Bad Posture at the Desk Can Lead to High Blood Pressure and Other Risks If you spend long hours sitting at a desk each day, listen up -- or, more precisely, straighten up. Bad posture at your desk, what has also been called "Sittosis", has been found to [...]
Eating and Exercise: Should You Eat After Exercising? Before? How Long and What? Many of us grew up with the strict advice to wait at least one hour after eating to go swimming -- or else we'd be stricken with severe cramps and inevitably sink to the bottom. [...]
Why Most New Year’s Resolutions Fail and How to Re-Set Your Resolutions NOW For Success How many times have you vowed to lose 20 pounds starting with the New Year or said that this was the year you were going to cut back on your drinking or quit [...]
How to Avoid Holiday Tummy Trouble Turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes with gravy and a side of upset stomach seems to go hand-in-hand with the holiday season. Many celebrations -- starting from Thanksgiving through Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Hanukkah, Kwanza, New Year’s and for those sports fanatics, the [...]
15 Tips to Avoid Overeating This Holiday Season If you've already been enjoying slightly more than your share of eggnog, stuffing and Christmas cookies, you can take comfort in the fact that the average American only gains about one pound from Thanksgiving to New Year's Day, according to a [...]
Artificial Colors: Is the Secret Shame of the Food Industry Harming Your Children? Artificial colors are among the most questionable food additives there are, yet despite their potential health risks they’re added to countless food products ranging from candy and soda to breakfast cereal and sausage. Numerous studies have [...]
How to Make This a Joyful Holiday Even for those Feeling Lonely, Depressed or Emotionally Overwhelmed Even though the holidays are supposed to be a joyous time of year as you celebrate with family and friends, they have the tendency to elicit feelings of depression, loneliness and despair, [...]
Holiday Dangers for Those Who Struggle With Binge Eating and Compulsive Overeating Roasted turkey with homemade stuffing, maple-glazed ham, cheesy potato casseroles, pumpkin pie and other calorie-laden desserts made from scratch represent a sense of comfort and with that comes the temptation to eat in excess. The holiday feasting [...]
10 Studies on How Vitamin E Saves Your Life from the Inside Out Most people have heard of vitamin E, and you probably also know that it acts as a powerful antioxidant in your body, helping to ward off free radical damage. What you may not know, however, is [...]
The Benefits and Risks of Saunas Saunas are a popular attraction in hotels, spas and health clubs around the United States and world. Enthusiasts say there is little that can pamper your body and soul like a trip to the sauna, which is traditionally a wooden room infused [...]