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 …

Are you one of the 90% who miss it or are you a part of the 10% who get it right? If you want to reach whatever goal you have set, faster, more efficiently, you have to get your post-workout nutrition down! It’s simple…..and convenient!
Nutrition really doesn’t have to be complicated! Guys and girls alike can make drastic improvements in their progress by simply taking a couple of simple steps at the right time……..
Seriously…..are you looking to maximize your gains from your training efforts and ensure you aren’t simply wasting …

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 …

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 …

ALHAMBRA, Calif. (AP) — The fight against fat is going high-tech. To get an inside look at eating and exercise habits, scientists are developing wearable wireless sensors to monitor overweight and obese people as they go about their daily lives.
The experimental devices are designed to keep track of how many minutes they work out, how much food they consume and even whether they are at a fast-food joint when they should be in the park. The goal is to cut down on self-reported answers that often cover up what’s really …

By Nanci Hellmich, USA TODAY
Dieters who exercise lose 3 to 5 pounds more over several months than those who only diet. To help you lose 10 pounds in 10 weeks with the USA TODAY Weight-Loss Challenge, reporter Nanci Hellmich worked with fitness expert Mark Fenton to adapt a quiz and program from his book, The Complete Guide to Walking for Health, Weight Loss, and Fitness. He says walking “should be at the core of everyone’s active lifestyle.”
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To begin a walking program that’s right for you, take the …

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A new study provides more evidence that acupuncture can help ease hot flashes in women with breast cancer who are being treated with the “anti-estrogen” drug tamoxifen. Acupuncture, researchers found, is free of side effects and has a side benefit for some women: an increased sex drive.
“Acupuncture appears to be at least as effective as drug therapy,” Dr. Eleanor M. Walker of Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit and her colleagues report, “and it may provide additional and longer-term benefits without adverse effects.”
Breast cancer patients with …