What Does the New Health Care Reform Bill Mean for Me
Change is scary, especially when the parameters around it are unknown and rather confusing. Health care reform is one of those unnerving changes. The bill will extend insurance coverage to 32 million additional Americans by 2019, but it will certainly affect us all. The question is: how? Highlights: The new bill will place more stringent guidelines […]
Try Tai Chi and See Big Health Benefits
The gentle, 2,000-year-old Chinese practice of tai chi is often described as “meditation in motion.” But the Harvard Women’s Health Watch newsletter suggests a more apt description is “medication in motion.” Tai chi, the most famous branch of Qigong, or exercises that harness the qi (life energy, pronounced “chee”), has been linked to health benefits for virtually […]
Want to Stay Healthy? Don’t (Just) Exercise
You don’t have to train like an Olympic athlete to have a positive influence on your health. How much – or whether – you exercise depends on what you’re hoping to gain. If you’re after buff arms, toting around a toddler or doing housework may help, but it’s not going to get you Jennifer Aniston […]
Brain-Healthy Spices You Should Be Using
Science and research is a godsend, but it can get so darn confusing and frustrating sometimes. Take Alzheimer’s disease; it’s forever in the news. Brain games help, researchers say. Sleep and diet is important, scientists insist. Genes and exercise count, everyone agrees. It’s hard to keep up with everything; it all changes daily and sometimes, […]
Five Breaking Health Stories You May Have Missed
lots of people are addicted to watching him break down, one piece at a time. Some experts think it’s because with all going on around the world—the crisis in the Middle East, the economy and, now, the heartbreaking destruction from the earthquake in Japan—people welcome a distraction that doesn’t affect them personally. Reported on HealthDay, […]
How a Proficient Physical Therapist Helps you Recover?
How a Proficient Physical TherapistHelps you Recover? If you have been worried about a broken arm or the leg injured in an accident, then you should understand that it might need a lot more care and attention than just taking tablets. Injuries on skin can be cured and if the injury is deeper, and has […]
Hidden Home Dangers They Never Tell You
Hidden Home Dangers They Never Tell You In today’s modern world we feel we are safe because we know it all. At the least we feel we can find out about it all because every piece of modern knowledge is at our fingertips in our phones. But sometimes there are dangers, hidden dangers, right in […]
Get Active in Midlife: It’s Never Too Late to Start Exercising
A friend of mine, who loved to travel but couldn’t when her children were younger, once told me she made herself feel better by saying, “It’s not my decade.” Once her children grew, she went on a tear around the world. Maybe you’ve been busy raising children or concentrating on your career or the myriad […]
Confronting Surgery and Staying Positive
The day finally arrived when all the imaging tests were completed and I was to get the final results. The news was not good: the cancer was in an advanced stage and invasive. The doctor told me that my bladder would have to be removed, and I would need a radical hysterectomy. Thanks to my […]
Keeping Your Bones Healthy and Strong
Bones play many roles in the body — providing structure, protecting organs, anchoring muscles and storing calcium. While it’s important to build strong and healthy bones during childhood and adolescence, you can take steps during adulthood to protect bone health, too. Why is bone health important? Your bones are continuously changing — new bone is […]
Best of Midlife Matters
In an age where we constantly talk about the ever-changing environment for millennials and technology, we often forget about those who have come before us and how they do life! I’ve had this burning desire to sit down with those who have come before me and just get their take on life at 40 to 65. […]
Back-to-School Breakfasts: Keep It Simple and Healthy
On harried, hurried school mornings, it may seem sugary cereal with milk is the easiest breakfast option. The truth: It doesn’t take long to serve a healthy breakfast”and the benefits are well worth the effort. Studies show that kids who eat a healthy breakfast tend to have better school attendance, less tardiness and fewer hunger-induced […]