Tag: heart

10 Steps to Improving Your Triathlon Swim

As technical as the sport of swimming can be, it is tough to narrow down the answer to the often-asked question, “what should I concentrate on?- So, I came up with a “top ten- list of steps to ... (more)

13 Health Benefits of Green Tea

A lot of people nowadays have heard that green tea benefits overall health, but not a lot know why exactly. (more)

15 Quick Body Toning Tips

Here are some toning tips for your fitness toolbox in no particular order. Mix-n-match. Read one a day. Have fun! (more)

20 Minute Home Work Out

If you are busy, not able to get up early morning or have no time for gym just follow this 20 minute home work out to stay healthy and fit. 1) Jog : in one place for 3 minutes 2) Jumping jacks: 25 re... (more)

20 Ways to Reduce Blood Pressure Naturally

Do You know someone who suffers from high blood pressure? Maybe You? Then this is good news! (more)

3 Steps To Great Abs!

Myth: You need to work your abs everyday. Truth: The best way to develop abdominal strength and tone is to work your abs to exhaustion. (more)

5 Questions You Need To Answer Before Purchasing a Treadmill

Before buying a treadmill, ask yourself these 5 questions. (more)

5 Simple Steps to Lower Your Cholesterol Level

You can lower cholesterol without drugs by following some basic steps that will not only change your cholesterol readings, but also improve your health today and in the future. So often we use a pre... (more)

6 Features Found in all the Best Treadmills

Are you just plain fed up? If you have spent any time researching online for a treadmill, every site you visit tells you that they have the best treadmills, buy from us...we are the best...blah, blah... (more)

7 Reasons To Start Up With an Exercise Program

Most of us need to follow an exercise program. This is due to the fact that just a minority of Americans exercise in a significant way. Below follows 7 good reasons to start exercising now. 1. Contri... (more)

7 Simple Steps To Beginning Bodybuilding (Part 2 of 2)

Once you know how much you need to eat, you can easily track that and meet your daily goals. Once you get into a routine (certain foods and portions) you'll have a very good idea of what you eating. (more)

8 Tips to Burn Fat Fast!

Are you looking for that "jump start" to rev your metabolism and get you bathing suit ready? The following eight tips will improve your workouts and ignite your metabolism. Try some or all of these... (more)

A Constipation Home Remedy - Cayenne

Cayenne is a constipation home remedy that is effective in producing peristalsis in your colon and aids digestion. It can be used regularly at every meal and when needed for constipation. Cayenne pe... (more)

A Different Weight Loss Tip

This is no diet but a weight loss tip that is a little different than most of the weight loss tips around. It is targeted to people suffering from food addiction, especially overweight people that ... (more)

A Goals Program!

What exactly do we mean by a goals program? Well for one thing we don’t mean, is to just set some goals that never get accomplished anyway. Could you pray tell what in the hell is the use setting the... (more)

A Look at Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Heart Health

According to research data published by the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, individuals that include regular daily intake of Omega 3 can reduce the risk of heart attack (coronary thrombosis) ... (more)

A Smoker Needs His Rest

Smoking and Sleeping I'll come clean: I smoke. I know, I know, it's a bad habit, and I’m the process of quitting. But, I like having a cigar with my dad on special occasions, and after writing for ho... (more)

A Treadmill Reader Rack - What Is It And What Does It Do?

A treadmill reader rack is a generic term for the basket which holds the varying amounts of instruments that the modern day treadmill offers the consumer as part of accessory pack that comes with you... (more)

Acid Reflux and Heartburn Natural Remedies Part II

If you have acid reflux or heartburn, using natural remedies to rebalance your stomach is what nature intended. Listed are four natural remedies that you can use to rebalance the acid in your ... (more)

Acid Reflux Chokes Me Awake At Night

Acid reflux has forced me to suddenly wake up countless times, in a state of panic, choking on my own acid and gasping for breath. Nothing can really describe the burning bile feeling, or the taste ... (more)

Active Relaxation - The Neglected Art

Stress Stress is a serious business. The subject is often in the news: we know that it causes the loss of more working days than physical illness and can lead to serious conditions of the heart and o... (more)

Adventures in Relieving Stress

Whether we are at work, traveling, or at home, we’ve all had bad days. Those stressful times can be difficult, but important, to shake. Your mental, emotional, and physical health depends on you to ... (more)

Aerobic Work-Out

Anything that raises your pulse and makes you breathe hard steadily for 15 minutes or more is aerobic. If you do aerobic exercises daily, or atleast three or four times a week, you will keep your lun... (more)

Aerobic Workouts For Weight Loss

Aerobic workouts are an effective way to control your weight, exercise your heart, strengthen your muscles and just make you feel healthier. (more)

Aging and Mid Life Crisis

Isn’t it time to put into action all the things you dream about? Have you not spent the first 20 years of your life being trained and conditioned as someone’s child or student? Following all the instructions and rules set forth before you. (more)

Aging Gracefully with the Aid of Various Nutrients

During the past thirty years there has been a steadily growing amount of scientific evidence linking vitamins and minerals to having a direct effect in protecting one’s self from aging. Apart from th... (more)

Alcohol as a Key Ingredient to a Healthy Diet

Many large studies have found that men and women who consume light to moderate amounts of alcohol per day live longer than those who abstain completely. (more)

Alpha Lipoic Acid guide

The human body is a vast and amazing phenomenon. Science vastly improves our understanding of the realm of human biology at an ever increasing rate. One such recent advancement has been the studies ... (more)

Anabolic Hormones - A Two-Edged Sword

When I was a young boy, emerging muscles were the coolest thing. If a vein popped out a little, that was even more awesome. There were no fitness centers or body building gyms to amount to anything ... (more)

Anger and Anatomy

They say that youth is wasted on the young. I’m only 34 years old so depending on the crowd I’m in I still consider my self to be pretty young. One of the traits of the young and strong is that they rarely think about their health. (more)

Anger and Health

The effects of anger on health have more to do with duration than frequency and intensity. The normal experience of overt anger lasts only a few minutes. But the subtle forms of anger, such as resent... (more)

Antioxidants - Add a Lean, Muscular Body to the List of Benefits!

