Health & Fitness
Take A Few Minutes To Exercise — Hard And Fast — And You're Done
Kim Williams, a trainer at Baylor Tom Landry Fitness Center in Dallas, Texas, demonstrates her boxing technique on Friday, July 26, 2013. (Rex C. Curry/Dallas Morning News/MCT) In the futuristic world of winsome dreams, cheeseburgers have single-digit calories; workouts, single-digit minutes. Well, hold tight to your jet pack. The magic wand has been waved — […]
Healthy Aging: Its In Your Genes But New Research Study Suggests You Can Take Steps To Shift The Balance.
This article is sponsored by Health, Fitness & Body Building Wyckoff, NJ (PRWEB) August 29, 2013 A new research study conducted by Serena Dato et al.*, and published in the August 2013 issue of the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, cites oxidative stress as both the cause and consequence of impaired functional homeostasis characterizing human aging. […]
How To Overcome A Workout Rut
I hear it all the time. “But I’m doing everything I can, and I just can’t seem to lose these last 5 to 10 pounds!” In fact, many of my celebrity clients originally came to me trying to break out of their own workout plateau, when they needed to lose those last pounds – got […]
Tayag To Grace Health Caravan In City
DEPARTMENT of Health Assistant Secretary Enrique Tayag will grace the kick-off of Baguio Day celebrations on August 31 with a dance number to promote healthy lifestyle among city residents. Tayag, DOH’s ambassador for health lifestyle, will lead the Go for Health initiative a healthy lifestyle movement to prevent non-communicable diseases through physical activity, healthy diet, […]
Bmi Isn't The Best Measure Of Weight
GustoImages / Getty Images Body Mass Index (BMI) provides an easy way to measure obesity, but more doctors are questioning its accuracy and usefulness. BMI is supposed to estimate the amount of body fat a person carries based on height and weight, and categorizes people based on what is appropriate for their size. BMI readings […]
10 Tips For Saving Money On A Plant-based Diet
Diabetes prevention. Hypertension control. Heart health. Weight loss. Fiber intake. There are many reasons why adopting a plant-based diet is good for your health[1], so why not make a good thing better? Better, in this case, means more affordable. Save money and eat healthier (and cross off a few 2013 New Year’s resolutions) with tips […]
Top 10 Tips For Shinier, Fuller Hair Presented By Beauty Research
Newport Beach, CA (PRWEB) August 23, 2013 For women, hairstyles play an important role in defining overall style. When women are dissatisfied with how their hair appears, they are less likely to feel confident at work and in social situations. Two of the biggest hair care complaints among American women are a lack of shine […]
Losing Weight: Lifestyle Changes Trump Any Diet
What’s the best diet for maintaining a healthy weight and warding off chronic diseases? Is it a low-carb diet, a high-carb diet, an all-vegetable diet, a no-vegetable diet? Researchers say you’d be better off just forgetting the word diet, according to an editorial published today (Aug. 20) in the Journal of the American Medical Association […]
Heart-attack Survivors Often Make No Changes
Theres no stronger scare tactic into leading a healthy lifestyle than suffering a heart attack or stroke, which is why it may be surprising that many survivors dont make changes needed to improve their health. A study published earlier this year in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows one in four men doesnt […]
Wellpoint Announces The Journey For Health Tour; Where The Rubber Hits The Road
INDIANAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)– In a continuing effort and focus on transforming health care and helping people get healthy and stay healthy, WellPoint announced today it is pleased to partner with Gary Earl Health in the 2013 Journey for Health Tour. This inspirational, educational health focused bicycle tour across the country is designed to motivate and inspire […]