What’s the Best Exercise Video?

What’s the Best Exercise Video?

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Everyone can benefit from and enjoy exercise, but what if weather, transportation or time restrictions keep you away from your favorite workout? Novice exercisers may feel uncomfortable at a gym or exercising in public, so what is there to do when embarking on a fitness plan? You might want to…

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15 Minutes A Day Keeps The Fat Away

15 Minutes A Day Keeps The Fat Away

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

It can be hard to find the time to exercise. The motivation to exercise may be even harder to find when you’re busy and exhausted from lack of sleep. But without activity, your body, mind and spirit will suffer. There are simple ways to incorporate exercise into your busy schedule,…

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Dorm Room Diet

Dorm Room Diet

Diet Reviews / Low Fat

Daphne Oz’s virtual syllabus of good health is geared to help students begin to live healthy while enjoying the best years of their lives. She provides readers with an 8-step program for a more healthy lifestyle. As opposed to other diets, The Dorm Room Diet does not advocate deprivation. After…

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What Should Your Heart Rate Be?

What Should Your Heart Rate Be?

Diet & Fitness / Fitness

You’re ready to jump into that heart-pumping activity and intensive cardiovascular exercise session, but are you doing more harm than good? Most people don’t realize how important it is to keep your heart rate at a certain level while exercising, and you need to maintain a specific heart rate when…

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The Spice of a Healthy Life

The Spice of a Healthy Life

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

When it comes to spicing up your food, you don’t always need to rely on salt, sugar and other unhealthy ingredients to kick your dishes up a notch. There are plenty of health-enhancing herbs and spices that do the job. Not only do they offer palate-pleasing flavors, but they also…

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Avoid Winter Weight Gain

Avoid Winter Weight Gain

Diet & Fitness / Wellness

Almost everything about winter encourages weight gain. Lower temperatures and shortened days signal us to move indoors and don our cold weather wardrobes. Bundling up in layers of clothing in order to keep warm also tempts us to abandon our healthy eating habits. Snuggling up in front of the television…

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Conquer Your Cravings! Here’s How

Conquer Your Cravings! Here’s How

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

One of the biggest challenges faced by dieters is definitely cravings that strike at anytime, anywhere. Maybe you’re watching television, sitting in front of the computer and even reading in bed. All of the sudden – WHAM! You’re struck with the urge to run to the refrigerator. When your stomach…

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Cancer-Preventing Foods

Cancer-Preventing Foods

Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating

According to the National Cancer Institute, dietary factors play a significant role in cancer risks. A recent review estimates that 80 percent of cancers of the large bowel, breast and prostate are due to dietary factors. Clearly, what we eat affects our health. We can fight this dreaded disease by…

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The Most Effective Exercises

The Most Effective Exercises

Diet & Fitness / Fitness

If you’re like most people, you’ve been doing the usual set of workouts and exercises to get into shape. Push-ups, sit ups, crunches and lunges are great exercises when you’re first starting out, but your body will adapt to the routine fairly quickly. The result? Fewer calories burned and little…

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