I’m sure by now you’ve heard all about the amazing health benefits of antioxidant rich foods in your diet. Not only do these free-radical fighting antioxidants help you look and feel younger by slowi... (more)

Antioxidants - Your Body's Garbage Collector

Are you making the mistake of not eating enough antioxidants in your diet? I mean really, what is the harm? What, that is, aside from early aging, heart disease, cancer, and a host of other illnesses... (more)

Anxiety Disorders

Introduction Anxiety disorders are serious medical illnesses that affect approximately 19 million American adults. These disorders fill people's lives with overwhelming anxiety and fear. Unlike the ... (more)

Appreciating The Importance Of Folic Acid

Folic acid is actually just one of the many vitamins that make up the Vitamin B complex. Also known as folacin and folate, this indispensable nutrient serves the body in more ways than one. While ver... (more)

Are Allergy Shots Effective?

Itchy, watery eyes, runny nose and sneezing are all common symptoms which a vast majority of us experience as allergy symptoms at specific times throughout the year. Many individuals do everything in... (more)

Are Diet Pills The Answer?

There has been a lot of flak with how USA has been flirting with health problems because of obesity. More and more people are getting drowned in the onslaught of fast food and junk foods. Remember th... (more)

Are You Confused By All The Different Diets? Here's A Quick Diet Comparison

It would not be surprising to hear your answer is "yes, I'm confused by all these so called diets." So, if you are serious about losing weight, who should you listen to? (more)

Are You Fit?

Fitness refers to ability of the body to function with vigor and alertness. Nutrition refers to the nurturing of our body, in our ability to keep it healthy and functioning as it is supposed to do. (more)

Aromatherapy Essential Oils – An Inheritance Well Acclaimed

The use of essential oils, which is derived from the pure essence of a plant, is not new. Though the term aromatherapy was coined only in the 1920s. (more)

Aromatherapy While Traveling

Whether you are on business trip, a romantic holiday, a family trip or simply want to experience outdoor life, aromatherapy essential oils come useful along the way. Take along carrier oils for dilut... (more)

Arthritis Drugs - Is the Cure Worse Than the Disease?

Research is always ongoing into new and better medications for arthritis which is a very good thing. But where is all this leading us? Of course we need effective pain medication for arthritis to ... (more)

Atkins Diet Plan - What’s it All About?

A typical breakfast consists of 3 or 4 strips of bacon, two or more eggs and coffee. A snack would maybe be chunks of cheese and a cup of coffee with cream. Dinner might be a huge steak fried in ... (more)

Atkins Diet Plan - What’s The Catch

The Atkins diet Plan breakfast can usually composed of eggs strips of bacon and coffee. A snack might include coffee with cream, and chunks of cheese. A huge steak fried in butter could be dinner. ... (more)

Atrial Fibrillation

What is Atrial Fibrillation? The heart is a muscle divided into four chambers: two atria at the top, and two ventricles at the bottom. Electrical impulses from the sino-atrial node in the right ... (more)

Attack of the Cancer Fighting Tomatoes

That’s right, the colorful little fruit (yes, it’s a fruit) has been shown to pack a powerful punch against several forms of cancer. A variety of studies indicate that a diet rich in tomato based pro... (more)

Avoid the Thirties Fat Traps

It's amazing how excess weight creeps up on you in your thirties without you becoming aware of it. Suddenly you catch sight of yourself in a shop window or you see a picture taken at your friends wed... (more)

B-Vitamins Help Promote Healthy Arteries and Heart

A 2002 study reported, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation reported that a six-month regiment of taking folic acid, vitamin b12, and vitamin b6 can be instrumental in the prevention of recurring blocked arteries in coronary angioplasty patients. (more)

Back Pain

Back pain is one thing most likely to elicit a twinge of sympathy from the hardest of hearts. It is estimated that every person in the world will suffer from it in his/her lifetime - mild to serious,... (more)

Begin a Cardiac Rehabilitation Program For a Heart Healthy Lifestyle

Two months after my open-heart surgery, through my cardiologist’s referral, I was cleared to begin a physician-sponsored cardiac rehabilitation program – a program of exercise and risk-factor education for individuals recovering from serious heart procedures and heart disease. (more)

Benefits of Chair Yoga - Part 4

Chair Yoga can easily work in harmony with most physical rehabilitation prescriptions. Many physical therapists have knowledge of Yoga or are teachers of Yoga. Many doctors, physical therapists, and ... (more)

Benefits of Chair Yoga – Part 1

In comparison to many forms of exercise, the benefits of Chair Yoga far outweigh the risks. The therapeutic exercises work the body, from head to toes, to the best of any client’s ability. Therefore,... (more)

Benefits of Physical Activity

The benefits of physical activity can help improve the way you look, feel and work. (more)

Benefits Of Vitamin B12 (Methylcobalamin) Supplementation

One of the most overlooked supplements on the market is Vitamin B12.Your body needs this vitamin, in combination with other B vitamins, to maintain a healthy nervous system, maintain energy levels an... (more)

