Health & Fitness
Winter weather depriving city dwellers of vitamin D
Residents of snowy, northern U.S. cities are at risk of vitamin D deficiency and worse, may not even know it. During Buffalo’s winter months, nearly 50 percent of people have insufficient amounts of vitamin D and 25 percent may be considered deficient, says nutrition researcher Peter Horvath of the University at Buffalo School of Public […]
Boat Rental And Vacations
Are you looking for a great family adventure? You should think about planning a fishing trip with your family to somewhere warm and adventurous like Key West. Don’t worry; you don’t even have to have a boat. There are many boat rental agencies that cater to vacationers who are only looking for a short water […]
Help Of Hand For Rockingham People To Be Healthier
Dietitian Claire Ward hopes to help people understand what it means to be a healthy weight at upcoming information sessions. Elisia Seeber In a diet fad and exercise regime-cluttered world, leading a healthy lifestyle can often send you spinning in circles. To help Rockingham residents put healthy living into perspective, the City of Rockingham has […]
Low childhood vitamin D linked to adult atherosclerosis
Low levels of 25-OH vitamin D in childhood were associated with subclinical atherosclerosis over 25 years later in adulthood, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. The importance of vitamin D for cardiovascular health has been the focus of increasing interest. Low levels of vitamin D […]
Gum Disease: What You Need To Know
Gum disease, or periodontal disease is not an enjoyable experience! If you want to avoid gum disease, or if you already have it and want to fight it, read this article. Symptoms of Gum Disease How do you know if you have gum disease? Here are some of the symptoms you should look for. Often […]
8 Creative Ways to Use a Medicine Ball
Using a medicine ball is a great way to add load to your traditional strength-training routine, in a non-traditional way. With medicine balls, you can add power, strength and variety to your general fitness plan. First, it’s important to understand the difference between the types of medicine balls available. Traditional medicine balls (MB) […]
Box Sets, Hats And Home Hair-dye: Christina Hendricks's Beauty Tips
Christina Hendricks shares her refreshingly honest fitness, beauty and wellbeing tips BY Katy Young[1] | 08 February 2015 Hendricks, who is fronting the brand’s Shifting A Shade (#ShiftAShade) campaign has even come clean that she dyes her hair herself: “When I’m at work I get a helping hand but otherwise I do it myself.” Like a […]
Another reason to drink wine: It could help you burn fat, study suggests
Drinking red grape juice or wine — in moderation — could improve the health of overweight people by helping them burn fat better, according to a new study coauthored by an Oregon State University researcher. The findings suggest that consuming dark-colored grapes, whether eating them or drinking juice or wine, might help people better manage […]
Health: What Can You Do To Stay Healthy?
There are 5 simple things you can do, to stay healthy. 1. Avoid smoking and smokers 2. Eat right and keep your BMI (Body Mass Index) at 18,5 24,8 3. Try to avoid drinking alcohol 4. Exercise daily 5. Sleep right 1. Avoid smoking and smokers Dangers of smoking. If you smoke, you should […]
Long Term Advice For Weight Loss
When you’re trying to shed some pounds, you can find a lot of advice. There are certainly plenty of different diets and other weight loss schemes around so it isn’t easy to decide which one will be best. Each one promises to hold the secret to losing weight quickly and easily. Not surprisingly, the answer […]