Year: 2014

young woman relaxing in the sauna

Health Benefits of Using a Sauna

A sauna is amazing for the warmth, comfort and ability to heat away your cares. It is becoming more and more noticed that saunas have other health benefits. Finland has recognized the health properties for saunas for hundreds of years. The Fins recognize the benefits of saunas for more than social interaction and use these […]

Woman doing yoga

Tips for Better Posture

Want to look thinner in an instant? Try standing or sitting up straight. Many of you forget your posture and slouch without thinking about it. When you are slumped over, folds of excess flab bunch together. If you do as your mother said and stand up straight you will look younger and thinner and maybe […]

Bald man brushing his hair

Baldness Cures Might be on Their Way

Funny remedies for baldness come from ancient tomes. Try boiling mustard oil with henna leaves. Massage it onto the balding areas of your head. Rub goose droppings onto your head. Search out a South American clinic that claims it will return your hair to the way it was when you were a teen. Of course […]

woman lifting weight in gym

Is Weight Lifting Better than Cardio?

Being serious about losing weight can put you into a quandary. What is better cardio or weight lifting? The answer is both are valuable and work different parts of your body. You need to consider the way your exercise, the system you prefer and your lifestyle. Cardio versus weightlifting comes from the popular belief that […]

The Pain of Scoliosis

Scoliosis is a curvature in the vertical line of the spine. When viewed from the front, normal spines appear to be straight. With scoliosis the spine appears to be curved. There are many types and causes of scoliosis including neuromuscular scoliosis, congenital scoliosis, idiopathic scoliosis and degenerative scoliosis. Almost one in one hundred people in […]

Apple cider vinegar

Is Apple Cider Vinegar a Cure for Everything?

Vinegar has been used for killing weeds, cleaning coffee maker, polishing silver and gold, making pickles and as a dressing for salads. Yummy for dying Easter eggs and use it to clean your windows. It is also a folk remedy that might just relieve any ailment.

Pet allergy

Managing Pet Allergies

Over sixty million Americans tend to be affected by allergies. According to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America many of these allergies are pet allergies. These are sad allergies to have particularly if you are an animal lover. There are approximately 77 million dogs and over 93 million cats owned as pets in the […]

Concussion

How to Treat a Concussion

Concussions are very tricky to diagnosis. Concussions are traumatic brain injuries caused by a blow to the head or body, perhaps a fall or another type of injury that shakes the brain inside your skull. There may be cuts on the head or face, but there may be no other signs of a brain injury […]

Woman lying on a beach

Can you Put on Too Much Sunblock?

Slather on that sunblock and spry on sunscreens. You are protecting yourself from ultraviolet B radiation which is part of natural sunlight. Dermatologists claim that UV-B exposure causes skin cancer, lethal melanomas and dark spots. However, and according to scientists, sealing off your skin to sunlight and natural light and air might just be causing […]

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By Evon Holladay