Blood Pressure Medications: A Concise Guide

High blood pressure is unfortunately something that most people have to deal with as they age. This is especially true for the average person in the western part of the world. The national average... (more)

Body Building Equipment for the Rest of Us

Large, bulging muscles like those found on the models of body building magazine covers are often what people associate with strength training. (more)

Brain Function and Exercise

Better brain function with exercise? The evidence is clear. Not only can you get long-term benefits for your brain from exercise, but you can boost you brain power in the next ten minutes. Exercise c... (more)

Breaking Through The Status Quo

In order to get to where you are supposed to be in life and have the desires of your heart, you have to get past the Status Quo. Breaking the status quo will involve embracing what I call the F.A.C.... (more)

BREATHE For Your Own Good

During the last few decades, Western Universities have become interested in the various techniques of deep relaxation and the effects it has on the body. During a deeply relaxed state, the heart ... (more)

Burn Calories And Enhance Body Sculpting Results With Challenging Workouts On An Incline Treadmill

Incline treadmill is suitable for wide range of therapies and workouts. Incline treadmill provides a more challenging way to increase the workload in terms of distance without going faster. Incline t... (more)

Calcium Benefits for Better Health

Calcium is the mineral most likely to be deficient in the average diet. Calcium deficiency is a condition that is now more and more common. Only 21 percent of us are getting the recommended amount of... (more)

Calcium Magnesium: Biobalanced for Maximal Bone Support

Balancing calcium with magnesium is an essential part of the effort to build and maintain strong and healthy bones. Although 99% of calcium is found in your bones, the other 1%, which circulates ... (more)

Can a Natural Health Supplement Help You To Stop Puffing Away?

Smoking was once seen as the cool thing to do. But not now. The whole country is about to change its stance on smoking in public places and what are people to do about it? Well, Stop 7 will go a l... (more)

Can Antioxidants Help You Build Muscle? Free Radicals Destroy Your Muscles

Many people these days take antioxidants to counter the detrimental effect of free radicals. Antioxidants mopped up free radicals and convert them into harmless substances. Free radicals are known to... (more)

Can Antioxidants Help You Build Muscles? Free Radicals Destroy Your Muscles

Many people these days take antioxidants to counter the detrimental effect of free radicals. Antioxidants mopped up free radicals and convert them into harmless substances. Free radicals are known to... (more)

Can Eating Salmon Really Give You A Flawless Face?

For years doctors have been telling us that eating junk food doesn’t cause acne, and you probably know at least one person who eats candy and chocolate non-stop and still has lovely skin. But recentl... (more)

Can Exercise Harm You?

When you exercise, your brain releases chemicals called endorphins that produce a feeling of euphoria – the so called “runner’s high- that people can become chemically addicted to. (more)

Cancer Preventive Measures

Cancer is a very deadly disease. This disease is one of the most deadly in terms of numbers killed year in and out. According to statistics one in three people will be affected by cancer. (more)

Cardio Enthusiasts: Discover a More Effective Training Method for Fat Loss and Heart Health!

It is common to hear fitness professionals and medical doctors prescribe low to moderate intensity aerobic training (cardio) to people who are trying to prevent heart disease or lose weight. Most oft... (more)

Childhood Obesity-The Modern Health Dilemma

You see it on the playgrounds, at roller rinks, at swimming pools, and in classrooms. Obesity is a modern health dilemma for today’s children, who are struggling with weight as never before. (more)

Childhood Obesity: Your Kids And Heart Disease!

Shockingly, it is estimated that 22 million of the world's children under 5 are overweight or obese and approximately one in four American children are overweight. (more)

Cholesterol

Cholesterol, what is it? Cholesterol is a fat; well really a lipid but they are like fats. They are carried round our bloodstream and tend to be in two types, High density and low density. These are ... (more)

Cholesterol - What Is It and Are You At Risk?

Cholesterol is a fatty lipid, steroid and an alcohol found in the body tissues and blood plasma of vertebrates. It is the essential part of the outer membranes of human body cells, and it circulates ... (more)

Cholesterol: A Guide To High And Low Foods!

The excess accumulation of cholesterol can lead to a stroke or heart attack. This happens because the build-up of excess cholesterol begins to clog the blood vessels leading to arteriosclerosis. (more)

Clash of the Fats: Triglycerides Verses Essential Fatty Acids

I confess that as a child I used to occasionally watch professional wrestling. For the true fan I suppose it is pronounced rasslin’. Once in a while my kids will find a match on television. I try to ... (more)

Close Kept Secrets to Weight Loss Lesson #10

WOW!! Here we are on lesson #10. Hasn’t it been an amazing journey over these two months? What you are discovering is all the secrets to your weight loss are within you. You’ve always had the pow... (more)

Close Kept Secrets to Weight Loss Lesson #12

Are you just exploding with the presence of light all around you? Isn’t it awesome when you take time out for yourself, how amazing you feel? Just keep believing in yourself and the miracles will ... (more)

Close Kept Secrets to Weight Loss Lesson #13

Life is great, isn’t it? Stop and just look around you as you’re reading this and breathe in all that you have to be grateful for. You have a computer; you have the Internet; you have the ability ... (more)

Close Kept Secrets to Weight Loss Lesson #30

Expect, Expect, Expect! When we prepare and expect what we desire, we ultimately receive. When we focus on our heart’s desires, we receive all that is ours by Divine right. The Law of Attraction ... (more)

