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  • Are Public Restrooms a Health Hazard?
    In a study by Kimberly-Clark Professional, 39% of survey respondents feared picking up germs in a public restroom more than any other place. Is there good reason for the fear or are people overly concerned? Can you reduce the risks?
  • 7 Easy Remedies to Soothe Nighttime Heartburn and Indigestion
    Who hasn’t bolted upright in the night, awakened by a sudden and terrible burning sensation in the pit of their stomach? Whether you indulged in some overly spicy chili, or overdid it on those late-night leftovers, these quick heartburn remedies will soothe your fiery stomach and help you get back to sleep!
  • Living a Healthy Life!
    People are obsessed with dieting and weight loss! Don't believe me? Just tune-in to any source of advertising...you're instantly bombarded with the latest diet schemes and "Hollywood" food fads.
  • Understanding The 3 Basic Types of Hearing Loss
    Our ears have these two main functions; allowing us to both hear and maintain our balance. However, throughout the duration of a lifetime, the hearing function of our ears become worn out and less effective. In fact, one of three adults over the age of 65 has a hearing loss and half of seniors over the age of 75 have a hearing loss. Such loss is commonly due to over-exposure to noise, heredity or both.
  • Could the food you eat be causing you problems?
    Do you class yourself as having a 'cast iron' digestive system? Or do you seem to have digestive problems after eating certain foods?
  • 5 Symptoms That Indicate You Have An Addiction
    Addictions are most commonly associated with drug and alcohol addiction, however the truth is millions of people suffer from all kinds of addictions.
  • Stay Safe with a Strong Sense of Confidence
    A good number of women who are attacked are chosen because of the way they presented themselves. Something about their posture told the assailant, “here is a weak woman, I can take her”. If you are scared out of your gourd, it will show.
  • Will Genetic Screening Help Your Baby?
    For every parent who has suffered the anxiety of wondering if their unborn child would be healthy, there are comparatively few who come face to face with the agonizing discovery that their unborn or newborn child will struggle or die because of a genetic disorder.
  • Help With America's Health Care Crisis...Teach Someone to Read!
    Are you sometimes confused by written medical instructions? Now, imagine what it would be like if you were sick, scared and had only third grade reading skills. Your doctor tells you, "You've got to follow these instructions exactly, or you could die."
  • Wellness: Not the Same as Fitness
    Have you ever stopped to think about how to determine your current fitness and wellness levels? Does your doctor ask you each time you visit if you believe yourself to be fit and well? Probably not. Nor does he likely give you any method for determining where you're at for yourself.
  • Starting a Lifelong Running Program
    I don't think you'll find too many fitness experts who don't feel running is one of the best exercises you can do to keep in shape.
  • Your Job May Be Killing You
    If asked if your job is stressful, chances are you would answer with an emphatic "Boy is it ever"! Work is by far the leading source of stress in our lives. Nine out of ten people say they experience high levels of stress several times a week. And one out of four of us have high stress levels every day.
  • Divide and Conquer? A look at Stem Cell Research
    Stem cells could be the beginning of the end for deadly diseases, by allowing medical science to form custom-made tissues and organs that would replace or repair damaged ones.
  • 6 Easy Ways to Jumpstart Your Energy in the Afternoon
    It’s 11:00 in the morning and your energy is waning. Minutes seem to tick by like hours and your mind feels foggy. You’ve still got six more hours to look alert and act productive, so how do you cope with the afternoon blahs? Follow these six tips!
  • Having the IDEAL in Life...Just Imagine!
    Ideal. It lives in your imagination and seeks to express itself in your life. Nurture your ideal. Let it breathe in your soul.
  • What in the World Is BOSU?
    You may have seen them in the gym: half of a large rubber ball that’s flat on one side. They’re often blue in color and look like a gigantic outtie belly button. “What are those things?” you wonder. Well they’re BOSU balls (or balance trainers). It’s the latest rave to hit fitness centers across America.
  • Taking a Chance on Healthy Living!
    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 inaccurate information and this is a huge mistake with significant consequences!
  • Macular Degeneration: The New Vision Loss Epidemic
    Most peoples biggest fear with age is losing vision. Not being able to read or see the faces of your family is so terrifying to some that they fear it more than dying. With many baby boomers now aged over 60 some are starting to experience one of the leading causes of blindness in the U.S. and Europe - Macular Degeneration.
  • Invest in Your Health
    What if a trusted friend were to tell you about an investment where you could not possibly go wrong...what would be your reaction? And what if there was a virtual mountain of credible information that supported the investment claims...wouldn't you be inclined to take advantage of the opportunity and not miss out on the rewards? Although the answer to these questions seems apparent, when it comes to investing in our health and quality of life we often choose to ignore what obviously works. Take for example, exercise...
