by Cathy Carlson-Rink | Health and Fitness
Pooped after Pilates? Yawning during Yoga? If you find yourself dreading exercise because you just don’t have the physical or mental energy to run up that first hill, your body could be telling you it’s deficient in iron. Unfortunately symptoms of iron...
by Freddy Davis | Health and Fitness
Ah, the couch potato, that icon of American pop culture values. Isn't that the life? Why would anyone want to exert extra energy to be productive when you can simply plop down on the couch in front of the telly and enjoy all that delicious snack food and a cool...
by Healthy Wealthy n Wise | Health and Fitness
with Barbara Graham For the past quarter-century or so, the airwaves have been abuzz with news of the latest herbal supplement that will improve our health and, possibly, extend our lives. We’ve heard about Gingko biloba, kava kava, ginseng, St....
by Healthy Wealthy n Wise | Health and Fitness
Do you want to improve the quality of your life? Do you want to look and feel better than you have in years – maybe better than you ever have before? Do you want to protect yourself from disease and injury? And do you want to live a longer, more vital life?...
by Cathy Carlson-Rink | Health and Fitness
Due to the escalating incidence of osteoporosis, awareness has increased regarding the loss of bone later in life, however, very little attention has been given to the other half of the equation: gaining bone during the growing years. Approximately 90% of bone is laid...
by Howard Sann | Health and Fitness
It’s an all too-familiar picture: a group of middle-aged people huddled in a restaurant struggling to read the menu. Some feeling their arms are too short; others squinting, moving their arms in and out in what’s been coined the “trombone...
by Healthy Wealthy n Wise | Health and Fitness
I realize that it’s difficult to comprehend how increasing activity will give you great benefits in pain relief, especially if your back has been hurting for a while and keeps you from performing normal daily activities. Still, if done on a regular basis,...
by American Society of Health-System Pharmacists | Health and Fitness
While the U.S. drug supply is still the safest in the world, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) advises consumers to be particularly vigilant about their medications given the recent rise in counterfeiting. According to the U.S. Food and...
by Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld | Health and Fitness
No Aspirin for Kids under Age 16 For years, doctors in the United States have been warning parents not to give their children aspirin. The reason is a rare disorder called Reye’s syndrome, which for some unknown reason can develop in children (and...
by Healthy Wealthy n Wise | Family
To be ignorant of what happened before you were born is to be ever a child. For what is man’s lifetime unless the memory of past events is woven with those of earlier times?–Cicero The key to handling your parents is understanding them. Sometimes,...
by Jeff Kapec | Health and Fitness
Ever have the thrill of remembering an obscure bit of trivia in time to win a prize in a radio call-in contest? Don't you love the thrill of running into an old friend you haven't heard from in 10 or 20 years? Were you able to remember their name? Isn't it...
