Month: May 2009

Nutrition Strategies to Increase Energy by LeeAnn Smith

Our food does a lot more than provide us with nutrients. Nutrition plays an important role in how we feel both physically and mentally. Nutrients impact hormones that affect our mood and attitude. Improving your diet can be a way to increase your overall energy.

First Six Weeks After The New Arrival

The first six weeks after having a baby are the toughest for a mother as she takes care of her new born infant while recovering from the physical exercise her body has undergone. And it is also a special time where a strong bond is being formed between mother and child while the feeding, sleeping, […]

Foods That Make You Feel Full

The types of foods that we eat play an important role in achieving a feeling of fullness after meals. You may often wonder why you experience a feeling of hunger, just a couple of hours after a meal. The main purpose of food is to satisfy hunger and provide us with the required nutrition our […]

Delivering Your Baby

The momentous day has finally arrived. You are about to give birth to a baby, the culmination of exciting, anxious, and somewhat discomforting stages of pregnancy. On the eventful day when your baby is about to be born, you will be taken to a labor or delivery room. You will be here until you deliver […]

Are You Suffering From TMJ?

Temporomandibular joint disorder, also called TMJ syndrome, is a medical term for chronic or acute inflammation of the temporomandibular joint, that is, the joint which connects the mandibles (jaws) to the skull. Generally joint disorders such as arthritis, ankylosis, trauma, development problems, dislocations and neoplasia are conditions that affect these joints. However, TMJ symptoms are […]

High Deductible Health Insurance Plan – Planning the Best For Family And Employees

High deductible health insurance plans for family provide major medical coverage at a lesser cost as compared to other health plans. That’s the reason such plans are fast becoming popular in the United States, as it helps save money on insurance. If you do not wish to spend much on buying a health insurance, yet […]

Guide To Natural Acne Treatments

Most people end up spending a lot of money on common over-the-counter acne treatment medications. Unfortunately, most of these products contain chemicals that may eventually slow down the healing of acne. Besides this, they may also cause skin irritation, which can lead to further breakouts. Most of these acne treatments are not only more expensive […]

Understanding Different Humidifiers, Their Benefits And Disadvantages

Room humidifiers are basically portable units intended to provide a room with more moisture. If a person experiences sinus infections, allergies from dust, excessively dry skin or consistent symptoms of cold due to lack of moisture in the air, using a humidifier could be a good solution. Humidifiers ensure clean and healthy air quality by […]

Asthma And Allergy Awareness Month

Every year, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) observes the month of May as the national Asthma and Allergy Awareness month. May is a peak time for summer and spring allergies that arise due to the abundance of different allergens at that particular time of the year. These allergens trigger attacks of asthma […]

Bad finger nails

How To Keep Your Finger Nails Healthy

Our nails are one of those parts of our body that we often tend to neglect. Unhealthy and poorly maintained nails reflect badly on our personal hygiene. On the other hand, nails which are well kept and cared for enhance the beauty of our hands.