IBS doesn’t have to turn your world upside down…
Guaranteed, you know someone, most likely many people, who suffer from IBS, or Irritable Bowel Syndrome, but chances are you and quite possibly even they themselves, have no idea. It is believed that IBS affects anywhere from 25 million and 45 million people in the United States, with an exact number impossible to determine as so many cases simply go unreported.
This quite common disorder affects the large intestine (colon) and often causes abdominal pain, cramping, bloating, diarrhea and constipation. The exact cause …

This has to be one of the scariest new fads to hit the wellness industry in quite some time!

While hCG is a naturally produced hormone in women during pregnancy, medical experts not only agree that there is no proof to back these new overly-hyped weight loss claims, this new fad is downright dangerous.
Irrelevant of the use of hCG, anything that recommends such a restriction in daily caloric intake is unhealthy and the hCG diet does just that, with merely a 500 calorie per day recommendation, a near starvation diet.
Anyone who …

KAPALUA, Hawaii — AdvoCare Endorser, Jonathan Byrd wins the PGA Tours opening event in a playoff!

Congratulations Jonathan! Many more to come!
Byrd now has five career PGA wins, but this was by far his biggest to date! He automatically earns an invite to the 2011 Masters, and with his second win in the last two months, he is exempt for the U.S. Open.
What Jonathan says about AdvoCare products:
“I highly recommend Advocare products to everyone. They have so many quality products that can help you stay healthy and feel your best. It’s …

Yoga Questions Answered
There are many different types of exercise that people can do to get into shape, but if you want to get both your body and mind in top condition, you may want to consider making yoga one of your main forms of exercise. Many people think that you have to be a contortionist to be able to do yoga, but this is an activity that you can slowly ease your way into, and go along at your own pace until you are comfortable with the postures. If you …

“There are a Number of Reasons We Choose Spark instead!”
By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration is challenging makers of alcohol-infused energy drinks to prove their beverages are safe, citing complaints that the products can cause risky behavior and injury.
The FDA issued a letter Friday to 30 beverage manufacturers, giving them 30 days to provide evidence that the combination of caffeine and alcohol is safe.
“Today the FDA has listed caffeine only as an ingredient for use in soft drinks,” said Deputy Commissioner Dr. Joshua Sharfstein. “The …

The Power of Compounding – Make $1 Million Dollars in One Month with Compound Growth

Do the math! Start with one penny and double it every day!
Within one month, the power of compounding will have made you over $1 million dollars.
Before you dismiss this idea as impossible, why not try it? Just take it one step at a time.
At what level of success does your mind start to resist you can do it? Remember, your beliefs and attitudes give power to your actions.
Words that empower you to use the power of …

The Right Multi Maks a Difference
Just how important is proper nutrition? Extremely! We believe it to be responsible for 80% of the way you look and feel. How often do you see people in your gym, that have been “working out” for months or years with little to no change in the way they appear? Quite often! Why? Simple, they are not putting the necessary emphasis on their nutrition.
In today’s society, with the advances in food preparation and packaging, we unfortunately, have lost quite a bit of the natural nutrients …

New York City health officials have battled trans fat and high-calorie fast food. Now, they’re taking on salt.
The health department planned to release on Monday draft guidelines suggesting the maximum amount of salt that should be in a wide variety of manufactured and packaged foods.
New York City’s program is modeled in part after a similar initiative in the United Kingdom that has been underway since 2003.
The recommendations call for sizable reductions in the sodium content of many products, from a 20% drop in peanut butter to a 40% decline in …

Study finds fewer deaths among higher-functioning seniors who eat lots of fruits, vegetables
(HealthDay News) — Seniors who eat plenty of fruits and vegetables and who have good cognitive function are much less likely to die from heart disease than those who have poorer cognitive function and eat fewer fruits and vegetables, a new study has found.
Cognitive function refers to the ability to think, remember, plan and organize information.
Researchers at the Drexel University School of Public Health in Philadelphia analyzed diet and cognitive data on 4,879 people (3,101 women and 1,778 …

Fast-Food Nutrition Better Than What We Serve Our Children? How Sad!

In the past three years, the government has provided the nation’s schools with millions of pounds of beef and chicken that wouldn’t meet the quality or safety standards of many fast-food restaurants, from Jack in the Box and other burger places to chicken chains such as KFC, a USA TODAY investigation found.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the meat it buys for the National School Lunch Program “meets or exceeds standards in commercial products.”
That isn’t always the case. McDonald’s, Burger …