Good Health is Your Greatest Wealth……Virgil
Reuters – One in five workers suffer from a mental illness such as depression or anxiety and these conditions increasingly affect productivity in the workplace as many struggle to cope, a report by the OECD said on Monday.
“Obesity is multi-factorial; it's not about eating too much or exercising too little. To prescribe diets you need to understand genetics and health. Plus the most important thing is that once you lose weight, you maintain it,” she said. …
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Ask for gifts that can help in your weight loss goals. If you have an office pixie or if your friends and family ask what you would like for the Christmas season, you can encourage them to invest in your health by getting things for you like a new pair …
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The 2007 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) shows that an astounding one in three (34%) of all adult Americans had used a complementary alternative medicine (CAM) in the past years, in pursuit of health and well-being. CAM has been defined as the …
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ContributorNetwork – School lunch programs have been targeted, but lawmakers have been reluctant to enforce stricter nutrition standards, claiming they are too expensive, says News 14 Carolina. A recent Pediatrics study found although weight problems begin at home, they get worse at school. Louisiana State University is waging war on obesity on both fronts, Associated Press says. Here are details about childhood obesity and home-school health cooperatives for parents.
For example, when lots of tempting new "quick fix" diet plans are promoted, it can be easy to forget that the tried-and-true method for weight loss is diet and exercise. The health "one-liners" that social media often makes use of are meant to pique …
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Unfortunately, with most of these diets weight loss is temporary. Those that restrict foods deprive you of essential nutrients, and those that severely restrict calories burn lean muscle instead of fat, slow your metabolism, lead to health …
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Nutritionist Desiree Nazarian is opposed to any sort of extreme diet and stresses that the key to health and weight loss is a balanced diet. “People on the cleanse don't get the adequate amount of protein, carbohydrates and other essential nutrients," …
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This is the worst roadblock if you are trying to lose weight. You may think that going out to a restaurant and sticking to salads and the other health foods is great, but you don't have control over portions. Also, you have no way of knowing what their …
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Nearly one third of medical and health science faculties are now including complementary or alternative medicine courses that may offer little more than 'voodoo' or pseudo-science such as 'energy medicine' and 'fundamentalist' chiropractic. …
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Exercise Regularly To Fight Diabetes Type-2 diabetes often haunts people as it is one of the deadly diseases which is not even curable but also brings in other health complications also. A person affected with Type 2 diabetes has higher …
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47 (Exercise and Sport Psychology), she's well aware of the mental health benefits of moving your muscles. “I often recommend exercise for my psychotherapy clients, particularly for those who are anxious or depressed,” she says. …
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