Coconut Oil - More Than The Average Saturated Fat

Origin: Southeast Asia, South America, New Zealand and India Description: Known as Sanskrit “the tree which provides all the necessities of life”, the Coconut Palm yields 50-75 coconuts per year... (more)

Coffee Antioxidant - Friend or Foe

Before we get all excited over the recent news about coffee being our new antioxidant, we need to take a look at the “entire- picture. Is there truly a coffee antioxidant? If there is, how exactly is... (more)

Coffee, Tea or Liver Problems; Study Finds That Coffee Reduces The Risk Of Chronic Liver Problems

The link between the diet and the liver has long been studied by the American Liver Foundation and other organizations. Research in this area is important because it could help reduce the suffering ... (more)

Combat High Blood Pressure And Cholesterol With Soybeans

You may have heard of the Portfolio Diet- wherein it has been clinically accepted that increasing the intake of soy based foods can reduce levels of LDL cholesterol as much as some statin drugs. (more)

Comfort Food for Weight Loss

When you need comfort what do you reach for? Do you have a particular food you always go for? (more)

Common Ingredients Found in Fat Burning Supplements

The term commonly used with fat burning supplements is often thermogenics, which as the name suggests, has to do with temperature. These supplements have been shown to help increase the body's temperature enabling the body's ability to burn calories as heat; to be used as energy, thereby preventing them from being stored a fat. (more)

Control Stress by Managing It

Take a look at Corporate Executives; You can rarely tell when are stressed out. One reason you can’t is because they have learned to effectively manage their stress levels. (more)

Cortisol and Overtraining

Find out why overtraining can be as bad as not training at all in this article. (more)

Dangerous Weight Loss Methods

We’re all looking for that magic pill. You know - the one that we can take and lose weight without really trying! What would you give up to be skinny? How about your health? (more)

DASH DIET: The No-Pain Diet

A group of researchers from 5 major medical centers found that eating a specific diet rich in nutrient-dense fruits and vegetables, whole grains and low fat dairy can be a powerful tool in lowering ... (more)

Dealing With Stress and Anxiety the Natural Way

If you have ever had an anxiety attack or suspect that you may suffer from a general anxiety disorder, this information will be quite helpful to you. 30 million Americans have been diagnosed with gen... (more)

Depression and Experts

This article is about depression from an unusual perspective. It is about the powerlessness and hopelessness of modern psychological science and research. (more)

Diabetes Facts and Statistics

What is it? Diabetes is a disease where the body cannot properly produce or use insulin. Insulin is a hormone that turns the foods you eat into energy. If your body cannot turn food into energy, not ... (more)

Diabetes, Depression, Sleep and Hypnosis--A Surprising Connection

\"You cannot always control circumstances, but you can control your own thoughts.\" Discussed in this article: 1) The Sleep-Diabetes Connection. 2) Sleep and Depression--A Brief Overview 3) How A Hypn... (more)

Diagnosing Anxiety Disorder

Anxiety disorders are more common than you may think. Millions of individuals suffer silently every year, when help is available. If you or a loved one suffers from an anxiety disorder, know that... (more)

Diet and Exercising for Weight Loss

Obesity is now being called an epidemic in the health community. In fact, it will soon be the leading cause of preventable death in the United States, even ahead of cigarette smoking. Obesity leads t... (more)

Diet Pills

There is a new diet pill that comes out every day. If you’ve been struggling to lose weight and feel like you're fighting a “losing battle,- we want you to know that you’re not alone. (more)

Diet Pills - A Risky Idea

I wish I had a nickel for every weight loss aid and pill on the market. You and I could both retire. Many of these have been associated with serious medical risks, including heart attack, heart abnor... (more)

Diet Pills Health Risks

People who suffer from weight problems would like to believe that there is a simple, easy solution to their situation. A quick fix of some kind that will help them lose weight rapidly and without any... (more)

Diet Tips for Weight Loss: Free Diet Tips Which You Can't Afford to Miss! (Part 2)

Obesity is a disease that is not caused by a bacteria or virus but a person's own eating habits. It is a disease which is very easy to get rid off just by changing your food habits. Shifting excess k... (more)

Digestion

Digestion is a major problem in 21st century lifestyle. Everybody is too busy to sit down and eat properly, or healthily and there is a massive increase in colon cancer cases. (more)

Discover The Best Natural Remedy to Beat Stress and Anxiety

Current info about Rhodiola is not always the easiest thing to locate. Fortunately, this report includes the latest Rhodiola info available. Rhodiola Rosea is considered the best natural remedy to ... (more)

Do I Look Fat? The Top Five Reasons To Say No…..

The question is asked by your wife or girl friend every time you get ready to go out right. Well let me tell you something and you better listen up and listen up good. (more)

Do Weight Loss Pills Or Diet Pills Really Work?

Do you really want to lose weight and get rid of extra body fat forever? If so, which is the most convenient and effective method to achieve permanently weight loss? Do I hear you say by taking weigh... (more)

Do You Know Your Fats?

What is fat? There are three classes of nutrients; proteins, carbohydrates and fat, which is also known as lipid. Fat’s function is to provide energy for the body, and pound per pound it contains mor... (more)

Do Your Emotions Control Your Weight?

There are those who eat because they are hungry. However, there are those who eat because, to them, food is like a pacifier. They eat when they are frustrated, angry, sad, depressed or bored. This is... (more)

Don't Let Friends And Family Sabotage Your Diet

One of the biggest obstacles to any weight loss plan is getting around the many subtle and not so subtle ways that family and friends use to sabotage your diet. While they may not even be aware that ... (more)

Eat Healthy and Lose Weight

If you accept the analogy that our bodies are like an engine, then it follows that this engine will perform better if it receives the type of fuel that it was designed to run on. In years gone by, be... (more)

Effective Stress Management For Those With Busy Lives!

