2/5/2006, Smoking - An Addiction or Phobia by Hans Hasselfors - Smoking a much better talked about issue presently, is fast becoming an addiction with smokers. Perhaps you never have thought on those lines simply because you felt that smoking is an important part of your life style.
2/2/2006, To Diet Or Not To Diet? By Michael Douglas - Am I overweight? This is one of the most commonly asked question among people in all walks of life. You may have put on some extra weight, but this doesn't necessarily mean you have a weight problem. Standing on the bathroom scales won't tell you whether you need to lose weight either, what matters is your Body Mass Index (BMI). BMI finds out whether you weight falls within the acceptable range relative to your height.
1/22/2006, a Look at Winsor Pilates by Michael Bens - Winsor Pilates has gone all the rage in today's ever changing market for the best weight Loss programs, and so far, it ha received good reviews both form users and professional analysts. But for someone, who just got introduced to this form of the ever famous exercise regimen, one cannot resist to ask, what is it? How can it help me?
1/19/2006, Dietary Supplements - Folic Acid by ElmerFizz - Dietary Supplements - Folic Acid The debate about the necessity of taking dietary supplements is still raging. While many health care professionals believe we get all we need from the foods we eat, others prefer to offer extra vitamins when their patients are under a stress such as pregnancy or illness or even aging, when the body's function is impaired or overloaded.
1/17/2006, Staying Fit with Yoga Exercises by Mark Wilkins - Yoga exercises are the best way to free your mind and concentrate deeply. After you have experienced a stressful situation, your mind, body and spirit is stressed and fatigued. The cause of these things might have been from the interaction with other people or something that have caused a frustration, anger, depression and disappointment. The feelings formed out of these circumstances should be released so that you will live a happier life with no worries.
1/15/2006, Health Benefits of Yoga by Dr. Tara Barker ND - Practitioners of yoga talk about a unification of the body, mind and spirit acquired through practicing the yoga exercises and techniques.
1/9/2006, How to stay healthy and fit by Michael Rad - Many studies have shown that almost 60% of adult deaths comes from diseases like cancer or strokes, although these maladies could have been prevented. If you're a smoking teenager, chances are very big to get a heart disease or stroke when you'll be older. So in that case, I would suggest you try to avoid any kind of cigarettes, to practice sport, to say no to alcohol or any kind of drugs and to always have safe sex. It is also strongly recommended to pay the doctor a visit more often for different tests, such as measuring your blood pressure and checking your general health.
1/3/2006, Importance of High Fiber and Low Fat Foods by Troy Francis - The easiest and most effective changes that you can make to your diet is to eat more fiber rich foods, and fewer foods rich in fat. Why boost fiber intake? There are many reasons to boost the intake of fiber while controlling fat, including increased exercise, decreased your weight and maintain a healthier lifestyle
12/28/2005, The Relationship Between Stress And Diet by Lee Dobbins - Do you run to the snack drawer when you get stressed out? For many people there is a direct relationship between stress and the foods they eat. For many turning to snack foods in stressful situations is a method of comforting themselves, but what many don't realize is that what you are eating can also add to your stress.
12/23/2005, Change Your Life With a Commitment to Weight Loss - Anyone who has ever had to lose weight can attest to the enormous commitment the endeavor demands. Dropping pounds requires you to substantially alter your life style. Eating habits must be changed, physical activity must be incorporated and a general healthier approach to living must be embraced. For many individuals, the promise of a thinner self is the inspiration to maintain a weight loss regimen. Losing weight can have not only a significant effect on your health, but also on your self-esteem.
12/20/2005, Heart Diseases: Heart attack, the most common heart disease II by Hector Milla - A heart attack, which is the most common consequence of a heart disease, can be recognized not only by three symptoms in the previous article mentioned, but also be recognized by other warning signs, such as unusual chest, stomach or abdominal pain, nausea or dizziness, cold sweat or paleness, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, weakness or fatigue, palpitations, and unexplained anxiety.
