If you’re overweight, losing weight will bring you a range of important health benefits. The key to success? Making realistic changes to your diet and level of physical activity that can become a part of your daily routine. This guide can help you to start your journey towards a healthy weight. Commit to Change Modern...
If you travel on a regular basis, whether if it’s for work or pleasure, you’ll know how hard it is to stay committed to your health and fitness goals. So here are four tips to help you stay healthy while traveling: 1. Research Take the time to research places to go and eat before you arrive...
With so much noise surrounding possible causes of, it’s hard to determine what the true dangers are. The good news is that when it comes to food, there aren’t that many specific types linked to cancer. While extra weight is a problem (obesity raises the risk of a number of types of cancer), food, in general, is...
According to the old rule of thumb, you’re supposed to drink eight glasses of water per day (and some experts recommend even more). That can seem like a daunting task on some days, but here’s the catch: You don’t have to drink all that water. Roughly 20% of our daily H2O intake comes from solid foods, especially fruits...
Few people are aware of the enormous role magnesium plays in our health. It’s important to nearly every function and tissue in the body, supports a healthy immune system, prevents inflammation associated with certain cancers, boosts heart health, and could even cut your risk of a heart attack. A Harvard University study found that high daily...
You may think that arthritis only affects the elderly. Think again. More & More Young People Are Getting Arthritis and by 2030, an estimate of 580 million people worldwide, from age 18 and older, will have been diagnosed with arthritis. How do you prevent it? Here are tips that are designed to address the underlying...
Stair climbing is an excellent form of cardiovascular and muscle-toning exercise — the pounding of your heart, gasping for air, and burning sensation in the legs serve as proof! While going to the gym to get an excellent dose of fat-burning cardio and muscle-building workout is a good thing, the truth is you don’t really...
Also known as folate and vitamin B9, folic acid is important for so many things from the creation and repair of DNA, production of red blood cells to proper brain function. Since it is a water-soluble vitamin, your body cannot store unused amounts so it needs to be supplied with folic acid on a daily basis. Deficiency in folic acid may lead to...
Constipation is not an illness, sickness or disease. It is more of a simple digestive problem, that gets worse by our lack of attention. Constipation is generally considered a condition in which bowel movements are difficult or infrequent. This results in a dry, hard stool. There are multiple causes of constipation and of the most...
Snoring when you sleep can be a sign of something obstructing your nasal passages or there is an underlying health condition that you are not aware of. Aside from disrupting your sleep because you can’t breathe properly, you are also disturbing others in the room when you sleep. Here are a few remedies that you can try out to alleviate your snoring problem....
As the world gears up to commemorate Parkinson’s Awareness Week starting April 10th, followed by World Parkinson’s Awareness Day...
Endometriosis, a condition affecting millions of women globally, often remains veiled in mystery and misconceptions. Endometriosis Awareness Month seeks to...
It’s officially Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Every woman needs to know the symptoms of ovarian cancer. Make sure you do. It...