Health & Fitness Articles & News
What If You Are Allergic To Milk?
How often you drink milk? Do you feel something strange after you had your milk? Probably you don’t think that milk can cause you allergy since this liquid is good for your health. It contains very rich nutrition and it’s good for everybody. But what if you are allergic to milk?
Things You Should Know About Vitamin K's Unique Power
How well do you know about vitamin K? This vitamin is probably not as popular as other vitamins. But still you need this vitamin for your health. So, never underestimate vitamin K! Without vitamin K you will be in miserable. In fact, vitamin K is one of the most extraordinary anti-aging vitamins ever discovered. A research shows that vitamin K has unique powers, not only to help blood coagulate or to make you look younger, but also has so many other benefits.
Matter of the Mind
30 Day Journals
Whether you journal or diary now, or have never kept a journal, you can keep a 30 day journal. Journaling for 30 days about one specific topic, can support you in many ways. Recording your thoughts, feelings, dreams, and desires, even recording just-the-facts, for 30 days is a powerful tool. You can track your ideas and experiences, realizing both your joys and your fears about a single topic. You can use this 30 day system for most topics, and throughout your journaling.
Nutritional Myths that Just Won't Die: Protein!
When it comes to the topic of sports nutrition there are many myths and fallacies that float around like some specter in the shadows. They pop up when you least expect them and throw a monkey wrench into the best laid plans of the hard training athlete trying to make some headway.
Self Hypnosis Recordings How Do They Help?
The next best thing to a hypnosis session with an experienced hypnotherapist may be listening to a self hypnosis cd, tape, or other recording medium.
Goal Setting in Fitness & Nutrition
A goal is the result or achievement toward which effort is directed. Without setting goals in exercise or nutrition, there is far less value and purposeful direction; and they need to be measurable and realistic. For example, a thin teenager weighing 120 pounds wishing to weight 220-pounds of muscle is both specific and measurable. However, he cannot hope to achieve such a physique, especially not soon and probably not without growth-enhancing drugs. Therefore, in this instance, ...
Smoking Habit or Addiction (Part 1)
When smokers think about quitting smoking they will consider what it is they are trying to stop. Part of that thinking, (depending on how easy or hard they find it to stop) may be whether smoking is a habit or an addiction.
Sleeping Pills An Effective Alternative
Overcoming insomnia is a journey - and, as you may have discovered, it can also be a matter of trial and response. Undertaken systematically overcoming insomnia and getting a good night's sleep is an ultimately rewarding process. But, if you've already made basic changes to your diet and sleep routine, and you've tried specific techniques for reducing stress and improving the quality of your sleep, you may be tempted to turn to artificial sleep aids like sleeping pills.
Picking Your Nose - Good For Your Health?
Picking your nose - Good for your health? Why is it that when people are driving they think that other drivers can't see them through the clear glass windows of their car? On numerous occasions I have been happily driving along in my home town of Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, UK when I've seen another driver picking his (or her) nose, oblivious to the fact that every other driver is watching them do it? To an extent I can understand someone thinking they can't be seen when ...
Less Of A Bigger Penis?
In light of the somewhat recent news of Enzyte maker’s Berkeley Premium Nutraceuticals having a lawsuit filed against them, I felt compelled to write this article. Yep, Smiling Bob isn’t smiling as much these days.
Blue Cross Joins Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger To Establish California As The Nation's 'fitness State'
The Blue Cross of California Foundation, the charitable giving arm of WellPoint, Inc. (NYSE: WLP) in California, today joined Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to launch the California Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports as part of the “Get Active California Celebration” hosted by The Walt Disney Company. The mission of the nonprofit Governor’s Council is to promote the health benefits of physical fitness, exercise and sports for all Californians. Blue Cross of California Foundation ...
Acupuncture And Arthritis
We have talked about acupuncture before. However, it has been some time ago and I wanted to bring this up and add some interesting points.
Omega 3's... Fish Oil, And Dha...
Over the last year there has been considerable publicity about the benefits of Omega 3's. Most of which is true and some of which is not. There is no doubt that Omega 3's can not only help your heart and joints but it will also help your brain. Most people are aware of this, but do the benefits of Omega 3's apply across the board for all types of Omega 3's? There are now many Companies in the world market today trying to capitalize on the Omega 3 'boom' with ...
What I Discovered About Heel And Foot Pain Could Save You Hundreds Of $$$ And A Lot Of Pain!
The first symptom of heel or foot pain that I remember experiencing was, sharp pains in the heel region of both feet, most acute immediately after getting out of bed in the morning, sometimes this pain was so bad that I had to hobble of grab on to things to help support me getting to the bathroom. I would come to discover, that this is possibly the most typical and common symptom of "plantar fasciitis".
Smoking: One Of The Most Destructive, Voluntary Things You Can Do To Your Health!
Notice that the title of this article says that smoking is voluntary, if you are a smoker and have tried any number of times to quit, you probably think that smoking is anything but voluntary. But let's admit to the truth, you do choose each and every time you light up, you could just as well choose not to.
