2017Stay Healtyy

In addition to making our pants feel uncomfortably tight around the waistline, excess belly fat can be a sign we’re living an unhealthy lifestyle. The stress hormone cortisol causes fat to build up around the midsection, surrounding the organs and making it harder for the body to function properly. For this reason, controlling stress levels is the most important step we can take to flatten our stomachs. Exercise also helps to tone the abs, so we train our muscles and try to build core strength with consistent workouts. But every fitness trainer in the world will tell you that exercise is only half of the picture: the other part is diet. This means you can do all of the sit-ups you want, but if you’re eating too much or consuming the wrong foods, you’re still going to have belly fat. In addition to avoiding sugar, which is stored as fat when eaten in excess, there are foods everyone can choose to promote abdominal weight loss. Below are some favorite foods recommended by fitness and nut...

Whether your varicose veins are painful or just unsightly, there’s a good chance that you would like to get rid of them. Varicose vein surgery is one of the best ways to get rid of varicose veins and most surgeries will be able to get rid of them permanently. However, not everyone will be able to get surgery because not everyone is a candidate for doing so. If you would like to receive varicose vein surgery you first need to find out whether or not you are a candidate for it. Below are a few of the factors you will need to consider before applying to receive varicose vein surgery. Medical History One of the first things that you and your doctor need to consider before you are able to get surgery for your varicose veins is whether or not you are a good candidate based on your medical history. There are some people who should opt not to have surgery based on past medical issues. Only your doctor will be able to tell you for sure whether or not your own medical history excludes you from g...

Some people are afraid of taking medicines or doing surgical method. Most people are interested more in finding natural remedies to get better. All of us experienced different pains such as toothache, headache, muscle pain, etc. There are a lot of ways to find the natural remedies such as reading magazines, browsing information from the net, or watching television. The best way to search natural remedies for me is to join some forum. There are active users who shared listed natural remedies for people to use. Read on what people say about natural remedies; find some people who talk about the positive and negative effect before you apply it to yourself. Tips If you have headache and you try to look it on the web or search engines, such as google, yahoo or bing. The best keyword for me I think is natural remedies for headache or natural remedies for migraine. Be specific on what you are looking for. Alternative Another way to search the best natural remedies is to talk with some friends ...

Recovering from addiction is a very transformative time in your life. As you become accustomed to a new and healthy lifestyle, you will face thoughts and emotions that you may have spent years numbing with drugs and alcohol. Although the changes you are making to your lifestyle while in recovery are ultimately incredibly positive, you will no doubt face stress and unease during this time as well. Here are seven ways to help deal with stress during recovery. 1. Meditate Meditation is an incredible tool for those in recovery because it allows you to become intensely aware of your thoughts and it trains your brain to recognize unhealthy thoughts as they arise and subsequently dismiss them. Meditation has also been shown to alleviate depression and anxiety. 2. Join a twelve step group Twelve step groups are an integral part of many people’s recovery for a number of reasons, one of which is that interacting with other recovering addicts offers a chance to share experiences and put problems ...

Approximately 1% of children in the United States have epilepsy, a condition characterized by repeated seizures. Although in most cases seizures can be controlled with medication, some children are unresponsive to medical intervention of this sort. With few other treatment options available, some neurologists are turning to an old medical practice—dietary manipulation. While more commonly associated with a popular approach to weight loss, therapeutic ketogenic diets (those stimulating ketone production in the body) have also long been recognized as a method for controlling seizures in children with difficult-to-control epilepsy . First developed in the early 1900s, ketogenic diets were the standard treatment modality until antiseizure medications became widely available. Ketogenic diets are intended to mimic starvation through dietary manipulation so that brain cells rely heavily on ketones instead of other energy-yielding substrates, such as glucose, for a source of energy. To deplete...

Comedian Robin Williams once said that “spring is nature’s way of saying Let’s Party!” However, if you or someone in your family suffers from seasonal allergies, it could seem like the only chance you get to socialize with others is in the waiting area at your family physician’s office. Instead of the usual small talk and other banter you hear at normal social events, you are bound to hear a healthy amount of “Gesundheit”s and “bless you”s, or maybe even a “salud” or two. And even if your doctor prescribes medicine to eliminate your symptoms, it still doesn't eliminate the fact that your home could be filled with allergens. Drying Out Seasonal Allergens Removing mold from your home will go a long way towards reducing allergy symptoms. Although it’s not always possible to remove allergens from your home, mold is easier to avoid than most would think. Because of the moisture in your bathroom from people taking showers or baths and the fact that a toilet filled with water is in the ro...

If you want to lose weight, knowledge is an important tool that can help you. You need to know about effective ways of how to lose weight. You can do this through research and a little trial and error. However, you also need to be aware of the common mistakes that you should avoid. Many of these mistakes are to blame for the very slow or difficult weight loss that most people experience. Here are the top 10 weight loss mistakes you should be aware of: Not Having a Proper Plan Not having a proper weight loss plan is just like trying to navigate an unfamiliar place without a map. You need to know how much food you should be eating. You also should have a good exercise plan that will help you burn calories. To determine the appropriate plan for your particular case, you can consult a dietician and personal trainer. You should also be proactive and learn about the right weight loss strategies to help you lose weight efficiently. Unrealistic Expectations This is one of the top mistakes of ...

