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Approximately 86 percent of American women are dissatisfied with their bodies and 68 percent of the total American population is currently overweight.   Although it is a popular weight loss method, obsessively counting calories and fat grams is not an advisable way to embark on weight loss because it often leads to feelings of deprivation, and ...click here to read more

Most of us have been touched by cancer in some way and have been exposed to the warnings about common signs and symptoms of the devastating disease. However, cancer development does not always present itself with common symptoms; sometimes the signs are passed off as other ailments. To reduce your cancer risk it is important ...click here to read more

Menopause represents the end of the reproductive phase of a female and is typically characterized by the termination of the release of eggs from the ovaries.  From the point of view of an older woman, menopause simply equates to the loss of the menstrual period, plus a few additional features that are strongly associated with ...click here to read more

If you have been diagnosed with diabetes you should know how important it is to keep your blood sugar levels in check. Blood sugar levels that are too high can have a negative impact on your health and can even lead to death. Monitoring your blood sugar levels on a regular basis will help you ...click here to read more

The sun is shining, the air is hot, and there is a delicious scent from the BBQ wafting through the air, and yet all you can think about is the calories and carbohydrates that you are about to consume. Well fret not, because a BBQ dinner does not have to be unhealthy or high in ...click here to read more

It is common knowledge that you need to have a variety of foods in your diet in order to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Food experts tend towards diets that include a great deal of whole, raw foods, with special emphasis on fruits and vegetables. But aside from the obvious nutrient rich diet of fruits and ...click here to read more

Alas, July is finally here. The long, hot, sunny days of July tend to have an uplifting effect on most of us–the sun provides us with ample vitamin D, and the weather yields fresh, local fruits, which not only taste delicious, but also deliver an abundance of nutrients. It is currently strawberry season in many ...click here to read more

Whether it is fitness or food, most people try to incorporate a list of habits into their daily lives in an effort in maximize good health. What you may not realize though is that some of those health habits aren’t doing what you think they are; they are actually a “waste of time”. Good Health ...click here to read more

Long commutes have always been annoying, but as far as being hazardous to your health, that might just be a new idea. As cities become more busy with the urban sprawl, people are spending more and more time behind the wheel , which new research is showing can not only be annoying, but troublesome for ...click here to read more

If you’re looking to achieve good health, adding prunes into your diet may provide good health benefits.  Prunes are an incredibly healthy food providing multiple good health benefits.  People have consumed this healthy food for years as a remedy for constipation; however prunes have many additional good health benefits that you may not know of.  ...click here to read more

When it comes to weight loss and obesity, being told to lower your intake of calories might begin to sound like a broken record. However cutting calories in hopes of living longer is a concept that is more of a novelty. According to a new study on mice, strict low calorie diets could increase your ...click here to read more

If you find yourself yawning and feeling more than a little tired after lunch, you are not alone. According to the National Sleep Foundation, 20 percent of Americans experience considerable fatigue at work. A variety of factors can cause mid-day lethargy, and some of the most common include: consuming too much caffeine or sugar earlier ...click here to read more

You may want to add plums, peaches and nectarines to your healthy food grocery list if you want to fight off obesity and obesity-related diseases. New research from Texas A & M AgriLife found that these stone fruits can potentially help to fight diabetes and cardiovascular disease, both of which are associated with obesity. Fruits ...click here to read more

People start working out for many different reasons; some begin working out in an attempt to achieve good health while others start working out for quick weight loss. But, could working out excessively be causing your body harm? A new report published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings reviewed previous literature on exercise and heart health and ...click here to read more