By Laura Ng We spent one third of our life sleeping — an activity that’s seemingly useless. But we need sleep as much as we need oxygen and food. Sleep is important to us. It increases one’s work efficiency, extends one’s lifespan, cures illnesses. One should not deprive him/herself of…
It’s a common misconception that in order to get fit, you must live at the gym. Overdoing it can actually be harmful to your health. Excessive exercising is defined as working out for more than three hours a day and/or being so obsessed with exercise that it interferes with other…
Typically, childhood vaccinations are monitored and meticulously recorded on special sheets from the pediatrician’s office while adult vaccinations are often forgotten or overlooked by health care providers. Approximately 50,000 people die each year from diseases that could be prevented with vaccinations, 36,000 of those deaths are due to the influenza…
Although it changes from one center to another, counselors may either be trained in the field of nutrition or they might be former LA Weight Loss members who work off commission. Before an individual can be a member, they fill out a medical questionnaire and undergo blood work. If there…
Simmons himself battled the bulge when he reached 268 pounds. Through diet and fitness, Simmons tackled his own weight loss demons in 1973 and lost 123 pounds. It wasn’t long after that he founded Slimmons, a Beverly Hills health club that caters to individuals of all sizes. Determined to help…
You may not know it, but the television may have a bigger role in your life than you’d like it to. That’s why the Center for Screen Time Awareness has designated this TV Turnoff Week. The purpose of it is to replace TV time with more productive activities, like reading,…
If you have diabetes, then you may worry about how to use an insulin pen. But it’s simple and safe, as long as you follow the steps below. Managing diabetes got a lot more convenient with the invention of insulin pens. Before that, diabetics had to use a syringe and…
Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating
You might be surprised to find out foods you thought were “healthy” really are not so much! Your family might have been better off eating chips, ice cream, or a big piece of chocolate cake. Consumers are bombarded everyday with “tricky” foods. Just because a box says that it is…
Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating
Low-fat and low-carbohydrate diets are some of the decade’s most popular diet plans, and many people successfully lose weight on these restrictive diets. If you want to lose weight but still eat “real” food, then following a low-fat or low-carb diet can help you shed those excess pounds. Key Principles…
Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating
You are about to walk out of the supermarket and there it is, that sweet jelly donut you’ve been craving all day. You know you shouldn’t have it. What do you do? Well, you have two options. You could accede to your desires and buy that donut and feel guilty…