If you were to wear a pedometer for a few days, what kinds of figures do you think you’d be looking at? Do you regularly hit the activity target of 10,000 steps a day or five 30-minute sessions per week, or are you more inclined to view the stroll from the parking lot to your […]
Health & Fitness
Bringing Back Your Back
Some people can’t cope with headaches, others can’t manage with achy knees. The biggest problem for a lot of people, though, is back pain. The problem with back pain isn’t just that it’s painful, but that there are so many different conditions that can cause back pain. Trying to narrow down the real reason behind […]
Why Are Healthy Habits Important? Because They Make Life Worth Living!
The simplest answer to the question of ‘why are healthy habits important?’ is ‘because they make you healthy’. It’s as simple as that, yet once you think about it, you’ll see that the matter is highly complex. Being healthy does not merely allow you to avoid hefty medical bills (although that benefit cannot be discounted). […]
Fighting Cancer by Controlling Angiogenesis: Foods to Avoid
If you want to inhibit angiogenesis, foods to avoid will range from processed products with a high fat content to sugar. Anti-angiogenesis therapy shows great promise in treatment and prevention of cancer, especially in its early stages, prove multiple studies. However, as drugs that can regulate this process are prohibitively expensive, the most affordable way […]
Sedentary Jobs and Health Risks: How Dangerous Sitting at Work Really Is?
The topic of sedentary jobs and health risks they have is extremely ‘hot’ today. A growing body of research indicates that these jobs literally kill people. And they do this in slow and excruciating ways. Sitting risks range from cancer, to type 2 diabetes, to early death. It seems that a sedentary lifestyle is at […]
How to Lose 10kg (20lbs) in a Month: An Ultimate Guide
You can lose 10kg (20 pounds) in a month with the help of a carefully planned weight loss diet plan and some intense fat-burning workouts. You can also achieve this goal without exercise, but this will require a much more controlled meal plan as well as many restrictions. Some foods must be avoided at all costs […]
3 Health Benefits of Eating Eggs for Breakfast (and How to Cook Them Best)
Eggs are a great source of essential nutrients, they help you lose weight, and they give you a boost of antioxidants. These are only a few of the many reasons why you should eat eggs for breakfast. You can learn many others from the huge work containing many current eggs-related studies, Egg and Egg-Derived Foods: […]
5 Ways to Stay Healthy When Abroad
Now, everyone knows that traveling abroad can be a rewarding, educational experience, one that helps us grow as individuals, but that doesn’t mean that it’s not without its risks. For example, sometimes, we’re taking our health in our hands. When we’re in a country where things are done differently, and where they might not speak […]
Get Your Diet off to the Best Start
If you’re thinking of beginning a new diet and want to start as you mean to go on, have you considered beginning your plan with a detox?
Never Underestimate the Power of Walking for Exercise
For many years, walking remained one of the most underrated fitness activities that a person could physically partake in. Due to its somewhat slower pace than running and less strenuous required involvement than aerobics, many laughed off the idea that walking could derive any real physical improvements.