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Obesity in America has made headlines again in the news this month. Shocker. But, this time it isn’t for high blood pressure, diabetes, or heart disease. That’s old news. New information has surfaced this month about new numbers that were recently published by the American Institute for Cancer. Here they are: Obesity is a leading [...]
A popular adage says “Health is Wealth”. Most people agree to this proverb but very few observe it. Finding a cure for your illness is not the only way in which you can care for your health. What is more important is to prevent you from being the victim of various diseases and sickness. Indeed [...]
Your doctor’s visit: Make every minute count. The average doctor’s visit only lasts 10 to 20 minutes. That doesn’t give you much time, so here are some helpful tips to make the most of your visit. Before you go: 1. Make a list of any health concerns, from the most urgent to the least. 2. [...]
Do you ever feel run down and tired and just generally feeling that everything you try and do just seems hard work? Maybe your immune system is flagging a little. We owe it to ourselves to take good care of our bodies and this is even more important with today’s hectic lifestyles – we are [...]
Is it really possible to grow 3 inches taller? Not only it is, but it simpler than you think. In fact 3 inches is really conservative here – if you follow certain principles, you can increase your height by as much as 6 inches, during the course of a few weeks. Read on to find [...]
Have you ever hurt your knee and you want it to recover properly? Have you ever looked for something that would help you heal back to normal? Introduction : Knee injuries happen all the time. The knee is an exposed joint and it is actually not that hard to hurt your ligament, tendons or meniscii [...]
“The old notion that physical prowess was inseparable from a dull intelligence is completely exploded, and happily so, seeing that it was about the most harmful notion which has ever been entertained by man.” - George Hackenschmidt – The Way to Live The Western world did not completely ignore the body for the two or so [...]
What causes painful sores on the head and scalp? Well there are actually quite a few possible causes. Some of the most common are: Folliculitis- An infection of the hair follicle Impetigo- An infection of the skin Virus- Shingles or Chickenpox Acne Contact Dermatitis Cyst When the scalp becomes irritated or inflamed from an outside irritant it [...]
Dandruff is an embarrassing and itchy condition. Once it starts it can be hard to control. Dandruff arises when the scalps normal cell rejuventation process is not working properly. In a healthy scalp, skin cell regularly die and are sloughed away then replaced by new cells. This process takes about a month. In a scalp with dandruff, the cells are [...]
The healthcare and pharmaceutical market research company Manhattan Research, has established that three out of four nurses recommend health websites to the patients they tend to. The study focused on the nurses’ preferred technologies, how they are implementing them now, and how they plan to continue utilizing them in the future. This study was conducted online [...]