Exercise & Fitness

Healthy Steps to a Longer Life
One of the biggest factors that determines how well you age is not your genes but how well you live. Not convinced? A study published in 2009 in the British Medical Journal of 20,000 British folks shows that you can cut your risk of having a stroke in half by doing the following things: being active for 30 minutes a day, eating five daily servings of fruit and vegetables, and avoiding cigarettes and excess alcohol.
While those are some of the obvious steps

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In this article, we will look at the following:

• Foods to help the body cope with stress.
• Foods to help increase the body’s defense system.
• Foods to improve eyesight.
• Foods to relieve depression.
• Foods to help improve your skin.
• Foods to combat PMS.
• Foods to combat poor concentration and tiredness.
• Foods to improve your sleep.
• Foods to help improve your bones.

Foods to help the body cope with stress
B vitamins help the body to cope with stress, so including ...

From swearing off carbs after 6 p.m. to swearing off carbs forever, throughout the years, we've tried, sworn by, and given up on countless diets. In our eternal quest to lose that post-pregnancy weight or those last 10 pesky pounds, we've been easily persuaded by diets that claim to "miraculously shed the pounds". And sure, for some, weight loss happens almost instantly. But most of the time, the pounds come bouncing right back…and sometimes, with a vengeance.

The truth ...

Headache treatments

More than 47 million Americans have experienced a severe or debilitating headache in the past three months. Migraines alone affect 9% of the U.S. population and cost $1 billion a year in direct medical expenses.

There are the obvious choices for zapping the pain, such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (Motrin and Aleve, for example). People with migraines often take beta blockers or antidepressants to prevent headaches, and triptans, such as ...

When you look in your mouth you may see teeth that need whitening, but a dentist may see signs of heart disease. A study published in the Journal of Dental Research found that many dental problems can be signs of serious health complications. University of Washington School of Dentistry professor Philippe P. Hujoel, DDS, PhD, says the sugar and carbohydrates in food, known as "fermentable carbohydrates," are to blame. Found in sugary drinks, snack foods like potato chips, and simple grains ...

We're with you: Dieting is no picnic. But here's a little secret -- it's not nearly as hard as most of us think. "A lot of women believe they need to change everything, but in reality small tweaks to your diet can make a huge difference," says Dawn Jackson Blatner, RD, a spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association. We've got ten absolutely painless little fixes, culled from the latest research and the country's leading weight-loss experts, to make dropping those pounds as easy as ...

1. Sniff a banana, apple, or peppermint
You might feel silly, but it works. When Dr Alan R. Hirsch of the Smell & Taste Treatment and Research Foundation in Chicago tried this with 3,000 volunteers, he found that the more frequently people sniffed, the less hungry they were and the more weight they lost - an average of 30 lb each. One theory is that sniffing the food tricks the brain into thinking you're actually eating it.

2. Hang a mirror opposite your seat at the table. ...