What would you do with increased stamina, decreased anxiety, and solid peace of mind? You would probably get more done in less time--at the very least, each day would be more enjoyable. In the long ... (more)

Elliptical Trainer Vs Stationary Bike

When I joined my first commercial gym back in 1988 I began to explore new approaches to weight training. The wide assortment of weight training equipment was staggering for someone who had worked out... (more)

Enjoy a Healthier Lifestyle With More Fruits And Vegetables

Everyone agrees on the importance of eating more fruits and vegetables, but not enough people are following this important advice. Dietary experts recommend that every person should eat at least five... (more)

Enthusiasm

What exactly is this thing we call enthusiasm? If I decide to do this will I get it? That really depends on how much effort you put into it. If you just go at it half hardly then your results will ve... (more)

Enzymes to Help With Digestion

Most raw food, like our bodies, is very perishable. When raw foods are exposed to temperatures above 116 degrees, they start to rapidly break down, just as our bodies would if we had a fever that hig... (more)

Ephedrine

Alkaloid ephedrine is derived from the plant Ephedraceae. (There are many common names for these evergreen plants, including Birgham Weed, squaw tea, Mormon tea, Ephedra, Herb of the Sun, Popotillo a... (more)

Essential Oils - The Natural Way To Health And Well Being

Essential oils are the natural product of plant metabolism. They are considered the liquid immune system of the plant. Essential oils come from the stems, seeds, leaves, bark, roots, rinds, flower ... (more)

Exercise and Heart Health a Life Giving Marriage

Most people get their health out of a bottle these days, be it a bottle of vitamins or pharmaceuticals. However, with a little effort and dedication you really can get a hold on your life, turn it .. (more)

Exercise and Kids: The Difference Between Training Children And Adults!

The greatest mistake a person can make when exercising with children is to treat them like little adults. Children are growing and developing rapidly. (more)

Exercise As A Power Source

These days it is so hard to make it the gym. Life is very busy which creates a serious challenge for being consistent with exercise each week. However, exercise is exactly what we need in order to re... (more)

Exercise Bikes - How Far They Have Come

The exercise bike has long been the type of exercising that people just love to do. Why? It is relatively easy to do and it allows people to exercise at virtually any time, in a number of different ... (more)

Exercise Clothing: The Secret To Success!

When you first start exercising finding the right clothes to wear is important for both comfort and safety. Should you wear the latest Nike joggers or are sandals ok? Should you wear lycra or track p... (more)

Exercise Fact Or Fiction?

Did you know that the average life span of men and women is around 80 years? Unfortunately a lot of us feel that age before we get to 50. Some of us, men especially, will go out and buy a fancy car a... (more)

Exercise Rowing Machines

Exercise rowing machines are a great way to get aerobic exercise. The more muscles you use when you exercise, the less time it takes to give your body a full workout. Rowing moves your body... (more)

Exercise the Right Way to Boost Your Energy

There are two main types of exercise. Aerobic and Anaerobic exercise. Let's start with the first one. Aerobic literally means with oxygen. Aerobic exercise has an important distinction; it burns fat ... (more)

Experiencing Ache Knees and Back? You may have Osteoarthritis

Are you noticing as you mature you are experiencing stiffness or pain in your knees, ankles, back, and elbows? If you are 35 or older symptoms like these may be the early signs of Osteoarthritis. (more)

Fats You Just Gotta Have

Despite the way people actually eat, most of us have an idea of how we should eat. Marketers have ingeniously leveraged this concept. For example, a group of women might be talking about what they ... (more)

Fats, Good Bad

Fats, The Good…The Bad and Omega 3. This has become a hot topic lately. There is so much talk of fats, the healthy fats, the bad fats, the trans fats. I have done some research on fats, trying to kee... (more)

Fish Oil

The research in support of dietary omega-3 fatty acids (such as in fish oils) continues to flood the scientific literature. This is perfectly predictable given our genetic roots. In the wild, eatin... (more)

Fitness Freaks Beating Diet Pills

“Life is once, only once, time and tide wait for none” life is the most precious gift of nature and one who hasn’t extracted its juice to the fullest hasn’t lived it. Today, we are living in a ... (more)

Fitness Scams

Caveat emptor is Latin for "let the buyer beware". Nowhere is this phrase more applicable than in the weight loss industry of today. It seems that every time we turn around we are blasted and... (more)

Five Simple Breakfasts to Eat on the Run

Studies have shown that people who eat breakfast gain less weight, are more alert and have healthier hearts. After not eating, for eight to ten hours overnight, our bodies need to be refueled. Breakf... (more)

Five Steps to Start Losing Weight Today!

Aren’t you tired of hearing yourself say the same old excuses year after year? Now that the New Year has begun, you no longer have any more weight loss excuses… (more)

Five Tips From An Italian On A Mediterranean Diet

Growing up Italian, I marveled at the women and men, in my family, who cooked. Not only were they wonderful chefs but had a natural talent for balancing food groups. There was an emphasis on fresh ... (more)

FOCUS ON FIBER: How Much is Enough?

