Added February 12, 2012, Under: Diets, Diseases, Exercise, Health
The standard American diet is extremely high in processed foods and beverages leading to inflammation and even ultimately to arthritis. Such inflammation is a big problem because it can eat away at cartilage in the joints so that bone rubs against bone. Not only does this cause pain and discomfort but it even leads to further inflammation. This same standard American diet is also responsible for weight gain and obesity and, of course, extra strain on those same joints while ...
Added February 10, 2012, Under: Environment, Exercise, Health, Pregnancy
Competitive swimmers are always in fantastic shape but even those who just swim for leisure and for pleasure know that they not only look great on the outside but feel just as good on the inside. The health benefits of swimming are almost unmatched by just about any other sport or exercise. I have enjoyed swimming all my life - whenever and wherever I can.
Swimming is a great workout because you need to move your whole body against the resistance of ...
Added February 2, 2012, Under: Exercise, Pregnancy, Women's Health
Many women start to notice that telltale dimpled skin and orange peel effect of cellulite from quite a young age and very few escape altogether because some 95% of all women will suffer from this skin condition to some extent.
Easy to spot with its orange peel, puckered appearance of the skin, cellulite is usually found on those areas where fat gathers – namely the thighs, buttocks and abdomen. For some it is in the genes and then they follow the ...
Added January 22, 2012, Under: Diets, Drugs, Exercise, Health
There is an interesting exercise you can do on the internet to find out your Real Age. I have completed this test and was relieved to find that my Real Age was nearly 4 years younger than my actual age so I must be doing something right!
You can do this test by going to www.realage.com and logging in. It will probably take you about 15 minutes to complete especially if you have some general background information ready before you start ...
Added January 20, 2012, Under: Diets, Exercise, Health
Do you always feel hungry so that you give in to the temptation to keep snacking? It could be that you are not hungry at all but actually suffering from sleep deprivation. There is increasing evidence that chronic sleep deprivation raises the risk of weight gain. At the same time, if you are overweight or obese then you are more likely to suffer from insomnia.
As we all know only too well, obesity rates in the United States have skyrocketed with ...
Added January 19, 2012, Under: Children's Health, Diseases, Drugs, Exercise, Health
The number of asthma cases keeps on growing. Can you believe an increase of more than 300% over the last two decades? Asthma affects an estimated thirty million Americans including many children. This inflammatory condition, typically of the upper airways, results in symptoms of chest tightness, shortness of breath, wheezing and coughing. When the symptoms are especially severe, it can be extremely stressful for the sufferer.
Asthma can be treated with two types of pharmaceutical medications: long-term control and quick-relief medicines. ...
Added January 13, 2012, Under: Exercise, Health
Resolve to become a list writer because if you can make and keep this one resolution, it will help you to make and keep the rest of your resolutions. A list provides excellent direction and helps an unnreliable memory. Plus if you can cross items off a list, whether on a daily basis or for longer goals, it is so satisfying and boosts your self esteem.
I keep a daily list in my page-a-day actual diary (I am not a fan ...
Added January 7, 2012, Under: Exercise, Health
I have recently read an article about how exercise is so important in preventing the risk of cancer recurrence. In fact making sure you have plenty of exercise, after being treated for cancer in the traditional way and going into remission, can cut this risk of recurrence by up to 50%. According to the the Macmillan Cancer Support Group in the UK, just 150 minutes of physical activity per week can make all the difference.
Their researchers have said that such ...
Added January 2, 2012, Under: Environment, Exercise, Nutrition, Skin Conditions
Changing to a healthier lifestyle is one of the best resolutions you can make at the start of a new year because then everything else just falls into place! Here are ten ways to take care and improve your all important skin while remembering that many commercial skin products can contain toxic ingredients. Go for natural proven skin products.
1. Increasing our intake of vitamins C and E is important for our skin because they help reduce the damage caused by free ...
Added December 29, 2011, Under: Diseases, Exercise, Health
The symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis usually creep up on you slowly with sometimes just some stiffness or swelling felt in the small joints such as the fingers and toes. A little later, the shoulders could be affected with some muscle stiffness. As the disease progresses, the elbows, knees, hips, jaw and neck can also become involved.
In most cases, symptoms occur symmetrically – that is in the same joints on both sides of the body. Symptoms typically last more than two ...
