Did you know that salty diets not only affect your blood pressure and so forth but they do affect your weight loss as well? Salt causes your body to retain fluids. The more fluids, the more your body stores the fluids. This is known as water retention. Eating foods that are high in salt then…
Many times when people decide to lose weight, they worry about strength training. They avoid the weights like the plague and stick to the treadmills and the spin bikes. The goal is to burn a lot of calories and drop the weight. However, you can sculpt your body and do weight lifting without building bulky…
Lemons have more uses than adding a little zip to your iced tea or creating a pitcher of lemonade for a hot summer day. Lemons are known for their healing powers and used in various ways. The lemon is acidic, but can help with digestive problems such as nausea and heartburn, when diluted with hot…
Negative calorie foods are now a new part of my daily nutritional meals and snacks. In fact, I try to make certain that each day I eat a few servings of these surprisingly delicious food group. What exactly are negative calorie foods? Negative calorie foods are foods that burn up more calories while your body…
Recently, I finally gave in and went to an orthopedic specialist about hip and shoulder pain. After being x-rayed and given a range of motion evaluation, it was determined that I had a locked shoulder, arthritis in my hip and shoulder. I wasn’t sure how to handle this since I am fairly young still. The…
Many people practice alternative healing methods. The area of tooth decay, cavities and dental hygiene is no exception when it comes to alternative healing that can help your body. If you normally think that alternative healing methods have to be uncomfortable or even taste bad, you will be glad to hear that new candy lollipops…
Moving is one of the most important things that you can do to lose weight. It is important to eat healthy but you will be amazed at how much you can lose weight by sheer movement. Many times people think that they have to be a member of a gym. This is not the case. …
They have officially debunked the theory of a link between the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine and autism (also asperger syndrome). This has been in the media for quite a while, many parents thinking there was a possible link to the vaccine and their child’s autism. However, even though the immunization against these childhood illnesses…
A study has shown that plastic baby bottles can pose a serious health risk to young children, especially when the bottles are heated to warm the formula (or have just come out of a hot dish washer). This heating process releases hazardous chemicals from the plastic into the formula. When heated, high concentrates of bisphernol…
Many of you have seen that infomercial about Jacks power juicer. It made juicing look so good and so healthy that I requested a juicer for Christmas the year before last. I used it and enjoyed it. I figured it was a great way to get my servings of fruits and vegetables, and it is….
