Is Your Child Getting a Daily Caffeine Buzz?
July 9, 2008
More and more young children and teenagers are drinking Energy Drinks. There are lots of problems with the addition of these drinks to kids’ diets. First of all, caffeine is an addictive drug. It is dangerous to young people’s developing brains and is not recommended for children or teenagers by health experts. Caffeine is a diuretic and can cause dehydration. It can cause insomnia, restlessness, high blood pressure, an increased heart rate, heart palpitations, anxiety, headaches and adrenal exhaustion.
Changing Your Mindset toward Diet and Exercise
July 9, 2008
Our society is sicker and fatter than ever before in the history of our modern civilization. Toxic exposure from chemicals all around us, a lack of proper nutrition, a society that encourages a “couch potato” lifestyle, and stress created by our jobs and daily living all contribute to our ill health. Add fad diets, weight loss supplements, and exercise gadgets that just don’t work into the mix, and you have the makings of a crisis.
Health Benefits of Probiotics
July 9, 2008
Have you ever heard the word probiotics only to not know what it means? Probiotics have started to become exceptionally popular. The information in this article is designed to help you understand what probiotics are, why they are beneficial. Also, important is for who are probiotics good for.
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4 Tips To Lose Weight Fast
July 9, 2008
“I need to lose weight…fast.” I get that statement all the time from training clients, or just random people who find out what I do for a living. Everybody wants to know how to lose weight fast, and there is no shortage of crooks out there who will tell you how to do it.
Are Kid’s Growing Bellies Increasing Their Odds of Alzheimer’s?
June 24, 2008
The title question may be a bit of a stretch, but you only need to connect a couple of research dots to get from childhood obesity to reduced brain fitness in older age.
Climbing the Corporate Ladder of Brain Fitness
June 24, 2008
Does your job have anything to do with your odds of getting Alzheimer’s disease down the road? Studies have come out recently linking intellectually challenging careers to reduced risk of dementia. Other studies link education level to cognitive health in later years. Overall, people with more education have lower rates of Alzheimer’s disease than those with less education.
Can Flying Cause Blood Clots?
June 24, 2008
Blood clots in the leg, called deep venous thromboses (DVTs), can occur in a very broad spectrum of the population. Diabetics, the elderly and those who recently had surgery are not the only people who are at risk of developing a blood clot. Did you know if you travel by plane frequently, are on birth control or have cancer, you are at risk of getting a blood clot? These are just a few of the risk factors associated with this potentially deadly condition. Risk factors are inherited, acquired or highly associated. The following is a listing of those factors.
There’s More than Meets the Taste Buds
May 9, 2008
Many of us have a sweet tooth. It’s hardwired into our brains. Several thousand years ago, when we went long periods of time between meals, we needed to get all the calories we could whenever we had the chance. Sweet and fatty foods are high in calories, so our brains made them taste good to get us to eat them. It was a survival instinct back then that made for fit brains. It doesn’t work so well for us now.
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Exercises to Lose Weight Made Easy
May 9, 2008
Wouldn’t it be amazing, if you could eat whatever you want and not put on weight? By the time you finish reading this you will feel a whole lot better about what you can eat. I’d better come clean, this is what I ate and drank for lunch yesterday:
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Easy Living - Good or Bad for Brain Fitness?
May 9, 2008
If you talked to a person from the 1950s about all the modern marvels we have today they’d likely drool at the mouth. What? You don’t have to get up to change the TV channel? You can reheat leftovers in 1 minute? You can access any information at any time without leaving your house? No way!
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