Diet Reviews / Low Fat
The secret to a smaller you lies in waist management. It’s time to take out the garbage for once and for all. And by garbage we mean the extra rolls of flab hanging out around your waistline. Forget everything you think you know about shaping up and open your mind…
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Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating
There are many delicious foods that contain natural anti-inflammatory compounds. But first, let’s make sure you’re not consuming foods that are actually increasing your discomfort. Sugar really disrupts your body chemistry in many negative ways and can make your body and mind feel tired and achy. People often crave sugar,…
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Diet & Fitness / Mind & Body
By Dawn V. Obrecht Ever have trouble letting go of a relationship? Obsessed with another person? Way too loyal, to the point where it hurts you and possibly others who care about you? Are others who are dependent on you, even your children, getting hurt because you are keeping yourself…
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Diet & Fitness / Wellness
Open your spice cabinet and you will find a pharmacopoeia of ancient wisdom. You may also find yourself on the way to the hospital. Herbal medicine is not something to embark upon uninformed. Self-medication, in any form, can be risky. At the same time, there are many herbs and spices…
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Diet & Fitness / Wellness
By Pat Keenon Several studies show that acupuncture may offer significant relief for a variety of diseases and conditions, including most kinds of common pain such as low back pain and headaches, fibromyalgia, migraines and osteoarthritis. To ease pain, you do not have to rely solely on pain pills as…
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Diet & Fitness / Mind & Body
Sex can be fun, but it should also be safe. Without trying to sound too much like a high school Sex-Ed class, when it comes to safe sex, abstinence is the only real guarantee you have for being 100% safe. There are however, a lot of helpful safe sex tips…
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Diet Reviews / Other
In general, a vegetarian does not eat any animals, including fish or other creatures of the sea. Some vegetarians even choose to stop eating dairy products and eggs. The diet varies based on the individual’s beliefs or habits. A vegan restricts his or her intake to foods derived only from…
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Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips
You walk all day long. Wouldn’t it be nice to find out exactly how many calories you’re burning? You can with the purchase of a pedometer. Pedometers monitor every step you take and can cost as little as $5. It’s a more economic option for those who don’t want to…
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Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips
Potassium is an important mineral whose importance is often overlooked. However, it plays a huge role in optimal functioning of the heart, metabolism, muscles and the nervous system. Potassium also plays a role in maintaining fluid and electrolyte balance in body cells. Getting too little potassium is rare when one…
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Diet & Fitness / Wellness
How smart is Popeye? Smarter than you think. Popeye attributes his amazing strength to eating spinach, but he is also protecting himself against osteoporosis, heart disease, colon cancer and arthritis. The Journal of Nutrition recently published a report that spinach fights prostate cancer while The Nurses Health Study reveals women…
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