The average American only gets about half the amount of fiber they need everyday for their body to function optimally. (more)

Fruit For Fitness Tips

Without question, fruit has wonderful natural benefits for the human body. Fruit is packed with vitamins and fiber much like vegetables, but comes in a wide variety of sweeter, more palatable flavors... (more)

Fruits Secrets

It's much easier for the body to process and absorb the vitamins and minerals from fresh fruit. (more)

Garlic - My Favorite Healing Herb

Garlic is a wonderful healing herb and, unlike many of the other herbs, it tastes great and can be incorporated into a variety of meals. (more)

General Guide to Healthy Ethnic Dining Out

The Healthy Way to eat out. The do's and dont's for your next ethnic meal. Covering foods fromm Chinese, French, Mexican, and Greek... Don't leave home without it. (more)

Getting Your Child To Eat Vegetables

Many parents strive to ensure that their children eat vegetables. Some meet with complete success, others with very little success. Veggies contain many vitamins, minerals and other essential ... (more)

Ginseng Tea

Ginseng tea is great for short periods; this tea can alleviate many symptoms of common aliments and lessen fatigue. Ginseng is the main ingredient to many of the medicinal teas. However, prolonged us... (more)

Glycemic Index, a Magic Weight Loss Solution or a Soap Bubble Ready To Burst?

Glycemic index ranks different carbohydrate foods depending on their potential to raise blood glucose levels. The ranking is on a scale from 0 to 100.Higher the Glycemic index, higher is the particu... (more)

Good Stress, Bad Stress

We cannot exist without stress. Stress is the body’s response to a perceived threatening situation. It is meant to protect us. Positive stress allows us to perform at higher levels and to face ... (more)

Green Tea and Cholesterol Facts

A green and lush oasis in the middle of a scorching dessert. A cool breeze on a hot summer night. A bright light in the end of a cold and dark tunnel. Green tea and cholesterol. For the millions and ... (more)

Green Tea and Polyphenols

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Should You Be Taking CoQ10?

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Side Effects of The Ephedra Product - Dangerous or Not?

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Six Simple Stress Busters For Moms

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Skin Care Secrets – You can have Beautiful Skin

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Skin Care the Natural Way

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Sleep - Luxury or Necessity

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Sleep Apnea And Snoring

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Small Changes in Your Diet Can Make a Big Difference

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Smoking Bans And Heart Attacks

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Snoring Problem: Physical and Emotional Symptoms

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Some Great Ideas on Staying Fit

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Some Simple Advices About Diet To Reduce Rheumatism

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Spinning Exercise

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Strength Training After Fifty

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Stress

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Stress – The Silent Killer. Part 1

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Stress Management: Find Your Own Relief!

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Stress, Anxiety and Depression - What Is The Difference?

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Stressed Out and Sick About It

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Stubborn Obesity is Immune! Naturopathic Research Says Lose the Weight and the Guilt: Gain Immunity

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Study Says Obesity May Be Caused By Virus

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Support Cancer Research, Wear Cancer Wristbands

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T'ai Chi in the Information Age – Ancient Cure for Modern Problems

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Ten Facts You Probably Did Not Know about Tea

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Ten Powerful Keys to Unlocking Health

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The 4 Most Common Attributes of a Quality Treadmill

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The 8 Most Common Allergies

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The ADD Resilience Factor

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The Ancient Roots of Ephedra

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The Balancing Act of Omega Fatty Acids

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The Benefits Of Using A Rebounder

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The Best Free Weight Loss Program For Natural Weight Loss

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The Controversy Surrounding Ephedra

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The Ethics Of A Life-Long Herpes Infection

From day one my own personal life-long herpes infection has presented me with several ethical challenges. It has challenged me on the question of who to tell and when. It has challenged me on the ... (more)

The Exact Reason Why Cardio is Essential: Avoiding The Starvation Response

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The Fitness Principles

Almost everywhere you go today, you are approached in some manner about health and physical fitness. The fact that a large percentage of Americans are considered obese has helped increase the market... (more)

The Formula for Complete Success

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The Great Influence Of Vitamin B to the Nervous System

In order for a person to actually have a healthy well-being, one must always remember to have an adequate daily intake of the prescribed vitamins, minerals and other nutrients that your body needs ... (more)

The Great Opportunity

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The Green Tea Secret

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The Health Aspects Of Chocolate

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The Health Benefits of Fish Oil Explained

Fish oil is a proven food product for fighting disease and maintaining general good health. Fish oil is obtained from various species of fish such as mackerel, herring, sardines, lake trout, etc. Fis... (more)

The Health Benefits of Goji Juice Explained

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The Heart and Circulatory System-The Organ Most Attacked by Root Canal Bacteria

Sixteen heart and other circulatory disease conditions were mentioned as disease problems which can occur as effect to the presence of root canal filled teeth. (more)

The Heart of a Yoga Practice: Dedicating your Efforts

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The Horizon Elliptical Trainer

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The Importance of Being Positive To Relieve Pain – Part 2

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The Importance of Blood Sugar and Sugar Alcohol

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The Importance of Minerals for Health and Well-Being

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The Joy of Soy: Health Benefits

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The Low Down Dirty Truth about Losing Weight and Dieting

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The Low Glycemic Index Diet And Its Benefits For Diabetics

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The Magic of Olive Oil

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The Maker's Diet or The Faker's Diet?

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The Many Branches Of Yoga

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The Many Health Benefits of Coconut Oil

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The Most Important things to Know When Choosing a Treadmill

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The New Biology of Health The Way To Perpetual Health?

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The Plant-Based Diet: Is Meat Good for You?

