I'm a distance runner, specifically a marathoner, and belong to or lead a few online running communities. Today, someone asked whether running is good for RA, as a friend of his has this ...
Unhealthy Personalities
Don't let these toxic types bring you down.
1. Bullies. It's not just kids who get bullied on the playground, although that's often where it starts. A Canadian study ...
Unhealthy Personalities
Don't let these toxic types bring you down.
1. Bullies. It's not just kids who get bullied on the playground, although that's often where it starts. A Canadian study ...
Unhealthy Personalities
Don't let these toxic types bring you down.
1. Bullies. It's not just kids who get bullied on the playground, although that's often where it starts. A Canadian study ...
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 ...
If you are an avid runner, walker, or someone who engages in any type of activity wherein you are constantly on your feet, this article may boast some information for your tired, achy feet.
My ...
After a long, hot summer, we're going into a humid Fall. I've been fighting ragweed and other pollen-induced allergic reactions, plus the junk that blows through the air vents at work. For the ...
I guess I must press particularly hard on my keyboard with my index finger, or it's the most used digit; but, it has been painful for a couple of days. Notably, I cut my nails short a couple of ...
Let’s back up for just a minute and talk about the history of Viagra. I’ve spent a lot of time researching this drug and what I’ve read just amazes me. Did you know that it took just six short ...
Compulsive hoarding affects approximately two million people in America. Even in a large country like ours, that’s a pretty staggering number. Millions more are affected by this disorder: spouses ...
In a study released today, older men are happier than older women. The reason? Women are less likely to achieve their life goals or they achieve them earlier -- like marriage, a home, a family. ...
There's one in every crowd, the so-called buddy who is really a drain on your emotions and makes you question your friendship. Take this fun quiz to see if it's time to tell your toxic friend to ...
Having been a student of tai chi, I'd like to rebut something stated in this article: Tai Chi -- A Cure for Insomnia in Older Adults? that tai chi is not a form of martial arts.
Tell that to ...
I have to admit, one of the reasons that I hesitate to go to the doctor, is for fear that they won't find anything wrong with me, and think that I'm a hypochondriac, or at least that I have some ...
My husband and I have been married for over two years. My youngest daughter is 10 months old. Since her arrival, my husband says I am to "wet" or can't "feel" anything while making love. It has ...
What immediately comes to mind when you envision yourself at 70? Are you a couch potato or preparing for a 10K?
While we have a multitude of fitness programs geared toward our children and ...
Every now and then, for no apparent reason (emphasis on "apparent"), I feel an annoying, painful, pins and needles sensation in my big toe. It's usually only one toe, usually my left big toe, that ...
Every now and then, for no apparent reason (emphasis on "apparent"), I feel an annoying, painful, pins and needles sensation in my big toe. It's usually only one toe, usually my left big toe, that ...
Michael Maina, PhD, an associate professor of health and human performance at Roanoke College, in Virginia, recommends exercises to strengthen the minor muscle groups often overlooked in our ...
I'm recently divorced, a very, very welcomed change in my life that I've embraced and celebrated, and yet I still carry this deep anger that will just pop out unexpectedly, usually when I'm ...
It can easily be forgotten that a family is supposed to work together and provide support to all of its members. It is with that support and caring atmosphere that can help the children to grow up ...
This is a very sensitive subject because it's such a private issue. Because my grandfather had colon cancer, and I have had gastrointestinal issues all my life, I'm easily freaked out by changes ...
Fortunately, I don't fall into the category of having a selfish spouse but
If you check off a vast majority of the boxes on this list, the odds are your favor that you are on treacherous ...
Do you allow your toddler to watch TV or videos?
According to the American Academy of Pediatricians (www.aap.org), it not recommended for toddlers 2 years or younger to watch ANY television ...
I came across this article on MSN.com:
Cigarette sales in the United States have declined in recent years, but sales of non-cigarette tobacco products have risen and offset the decline in ...
Friends and Colleagues,
We are facing serious health freedom consequences in the US that have not been mentioned during the nightly news. Please take a moment to look at the attached Health ...
Health Events, EmpowHer's new national online health events calendar, will launch next week. Here's a preview of the wonderful free, low cost and convenient health events that you can find on ...
A recent Associated Press-AOL Health poll found that mounting debt caused by economic woes is causing stress-related health problems - and even more debt!
I understand this problem, as my hubby ...
Check out this fascinating article about sarcasm and how the ability to detect sarcasm develops in the brain ...
Here's an excerpt ...
"The smirking put-down that buries its barb by stating ...
This past weekend, while on a long run in the countryside with my running group, I had a close encounter with a wild cactus that was reaching out through a guard rail to touch someone, and that ...
This past weekend, while on a long run in the countryside with my running group, I had a close encounter with a wild cactus that was reaching out through a guard rail to touch someone, and that ...
The issue of aging and aging well seems to be one of those topics ripe for discussion. And today, the New York Times came out with a story that thrilled me.
"Red wine may be much more potent ...
Granted Senator Obama "quit" smoking about a year ago (he admits falling off the wagon now and again), but this is still a very current health issue for him since he did smoke cigarettes for the ...
I find this story about Asian teen smokers very disturbing:
500,000 Asian Youth Targeted by Tobacco Companies: WHO.
It's bad enough that our own teens are smoking. But, when Asian teens bent ...
Hi there! I was just wondering if anyone on here has tried this new "Ped Egg" thing I keep hearing about. It sounded sort of interesting and I was reading a lot of positive feedback on it, but ...
Has anyone heard about this wacky berry that makes sweetens sour foods? Check out the New York Times article here.
According to the article this tiny fruit helped a large group reach its own ...
My favorite bumper sticker:
Don't Believe Everything You Think
We all know these "tips" below, but how many of us still fall into the trap of negative thoughts, which inevitably become ...
For the past few months, I've been hearing and seeing a lot about "MUFAs" - essentially, good, mono-unsaturated fats that can help shrink visceral belly fat. Looking as though a relative of the ...
“Take two of these pills a day and come back in two weeks.”
“Be at the hospital at 6 AM on Tuesday and I’ll take out your gall bladder.”
“You’ll need these pills for the rest of your life.”
The ...
“Take two of these pills a day and come back in two weeks.”
“Be at the hospital at 6 AM on Tuesday and I’ll take out your gall bladder.”
“You’ll need these pills for the rest of your life.”
The ...
My biggest problem is verbal and mental abuse my my husband. At family gatherings, my in-laws think he is a saint. His friends and co-workers think he is a saint. The truth is is that he plays ...
Whenever the weather gets particularly hot and humid, I get an annoying irritation between the buttocks. Athletes call this "monkey butt," and the treatment of choice is called Anti-Monkey Butt ...
Resources for Hot Flashes
“Women of a Certain Age—Making Friends with a New Physiology after 40,” 2005
What is A Hot Flash?, Power Surge website article
“What can I do About ...
So, Nintendo, makers of the popular Wii gaming console, will release next week what it's calling Wii Fit. This new unit gives 'gamers' the options of strength training, yoga, aerobics and more, ...
A few years ago, my older brother and my Mom accompanied me as I had my wisdom teeth removed. I was lucky enough to have a doctor that cared about my feelings and answered my concerns. She was ...
For a few years now, I have been suffering from severe migraines. I have been to the regular family doctor, and also to a neurologist. First, they thought I had a brain anurism, but descovered ...
I'm a distance runner, specifically a marathoner, and belong to or lead a few online running communities. Today, someone asked whether running is good for RA, as a friend of his has this ...
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