12/17/2005, Benefits And Facts About Herbal Viagra by jim - This is a unique formulation of ingredients consists of the highest quality extracts from worlds most exotic herbs. This is one of a kind, potent and extraordinarily effective natural sex enhancer helps to increase libido and sexual desire and works as a powerful male and female sex stimulant. This ignites the passion and romance in ones life and helps to achieve new levels of erotic intimacy and emotional closeness in the relationships.
12/14/2005, How Vitamin D Protects Your Heart by Dr. Joseph Mercola - A new study has linked a lack of sunshine, the body's most natural source of vitamin D, to the prevalence of cardiovascular disease.
12/12/2005, Can Eating Certain Foods Stop Aging and Illness? By Rachel Williamson - The Perricone Prescription has been receiving a lot of attention lately. It is not just a weight loss diet, but a way of eating that is supposed to soften wrinkles, firm the skin, reduce inflammation in the body, and increase energy. Dr. Perricone claims that in just three days, people will see the anti-aging effects of this diet.
12/6/2006, 5 Simple Steps to Lower Your Cholesterol Level by Frank Mangano - You can lower cholesterol without drugs by following some basic steps that will not only change your cholesterol readings, but also improve your health today and in the future. So often we use a prescription drug and hope it will magically cure whatever ails us. The truth is prescription drugs for lowering cholesterol do work. The problem is both the short term and long-term side effects.
12/2/2005, How Walking for Exercise Helps you Lose Weight by Bridget Mwape - Walking for exercise is a purposeful, brisk walk specifically designed for the purpose of improving health. It is one of the best and cheapest forms of exercise. If you want to improve your general health and keep fit, or if you want to reduce your weight, walking is a good place to start.
11/30/2005, Why Risk Your Heart For a Decaf? By Dr. Joseph Mercola - Decaffeinated coffee could increase risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
11/29/2005, Using Supplements For Your Weight Loss by Gary Matthews - Are you frustrated about weight loss supplementation, how to use, what to use and how much to use. In this article you will find the pick of today's latest supplements on the market and armed with the right information you will have the knowledge to burn more body fat and have more energy for the things you want to do.
11/27/2005, ADHD and Diet: Is There a Link Between Sugar and Hyperactivity, and Is There Really an Effective Diet for ADHD? By Tess Thompson - In the 1970's, Dr. Ben Feingold developed what came to be known as the "Feingold Diet" after he thought he noticed a link between certain foods and hyperactivity in children. The ingredients he flagged to avoid were mostly food additives which he thought were causing allergic reactions in some of his patients, but sugar was also on the list.
11/25/2005, How to Lower Cholesterol for Children? By Bo Jeune-Fille - "Autopsy studies have revealed that many signs of atherosclerosis including scarring are now found in the arterial walls of the babies in this country; that by the age of ten, half children have coronary arterial lesions; and that 100 percent of them have mild atherosclerosis by the age 15."
11/17/2005, The Impotance of Blood Sugar and Sugar Alcohol by Jordan Bartlett - Why is blood sugar so important for your body? Energy. That's right. Blood sugar provides the body with energy that your body needs to function properly. Glucose (comes from sugar) helps fuel and replenish the body so that it processes like it should. Besides giving your body energy and stabilizing it, you may ask, "Why is blood sugar really important?" Here's why: High or low levels of blood sugar can actually be hazardous to your health. Unusual amounts of blood sugar can lead to sweating, dizziness, confusion, shaking, seizures, a fast heart rate, and other complications. A couple of well-known blood sugar disorders are Diabetes and hypoglycemia.
11/15/2005, Diabetes and Insulin by Dr. Mark S. Johnson, D.C. - Diabetes is a condition in which the body either does not manufacture sufficient amounts of insulin or does not properly use insulin. Insulin is a hormone made by the pancreas that is necessary for the transport of sugar from the blood stream into the cells for use as energy.
11/12/2005, Five Foods For A Healthy Digestive System by Ben Kim, D.C. - The following is a list of five foods that contain an abundance of nutrients that can significantly improve the health of your digestive tract and your ability to break down and absorb nutrients.
11/10/2005, How to Choose the Right Weight Loss Program for your Needs by Bridget Mwape - Many people turn to weight-loss programs for help in planning a daily diet and changing lifestyle habits. Before you begin a weight loss program, see your doctor for advice about your overall health risks and the weight loss options best for you. Health experts agree that the best and safest way for most adults to lose weight and improve their health is to modestly cut calories, eat a balanced diet and be physically active each day.
