by Eric on February 21st, 2010
The fastest way to kill your exercise regimen and to undo all your hard work is to get injured. From mild aches and pains to serious tears and strains, there’s always the possibility of getting injured while exercising. Thankfully, there are several things you can do to reduce your chances of getting hurt.
Follow these tips [...]
Tags: avoid injury while exercising, exercise mistakes, exercising mistakes
by Eric on February 21st, 2010
It’s that time again. The time when everyone starts setting goals for themselves for the New Year. In 2010, millions of people throughout the world will set a resolution to quit smoking. Unfortunately, 85% or more of these people will fail to reach their goal.
If you want 2010 to be the year that you finally [...]
Tags: how to stop smoking, stop smoking mistakes, stop smoking tips
by Eric on February 1st, 2010
Stress is a silent killer. If you don’t manage your stress levels, you can end up suffering from any number of illnesses, including depression and heart problems. That’s why it’s crucial to do everything you can to reduce stress so you can live a happier and healthier life.
Here are some tips to help get you [...]
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by Usha on January 10th, 2010
Going straight to the emergency room seems like the most prudent thing to do in case of a health issue. It could be bleeding during pregnancy or a tingling sensation on the right side of the body or something else.
Why do these emergency visits leave several patients with a deep sense of regret for the [...]
Tags: CT scan performed on a pregnant woman, doctors made a mistake, hospital mistakes, hospital safety, operated on the wrong eye, operation on the wrong side, victim of hospital mistake, wrong side operation
by Usha on January 10th, 2010
How does it feel when traveling to a far away place where we know nobody and don’t even know the language? It can be quite unnerving. It is the same with a hospital visit. Health problems are bound to arise at some point or other and getting admitted in a hospital can be a scary [...]
Tags: check each medicine you are given, doctors and nurses should wash hands, surve a hospital stay, surviving a hospital stay, take a list of medications to the hospital
by Eric on January 6th, 2010
Have you tried exercising in the past but not gotten the results you’d hoped for? Chances are, it’s because you were committing one of these common exercise mistakes.
Focusing on one area of the body—If you go to the gym regularly, you’ve surely run across the guy who only seems to [...]
Tags: exercise mistakes, exercise tips, exercising mistakes
by Usha on January 5th, 2010
The number of C-Sections in the United States have been on the rise since the 1990s. While the main reason could be health-related, such as older women having babies, obesity etc.; there are many who opt for a C-section just to avoid the discomfort associated with a normal delivery.
For many of us, the thought of [...]
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by Usha on January 5th, 2010
Mastectomy is the worst nightmare a woman can have. As if being diagnosed with cancer is not enough, removal of the breast plays havoc with a woman’s self-esteem.
Each year more than 250,000 women in America face breast cancer and many of them undergo breast reconstructive surgery. Why breast reconstruction?
There are a number of reasons women [...]
Tags: breast cancer, breast cancer and mastectomy, breast cancer surgery, breast reconstruction, breast reconstruction surgery, mastectomy, mastectomy and lumpectomy, mastectomy for breast cancer, mastectomy or lumpectomy, options for surgery
by Usha on January 4th, 2010
The kids step back into a high lunge and kick back their legs straight and hold that push up for 10 seconds. Then they close one nostril and inhale through the other repeating this with both the nostrils. They meditate and chant, and finally, they lie down quietly on their mats for a few [...]
Tags: benefits of yoga for children, yoga for children, yoga for kids, yoga in US schools, Yoga-Ed in the US
by Usha on January 4th, 2010
Are you afraid of vegetables? You think I’ve gone crazy, but there are people who get all anxious when they see vegetables.
A bizarre fear that many of you may not have heard of before: the fear of vegetables. This fear affects a few thousand people in Britain and treatments for it include “psychological reprogramming” to [...]
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