Most people don’t bother to go to their doctor about IBS, as their symptoms are so mild that they can go about their days without being overly aware of them. But IBS varies greatly from person to person, and sometime the symptoms can be a lot more severe, and begin to become troublesome to the […]

When Gail Kelley, President of Two Men and a Truck®, turned 50, she had a base line bone scan performed. She learned that she was below minimum level bone density for her pelvis/hip and right at minimum level for her spine. She was in the early stages of osteoporosis. Her options were drugs, which she […]

Don’t loose time from work to make a doctors appointment. Don’t sit around in a doctors office all day just to get prescriptions for the medications you know you already need. No need to make those follow up appointments that you might forget about, and if you do you then run out of medication. Now […]

Is chocolate a craving with you? Are you a secret chocolate eater? Are you denying it even to yourself?Research has shown that certain chemicals in the brain may cause the cravings.So does having cravings make you addicted to chocolate? Are you a chocaholic?The problem is that constantly telling yourself that you are addicted and therefore […]

Alcohol has had its ups and downs throughout history. Most people look at it as a casual way to relax and have a good time. For others it is a serious drug that has impacted their life in a bad way. Alcohol can be good or bad depending on how you use it. There are […]

Over 95% of people who use restrictive dieting to lose weight, gain it all back within one year. Restrictive dieting alone will never solve your weight problem. In fact, many studies show that dieting actually causes weight problems because it forces you to focus most of your energy on food and your weight. Dieting fosters […]

When did we all start counting carbs? After all, a basket of bread has long been the first dish to circle the dinner table. And how long have potatoes, rice and pasta been favorites in every meal?
Whether it’s home fries with your eggs, rice with your beans, or a big plate of spaghetti, we love […]

In todays fast paced lifestyle, many of the basic foundations of good health have gone by the wayside. Take the time to remember the tried and true steps to great health and you’ll live a longer, happier life. 1. Prevention is a lot better than a cure. Living a healthy lifestyle is a lot easier […]

Rats given varying doses of aspartame — the second most widely used artificial sweetener in the world — experienced a statistically significant increase in the incidence of malignant tumors, lymphomas and leukemias in a study slated for publication in Environmental Health Perspectives. The study’s authors are calling for an "urgent re-evaluation" of the current guidelines […]

If you have ever read a fitness magazine… If you have ever watched TV ads about latest machines that will “magically” reveal your abs… If you have ever gone to a gym and seen tens of people lying on the floor doing crunches…. Then beware - because chances are you are a victim of the two biggest abdominal training hoaxes!

We all go nuts sometimes. Even someone as sublimely well balanced as myself goes off the deep end once in a while. When this happens, the bizarre behavior of the suddenly wacko can bring damage to themselves, their business relationships, and yes, even their furniture. Why do we go bananas? Sometimes we allow frustrations to […]

Every week countless numbers of people rededicate themselves to starting a new diet and exercise program, only to find that they have fallen off their program by the end of the following week. This scenario plays out all too often especially for people who are attempting to keep their fitness program based at home or […]

The US DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) has announced the results of Operation “Cyber Chase”, a year long organized crime drug enforcement task force investigation that targeted international Internet pharmaceutical traffickers operating in the United States, India, Asia, Europe and the Caribbean. DEA Administrator Karen P. Tandy announced the success of the program, part of the […]

Sweets may decrease production of glucocorticoid, a stress-related hormone that has been linked to obesity and decreased immune response, researchers from the University of Cincinnati (UC) have found. "Glucocorticoids are produced when psychological or physical stressors activate a part of the brain called the ’stress axis,’" says Yvonne Ulrich-Lai, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the […]

Last week I did it again—made a trip to deposit a check at our local bank only to discover once I got there, that my check was nowhere to be found. Hadn’t I tucked it inside one of the pockets of my purse? I ransacked my clutch bag, emptying every pocket onto the ledge of […]