In the hustle and bustle of modern life, people are finding it ever more difficult to practice proper dietary habits. People are constantly running to and fro, and it leaves them little time for preparing nutritious meals and getting enough exercise. Vitamin supplements have long been an alternative method for introducing necessary dietary nutrients when a person has a vitamin deficiency. The modern multivitamin is a concoction of the most necessary basic nutrients, all in one handy little pill. This small wonder of modern clinical technology has completely changed the world by providing nutrients in parts of the world where healthy food and proper dietary ingredients are hard to procure, and by allowing people in developed countries [...]
The Benefits of Having a Weight Loss Buddy
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5 Tips for Maintaining a Healthier Workplace
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The Effect of Obesity on Diabetes in Western Culture
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The woman in the next cubicle has started wearing sleeveless shirts just to show off her toned arms. Your three-year-old proclaims that when he grows up he wants to be stronger than Tony Horton. You notice the people at the gym aren’t gossiping; they’re – gasp – pumping iron. Could this have anything to do with the infomercials you watch while eating Doritos at 2am? Well, lick that orange stuff off your fingers; it’s time to get extreme.
Are Extreme Workouts Worth the Hype?Home-based extreme workouts have flooded infomercials with before and after pictures. YouTube returns nearly 40,000 results for “P90X.” Rushfit has more than 56,000 likes on Facebook. If you’re wondering about extreme workouts and if they work, [...]
Over the years I’ve wanted to lose weight at various times. And I’ve found that I tend to succeed at reaching my goals more often when I have a weight loss buddy. My first was a walking buddy. But I’ve had the most success thanks to a colleague and friend I talk to online. We became virtual workout buddies a few years back. And after a break, we’ve been thinking about giving it another go. It might be just what I need to jump start my “get in shape” plans.
Not sure what a weight loss buddy is or why you might want one? Let’s talk about it.
What is a Weight Loss Buddy?A weight loss buddy is simply [...]
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In 1997 the United States federal government opened the floodgates for direct-to-consumer marketing of pharmaceuticals by relaxing previous restrictions and legislation.[1] Just one year prior, reports indicated pharmaceutical sales advertising expenditures ranged around just over half a billion dollars. By 2009, that amount had skyrocketed to nearly five billion dollars, just in direct-to-consumer advertising alone, not including advertising to physicians and clinicians. [2]
With the dawn of DTC advertising, consumers were able to see for themselves the plethora of prescription drugs available to them for any and every type of ailment and illness. Until that time, the average consumer was relegated to blind faith in their physician, and his advice to, “Take two of these and [...]
Would you like to lose a few pounds? More than a few? Me too.
These days we do so much online. We can run businesses online. We stay in touch with friends and family online. We shop online. So why not make the Web work for us when we’re trying to lose weight too? Fortunately there are plenty of online weight loss tools out there that do just that. And many of them are free!
Today I want to share some of my favorite free online weight loss tools with you, in the hopes that at least one of them might prove to be useful in helping you reach your own goals.
1. FitDay.com — FitDay is a [...]
When it comes to getting health information online consumers have to be careful. Inaccurate information isn’t just wrong. It can be downright dangerous — even deadly. Yet it seems that every John and Jane Doe is willing to spout their advice online on blogs, in forums, and on other sites about everything from weight loss products to natural cures. Sometimes they’re compensated to write glowy reviews of health products they don’t actually believe in, sometimes the information that’s true for one person could have serious risks for others, and sometimes they’re just wrong.
Still, the Web should make it easier to find health-related information, right? And fortunately there is a lot of reputable health information available online. Here are ten [...]
You’ve probably been hearing about the flu for a while now — especially how important it is to get your flu shot. But maybe you’ve also known friends or co-workers who recently became sick to their stomachs, saying they had a “stomach flu.”
Do you know what a “stomach flu” actually is? Is it really a type of flu at all? Today we’ll briefly explain what each illness is and what the symptoms of each are so you can get a better idea of what you might be suffering from.
What is the Flu?
The flu is the common name for influenza viruses. According the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the flu is a contagious respiratory [...]
Most people spend a lot of time at work. What happens there can affect our general health and wellness fairly significantly. We can catch an illness for example or become so stressed out that we can’t function properly. Today let’s put the focus specifically on office jobs and what you can do to create a healthy workplace either for yourself or your employees.
Here are five things you can do to maintain a healthy workplace in your office:
1. Keep the office, and your desk area, clean and clutter-free.
Cleanliness is obvious, so we won’t go into detail about that. But clutter is a bit different. You can generally control the clutter of your own area (or [...]
We have the ability to emote our in-depth feelings in many forms – like by being happy, sad, angry, or by exhibiting tens of other emotions. These varieties of emotions do have an impact on our mental and physical state, more so, the heart, which is considered as the seat of emotions.
In our modern day life, we experience all kinds of stresses that make us vent out negative emotions in form of irritation, frustration, disappointment, remorse, aggression, contempt, rage, or envy, and even lead us to states of depression that give a heart sinking feeling, creating erratic heart rhythm patterns. It only makes sense to conclude that practicing the opposite with positive emotions would lead to heart wellness or [...]
From the antioxidant benefits of tomatoes to “the incredible edible egg”, people are turning from fad diets and processed foods to more natural, wholesome fare. Health-conscious people are also resorting to homeopathic remedies for common aches and pains, as well as more natural alternatives for skincare. One of the most overlooked resources for wellness both inside and out is the common cucumber. This garden staple has become a standard for fragrances, bath products and aromatherapy, but the nutritional benefits have historically been overlooked in favor of more savory, colorful foods. It may be surprising to find this produce-aisle standard is a veritable treasure trove of nutrients and minerals necessary to good health and wellness.
Cucumbers contain most of [...]
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Need to Lose Weight? Free Online Tools to Help You Reach Your Goals
The Benefits of Having a Weight Loss Buddy
Need to Lose Weight? Free Online Tools to Help You Reach Your Goals
How to Identify Reputable Sources of Health Information Online
What is the Difference Between the Flu and a "Stomach Flu?"
5 Tips for Maintaining a Healthier Workplace