Imagine this scenario: your 12 month old baby is fussing because it is past his feeding time. You warm up his bottle of regular whole milk. No more infant formula. He looks healthy. You are feeding ... (more)

The Power of Vitamin B12 Supplementation

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The Psychology of a Confident Golf Swing Part 2

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The Right Way to Lose Weight

Many of us Americans are impatient people. We decide we want something and that means we have to have it NOW. This explains the reason for the average credit card debt being close to $9000, people ... (more)

The Science of Arthritis

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The Secrets of Bush's Health

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The Secrets Of Martial Arts Exposed

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The Six Benefits Of Eating Oatmeal

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The Skinny on Legumes, Seeds and Nuts

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The Stages of Sleep

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The Top 11 Signs That Suggest Omega 3 Fatty Acid Deficiency

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The Top Ten Reasons Why You Should Walk Everyday

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The Truth About Omega 3

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The Truth About the Meat You Eat Pt. 2

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The Truth On Taking An Aspirin A Day To Prevent Heart Attacks

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The Untold Secrets To Improving Your Fitness

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The Way You Perform Your Workout Program

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The Wonderful World of Vitamins...Part 1

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There Is Something Fishy About Triglycerides

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Thyroid 101 What You Need To Know About

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Tips to Control Depression

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Top 5 Ways To Diagnose Acid Reflux Disease

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Trans-Fats: Out of the Frying Pan and Into the Fire

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Treadmill Buying Basics

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Treadmills - A Way To Achieve Better Health

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Treadmills - Get Fit Stay Fit

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Treating ADD With Medication

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TsuNoni - Green Tea Meets Noni

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Ultimate Weight Loss: Ephedra is Back?

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Uncover the Fountain of Fresh Starts Hidden in You

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Understanding Sleep Cycles

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Understanding The Types Of Cholesterol

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United States Regional Cuisine: Soul Food

The history of American soul food can be traced all the way back to the days of slavery. (more)

Use Iron and B Vitamins To Improve Your Brain Activity

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Use of GPS Running Watches for Health Improvement and Physical Training

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Various Home Remedies

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Vitamin and Mineral Digestion Taken For Granted

The body is a complex web of systems. Most are not fully aware of the complexity of the digestive system. However, most know of its opposite, indigestion. Most do not realize how amazing the body ... (more)

Vitamin E: Nourishing Dry Skin Care

Among all the nutrients, vitamin E is one of the most important for ensuring that your skin is healthy. It can be added to the diet by eating more seeds and nuts, healthful oils, and certain ... (more)

Vitamin Supplements - Are they Beneficial or Just Hype?

Vitamin supplements have been increasing in popularity and availability over the past 30 years. In North America it has become a multi – billion dollar industry. Vitamin supplements have been hailed ... (more)

Vitamin Supplements – A Pill Is Not Always The Answer

Vitamins are organic compounds that our bodies use, in very small amounts, for a variety of metabolic processes. (more)

Vitamin Supplements for Preventive Health

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Vitamins For Female Hair Loss Prevention

In today's image conscious society, physical appearance is more important than ever to a woman's self-esteem. Imagine the heartache caused when a woman notices her hair thinning? (more)

Walking - The Perfect Stress Reducer

An excellent stress reducer can be something as simple as walking or doing any form of physical activity. Physical activity has the ability to calm jangled nerves and improve bad moods. It can have a... (more)

Walking For Weight Loss: How many calories does it burn?

People who walk daily have a lesser incidence of cancer, heart disease, stroke, diabetes and other killer diseases. Not only does walking make you healthier but it also burns calories, creates... (more)

Walking is the Best Exercise

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Want To Lose Weight? Be A Good Owner!

If you had a dog and didn't treat it well - you starved it on some days, overfed it on others, gave it far too many doggie treats and not enough doggie nourishment or water... (more)

Weight Loss Exercise - A Great Start

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Weight Loss Sabotage

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Weight Loss Surgery - The Benefits and Financial Cost

Generally, weight loss surgery such as the gastric bypass will cost between $20,000 to $30,000 – the clinics do make substantial profits, which is why some you see advertised offer free chauffeurs an... (more)

Weight Loss the Easy Way!

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Wellness

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What Exactly Is Human Growth Hormone And What Can It Do For Me?

Is there a way to extend life, reverse aging, and live forever? Since old age is simply a state of hormonal deficiency, a state in which you lack the previously bountiful hormones of youth. (more)

What Fruits To Add To A Fruit Basket

If you want to give a unique gift that is guarantee to be used an enjoyed by the recipient, consider a fruit basket. Fruit baskets are fabulous ways to provide your friend, family member, neighbor, ... (more)

What Good and Bad Fat can Do to Your Health

The fat types and their effects: High consumption of fat or of the combination fat and carbohydrates causes obesity, heart disease and other health problems.. However the different types of fat have ... (more)

What Increases and Decreases Good and Bad Cholesterol?

Factors leading to and Increase in Cholesterol Poor eating habits Diet that is high in saturated fat tends to elevate cholesterol. Saturated fats are found mostly in foods that come from animals. Sat... (more)

What Is A Heart Treadmill?

A heart treadmill, used by physicians to determine their patients' heart health, is not always an accurate cardiac problem indicator, according to some studies. (more)

What Is Cholesterol

In order to understand why it is important to lower cholesterol, it is necessary to first understand what cholesterol is. Cholesterol is a fat like waxy substance and is produced by the liver. Althoug... (more)

What is Hormone Replacement Therapy?

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is a medical treatment that combines estrogen and progestin to restore the premenopausal levels of estrogen. Hormone replacement therapy is prescribed for protection... (more)

What Is Mesothelioma?

