously adopted the Declaration of I...
Are we aging healthy?
In November 2016, the US senior citizen population achieved a new milestone.
American seniors are now more than:
50 Million Strong!
The world’s ...
12 Summer-Fun Ideas for the Family
Schools out, summer vacation is here! The kids are now home all day for the next couple of months – now what? Keep them away from the iPad and vide...
Let’s Let it Go!
We all know that too much sugar in your diet, too little sleep, lack of exercise, or excessive alcohol consumption can all be threats to your healt...
Let’s Talk Keto!
The Keto diet has been a hot topic lately – but maybe you’re unsure if this could be right for you? At QOL we believe that the keto diet can be a ...
12 Ways to Support Our Oceans
World Oceans Day is celebrated every June 8th. Countries, governments, public and non-profit organizations join together to advance education, take...
Prostate 101: Know the Facts
Until something goes wrong, men are mostly clueless about their prostate. This complex gland is vital to men’s health and procreation.Do you know t...
How to Celebrate National Bike Month!
Every year during May we recognize National Bike Month! This holiday is sponsored by the League of American Bicyclists and celebrated in communitie...
It’s National Women’s Health Week!
National Women’s Health Week is May 13 – May 19 and it’s time to raise awareness. You might be asking yourself what is National Women’s Health Week...
5 Fun Indoor Activities for Kids
As per the saying “April showers bring May flowers,” we all know that this month is famous for its heavy showers and rainy days. It can be hard to ...
Let’s Talk Toothpaste!
When you brush your teeth two times a day (or more in some cases) you think you are taking the appropriate steps towards protecting your health. In...
Foods That Promote Healthy Digestion
Sluggish after lunch at work?
That’s your sign to boycott the junk food quirk!
Can you sense the heartburn rising uncomfortably fast?
Healthy foods...
Happy National Poetry Month!
National poetry month takes place every year in April - you may not know but writing poetry can have a magical effect on your body, mind and soul. ...
Celebrate World Health Day!
Every year on April 7th we celebrate World Health Day! To honor this day your QOL family would like to share with you some information you may not ...
Happy Vitamin C Day!
We don’t know about you, but the QOL family has noticed lots of people feeling under the weather this time of year.Thank goodness for Vitamin C Day...
De-stress for Better Sleep
It is time to say farewell to March – your QOL health gurus would like to wrap up Sleep Awareness Month with some final sleep tips. You may not rea...
Fall asleep and stay asleep!
Falling asleep and staying asleep is hard work.
Our body just expects us to lie down and close our eyes as if we didn’t just spend a whole day sol...
5 Tips for Better Quality Sleep!
Do you have a lack of daytime energy, productivity, emotional balance, and issues with your weight?
All of these can be related to the consistent ...
5 Ways to Stress Less
At QOL we understand how stressful life can be! Stress can have many negative effects on the body Starting at your head – stress can trigger and in...
You are what you absorb…
What is the difference between CoQ10 and MicroActive® CoQ10?Found in virtually every cell of the human body, coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is a key player i...
Why Wine should be your Valentine!
Nowadays many people like to come home, relax, and pour themselves a glass of wine. However, what many people do not realize is that wine actually ...
Date Ideas To Get Your Heart Pumpin’!
Happy Valentine’s Day! Stuffed animals, flowers, and chocolates are all around. If you’re like many of us you may have forgotten to make dinner res...
Welcome to Our Blog!
Hello and welcome to our Quality of Life blog. At Quality of life our name is our mission. We guarantee that 100% of the ingredients used in Qualit...
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