YOGA FOR MODERN DAY STRESSES Yoga is a 3,000-year-old, Hindu discipline of mind and body that became known in Western society with the hippie generation of the Sixties and early Seventies. Its image as a mystic practice is disappearing as fast as the stressful aspects of the Eighties are appearing. As an effective method of stress management, it is spreading …
YOGA for Asthma And Healthy Lungs
YOGA FOR ASTHMA AND HEALTHY LUNGS Yoga breathing exercises could help sufferers of mild asthma and may help reduce their use of low-dose drug inhalers in wheezing attacks. Researchers from the Respiratory Medicine Unit, City University, Nottingham, call for more studies of ways of improving breathing control which they say have been largely ignored by Western medicine. While practitioners have …
Crockpot Recipes for Low-Fat Dieters
CROCKPOT RECIPES FOR LOW-FAT DIETERS You may not believe this but there are actually a countless number of crock pot recipes for people who are on a low-fat diet. Apparently, such low-fat crock pot recipes are intended for people who are watching their health and their weight very carefully. In this regard, we would want to share at least two …
Creating A Personal Heart Health Profile Online
CREATING A PERSONAL HEART HEALTH PROFILE ONLINE There’s good news for those feeling the pressure to create a heart health profile and know more about high blood pressure and heart disease. Nearly one in three adults has high blood pressure. Since the condition has no warning signs or symptoms, it’s important to know your risk factors. High blood pressure management …
Creating A Cholesterol Reduction Plan
CREATING A CHOLESTEROL REDUCTION PLAN A number of Americans have put their hearts into creating their cholesterol reduction plan. Yet a recent American Heart Association survey found that many adults with high cholesterol still don’t realize that they have an increased risk of developing heart disease. According to the survey, 50 percent of respondents with cholesterol levels of 200 or …
Create your Home Gym with Minimum of Equipment
CREATE YOUR HOME GYM WITH MINIMUM OF EQUIPMENT Training with a home gym could prove as a good solution for the ones interested. The effectiveness of this type of training could compare to the one of working out in the gym, as long as some factors are considered. The first, and at the same time the most important of these, …
Cranberry Juice And Dark Chocolate: Boost Good Health
CRANBERRY JUICE AND DARK CHOCOLATE: BOOST GOOD HEALTH Recent studies done at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health reveal that the chemical in chocolate has a biochemical effect similar to aspirin in reducing platelet clumping, which can be fatal if a clot forms and blocks a blood vessel, causing a heart attack. Diane …
Crack Open Your Miracle Eggs
CRACK OPEN YOUR MIRACLE EGGS Crack open eggs and you find a wealth of nutrients. Because eggs contain a wide variety of nutrients compared to their calorie count (75 per Large egg), they’re called nutrient dense. Eating nutrient-dense foods helps us satisfy our nutrient needs without excess calories. The nutrient density benefit of eggs is especially important for older adults …
Count Colors Not Calories to Lose Weight!
COUNT COLORS NOT CALORIES TO LOSE WEIGHT! If you need to drop and few kilos and don’t know where to get started, stop counting calories and start counting colors. When it comes to losing weight, make sure your plate is piled high with a range of colorful fruit and vegetables. You’ll naturally create more balance and health-filled menus. Why? Color …
Could Low Carb Eating Help You Losing Weight?
COULD LOW CARB EATING HELP YOU LOSING WEIGHT? There are an increasing number of people who take on the process of low carb eating believing that it will help them for their weight loss. However, there is still an existing and hottest question when dealing with low carb, and that is if low carb eating a healthy way of life. …