5,196 articles related to "health"

Avoid These Top 5 Workout Myths

Avoid These Top 5 Workout Myths by: Jim O'Connor Do you know the health and fitness industry is plagued by an over abundance of workout myths? A myth is a fiction or half truth, especially one that forms part of an ideology. Rob tells Jen a...

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Gout and Joint Swelling and Pain

Gout has often been called the "disease of kings." It was noted many years ago that gout usually affected nobility and the wealthy. This observation resulted from the richer diet available to those of means during those times. Now, most of us eat lik...

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NotOneOunce Junk at the Office

NotOneOunce Junk at the Office by: Will Clower, Ph.D. After the post-Halloween sugar surge, everyone coaches you to get the candy out of your house. This is terrific, but many people solve the problem by taking it straight to the office. Yes, i...

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Metaphors of the Mind (Part I)

phors of the Mind (Part I) by: Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. The brain (and, by implication, the Mind) has been compared to the latest technological innovation in every generation. The computer metaphor is now in vogue. Computer hardware metaphors were repl...

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The Advantages of Recumbent Exercise Bikes

There are so many exercise bikes available that it’s easy to be overwhelmed. Spinning bikes, stationary bikes, dual action bikes, and recumbent bikes are probably some of the terms you’ve heard. It’s almost as though you have to be a fitness e...

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There is no substitute for a balanced diet.

Powders, liquids or pills cannot substitute for solid food and yield permanent, healthful results (if God had meant us to live on supplements, we would have been born with a blender in our mouths instead of teeth). A balanced diet should consist of 2...

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Understand Your Digestive System

What Goes On Inside? (Your digestive System)Your well-being depends on what you eat, when you eat, how you eat, fluid intake and how well your food is absorbed. We absorb everything we need to sustain life through our lungs, digestive system and skin...

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Quit Smoking Today

Decide Right Now to Believe that You CAN Quit SmokingStudies of smokers who successfully quit smoking show that one of the most important traits of a successful quitter is their belief that they have the ability to quit smoking.Good Reasons for Quit...

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The Cholesterol Controversy

Just what is this matter we call cholesterol, anyway? Websters College Dictionary, 1995 edition, states: "a sterol, abundant in animal fats, brain and nerve tissue, meat and eggs, that functions in the body as a membrane constituent and as a precurso...

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Weight Loss Customize, Personalize, Spice up!

You know you have weighted, err, waited more than enough. So you decide to get yourself started on some weight loss programs and regimens. In all likelihood you would draft yourself with the ones that promise you sure-hit quick weight loss tips.So yo...

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