Health and Fitness
Health and Fitness
What Are the Top 5 Fruits? - Expert Reveals How Eating the Wrong Fruits Can Be Worse Than Eating None at All
An apple a day just doesn’t cut it anymore, and too many apples could make you fat.
That’s the advice of Iva Young, a nutritional expert who warns that the wrong kinds of fruits can actually do more harm than good.
Jul 26, 2010, 11:08
Health and Fitness
A Family Plan for Healthy Living
The summer months naturally lend themselves to outdoor family activities. As families prepare for back to school, it’s not uncommon for family time to begin to take a back seat to school priorities. As you move into a busy fall, try to make it a priority to squeeze in some family time and one great way to do this is by engaging in physical activities together. Children are naturally active and love jumping around and playing, and with the return to school, they are going to want to burn off energy – not to mention steal some time with mom and dad too . Getting them engaged in physical activity, and some family bonding time, not only helps children succeed in school, but it also encourages children to develop positive attitudes toward healthy lifestyles. By doing so at an early age also makes it more likely children will carry healthy-living habits with them into adulthood.
Jul 24, 2010, 14:30
Health and Fitness
Top 5 Health Hazzards of Summer - Prevention Tips
Sunbathing, swimming, barbequing and outdoor sports are all part of summertime fun. However, without the right precautions these leisure activities can be major hazards and lead to skin cancer, heat stroke, food poisoning, dehydration and drowning. ChicagoHealers.com Practitioner Sharon M. Weinstein, RN, MS, CRNI, FACW, FAAN provides prevention tips to the following summer health hazards.
Jul 17, 2010, 12:06
Health and Fitness
Summer Sports for Kids: How to Keep Them Safe, Prevent Injuries, and Still Have Fun
Summer here, children’s excitement to get outdoors and play should be met with an equal measure of precaution on parents’ part. ChicagoHealers.com Practitioner Dr. Richard Ezgur, DC offers tips for parents to keep kids safe and injury free during summer sports and activities.
Jul 10, 2010, 18:21
Health and Fitness
How to Get the Best Workout in the Shortest Time Possible
After a long harsh winter are you looking to “spring” your body back in shape? The latest research shows that doing a few 10-minute workouts each day is more effective than traditional 30 minute workouts. One of my mantras this year is, “Short, Effective and Often!” As a working mother of three, I know how challenging it can be to schedule time for a workout. With my new book, Short Cuts to Big Weight Loss , I am ready to help you work smarter not longer with the time you do have.
Jul 8, 2010, 17:31
Health and Fitness
Living Not-So-Large: 15 Ways to Combat Childhood Obesity by Making Fitness a Family Affair
Kids live what they learn. If you don't want fat kids, don't live a fat family life, says fitness expert and author Tom Gilliam. Here, he offers some simple yet powerful ideas for getting kids (and maybe you, too) excited about getting fit.
Jul 3, 2010, 19:19
Health and Fitness
No Second Chance with Suicide
We see the news reports and hear about it on the radio. We read about it online and in the newspapers, and we will continue to until we can all do something about preventing it. Suicide is the 11th cause of death in the United States. It kills 31,000 people each year and severely inflicts injuries on another 425,000 each year. Suicide is the third-leading cause of death for 15- to 24-year-olds, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), surpassed only by accidents and homicide.
Apr 14, 2010, 15:26
Health and Fitness
What You Need To Know About Tai Chi
Tai chi is the fastest growing exercise in America. More accessible than yoga because it doesn’t demand great flexibility, and easy for people of all ages to begin because there are not special fitness requirements, it is a gentle, beautiful exercise that improves strength, balance, hand-to-eye coordination, teaches you to relax more deeply than ever before, and gives you an unparalleled workout for butt and legs.
Jan 6, 2008, 09:57
Health and Fitness
The Shorter Student: Five Tips for Parent’s Concerned About Their Child’s Height
Pediatricians often report that at the beginning of each school year, there is an increase in calls from parents worried about their child’s height.
Jan 6, 2008, 09:53
Health and Fitness
Four Ways to Survive Complete Devastation
If you experience a tragedy -- your spouse dies or walks out of a marriage, or you are faced with a life threatening disease – you will embark on an emotiional journey that is like no other experience you have ever had.
Jan 6, 2008, 09:46
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