Author Archives : Bel Marra Health

The heat and buoyancy of hot tubs have been known to help people with uncomfortable aches and pains. Some who suffer from arthritis, fibromyalgia, and diabetes brag about the hot tubs therapeutic abilities, yet there is also evidence to indicate sitting in a hot tub can damage your health. According to the Mayo Clinic when ...click here to read more

There are so many bars available to consumers today – nutrition bars, energy bars, meal replacement bars, etc. – it can be overwhelming and confusing to know which one you should buy (if any!). As people try to reduce the amount of junk food that they consume they may be looking at bars as an ...click here to read more

As women move through different stages of their lives, their nutritional requirements continue to change.  A diet consisting of healthy food is obviously important, but differing amounts of certain vitamins and nutrients are needed during different phases of growth and development.  What is considered a healthy diet when you were a young girl is not ...click here to read more

More and more people are starting to turn towards dairy alternatives for varying reasons.  While some people switch to dairy alternatives because of a dairy allergy or intolerance, many people are switching to these products because they feel that they will experience improved health benefits.  However, if we consume dairy alternatives, are we posing an ...click here to read more

We have been bombarded with diet plans, diet pills, fasting techniques and dozens of other weight loss programs in our quest to beat the bulge. For some people the drive to lose weight or to avoid the risk of obesity becomes an obsession; they want to know what the secret is to shedding pounds. Nutritionists, ...click here to read more

We already know what sugar can do to our waistline and our teeth, but scientists now say it could have a detrimental impact on another part of our body; the brain. In fact, they suggest it could make us dumb. Researchers at the School of Medicine at UCLA admit their conclusions are based on testing ...click here to read more

Acupuncture is a treatment that began in China over 3000 years ago. The Western world has embraced it to alleviate issues associated with musculoskeletal disorders, stress, inflammation, and chronic pain. Now researchers believe they have evidence that shows acupuncture can benefit people who suffer from COPD. How Does It Work? Acupuncture is an important part ...click here to read more

A healthy lifestyle is often defined by experts as being physically active, consuming a good diet, not smoking and maintaining a healthy weight – by this definition a mere 3 percent of American adults are living a life conducive to good health (Archives of Internal Medicine, 2005). Of the four above factors, maintaining a healthy ...click here to read more