Category: Fitness
One Son’s Struggle to Keep His Aging Parents Young
My parents, in their sixties, complain about muscle and joint pain each morning when they climb out of bed. They say their first steps are painful and halting with tingling in their feet and hands. As they walk around the… 0 Shares | | Posted in Fitness, Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine
America’s health craze for fish oil is wiping out the world’s rarest shark
Another day, another round of headlines about China’s butchering of rare species. Today’s bloodbath bulletin concerns whale sharks, which feed on phytoplankton and can grow up to 40 feet (12 meters)—about the length of four station wagons. The shark is… 0 Shares | | Posted in Environment, Fitness, Food, Health, Medicine, News, Politics & Government, World
Lingonberries Could Prevent Obesity and Diabetes
STOCKHOLM – Lingonberries, a fruit common in Scandinavian cuisine, may be able to help prevent weight gain and high sugar and cholesterol levels, Swedish scientists said Thursday of a new study. In the study, which was conducted by researchers at… 0 Shares | | Posted in Fitness, Food, Health, Medicine, Recipes
Hibernation and Winter Weight Loss
In the winter many animals go into hibernation to conserve their calories, they stay warm in their dens and this slows down body metabolism. Bears, prairie dogs and even us humans hibernate! Of course humans hibernate in bulky sweaters and… 0 Shares | | Posted in Fitness, Fitness Nutrition, Food, Food, Health, Health, Holistic Medicine, Home, Lifestyle, Medicine, News, Nutrition, Nutritional Medicine, Personal Care, Recipes, Science, Science & Tech, Weight Loss
Protein Poisoning (Rabbit starvation) – What Is It and What You Should Know.
We’ve all heard of the widely popular protein diets (and quite a number of us have followed them). Their menu includes almost exclusively protein foods: meat, fish, eggs, milk, nuts and protein supplements. Carbohydrates and fats are excluded from these… 0 Shares | | Posted in Fitness Nutrition, Health, Nutritional Medicine, Strength Training, Weight Loss
Love the Lemon Water and other Bizarre Tales
Lemon Water I’m not very hard core when it comes to fasting and detoxing. Some would say I’m downright whimpy. I’ve considered doing the lemonade master cleanse you see circulating all over the place. I have read incredible testimonies of… 0 Shares | | Posted in Fitness, Food, Health, Health, Lifestyle, News, Nutrition, Nutritional Medicine, Personal Care, Weight Loss
Antioxidants 101
Antioxidants, substances that help prevent the damaging effects of oxidation on cells throughout your body, are plentiful in many foods, primarily fruits and vegetables. Because there are beneficial interactions between antioxidants and other components of foods, health authorities say that… 0 Shares | | Posted in Fitness, Food, Health
Understanding Supplements for Maximizing Body Building Workouts
Guest Post: Katherine Flowers of BodyTrack Choosing the right supplement to optimize your workout can be difficult. Most individuals believe everyone needs to take in every single nutrient in order to help them build their muscles. This is actually far… 0 Shares | | Posted in Fitness, Fitness Nutrition, Health, Lifestyle, Personal Care, Strength Training, Weight Loss
Can you name the 3 Omega’s? Part 3 – DHA
The term Omega-3 fatty acids are describing 3 fats: ALA, EPA & DHA. Omega-3s are considered essential fatty acids, meaning that they cannot be synthesized by the human body – except for a limited ability by mammals. Omega-3 fatty acids… 0 Shares | | Posted in Fitness, Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine
