While the gastric bypass may seem like the perfect solution to those who are obese, I?d like to explain just how the surgery affects the lifestyle of those who?ve had gastric bypass surgery. If the …

Feel that rising tide of anger? Surf's up! Start paddling. Whenever we feel angry or frustrated, we get a blast of adrenalin coursing through our bloodstream. In the fight or flight response to stre…

Everywhere we look in the western world we are inundated with pictures, images, icons and inferences of the 'perfect' female shape! The truth is that many of these images are altered or enhanced in s…

What is nail fungus?
Nail fungus, also known as Onychomycosis, is an organism which digests the keratin found in your fingernails and toenails. The fingernail and toenail are naturally built to be strong barriers, and resistant to fungi and other infe…

The meanness of humanity does not loosen up with a sporadic show of love and works of charity. These activities merely reinforce the point that humanity has failed badly in its drive to spread univer…

Painful menstruation is when menstrual periods are accompanied by either sharp, intermittent pain or dull, aching pain, usually in the pelvis or lower abdomen.

Painful menstruation affects many women. For a small number of women, such discomfort ma

Most studies show that by now nearly 66% of those who started a fitness program at the beginning of the year have quit or will soo and less than one third of those who begin a fitness program will st…

The Average Diet

The word diet has two connotations. One is roughly what you eat. The other one is more limited in scope: what one eats in order to lose weight.

Let?s work on the first definition. The word diet is rather neutral about what y

(NC)-Recent research has shown a benefit of certain nutrients in reducing the risk of degenerative diseases of the brain. Antioxidants, such as vitamins E, C, B12 and folic acid have been shown to pl…

I've always worked out in just a plain pair of tennis shoes. Rarely to I see or even think that using special shoes would make any difference at all. However, I began to think of better shoe support …