11/8/2005, Obesity and Weight Loss Explained by Bridget Mwape - Obesity means an excessively high proportion of body fat. Overweight refers to an excess of body weight, but not necessarily body fat. Health professionals use a measurement called body mass index (BMI) to classify an adult's weight as healthy, overweight, or obese. BMI describes body weight relative to height and is correlated with total body fat content in most adults. Generally, the higher your BMI, the higher your health risk, and the risk increases even further if your waist size is greater than 40 inches for men or 35 inches for women.
11/7/2005, Successful Weight Loss In Five Easy Steps by Marie K Gordon - If you happen to be among the millions of people who are weight impaired, you may have already considered, or even tried many alternatives for losing weight, and you may still be seeking that one magic "remedy".
11/6/2005, A Guide To Positive Imaging For Weight Loss by Gary Matthews - Have you ever imagined how visualization can play an important part in losing weight and maintaining a healthy lifestyle that keeps it off. Losing weight can be difficult for many people who use fad diets and pills to achieve their weight loss goals without letting their mind help in the process.
11/2/2005, Close Kept Secrets to Weight Loss Lesson #21 by Tami Close - You deserve everything that is wonderful! Do you know how extraordinary you are? Let's spend a few moments writing about you and defining the relationship you desire with yourself. Let me give you an example that I use for myself:
10/31/2005, Weight Loss: 3 Strategies To Handle Holiday Parties by Carol Solomon, Ph.D. - The holiday party season is upon us! Last week I went to my first holiday party, not counting Thanksgiving of course. It got me thinking about what strategies I use to manage my eating during these "potentially" treacherous times.
10/28/2005, Quick Weight Loss! By Tracie Johanson - Perhaps you've heard the joke about the SHOCKING news headlines from the year 2050: "New study reveals that exercise and proper nutrition is the key to successful weight loss!"
10/26/2005, Obesity Research - What Drives the Effort by Carlo Morelli - Obesity increases a person's risk for gallstone formation, high blood pressure and diabetes, as well as cancers of the breast, endometrium, colon, kidney, and oesophagus. These are some of the reasons why world health officials are putting more money into obesity research and making sure that they get the information that they need to provide us with new ways to battle the new worldwide epidemic that is evolving. Obesity research is crucial in telling us what the root causes of obesity are and how we can tackle it.
10/24/2005, The Best Benefits of YOGA! By Carrie Beisel - The BENEFITS OF YOGA are truly unlimited. Here are a few!
* Increased Flexibility - yoga has positions used by various joints of the body including those joints that we are unaware of or haven't been used for other forms of exercise. * Increasing Lubrication of the joints, ligaments and tendons - likewise, the well-researched yoga positions exercise the different tendons and ligaments of the body.
10/22/2005, Bird Flu How To Protect Yourself by Gary Granai - Bird Flu is spreading around the world as fast as wild birds fly. The birds are carrying flu with them as they migrate. They infect local, non migratory birds that in turn infect local chickens, ducks, turkeys and so on.
10/19/2005, User Friendly Medical Billing Software by Damian Sofsian - Medical billing software is easier to use today than ever before. Innovations in the technology of medical billing software have created a new touchstone of digital accuracy. Once a complicated text-based interface filled with awkward textual fragments, today's electronic medical billing suites are slick, undemanding, and intuitive, finally generating documents your patients can easily understand.
10/18/2005, The Value of Cord Blood in Medicine Today by George Anderson - The blood that remains in the umbilical cord and in the placenta after a child's birth is called cord blood. The composition of cord blood contains a great number of very important cells for the human organism (stem cells). In fact these cells construct the immune system and the blood system of the human body. They are "base" cells and they can transform into many other types of human cells.
10/15/2005, Dangers of smoking by Rob Mellor - "Smoking is injurious to health"; this is the caution advice that we read on all cigarettes packets. Still we go ahead to take that puff of ecstasy. Why? Are we trying to be ignorant or is it something else.