One of the most confusing health concerns for women is what type of vitamins should they be taking daily. Everybody needs certain nutrients that our bodies just don't have the ability to make on its own. Women, especially older women need vitamins to help give their bodies the nutrients necessary to function correctly. If you are a woman you must make sure the supplements you're taking are benefiting you when it comes to a variety of things like babies, bones, fertility, fetal development, weight loss, and certain illnesses. Take a look below at some of the most important vitamin supplements you should start taking as a woman. Black Cohosh Black cohosh supplements can help you control hot flashes you may experience during menopause.  Black Cohosh  will also help you ease symptoms of PMS, induce labor, lower high blood pressure, treat arthritis, stop dryness in the vagina, stop night sweats, stop sleep issues, stop headaches, and much more. You shouldn't take no more than 40...

MMA is a physically controlling sport that requires a lot of strength and body contact. It is therefore important to make sure that you are in shape through training and diet. As an MMA athlete it is vital to have a well-balanced diet to help you stay strong, full of energy and healthy. MMA and Diet Plan It is better to eat five or six small meals a day rather than three. Eating every 3 hours rather than every 5-7 hours has great results on the body that will help you achieve the physique you want for MMA. Firstly eating at regular intervals helps to speed up your metabolism so that you can digest your food quickly. This ensures that you have an active metabolism throughout the day rather than one that has to be rebooted each time you eat. As well as this it also helps you to produce a positive anabolic environment in your body. This is essential for building muscular strength and maintaining lean muscle tissue. One of the most important things your body needs for muscle growth is p...

Healthy people worked hard to make their bodies in tip-top form. They often watch what they eat and keep their bodies moving. Not only that they are not too keen on doing things that can damage the body. There are just habits that healthy people will never do. If you are looking to improve your health it pays to learn from healthy people. Here are some of the habits that you may be doing right now that healthy people don’t. Skipping Breakfast Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It is the foundation that will fuel the body’s foray for the rest of the day. When the body wakes up from its nightly fast, the body needs to get enough energy to spring back to life. When you are too anxious to get to work fast to avoid getting late it is easy to neglect breakfast. Skipping breakfast drains the body with energy and causes the metabolism to go haywire. This will impact the body’s ability to burn calories which is not exactly good when you are trying to lose some weight. That is why ...

As we get older, our metabolism gets slower. Fact is, studies have shown that metabolism naturally slows about 5% per decade after the age of 40. What is metabolism anyway? Metabolism, involves a complex network of hormones and enzymes that work together to convert the food we eat into energy so our bodies can function. The more efficient our metabolism, the better our bodies work in burning calories and the more fit we become. The conclusion is to keep your metabolism revved. Keep a healthy diet of low calorie – high protein foods, exercise and build muscle if you can, stay active, detox every once in a while and of course hydrate. Speaking of the latter, Detox works by jump starting your metabolism, a lot like a cleaning up your hard drive and reformatting your computer. Furthermore, the other important thing not to forget to do is to HYDRATE. And when you are hydrating it is important to do so with liquids that are enriched with the essential vitamins and minerals such as the drink ...

As any athlete know, keeping the body in shape, eating the right food can help the body stay strong through long and grueling games or any athletic events. Anyone seeking to enhance their sports performance need to follow some basic tips to achieve peak performance. It can be through exercise, training or planning meals carefully to have the right balance of calories and nutrients to make the body going and strong. It is also important to know the right body conditioning to prevent injuries on and off the playing field. The majority of all sports are good provided that the individual or athlete has appropriate preparation. Without proper preparation, any type of of sport can be dangerous or can turn out to be a bad experience especially for kids. Competitive sports follow rigorous training schedules and regimen that can be dangerous for a teenager or adolescent. Proper warm ups, stretching and strength training is important in preparing for any type of sports and injury prevention. Thi...

Women’s menstrual periods normally stop upon reaching the age of 40s to 50s. Some women find it relieving because somehow it means they can make love and enjoy intimacy without worrying about pregnancy. But truth is that menopausal women may also experience declining sex drive which may get worse year after year. In turn, they and their partners become sexually unsatisfied and the relationship may ultimately suffer. Yeah, sometimes this could lead to divorce. More Than the Physical Aspects Menopause can bring in a lot of discomfort and health issues such as low libido. Experts assert that low sex drive is the effect of declining estrogen levels in the body. While men are relatively easier to diagnose when they have low libido, Dr. Glenn Braunstein believes that women’s sex drive is a more complicated case. It is not just about the physical factors that affect sex drives, emotional factors come into play as well. Depression, anxiety, mood swings are some of the aspects that need to be ...