  • Coping with Essential Tremor (ET)
    Have you ever seen people in public whose hand or hands shake? Have you thought to yourself, they must have Parkinson’s or maybe they have had too much to drink? Sometimes you may even make fun of them or try not to be around them...
  • Wake Up - Chill Out - Sleep Fit !
    Maybe it's time to reconsider how you "live" each day. Here are a few pointers to help you along the way...
  • Is Stomach Acid the Villain in Acid Reflux Disease?
    Natural stomach acid is in your stomach for a reason. The actual acid is not the cause of acid reflux disease. It is not like it is a nasty poison that someone put in there without approval. The acid breaks down foods and sorts them out into the right department so to speak. Proper digestion depends on the presence of adequate stomach acid while you are eating.
  • Understanding the Link Between Thoughts and Actions
    The way you feel about yourself, your self-esteem, drives your thoughts. These thoughts transform into actions. The actions that you take are the key factors in getting what you want out of life. If you are not achieving your goals, take some time and evaluate how you feel about yourself.
  • Chronic Headaches - Tips to Stop the Pain
    Are you suffering from constant headaches? Headaches are a common ailment, but research has uncovered treatments that may help your problem almost disappear.
  • The Amazing Health Benefits of Coenzyme Q10
    Coenzyme Q10 has exploded onto the health scene. This powerful mineral has many health saving properties. It is responsible for essential chemical reactions in your body as well as being a dynamite antioxidant.
  • Negative Side Effects to Caffeine
    Caffeine is big business. There are new coffee shops popping up all over the place. You can’t go far without running into a Starbucks. "Let’s get together for coffee. Time for a coffee break. Coffee pot goes off before my feet hit the floor. Travel mugs for sipping coffee on your way to work. I’ll just have this chocolate bar to pick me up this afternoon." Caffeine - It’s everywhere! It’s everywhere!
  • Recognising Workplace Burnout
    It used to be called "mid-life crisis" – and haven’t all of us joked about it – a turmoil and discomfort that literally turns life upside down.
  • The Revival of Spelt is Good News for Your Health
    Spelt is one of the oldest grains known to mankind. Grown as far back as 5000 BC, the spelt grain has hardly changed from that time until today. In fact, spelt was even referred to in the Bible, mentioned in both Exodus 9:32 and Ezekiel 4:9.
  • Energy Drinks and Energy Bars - Are They a Good Idea for You?
    Are you trying to live a healthy lifestyle? Do you hope that using energy drinks and energy bars will help you stay alert, keep active and loose weight?
  • 10 Easy Tips to Eat Your Way to Lower Cholesterol This Month
    So you have high cholesterol and need to lower it? That is no surprise considering how many people have high cholesterol these days. To help lower your cholesterol, here are 10 tips you can get started with today.

    As with anything health related, diet and exercise are the two crucial components. What you eat is critical to lowering your cholesterol levels, so that is what is included here.
  • Dealing with Rose Diseases
    To make sure that your prized roses remain in the best of health, simply follow these tips.
  • Nail Fungus Symptoms
    The incidence of fungal infections throughout the United States has been increasing during recent years, and one of the most common of these infections are toenail fungus and fingernail fungus, conditions causing cosmetic problems and discomfort. The treatment is long lasting and the reoccurrence is high.
  • Vinegar Cure For Toe Nail Fungus
    Among the many home remedies and empiric cures spread by word of mouth, vinegar is one of the best known ways to cure toe nail fungus. Whether white vinegar or apple cider vinegar, this is the cheapest treatment intended to eradicate fungal infections from toenails or fingernails.
  • Listerine Treatment For Toenail Fungus
    Nobody could ever imagine that the popular mouthwash Listerine could be useful in toenail fungus treatment, but it seems it is true.
  • Lactose Intolerance Symptoms
    Lactose is a sugar compound found in milk, and for the vast majority of the world's population, one which our bodies find notoriously difficult to process without side effects.
  • The Popularity of Indoor Tanning
    Today, tanning indoors has become more popular than you can imagine. The thought of lying on the beach and exposing their bodies to long periods of UV rays is not as appealing as it once was.
  • An Overview of Acid Reflux
    For many people, acid reflux is a far too familiar term. The mere mention of the word brings up bad memories of painful experiences. For others, although they have heard the term, the actual definition is unclear.
  • Birthing Around the World
    Since ancestral times, different cultures showed off different customs and beliefs around the miracle of life that birthing means. Birth has been also associated to fertility of the earth, and is the symbol of construction that rules the universe.
  • Complications Expected After the Age of 40
    Since at least two or three decades ago, women over 35 in age are having healthy and successful pregnancies giving birth to healthy babies with no birth defects, despite medical advice suggesting that pregnancy must take place before the 30's.
  • Home Birthing Planning
    Once upon a time, women had no other option that giving birth at home. As medicine evolved, doctors' offices and hospitals became the common scenery for labor and delivery.
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