Mesothelioma (cancer of the mesothelium) is a disease in which cells of the mesothelium become abnormal and divide without control or order. They can invade and damage nearby tissues and organs. (more)

What is the Zone Diet?

Dr. Barry Sears, a former researcher at MIT, originally developed the Zone Diet. The Zone Diet is based on maintaining insulin levels by striking a balance between carbohydrates and proteins at each... (more)

What Makes An Ice Climber?

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What The (Bleep???) Is A Chi Machine?

The benefits of the chi machine are enormous. Since 1990 approximately half a million chi machines have been sold worldwide and the numbers continue to climb the more people find out about the amazin... (more)

What You Need to Know Before Buying a Pedometer

Question: What's small, weighs about an ounce, and comes in dozens of different models? Answer: a Pedometer. (more)

What You Need To Know If You Want To Be A Certified Diver

If you have never dived before and aren’t sure that you want to spend the money on the certification process, you can still go diving. There are popular diving locations in the Caribbean or the Flori... (more)

What You Should Know About Low Carb Diets!

What is a Low Carb Diet? You'll do away with bad carbs and bad fats, and start eating good fats and good carbs. What you need to understand is that you are not really on a diet, but changing the ... (more)

What You Should Know About Plyometrics And How It Will Help You Get Longer Drives

One of the main problems for golfers is power. Yep, good old power. It seems simple enough but power can be elusive to most golfers. How could this be? simply everyone is unique in an anatomical sens... (more)

What's your Body Mass Index?

Do you know how to measure body mass index? Do you even know what body mass index is? For some, the need to lose weight is clear. Those whose body weight places them into the obese or morbidly obese ... (more)

Whatever You Do, Don't Exercise!

You can't turn left, right, go forward, backwards, or even just stand still these days without someone telling you that you have to exercise. (more)

Which Diet Plan Is Best? Study’s Surprising Results

As the old year comes to a close and everyone begins to look forward to the beginning of a New Year, many people are also anticipating the beginning of their New Year’s resolutions. For numerous ... (more)

Which Vitamins The Best?

Pharmacies throughout the world have been going through growing pains over the last several decades. When our grandparents went to the pharmacy, they chose from only a handful of different vitamins ... (more)

Whirlpool Baths The Way To Good Health

For hundreds of years, mankind has recognized the soothing, remedial effects of bathing. Several decades ago the medical profession acknowledged the benefits of hydrotherapy and began to prescribe th... (more)

White Bread or Whole Wheat Bread?

For any kid who grew up eating doughy, thick Wonder Bread for lunch, the encouragement by dietitians and nutritionists to switch to whole wheat bread can be a tough transition. Bread, like any other ... (more)

Why Are We So Fat? The Real Reason For The Obesity Epidemic

Why Are We So Fat? That’s the question asked in the cover story of a recent issue of National Geographic magazine. “Americans enjoy one of the most luxurious lifestyles on Earth: Our food is ... (more)

Why Do You Need To Eat Tomatoes?

Do you eat tomatoes? Of course you have known that tomatoes are now eaten easily around the world. You can find tomatoes everywhere as part of fruits and vegetables. Some experts said that tomato is... (more)

Why is it Hard to Quit Smoking

Tobacco is responsible for the death of 1 in 10 adults all over the world, which translates to around 5 million deaths every year. The disease mainly strikes the cardiovascular system, resulting to h... (more)

Why We Need Calcium

Calcium is one nutrient that is sometimes overlooked. However, it is one of the most important nutrients your body needs. Calcium plays an important part in body functions and some development. (more)

Wine and Beer Are Good for Us? Yes! (Second in a Series)

This is my second in a series of articles about the pleasantly surprising health benefits of some of our favorite indulgences. I hope you’ll read my related articles on coffee and tea, and chocolate.... (more)

Winning The Valentine’s Day Diet Challenge

Unfortunately, every year thousands of dieter’s New Year’s weight loss resolutions are quickly ruined when Cupid’s arrow strikes in mid-February. All of those delicious and decadent treats can be har... (more)

Work-Life Balance: Making Every Day Sacred

So many of us rush blindly through our days, fall into bed exhausted, and wake up the next morning to do it all over again. For many of us, our lives are composed of millions of meaningless moments, ... (more)

Yoga And The Breath

Your yoga practice and the way you breathe are intertwined. You won’t fully experience the benefits of yoga without first learning how to breathe properly. Different types of yoga practice call for d... (more)

Yoga Meditation For Pain Relief

The purpose of this article is to provide information on methods and techniques on how to cope with pain, or in some instances, possibly even overcoming pain with the use of techniques derived from (more)

You Don't Need A Fitness Personal Trainer- Personal View Of A Fitness Trainer

If you are looking for fitness personal trainers on the net, you will come across many many health and fitness websites extolling the virtues of why you should hire a personal trainer to achieve your... (more)

Your Biggest Investment - Exercise!

The old saying, if you don't do it now it will catch up with you later". Okay, I just made that up :o) But truer words were never uttered than about our lack of exercise and a fitness program. It is ... (more)

Your Home and Your Heart

Do you get warm feelings in your heart when you think about your home? Is it emotions or the onset of a heart attack? Research is now pointing a finger at our houses as the leading cause of heart ... (more)

Your Metabolism And Fat Loss

If you know someone that has been trying to lose weight and get into shape, you have probably heard words such as, "I just eat one meal a day to lose weight" or "I'm afraid if I eat, I'll gain weight... (more)

Your Weight Does Not Define How Fit You Are

Your fitness level does not rely on your weight. (more)

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