Dr. Marla Anderson, a leading surgeon, speaks up about the new breast cancer screening guidelines. Read this before you decide to skip your mammogram this year.
If you suffer from pain, this article should help you understand the clinical terms for the different types of pain and communicate with your doctor more effectively.
You might know you should skip the french fries at a fast food restaurant, but what are the healthiest choices when eating Chinese? How about Indian food? I've developed a Dining Out Guide to help you make healthier choices across twelve different restaurant types.
Heart failure is a condition which occurs when the heart is unable to pump enough blood to meet the needs of the body. It’s a serious disease that affects approximately 5 million people in the U.S. and accounts for 300,000 deaths each year. Recent research shows risk factors for developing heart failure (HF) and patient prognosis may be different for men and women.
Understanding how to read labels is an important component of eating healthier. Don't spend too much time trying to figure out how to classify everything you eat. Do try to understand what you are eating. Here's the top five areas you need to understand.
As the fall season gets under way, our thoughts turn to the kids returning to school, cooler weather, football season and … flu prevention! As an infectious disease specialist, a mother and wife, when September rolls around Dr. Marcarelli believes it is imperative that we educate ourselves about how to best protect our families from influenza.
If that statement is not controversial enough, how about (1) eating less and exercising more may never give rise to permanent fat loss, and (2) obesity is best viewed as a form of cancer as opposed to being caused by a lack of dietary willpower.
Dr. Sears explains the latest research and how you can apply these findings to lowering your weight and increasing your health.
Maybe your day began today at 6 a.m. and you know it won't end until dark. Your "to do" list is several pages long and everyone seems to want something from you. Feeling a bit frazzled? Stressed out? Dr. JJ Virign has your RX for stress.
Two Yoga with Weights Exercises to Tone Your Abs
Yoga with Weights is a hybrid of two powerful, time-tested exercise systems: yoga and bodybuilding. Most people exercise their abdominal muscles because they want a flatter stomach and a trimmer figure. Do the following exercise to strengthen your abs.
We spend so much time focusing on the foods we want to eliminate from our diets, but what should you add to your plate for good health? Let's start by focusing on our tickers. Women pay so little attention to heart disease, the leading cause of death in females. Here are five of my favorite foods to eat to help lower your risk.
Have you been walking your tootsies off trying to lose weight and yet, you are stuck? Maybe you tried switching your routine up a bit and still your weight stays the same. Adding 15-20 minutes more cardio thankfully isn't the answer. Bursting is. JJ Virgin gives you tips on how to burst.
Sherri Baptiste, yoga expert, helps you navigate your first yoga class from what to wear, what to bring, what the class will be like to what you can expect. This is a great guide to making your first class enjoyable.
With a painful arthritic joint, our instinct is to sit still and rest up. Don't do it. Research has shown that prolonged inactivity is not a good choice for your affected joint. Itʼs hard to believe any kind movement can help when you are in pain, but the right kind of movement can. Amanda Musker gives your some simple guidelines to help you exercise through the pain.
Some days when your back is hurting it can feel as if you’re wearing your very own straight jacket. Your pelvis and rib cage seem to move as one and you can lose the ability to twist. At times, back muscles can be so tight that it’s even hard to breathe. If you’ve ever experienced this it’s good to know how useful side stretches can be to get you moving again. Amanda Musker, Pilates and yoga expert, shows you how to do a great side stretch.
To make the most of your yoga class experience and be considerate of the teacher and other students, it’s important to learn and pay attention to basic yoga etiquette. Follow these guidelines and you’ll also enrich your yoga experience for yourself.
After having a grave heart attack, Carl Jung wrote, “It is impossible to convey the beauty and intensity.” Was his attitude madness or practicality? I suggest a little of both.
When we experience a catastrophe, the only choice we have is how we will respond to the events. Stephen Martin, M.F.T. gives you a perspective on how to respond that may just add real joy to your life.
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