| | 10 Easy Ways to Make a Positive Environmental Impact
Find out about 10 easy ways to go green this year, and make a positive change for the planet. Simple choices to make can lead to big differences for the environment, from cold water in the wash to better driving habits. Read up and do your part. More |
| America’s Fittest and Fattest Cities in 2007
From the poor to the affluent, Americans are increasingly afflicted by obesity. By some measures, up to 30% of Americans are obese. Which cities are fattest, which are fittest, and how can you improve your own physical situation? More |
| | Becoming CEO of Your Own Life
Corporations have CEOs – executives charged with leading the business. Who’s the CEO of your life? You are. Take the reigns and take control of yourself – and your future. More |
| Childhood Obesity Fact: Fast Food Causing Obesity in Children
Fast Food Lovers Beware: Our obsession with fast-food is causing an epidemic in us – and our children. Childhood obesity statistics reveal a tripling of the number of overweight kids. Learn how to curb the appetite and reel in weight gain. More |
| | Fasting is good for you, right?
Breakfast actually signifies breaking the fast observed through the previous night. After dinner, a person doesn't have any food until the next morning. As that is considered a period of fasting, the next meal is in the morning and that's called a breakfast. More |
| Getting Control Over Your Life
Who has responsibility over your life? Your boss? Your spouse or kids? Your unrelenting schedule? No. You have ultimate responsibility for your life. Responsibility equals control, which equals freedom. More |
| | Have You Found the Fitness Fountain of Youth?
Ponce de Leon never found the fountain of youth. Neither will you. Unless you define ‘youth’ as being of clear mind, able body and strong spirit as you age – at any age. Physical fitness has been shown to aid all three. More |
| Holiday Survival Guide: Stay Fit and Stress Free
Although the holiday season is meant for a time of rejoicing, relaxing and spending time with the ones we love, it more often than not ends up being a hectic time laden with stress. This stress often leads to abandonment of exercise routines, overeating and lack of sleep. And, all of these resulting issues actually cause more stress which can lead to a vicious circle. More |
| | How Well Will You Age?
Your attitude today can help determine how you’ll age tomorrow. Positive thoughts and high spirits can help ensure that the sedentary lifestyle that hits many in midlife is replaced instead with a healthy cruise into senior life. More |
| Kids and Heart Disease, Do You Know the Truth?
In the U.S., childhood obesity is an epidemic. Almost one in five kids between 6 to 19 are overweight – putting them at risk for a host of other illnesses and diseases. Try these 10 steps to cut obesity – and improve your child’s future. More |
| | Link between Decreasing Life Expectancy and Childhood Obesity
For the first time in a very long time, our children’s generation is expected to live a shorter life span than we will. That’s an amazing statistic with all the advancements in medicine, nutrition, fitness and overall wellness. More |
| Making Time For Yourself
Life is so busy that we often lose ourselves. We scramble from one task or obligation to another, rather than take a moment for ourselves. Learn how taking time to rediscover who you are can lead to more fulfillment. More |
| | Need a Reason to buy New Clothes? And Other Non Life-altering Reasons to Get Healthy
No fashion tips here. Just reasons to take control of your life. No more wardrobes to fit a fluctuating figure, or breathless play with kids, or indulgence at the buffet line. Learn how exercise, proper nutrition and a healthy lifestyle can make you the person you want to be. More |
| Not Getting Enough Sleep? Now That IS a Big Problem!
Volitional Sleep Deprivation, or excessive daytime sleepiness, hits about 30% of American adults. Chronic sleep deprivation can affect your health, wellness – and life. More |
| | Obese or Just Overweight?
Obesity knows no bounds: It affects people of all ethnicities, ages and genders. By calculating your body mass index (or BMI), you can determine whether you’re obese – or simply overweight, and then plan a regimen to bring your weight under control. More |
| Obesity and Politics: Do They Go Hand and Hand and Where Does Your State Stand?
Taxation, education, the general defense. Government has its role in society. But what about protecting its citizens from common and pervasive enemies found closer to home? If obesity is a ‘disease,’ then what is the government’s role in finding a solution to the economic as well as health care burden obesity brings? More |
| | Parents’ Denial about Their Children’s Weight Poses Serious Health Risks
Parents often think their child will outgrow the obesity. The reality is that parents are in denial and it is especially harmful because obese children are at increased risk for diabetes, high blood pressure, and cholesterol to list a few health concerns. More |
| Practicing Proper Portion Control
Sometimes it’s not what we eat, but how much that affects out ability to lose weight. Portion control can lead to healthy living and more effective dieting. Learn your limits and become healthier today. More |
| | Proactive, Organized and Happy
Blessings and accomplishments – do you celebrate each one every day? Do you eliminate obstacles, seize your days and enjoy what you have? Discover how making time for yourself is the ultimate reward. More |
| Scheduling Your Day
What can you achieve in 10 minutes or less? Plenty. By scheduling mini-tasks, your day will be more fulfilling and you’ll feel like you’ve accomplished more – and have more time to yourself. More |
| | Setting SMART Fitness Goals
Want to succeed with your goals? Get SMART. By creating goals that are Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Time-Oriented, you can lose that weight, achieve that goal, or improve your life – and craft a roadmap to improving your health and wellness. More |
| Spring Clean Your Life
Many people spring clean their homes. What about our lives? From negative emotions and moods to procrastination and personal tasks not completed, make time to insert a little positive energy into your life. You’ll enjoy the person you can be. More |
| | Ten Top Organising Tips For Dyslexics
Over the years I have had to find alternate ways of doing certain everyday tasks, so I developed various ways to cope with my Dyslexia, methods that have also helped thousands of others. Now I would like to share them with you. More |
| The Promise of Personal Privacy: The Idyllic Fallacy
Think your privacy and personal information is your own? Think again. Thwart identity theft TODAY by practicing safe computing and information-handling habits. Limit what personal data you give away and keep your identity your own. More |
| | The Secret to Your Weight Loss Success Could Lie in the Glycemic Index
Researchers say the slower the digestion of carbohydrates, the slower the increase in blood sugar. Less insulin is needed - leading to a gradual drop in blood sugar. The result: less hunger at your next meal. It's called the Glycemic Index. Know it. More |
| Think Color: What the Colors in Your Food Mean
From the cornucopia filled with food, to a field of wild flowers to the beauty of a rainbow, you can see color everyday in all things. But, did you know that adding color to your plate may add years to your life? More |
| | Too much exercise can make you fat
If you add a lot of strenuous exercise into the routine of an already stressed mental or emotional life, the result is more cortisol production. As the cortisol levels increase, there is a greater tendency to store fat in the lower abdomen. This is a cycle that becomes very difficult to break if you do not realize what is happening. People with the extra belly fat will believe they need to work out harder and more often and although they will undoubtedly lose the weight, they will not lose the lower abdominal flab. More |
| Tyramine: Nutritional Connection to Preventing the Almighty Migraine?
Dietary tyramine intake has been linked to migraine headaches, leading many sufferers to restrict foods high in tyramine. Reports on the tyramine-migraine link have been both affirmed and denied. More |
