1. Walking everyday promotes weight loss. If you move at a fairly brisk pace you can burn between 240 and 440 calories per hour of walking. This can translate into approximately one pound of weight loss per week or 52 pounds per year.2. Walking everyday will increase your energy level. Energy comes from energy. That's why the more you move, the more you feel like moving.3. Walking everyday will support you in feeling good about yourself. ...more
Skin care problems, like sagging skin, wrinkles, brown spots, acne, rosacea, dry skin, or aging skin can affect your appearance and how others think about you. More importantly, it can affect how you think about yourself. Here are some solutions to those problems.Lisa used to love going out on the town with friends every once in a while. It sure was a great stress reducer. But, then, Lisa started to experience skin problems, like skin blemishes...more
If you read ads in the newspaper, watch infomercials on TV or click on internet pop-ups, you'd assume that quick and easy weight loss is a piece of cake. "Lose 10 pounds in two weeks," "Lose 10 pounds in 10 days," and "Lose 10 to 18 pounds in less than six weeks" are just a few of the claims that set our expectations for the task of melting away extra fat. But are those results really possible?According to the National Institutes of Health and the American College of Sports Medicine, one to two pounds a week is considered safe and appropriate weight loss. This guideline is often cited by the medical community to help dieters lose body fat without also losing lean mass and to avoid dehydration. Safe may be well and good, but one to two pounds a week sure sounds wimpy compared to what the weight loss industry has to offer!To sort through what's fantasy and what's real, consider first what it actually takes to use the energy that 10 pounds of stored body fat represents. At 3,500 calories per pound, 10 pounds of fat represents 35,000 calories of stored energy. The average person burns about 100 calories walking or running one mile. So to lose the 10 pounds in one week, a person would...more
Aren't you tired of hearing yourself say the same old excuses year after year?Now that the New Year has begun, you no longer have any more weight loss excusesÂ…simply start losing weight today with this simple five step weight loss plan.First step towards weight lossÂ…activate.The most important ingredient in your weight loss plan is exercise. If...more
Diabetes! Why Must So Many Children Suffer?Diabetes, the body's inability to metabolize sugar properly,is something that most people have to just live with for therest of their lives. You can control it, of course, withproper diet and by taking medication. But the fact that anincreasing number of young children and adolescents areprone to it...more
Using St. John's Wort to treat DepressionDepression comes in many forms and with the overabundanceof anti-depression drugs currently available, it is oftentricky for doctors to prescribe the right one for theirpatients.Some patients suffer from a mild depression, also known asdysthymic depression. This includes symptoms of sadness anda loss of interest in activity. Many times this kind ofdepression goes unnoticed and untreated, but can last formany years.Other types of depression include major depression andbipolar depression. There are others as well, and caninclude disorders relating to pregnancy and traumaticevents.A lot of the medications used to treat depression includecomplicated chemical balances that need to be adjusted tothe particular patient, and can also have multiple physicaland emotional side effects. Some patients report feelingworse after having taken traditional medications or theyreport needing to switch from medicine to medicine as onewears off and becomes less effective.So what does a person with depression do? What does aperson do if they don't have access to a trainedpsychiatrist that can prescribe them medication?The newer trend in handling depression...more
Many people want a miracle method of obtaining good health and peace of mind. However, there isn't one!Having said that there are protocols that if followed on a daily basis will give you the best possible chance of having and keeping robust health...more
Mesothelioma- the Financial Costs to SocietyMuch has been written about asbestos related diseases such as Mesothelioma over the last couple of years. The focus has been on three main areas:a) The unfortunate victims of mesothelioma such as former...more
Endometriosis is a condition that can prevent pregnancy in a woman. It is a disease that is fairly common and can afflict women from their first menstrual cycle through menopause. In rarer cases, endometriosis can affect post-menopausal women as...more
I bet with the new year here many of you are considering working off the Christmas indulgence with a new gym membership, a flashy piece of home gym equipment, or purchasing some gadget of another.Essentially the hunt will be on for that miracle cure...more
Sandalwood is one of the world's most widely used essential oils, prized for its scent in perfumery, for its therapeutic effects in Chinese, Ayurvedic and Tibetan medicine systems, and for its ability to center the mind in meditative yogic...more
Mesothelioma is a kind of permanent cancer disease. Mesothelioma cancer occurs when tissues of our lungs or abdominal components get affected. In more cases asbestos exposure was identified as the reason for mesothelioma disease. Symptoms of...more