10/13/2005, How to Control Your Blood Pressure by Dakota Caudilla - People with high blood pressure should take precautionary measures to not only control their blood pressure, but they should take steps to lowering their blood pressure through fitness programs, nutrition and dietary schedules and taking proper medication throughout a certain period of time.
10/12/2005, BVTech released new version of HealthWatch to meet the latest adjustment of ATP III - According to a new published paper "Metabolic syndrome: new guidance for prevention and treatment". Metabolic syndrome: new guidance for prevention and treatment by American Heart Association/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute at 9/13/2005,the criteria for the metabolic syndrome of the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Adult Treatment Panel III (ATP III) report made in 2001 has been modified based on new scientific evidence.
10/12/2005, Body Mass Index: What You Need To Know by Alina Capanna - BMI or Body Mass Index is a health measurement. The measurement indicates body weight measured in pound in proportion to the height measured in feet for adults. BMI does not tell if a person is suffering from any sort of disease.
10/11/2005, CNET ranked HealthWatch 4 stars of 5 - Recently, CNET, one of the most robust digistal resource, ranked HealthWatch 4 stars of 5. HealthWatch is a free software. HealthWatch can calculate growth percentiles for infants, children and adolescents (2 to 20 years); blood pressure percentiles for children (under 17); and BMI for children and adults. This program uses data of child growth chart and baby growth chart from CDC to calculate growth percentiles, and the "Blood Pressure Tables for Children and Adolescents" from National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to calculate Blood pressure percentiles for children. HealthWatch can also evaluate underweight and over weight, identify metabolic syndrome and calculate risk for having a heart attack using the algorithms from Adult Treatment Panel III.
10/10/2005, Tips for a Healthy Life by Kevin D - Balancing your activities with the proper amount of rest and follwoign some simple diet and exrecise programs will lead you to a healther life. Experts in the field of aging now believe that regular exercise along with the proper amount of rest may actually add years to the life span. Results from a number of tests indicate that speed and muscular strength of many of the elderly can be extended.
10/9/2005, Holiday Weight Control by Paul Buckley - Achieving and maintaining a healthy weight can be a struggle, especially during the holidays. Healthy diet information is particularly useful at this time of year.
10/8/2005, Are You On A Bullet Train To Heart Attack City? By Gene Millen - www.VitalHeart.Info - "It just can't be true!" I said. "Why have they been telling us this? You can't believe anyone anymore."
10/6/2005, Natural Weight Loss is Not a Diet Pill by Janice Elizabeth Small - It's ironic, isn't it, that when you search for "natural weight loss" online you see a load of ads for pharmaceutical products. Since when did natural come in pill form?
10/5/2005, Diabetes, Impotence, and Viagra by robert stalling - 25 Aug 2005 Approximately 8.7 million, or 8.7% of all men over the age of 20 in the United States have diabetes. The most life-threatening consequences of diabetes are heart disease and stroke, which strike people with diabetes more than twice as often as they do others. Other complications of diabetes include blindness, impotence, kidney disease, and amputations. Millions of men suffer from impotence, and it is more common among men with diabetes than others. While it is estimated that 15-25% of men experience erectile dysfunction by the age of 65, it has been reported to affect 50-60% of men with diabetes over the age of 50.
10/4/2005, Weight Loss - A Lapse Is Not a Relapse by Carol Solomon, Ph.D. - One of the mistakes people make is turning a lapse into a relapse.
10/3/2005, Eat More, Weigh Less by Gary Gresham - To eat more and weigh less sounds impossible doesn't it? But with a few simple facts and gaining a little knowledge you may be able to turn the tables on your weight loss success. You may actually lose unwanted pounds without having that constant hungry feeling.
10/2/2005, 10 Tips On How To Lower Cholesterol by Ispas Marin - Seriously high levels of 'bad' cholesterol (LDL) represent a menacing cause of heart disease. By lowering the LDL level in your blood, you will automatically lower the total level of the cholesterol in your body (the HDL also known as the 'good' cholesterol and the LDL - the 'bad' cholesterol) and it will prevent the occurrence of heart disease. You can use a drug treatment to lower the cholesterol level, but you can also use a more healthy method - the dietary agents and food supplements that will lower your cholesterol in a natural way. In other words, a diet low in saturated fats and rich in fibres may help you lower cholesterol levels downwards to a normal limit.
