Recovery High
The teenage years are some of the toughest we face. Sometimes the pressure can be too much to take. In a recent survey, 73 percent of teens said school stress is the number one...
Monthly Archive: March 2011
The Plan
Combining the understanding of resistance training with a knowledge of how food impacts insulin allows adjustment of exercise and food timing. Manipulating these can allow tailored results for muscle gain and/or fat loss. Insulin...
Myasthenia Gravis
Myasthenia gravis is a chronic autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the body’s own proteins as foreign antigens. Specifically, the immune system targets and interferes with acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter that transmits messages...
Migraine Headaches
A migraine headache is a moderate to severe headache, usually occurring on one side of the head only. It can last from several hours to three days, and is often accompanied by gastrointestinal problems...
Sleep Goes Hand in Hand With Diet and Exercise
You’ve probably heard of a vicious circle… you can think of sleep, diet, and exercise as a healthy circle. Each affects the other and, when you give them the importance they deserve, you’ll feel...
Menopause-Related Problems
Menopause occurs when a woman has permanently stopped menstruating. Prior to menopause, most women experience perimenopause, during which periods become progressively less frequent and regular. When the cycle has stopped for at least one...
First Aid Quiz
Millions of people learn first aid, but not many keep up with changing recommendations. Experts say if you do not keep your first aid skills up to par, you could do more harm than...
Happy and Healthy
What makes you happy? Money? Love? Family? Friends? No matter how they define it, 30 percent of people said they were very happy in a recent survey, 60 percent said they were pretty happy...
Eat Right… Every Day
Healthy eating often becomes a focus when you’re trying to lose weight, train for an athletic event, or meet some other specific health goal. But good nutrition isn’t just for now and then; eating...