If you are like most people you believe fatigue or loss of energy is a result of age. Your absolutely right, left unattended your body naturally slows down. The key is in understanding our body and how it works. As we get older our body slows down the production of many enzymes necessary to maintain […]
Yoga can be daunting for the newbie. You trot down to the local library or Barnes & Noble, and pick up a book on the subject, and you see people twisting themselves into positions you never thought the human body capable of. Even when you do find a book that supposedly has yoga poses for […]
It seems that hardly a week passes without another food scare story or the publication of a new food nutrition study (usually contradicting the findings a previous one). Never has food – good or bad – been higher on the news agenda, and never has the pressure on parents to “do the right thing” for […]
While it is important for people of all ages to stay healthy, it is especially important for senior citizens to maintain healthy eating habits as well as to stay active which is important in the prevention of chronic illnesses like diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. By practicing healthier living practices, senior citizens can […]
Real steps for real people. How do you stay fit when you cannot find the time to head to the gym, or that aerobics class, or go for that long overdue healthy walk? Here are simple steps that you can practice daily to exercise your mind, body and soul. Practice these steps and see the […]
Autoimmunity involves the immune system failing to recognize the body’s cells and tissues as being a part of the body, which results in the immune system attacking those cells and tissues. Any disease resulting from autoimmunity is called an auto-immune disorder. There are over 60 known disorders thought to be related to autoimmunity. Below is a […]
According to the Alzheimer’s Foundation, Alzheimer’s Dementia accounts for 60-70% of all dementia cases. What makes it a form of “dementia” is that it impairs cognition, speech, memory and movement. What makes Alzheimer’s Dementia different from other forms of dementia (like vascular, lewy body and frontotemporal) is that there isn’t physical motor skill impairments directly […]
Best Healthy foods for kids are the same foods that are good for the rest of us to eat. There is no magical combination of foods that are specific for each age group. However, getting kids who may be used to consuming the worst foods to eat, the fast foods and junk foods wrapped in […]
We have all been there at one point in our fitness lives, that first step into the gym not really knowing what to do. However, from my experience as a leading fitness professional there are five basic mistakes that the male gym newbie makes. Again we have all probably been there and done these ourselves. […]
If you’re looking to get fit, and want to know how you can do it, then here’s what you need to know. 1. Why not walk more? you could walk to work, get off the bus a stop sooner, or just go for a walk after work. Why not take the dog for a longer […]
