Month: August 2010

Chemicals in Shampoo May Pose Health Risks

Have you ever read the label on your shampoo bottle? You’ll be shocked to learn that the ingredients found in many shampoos may pose a threat to your health.

Burn Body Fat 24 Hours a Day

Burn body fat 24 hours a day is simple. Yes, I said simple but I did not say it is easy. That is because you must have a firm commitment and the mental discipline to do it. However, it will get easier and easier when you adapt to your new lifestyle and when your fat […]

High Blood Pressure and Loneliness Linked

A lonely heart could just be one of the important factors that cause high blood pressure. In fact, a recent study shows loneliness can be as bad for your heart as being overweight or inactive. Could spending time with friends be the answer to lowering your blood pressure?

How to Tell if it is Strep Throat

If you notice a red, sore throat, with swollen neck lymph nodes, a fever, headache, bad breath, and white spots on your tonsils, then you probably have what is known as strep throat. In children”s cases, it can cause abdominal pain, nausea, and even vomiting. Symptoms such as a stuffy nose, sneezing, and coughing, which […]

Health and Fitness Essentials – The Cardio-Vascular Workout

To accomplish a good cardio-vascular workout all you really need is a good pair of running shoes. Most cardio-vascular exercise needs little or no third party apparatus to help you accomplish your routine. Running, dancing, walking can all be done with no equipment (well, if dancing, then maybe some music would help). Other forms of […]

Is there an Alternative to Starving for Weight Loss?

It”s never too late to rethink on your diet plan and make fresh and realistic health resolutions. It is the right time to take stock of the situation. Ask yourself: Are we being fair to ourselves when we make these strict guidelines of diet and exercise? Most people recoil at the thought of dieting and […]

When Money is Tight and Baby’s on the Way…

As you probably know, baby expense should be high on your list of things to plan for, before the baby comes. There is no cheap way to have and raise a baby: it takes sweat, work, and lots of cash, patience, and more to have a happy, healthy baby. Some studies suggest that you will […]

A Self Confidence Pep Talk

Liberate yourself – Go out and do what you like! – How long it has been since you last went to have a walk among the pines — something that you loved as a child? How long has it been when you walked hand in hand with your friend to the bakery and tossed a […]

PowerVibe Challenge UPDATE 2

It has been two months since measurements were taken for our three office volunteers!   They got measured again and here is the update for each of them.

The History Behind Whole Body Vibration

Gustav Zander (1835 – 1920), a gymnast, physician, and inventor from Sweden, developed never-before-seen apparatus in the 1800’s that used springs, weights, and pulley systems to create over 70 machines that were used for therapeutic exercise. Many of his machines utilized vibration. Zander popularized his exercise machines by traveling to World Fairs and by founding […]