Weight Management

Six Healthy Habits You Can Start TODAY!

Everybody wants to be healthy, right? Although there are some things we can't control about our health, there are many things we can. By developing healthy habits that we practice on a daily basis, we can tip the odds in our favor for living a long and vibrant life.

Anti-Cancer Superfoods

Did you know that what you eat could determine whether or not you get cancer?

How to Get the Top Ten Cancer-Fighting Foods into Your Diet

We all want to stay healthy and one step ahead of cancer - that’s no surprise. Here are some of the foods you should be eating to do just that:

1. Tomatoes.

Quick and Fit Meals on the Go

There is no question that eating healthy takes planning, but thanks to modern times, eating healthy has also become convenient. There is no need to hit the drive-thru if you pack a small cooler with snacks to go with you throughout your busy day.

Top 10 Foods to Lower Your Cancer Risk

There is no doubt about it, eating the right variety of food does contribute to your overall well-being, but it can also lower your risk for developing serious diseases such as cancer and heart disease and help prevent obesity. While no single food or diet is a magic bullet to keep you cancer-free, eating a healthy diet combined with regular physical activity does lower your overall risk.

Yoga Breathing for Better Health

One of the Five Principles of Yoga is Pranayama or Breathing which promotes proper breathing. The Yogis realized the importance of an adequate oxygen supply thousands of years ago to promote more oxygen to the brain and prevent disease. It is imperative that you learn how breathe before beginning your Yoga practice.

Feeling Frugal? My 8 Favorite Home Remedies and Products

Ever since the August gathering of my women’s group, the Wo-Hoo! Society, where our hostess had stations for creating our own salt scrub and facial toner, I’ve been on a kick of making my own. It never occurred to me how easy it is to make these at home. I also love the “New Uses for Old Things” section in Real Simple magazine, so this is completely up my alley. I’ve also been thinking of other favorite “home remedies,” and have come across some new ones.

7 Steps to Making Healthy Desserts

There was once a commercial where it was a boy's birthday and the mom was such a health nut that instead of a birthday cake she served him a beautiful birthday cauliflower with candles in it. While I'm not that bad, I do prefer to bake my own healthy birthday cakes than buying one from the store, as it's impossible to find one that is half decent. Once I tried to find a black forest cake for my brother's birthday made with real whipped cream and I had to go to about six stores before I found one.

Vitamin D Deficiency and Thyroid Disease

Vitamin D is an important vitamin that not only regulates calcium, but also has many other beneficial actions. Not many endocrinologists realize this, but several articles published over 20 years ago showed that patients with hypothyroidism have low levels of vitamin D.