After a long winter, summer’s here and it’s heating up fast, but don’t turn to ice cream and cold soda for relief from the heat. Here are some simple, healthy, fruit-based smoothies you can make ...
Sometimes, life can be stressful. The demands of family, work, and the always-ringing phone can take their toll on your physical well-being. If you’re having trouble sleeping or suffering from aching muscles due to stress, ...
With the hectic pace of life and work these days, it can be tough to keep going; many of us feel that we run out of energy over the course of a workday. That mid-afternoon ...
Are you a breakfast skipper? A 2011 study by the NPD Group (a market research company) showed that about 18% of men and 13% of women don’t eat breakfast. You’ve probably heard more than once ...
Your heart is a hardworking muscle that never takes a break, so it’s important to do all you can to support its proper functioning. We can best take care of our heart through diet and ...
Do you feel like you’re always tired? Or do you simply find yourself running out of steam in the afternoon? Fatigue is a real problem for many people, and may have one or several causes. ...
Studies have increasingly shown that probiotics can help alleviate the symptoms of many types of illness without the use of pharmaceutical drugs. Certain probiotic organisms, “beneficial” bacteria which live in your digestive tract and are part ...
Allergies are due to an overreaction of your immune system to every day natural substances such as dust, mites, pets, pollens and other sources found in food. The symptoms for allergy sufferers are so significant ...
There are so many emotional factors to weight gain that impede our ability to address it as a health issue. Obesity feels personal because of the societal pressures to be fit, and thin and attractive. ...
You probably have a fair idea of the way you should eat to keep yourself in good health, and every intention of starting to make more nutritious meals for yourself. After a long day spent ...