Obesity - The Number 1 Health Issue In The Us
Obesity is quickly becoming the number one health issue confronting America today, and it's not just America, other countries are affected also. Obesity leads to a multitude of health problems including, but certianly not limited too:
When You Don't Know That You Don't Know
When was the last time that you were in the gym and just stopped and looked around?. How many people looked lost, how many kept their body still, did not use momentum to perform their exercises. When was the last time that you saw a big guy using ‘little’ weights while standing on one leg. Most people join a health club with excellent intentions and lots of motivation, we happily sign contracts for years and fork over our cash whether we go regularly or not.
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
People who do repetitive tasks - housewives, secretaries, meat cutters, assembly line workers, carpenters, musicians, computer users and others - may be more likely to develop carpal tunnel syndrome. Fractures, falls on the hand, and poorly designed vibrating hand tools may also damage the palm of the hand and cause carpal tunnel syndrome. Other causes are rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis, Paget's bone disease, multiple myeloma, acromegaly and gout.
Country Living... Help For Attention Deficit Disorder?
Scientists don't understand why Attention Deficit Disorder is increasing so quickly. One reason may be that more and more people are living in congested, overcrowded situations. A hundred years ago when most people lived on farms or in small towns with a lot of rural space...ADD ADHD wasn't even recognized by the medical community. However, there may be something to the constant stimulation of modern life. With its quick pace and technology...like... ...
Paraesthesia and Numbness
Numbness and tingling (paresthesia) are abnormal sensations that can be felt anywhere in the body. Most commonly, they can be perceived in the hands, arms, legs or feet. The feeling of numbness or tingling is a signal unrecognized by the brain and signals that something is wrong. The problem can come from a nerve impingement as it exits the spinal column or peripheral stimulus being muddled before or after the brain receives the information.
Long Term In home Care Options
Are you worried that you may lose all your life’s earnings and nest egg due to the rising costs of in-home long term care? As you get older do you have the necessary finances to protect yourself from going broke while slightly incapacitated? Many seniors are worried about are worried about the costs of long-term health care.
Sciatica
If your sciatic nerve becomes inflamed, the condition is called sciatica (pronounced si-ad'-i-ka). The pain can be intense! It often follows the path of your nerve - down the back of your leg, ankle, foot, and toes - but it can also radiate to your back! Along with burning, sharp pains, you may also feel nerve sensations such as pins-and-needles, tingling, prickling, crawling sensations, or tenderness. Ironically, your leg may also feel numb!
Science Versus Healers Hypoglycemia
Sherry (My ex) had a couple of problems of a medical nature. Her hypoglycemia had been miss-diagnosed and she had been given massive cortisone shots that I believe had contributed to the cancer that resulted in the partial mastectomy. I got her off caffiene and through the power of LOVE she was healed in two years. Women are not treated as men are when it comes to medical treatment; as well as every other aspect of misogyny in society. My studies of wholistics and hermetics were becoming ...
Work/Repetitive Stress Injuries
Millions of people are suffering from all types of job injuries ranging from the stress of working in a bad position to improper lifting or carrying to falls and other trauma. Among the most common on-the-job injuries is spinal injury.
Long Term Care; 70 Million Americans Will Be Over 65 by 2003
We will all grow old; this is a given. We will all have health issues as we grow older, this also is a given. Many people work their whole lives and if they are smart end up with a paid for house and a little nest egg for retirement. This is a good 15% of the population. Good for us as we have a strong middle-class. But whether you are rich or poor there will come a time when you need long-term care. As a matter of fact statistics show tat 10% of use will need long-term care for 3-5 ...
Long Term Health Care
More and more people today are worried about the costs of long-term health care. They are worried if something happens to them they may run out of money and burn thru their reserves. The average nursing home stay is 2.5 years of care and the average cost is over $130.00 per day. That is the average yet in many areas with nursing shortages and higher income demographics the rates are more significant. It is estimated that more than 10% of us who reach age 65 will nursing home care for more ...
Migraines
Migraine headaches can be classified into two types: classical and common. The classical migraine is a headache that follows an aura or some type of spontaneous event such as numbness or tingling. The aura may be flashes of light, squiggly lines, or a halo effect. The common migraine does not have an aura associated with it. Most people who suffer from migraines suffer from common migraines, usually at a 3:1 ratio.
Drug Allergy 101 What You Absolutely Need to Know
Introduction Due to increase in the population that is having impaired immunity and also as there is an increasing pool of aged population because of the ever-lowering death rates, the incidence of allergies is on rise.
Post Nasal Drip May Produce Multiple Health Complications
Post-Nasal Drip Post-nasal drip is the sensation of liquid or mucous buildup in the back of the throat. Post-nasal drip is caused by drainage from the nasal cavities into the back of the throat. Though post-nasal drip is a normal everyday occurrence, failure to rinse or flush nasal cavities on a regular basis may allow the buildup to remain and fester, causing a long list of other health complications. In reviewing the possible complications of unchecked ...