Virgin coconut oil is perhaps the tropics best kept secret. Virgin coconut oil has been getting a lot of great press as of late due to its supposed health benefits. Despite a propaganda attack that coconut oil is bad for health due to high saturated fat content; it seems that there is a difference.The saturated fat that is found in virgin coconut oil is not the same that is found in other oils. The medium-chain fatty acids are more beneficial to the body than the long-chain ones found in other cooking oils. Virgin coconut oil stands out because it has certain chemicals that have positive health benefits.Here are some of the health benefits one may enjoy from virgin coconut oil. Better immune system There have been studies that show consumption of virgin coconut oil can help the immune system. Virgin coconut oil has shown good anti-bacterial and anti-viral properties. That is why people that have impaired immune system may get some benefit by taking some virgin coconut oil. A study made...

Risky business All surgical procedures carry with them a degree of risk. With specific surgeries come specific risks and hazards. Some procedures produce more consistent results than others. One of the most consistently satisfying procedures patients request is called the Brazilian butt augmentation. What does it do? Have you ever wished for a perfect hourglass figure, either for yourself or the woman in your life? A figure known for its small waist and a butt that looks like an upside-down heart, or a perfectly round apple? Even if you weren't born with an hourglass shape, you can have one now thanks to the innovative work of plastic surgeons. How does it work? There are two words women say often enough they bear repeating here. The words are “ If ” and “ only ,” as in “ If only I could take the fat from my belly and put it in my butt! ” Talented surgeons have a gift for turning patient’s dreams into reality. These “If only?” questions are the driving force behind the work of inn...

Short on time? Can't make it to the gym? Tired of jogging away the calories? Buy a jump rope and start using it! If you are not mixing in a healthy amount of jump rope activities into your workout schedule, you are missing one of the most useful and adaptable cardio tools ever made. Jump ropes have become must-have gear because of their low cost, easy transport, and the benefits they provide for all users, no matter the workout goal. While jumping rope is primarily beneficial for calve muscles, it also works out other muscle sets throughout the body, benefits the heart, and is excellent practice for hand-and-eye coordination. While numbers vary, most workout-style jump rope activities burn around 11 calories a minute, one of the best calorie-burning rates around. Basic jump roping is an easy workout. Form is very simple: Jump on the balls of your feet, swing your wrists, and jump lightly, focusing more on speed than on how high you are leaping. Your feet should only rise an inch ...

There are different types of eating disorders such as bulimia, anorexia, emotional or binge eating, and night eating. The first step to overcoming an eating disorder is to identify the symptoms and then choose the right diet. The symptoms of eating disorders include insomnia, social withdrawal, irritability, and refusal to eat. Other signs and symptoms include low blood pressure, abdominal pain, irregular menstrual cycle, and irregular heart beat. Food is the enemy of people who suffer from anorexia. Sufferers avoid foods that are considered high-calorie and fattening. A meal plan can be developed by a registered dietician after the specific eating disorder is identified. Anorexics, for example, consume low-calorie foods and skip meals. A balanced menu for patients with anorexia includes products from all food groups – protein, carbohydrates, and fats. The menu should include meat and fish, whole grains, vegetables and fruits. The key to recovering from an eating disorder is to combin...

Whether allopathy aficionados, by which I mean the supporters of mainstream medicine, like it or not, alternative systems of medicine like naturopathy are here to stay, simply because people are enamored with these systems. Even when people use treatment methods prescribed by the western medicine, they take added help through natural methods for faster healing and palliative effect. In the case of cancer, among the many natural methods used for healing, juice therapy is one that is becoming growingly popular. Any therapeutic procedure will lose popularity if the users are not benefitting from it. The very fact that more and more people are showing interest in consuming fruit and vegetable juices to fight a highly debilitating disease like cancer, speaks volumes for the efficacy of this remedy. Given below are the names of some of the veggies and fruits that have been found to be especially effective in cancer treatment . The cabbage family of vegetables consisting of leaf vegetables...

Suffering from cancer is one of the toughest ordeals for any person; however to be unable to rear a child after cancer can be even tougher for a woman. Women who have suffered from cancer are at a juncture of life where although they have survived their disease, they are unable to reproduce. The thoughts of not being able to be a parent are harrowing; however the right knowledge will help you overcome the problem. There exist many misconceptions surrounding the issue, which will be discussed further in the article. Getting Pregnant After you have finished your cancer treatment, most oncologists suggest waiting 2 to 4 years before planning parenthood. This is because majority of recurrence occurs within this time frame; therefore it is to ensure that you are healthy enough to support yourself as well as the growing fetus. However, every person’s medical situation is different, thus your healthcare provider will be able to guide you properly. As a woman, treatment via chemotherapy and...

Would you base your whole life on a snapshot of you at a party?  No!  Then why would you base your entire lifestyle around one blood pressure reading at the doctor’s office? Like an unflattering snapshot, a single blood pressure reading at the doctor’s office may not be an accurate depiction of you and your health. Why?  The doctor’s office is hardly a relaxing place; the sounds, the smells, the uncomfortable exam rooms...  Not to mention the fact that you have people sticking things in your ears, demanding “samples,” and verbalizing what is wrong with you.  The doctor’s office is actually one of the worst places to take a blood pressure reading. Blood pressure readings taken at home are more accurate. First, at home you are in a natural, semi-relaxed state. Second, readings can be taken more often and tracked to get an accurate pattern.  Third, you can check when it is convenient for you.  Learn how to get an accurate reading and determine your true blood pressure with these tips a...