10/1/2005, Diet and Fitness, Winning Tactics For Weight Loss by Bill Urell - Tell me, does this describe you? 'I tried a zillion diets in fits and starts and was never successful.' Just going on a diet will not give you a complete healthy persona. I finally paid attention to what everybody was saying, but I was too lazy to do.
I added exercise and fitness to the equation. We also need to stay fit as well as diet to lose weight. Our true wealth is our health. Isn't it worth your time bring it into peak condition and maintain it? Diet fitness is all about an accurate mix of diet and an appropriate fitness program.
9/30/2005, Weight Loss Success by Gary Gresham - Weight loss success requires staying inspired and sometimes giving your weigh loss plan a tune-up. Drinking more water and eating smaller portions are effective but boring.
9/29/2005, The Dark Side Of Melatonin - Does Melatonin Worsen Sleep? By Dan Ford - Melatonin is a hormone produced by the pineal gland. It is secreted when the eyes begin to perceive darkness so people have directly linked it with sleep¡­
9/28/2005, HEALTH RISKS DUE TO LONG HOURS AT YOUR COMPUTER by Hege Crowron - Did you know that spending long hours at your computer can put your health at serious risk? Most people does not even consider that possibility, but t does, Working at a desk is extremely hard on your body, and I would like to share this with you so maybe you can avoid some of the most common health risks. The most common of them all is back pain.
9/28/2005, Why you should consider including Green Tea in your diet by Tom Dean - You may, or may not have heard of the powers of green tea before, but the fact is, in China it has been used as medicine for over 4,000 years.
9/24/2005, Do Cellulite Creams Actually Work? By Burke Jones - No cellulite cream can counteract the effects of a sedentary lifestyle, for instance. Neither can a cream magically restore circulation or drop excess weight from a body that does very little and takes in more than it needs.
9/24/2005, Fibromyalgia Facts For Females by James Brann, MD - Fibromyalgia is one of the most common diseases affecting the muscles, tendons, and joints in women.
9/25/2005, Immunity and the Athlete by Patricia Niland Dip.ION (MBANT) - SPORTS NUTRITION ? Patricia Niland 2005 To realise potential, it is vital that an athlete has the ability to train consistently. Successful training, over time, builds a stronger, faster, more efficient body which will hopefully go on to produce optimum athletic performances. Time lost due to ill health, is time that a competitive athlete cannot afford to lose. In the long term the athlete and his/her coach needs to be conscientious about their own 'care' and acknowledge that they have a responsibility for the training and nutrition factors within their control, both of which can influence success or failure.
9/24/2005, Diabetes Testing - Using Your Control Solution by Fern Kuhn, RN - You might have heard that the many advances occurring with some of the blood glucose meters allow you to perform blood test monitoring on different parts of your body, like the palm, forearm, upper arm, thigh, or even calf.
9/24/2005, Medical Alert Bracelets for Children by Richard Romand - Children aren't exempt from having medical conditions, so it is important for those who do have medical problems to wear a child medical alert bracelet.
9/24/2005, What Causes Hair Loss? By David Chandler - Hair loss is a common problem faced by many people all around the world. There are various reasons behind hair loss. Let us look at some of the major causes and their remedies:
9/24/2005, Shocking Truths About Pescription Anti-Inflammatory Drugs! By Janet Hahn - NSAID stands for Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. These drugs are popular prescriptions that are taken to relieve the inflammation associated with arthritis, bursitis, tendonitis, etc. NSAIDs decrease inflammation by hindering the production of prostaglandins; a natural chemical associated with body inflammation.
9/24/2005, Healthy Eating Tip - Four Power House Foods by Cori Sachais Swidorsky - There are many foods that we can consume on a regular basis that could possibly help reduce the risk of heart disease by 75 percent or more.
9/24/2005, Heart Attack: Are You At Risk? By Ray Kelly - If you're male and you lead an inactive lifestyle you probably have at least 3 risk factors associated with heart disease.