Weight management is an increasing problem for many people. More than half of American adults have a body mass index, or BMI, that puts them in the category of obesity. Having a high BMI, especially…
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Activity level: a more active body requires more calories to function, so a sedentary lifestyle can make it more likely to gain weight. Environment: sometimes simply lacking access to sidewalks, parks, and exercise equipment can…
What Exactly Is Chronic Back Pain? If you’ve ever injured your back in a car crash, high-impact sports injury, or work-related accident, you know just how bad back pain can get. As horrendously painful as…
Another common problem with fad diets is that they restrict you from eating whole categories of various foods. For example, one fad diet is the “blood type diet” which claims that your blood type determines…
The research suggests that exercising first thing in the morning, on an empty stomach, does burn more fat than exercising later in the day. This apparent fat loss advantage is probably due to the fact…
Massages specially designed to promote lymphatic drainage can help your lymph system along with its filtration process to more efficiently detoxify your body. Normally, your body movement is what drives your lymphatic system. A massage…
Eat More Fruits and Veggies Pumping up your intake of fruits and vegetables is an important and relatively easy step. Vitamin C obviously comes to mind as ascorbic acid in the vitamin enhances natural killer…
It Damages Your Skin Your skin, or dermis, is the first layer of tissue protecting your internal structure. With any massage therapy tool or technique, the skin is the first layer to respond to the…
A doctor can prescribe an appetite suppressant to help you lose weight. They work by blocking the body’s ability to reabsorb chemical signals used by the brain to regulate hunger. Serotonin and norepinephrine are the…
Why Physical Activity Is So Important According to the Department of Health and Human Services, adults should aim to exercise for 2 hours and 30 minutes per week. Physical activity has a variety of benefits,…