5,196 articles related to "health"

Super-Sizing America

For some of us, food is warmth and love. We associate it with home and childhood: tempting smells that greeted us after school on a cold December afternoon. The kitchen served as the center of the house under the kindly direction of the Captain in th...

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Good Night, Sleep Tight!

One of the most important things you can do for fat loss, controlling weight gain and for overall health is often overlooked. MORE SLEEP! Yes, you actually need to sleep more to gain less!A lack of sleep could be contributing to America's obesit...

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The New Food Pyramid Another Attempt At Providing Easy Answers

The Food Pyramid, first introduced to the US in 1992, just experienced a major overhaul. Why? Perhaps proper education about nutrition isn't as easy as picking out food from a colorful chart. Last month, The New England Journal of Medicine repor...

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Natural Ways to Treat Stretch Marks

Natural Ways to Treat Stretch Marks by: Lori Stryker Pregnancy is a wonderful time in a woman’s life. One aspect of child-bearing, however, may not be so welcomed. For 75-90% of pregnant women, stretch marks, or striae gravidum, can appear in ...

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The Degradation of Fitness Science One Example

In an article by a well known "functional/core exercise" proponent, there is an attempt to affiliate the concepts of microscopic life of the amoeba with human cellular processes, and "functional training" when the author claims: "Movement, survival a...

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The Mystery Around Colic

You are a proud parent of a happy and healthy 2 week old baby. You and your spouse have both now gotten into a routine that is comfortable concerning nightly feedings, changing and enjoying your new little one. Your life seems perfect.Then all that ...

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Top 10 Reasons Why Organic Food is so Popular

10.Organic farm animals have better lives9.It has higher nutrient levels8.Theres no risk of Mad Cow Disease6.Its GM-freeandIt tastes like real food5.Its better for you4.Its pesticide-free3.It contains no chemicals2.It is a completely natural productA...

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Use of GPS Running Watches for health improvement and physical training

By Rebecca Blain ofhttp://www.everything-gps.comA growing concern among many people in the world is the quality of health and physical training. As it gets easier to eat more and exercise less, it has become vital that individuals have access to a va...

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Fats & Cholesterol

Fats & Cholesterol by: Bruce Reid For years we heard that a low-fat, low-cholesterol diet would keep us healthy and help us lose weight. And many of us jumped on the bandwagon, eliminating fat and high-cholesterol foods from our diets. Well, un...

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Natural Supplements - Help Your Body

Natural Supplements - Help Your Body by: Martin Smith Vitamins and mineral supplements are a good way to supply your body with nutrients that you might not be getting from your diet. Go down any vitamin aisle in a drugstore, market, or health fo...

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