Everybody who has participated in sports or a rigorous fitness regime has likely sustained an injury of some sort. Even the best conditioned athletes in the elite professional ranks are susceptible to injury and are unable to prevent sports injuries. Sidney…
High cholesterol is a growing problem in America as obesity rates continue to rise. Having high cholesterol is dangerous because it clogs the arteries which can eventually cause heart problems. There are two types of cholesterol: LDL (bad) and HDL…
Having bagged the Best Actress Oscar at the recently concluded Academy Awards, spotlight are on Natalie Portman for her exceptional performance in portraying an unhinged ballerina in the thriller, Black Swan, and on the excessive weight loss and exercise regimen…
If you’ve ever suffered from stiff neck and shoulder pain, you know how debilitating it can be. Pain in these areas is extremely painful and a real drain on your energy. When you experience tension in this area of your…
Fats have one thing in particular: a high-energy density. This fact makes them the most significant energy carrier in our body. By comparison, fats provide much more than double the energy than carbohydrates and proteins do. Depending on how much…
In our busy lifestyles, time is often at the premium, and all too often our good intentions regarding exercise fall by the wayside. Picture a typical day in the life of a busy parent: wake up, feed kids, pack kids…
Getting fit and losing weight really do go hand in hand. Studies have shown that both people who diet but do not exercise and people who exercise but do not diet find it much harder to lose weight. If you…
The value of exercise is no secret – who needs a prescription? Seven out of ten Americans are inactive, getting fewer than 30 minutes of physical activity most days. Non-exercisers cite a lack of time, energy, knowledge, and motivation. Exercise…
Slip disc is the major cause behind back and neck pain faced by number of young people now a days. Here I would lay down some basic health-care information for slip disc, so that you can understand the problem better…
Focus is slowly coming back round to the holistic idea that physical well-being and mental health are interconnected and, if you feel good about yourself, you will make an effort to look your best. Its better to develop a lifelong…
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