One of the most important aspects of living a healthy and prosperous life is understanding "risk." By this I mean knowing how to understand and analyze situations in life that affect health. Being able to accurately weigh benefits and risks when making health decisions is very important! Too often decisions are based on incomplete or […]

Aging, a steady decline: The History of the world is filled with stories of individuals trying to find eternal youth. Wealthy people going to private centers for magic elixirs. Many individuals taking megadoses of certain vitamins, drink green tea, use coenzyme Q10 etc, hoping to find the "fountain of youth". Lets take a closer look […]

Since the publication of a book called ‘Beat Chronic Fatigue The Natural Way’, many people are turning to the natural substance omega 3, and in particular pure ethyl EPA, to help treat the debilitating condition known as chronic fatigue syndrome. What is chronic fatigue syndrome ? We all get tired. Many of us have felt […]

You’re about to learn three "power tips" for burning fat that fitness models, athletes, & high profile personal trainers use to bring out those sexy abs, arms, & thighs in no time… Honestly, I’m a little sick and tired of hearing the same old "top ten fat loss tips" circulating in magazines and on websites… […]

With more people hitting air-conditioned health clubs, they bring along not only their workouts but also their sweat, flu, and other germs. But you dont need to fumigate the weight room or hose down the stair-climber to avoid catching something. These five simple yet effective tips can help you stay clean and healthy at your […]

In order to eliminate or at least control stress, it is vital to know and understand the causes of stress. Of course, there are many causes of stress and they are as varied as the people who suffer from stress, but there are a few places to look first. And by learning about these causes […]

Ask most people what their New Year’s Resolutions were and you’ll likely find the answer- lose weight. With so many of us wanting to shed the pounds, why is the obesity pandemic reaching new heights? Weight loss tends to conjure up images of near starvation and tons of cardio. Most of us do not even […]

Hot or Cold Therapy? You hear contradicting views all the time as to when to apply heat or ice to nagging injuries. In many cases the answer should be both. Cold acts to reduce inflammation and swelling while heat serves to draw blood and nutrient for healing. Cold first on an injury, heat to follow […]

How to calculate the calories you need By Richard Diaz of Diaz Human Performance LLC. The first step in designing a nutrition plan is to calculate how many calories you burn in a day, your total daily energy expenditure (TDEE). TDEE is the total number of calories that your body expends in 24 hours, including […]

You should already know that nutrition is very important to your quality of life. If you want to have a healthy life and lifestyle, you will need to have a healthy diet with proper nutrition. You might hear all the time that your nutrition greatly affects the way you live and your quality of life […]

THE NEXT STAGE: ACTION The next stage of Prochaska’s Transtheoretical model - ‘Action’ - kicks in once you’ve started taking (you guessed it) action. If you’re in this stage, you’re ready to make changes – and now. In the Action stage, you know where you want to be, how you’ll get there, and you’ve started […]

There are so many jokes about mammograms! Have you heard the one about the fridge door …or the bookends …or the garage floor? Thanks to all the jokes, “Mammogram” has become a household word, and it’s not that I don’t have a sense of humor, but as a mammography technologist, I’ve heard the jokes many […]

Welcome to Weight-Loss Secrets. This article series is going to consist of common sense conclusions that can be derived from current research and generally accepted facts. I won’t waste your time like the scientists that took 2 years to determine that eating fast food makes you fat (duuuh). At times you may find a lot […]

Acne is, perhaps, the single treated skin disorder and has been addressed in a wide variety of ways. Often the wisest step is to develop a program in consultation with a dermatologist or medical practitioner. Even with help, there may be a trial-and-error process in finding the right solution. There are also some solutions advised […]

Acne is a common skin condition, which can be extremely mild or quite disfiguring. Having had a rather bad case as a young adolescent, I know the kind of socially embarrassing consequences it can have for the victim but I also remember it being sore and painful, filling my life with discomfort. It lingered a […]