The Best Reason Breast Milk Comes In Different Colors
Breast milk is Mother Nature’s perfect food for your baby, but just like a sous chef, things can go wrong in the kitchen (i.e. your body) that turns your milk colors. Sometimes, those colors are normal. Other times, those strange hues are a sign that something is amiss. Before you panic, you should know that […]
How To Choose Between Liposuction And Noninvasive Fat Reduction Procedures
Areas of unwanted, diet- and exercise-resistant fat are a common concern for many cosmetic surgery patients. Whether it comes in the form of a persistent stomach “pooch” after pregnancy, areas of fat around the thighs that won’t budge, or bulges along the flanks and back, localized fat can be difficult to get rid of permanently. […]
Successfully Resetting Your Exercise Mojo
I know. It’s NOT the new year but I can’t help it. September feels like it might as well be. And you know what happens over the summer. We get complacent. Lazy, even. The long days stretch out and all we want to do is luxuriate in the extra light and lounge as if we’re […]
How Womens Heart Attack Symptoms Are Different Than Mens
Women experience heart attacks differently to men meaning potentially deadly symptoms go undetected for longer, a charity has highlighted. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the world, killing 17.5 million people according to the latest figures from 2012. The American Heart Association has emphasised that while both men and women experience chest pains before or […]
A Typical Week Of School Your Kids Lunch Tray?
What mom doesn’t want to raise children with healthy eating habits? But not every parent has the resources or knowledge to provide healthy foods and teach good nutrition. That’s where the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act comes in. That law, passed by Congress in 2010 and recently extended, requires schools participating in the National School Lunch […]
How My Summer Went Up, Up and Away In Style
Figuring out where to go on your summer escape can be a bit daunting. So daunting, you may even be tempted to just go back to wherever you went last summer or wherever everyone else is going . or worse, skip the whole excursion all together. But don’t: That would be a terrible waste, especially […]
Fall Prevention: Simple Tips To Prevent Falls
One of the reasons I study and practice yoga is to maintain my balance during my life after 50. We do poses to improve our balance on two feet with poses such as “Warrior” and on one foot with poses such as “Tree.” Being better balanced can help prevent falls as we age. As the snow piled […]
How Much Sugar Is Hiding In The Food You Eating?
Sugars are naturally present in the tissues of most plants, but it is primarily extracted from sugarcane and sugar beet. These are rich with vitamins, minerals, fiber, phytochemicals and carbohydrates in the form of sucrose. During the refining process, they lose all their natural components except sucrose. Many fruits and vegetables like ripe dates, mangoes […]
Anyone? Everyone One Has Doing Yoga
Does it seem like everyone you know is doing yoga? Well, not everyone, but the numbers are rapidly rising and with good reason. Yoga is a form of exercise that nearly anyone can do, with very little equipment, and it improves strength, balance, flexibility and overall physical and mental well-being. A newly released study shows […]
How Much Time Is Enough To Spend With Your Children?
When you get home from work and your kids get home from school, do you collapse onto the sofa and veg out in front of the TV together? Or, after dinner, do you just have a few minutes left to help with homework? Then, when it’s all done, you and the kids grab your smartphones […]
The New Dietary Guidelines: Dietitians and Nutritionist Weight In Salt and Sugar
It’s true. The foods and beverages we consume not only help to fuel our bodies, they give us the nutrients we need to function. How we eat over time can also affect our overall health and body weight. In fact, research finds lifestyle habits dietary choices and whether or not you exercise contribute to a […]
How To Be “Younger Next Year” With Exercise
I’m back from the gym and finished my aerobic exercise with 20 minutes on the elliptical. My heart rate was at 70 percent to 85 percent of my target a high-endurance workout. I also completed some strength training and stretching with an hour yoga class . Dr. Henry S. Lodge (also known as Harry) and […]