Health Benefits of a Pomegranate Fruit !
April 20, 2010
The pomegranate is a very healthy fruit indeed. One pomegranate that is 3-3/8 inches in diameter has 105 calories and about 25 grams of sugar. Pomegranates are a great source of potassium, and pomegranate juice contains antioxidants that will help to protect your blood lipids from oxidation. Pomegranate juice may also help to prevent prostate cancer and helps to prevent plaque build up in your arteries.
Pomegranate seeds have been studied and appear to enhance immune function as well as help keep blood lipid levels healthy.
Beauty Quick Tip : The juice in Pomegranates strengthens skin and hair by fending off damage from UV rays !
DECREASE IN HEART ATTACKS AFTER SMOKING WAS BANNED IN PUBLIC PLACES …
November 16, 2009
The ban on smoking in public places, such as bars and restaurants, has been one of the greatest public health debates of the early 21st century. Now, two large studies suggest that communities that pass laws to curb secondhand smoke get a big payoff—a drop in heart attacks.
Overall, American, Canadian, and European cities that have implemented smoking bans had an average of 17% fewer heart attacks in the first year, compared with communities who had not taken such measures. Then, each year after implementing smoking bans (at least for the first three years, the longest period studied), smoke-free communities have an average 26% decline in heart attacks, compared with those areas that still allow smokers to light up in public places. [Read more]
ARE YOU AT RISK ?
June 17, 2009
Who is at risk for cancer?
Everyone has some risk for cancer. In the United States, cancer is likely to affect 1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women at least once in their lifetime. The amount of risk you have depends on a number of factors. These factors include tobacco use, lifestyle choices (such as diet and exercise), family history and factors in your workplace and environment. [Read more]
Omega-3s of No Added Benefit to Heart Attack Patients
March 30, 2009
Standard therapy wipes out any protection the supplement might provide, study finds —
Patients receiving optimal drug therapy after suffering a heart attack do not gain any additional benefit from taking supplemental omega-3 fatty acids, a new study finds.
In a study of almost 4,000 people who suffered heart attacks, researchers found no difference in rates of heart attack, stroke, sudden cardiac death or death from any cause regardless of whether they were taking the supplements or not. This finding contradicts previous studies, which suggested that taking omega-3 fatty acids improved long-term survival. 
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Calorie Cutting Tricks
February 23, 2009
Need help eliminating calories? Check out our helpful tips to cutting back without painful diets.
Importance of Exercise
February 11, 2009
Benefits of regular exercise:
- Regular exercise can prevent and reverse age-related decreases in muscle mass and strength, improve balance, flexibility, and endurance, and decrease the risk of falls in the elderly.
- Regular exercise can help prevent coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes, obesity, and high blood pressure.
- Regular, weight-bearing exercise can also help prevent osteoporosis by building bone strength.
- Regular exercise can help chronic arthritis sufferers improve their capacity to perform daily activities such as driving, climbing stairs, and opening jars.
- Regular exercise can help increase self-esteem and self-confidence, decrease stress and anxiety, enhance mood, and improve general mental health.
- Regular exercise can help control weight gain.
Dismiss The Myths !
January 26, 2009
5 Weight Loss Myths!
With hundreds of meal programs, weight loss programs, diets, and so-called “experts” giving away fiction as fact — we’re here to set the record straight about some of the most common myths that you might face when losing weight.
Myth 1 - Fad diets are meant for long-term.
Fad diets (not naming any names) simply do not work for losing weight and keeping it off. This is primarily because fad diets promise quick weight loss by telling you to eliminate certain foods from your diet.
While you may lose weight from one these diets by cutting out bread for example, it’s simply hard to follow this for the rest of your life. You’ll either get tired of following the diet, or your body will begin lacking nutrients. For this reason, fad diets can be unhealthy. Your body needs essential nutrients.
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Changing your living habits
December 15, 2008
You exercise, eat right, and maintain a healthy lifestyle? But things still don’t feel quite right, that because you might have too many bad habits that you don’t even realize your doing. Here is a list of 5 bad habits to kick that’ll improve your health in an instant. 
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Medical Breakthroughs
December 15, 2008
Top 5 medical breakthroughs for women 2008
1. Obesity
Controlling appetite with leptin
The hot world in obesity this year was leptin. When a connection between this hormone and weight loss was first discovered in 1994, researchers helped fat, overfed lab mice stay slim. And they believed they could do with people what they did with mice: Inject some leptin, and kiss pounds good-bye. Humans, it turned out, were more complicated. When they lost weight their bodies became stingier with calories consumed and more efficient in retaining existing weight. Not willing to give up on leptin, scientists at Colombia Univeristy Medical Center in New York City Started looking at the hormone as a possible weight-loss-maintenance drug. They discovered through scans that brain activity areas connected to restraint and control declines after weight loss.
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WHY EXERCISING IS IMPORTANT?
November 12, 2008
In some respects exercise is more important to women than it is for men. It seems there are much more health issues, weight loss and others that women can treat or avoid by simply exercising.
Here are 10 reasons why exercise is so important for women.
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