By Tina Haupert
Last winter, I put on a few extra pounds. It was probably 5 pounds or less, but my clothing fit differently and I didn’t like it. Usually, when I notice the pounds creeping on, I pay a little more attention to what I put into my mouth and spend a little more time [...]
Could cockroaches be an unlikely source of natural antibiotics? Most people think of cockroaches as being “dirty”, but new research shows they may be valuable in the battle against resistant bacterial infections that no longer respond to standard antibiotics. They may also help to treat more common bacterial infections – without the side effects of [...]
SAM-e May Work as an Add-On Therapy in Treating Major Depression
By
Denise Mann
WebMD Health News
Reviewed By
Laura J. Martin, MD
Sept. 3, 2010 — SAM-e plus prescription antidepressants may spell relief for hard-to-treat depression, according to a new study published in the August 2010 issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry. Short for S-adenosyl methionine, SAM-e is a [...]
How can I lose the pounds and achieve my target weight?
-Nethmi from South Asia
Nethmi is doing the right things: joined a gym, exercising 4 times a week, and trying to include a balanced diet throughout the day. So why is she not seeing results?
She is doing great in terms of improving overall health – exercising [...]
With protein diets vegetarians have clearly the better maps, because proteins from meat can release diseases
Vegetable proteins and fats reduce the risk to get sick with cancer
Who sets nutrition with a Low Carb diet on protein realms, better so a study should seize to planzlichen products. Animal sources of protein are the generally more well-known, [...]
Quiz Gives Your Kitchen a Cleanliness Grade
By
Bill Hendrick
WebMD Health News
Reviewed By
Laura J. Martin, MD
Sept. 2, 2010 — Just how clean is your kitchen? An online quiz rates your hygiene practices with a letter grade — and gives you the information you need to keep your food safe from bacteria.
That’s according to a CDC report in [...]
Sept. 2, 2010 — The long-term use of oral bisphosphonate osteoporosis drugs such as Actonel, Boniva, and Fosamax may be associated with a doubling in esophageal cancer risk, but the risk to individual users remains small, researchers say.
Compared to people who had never taken the medications, long-term users of the bone-building drugs known as oral [...]
By Cathy Cox
eDiets Member Success Coordinator
“Look at me! Just look at me! If I don’t exude energy and enthusiasm and a healthy lifestyle, something is WRONG between you and me,” exclaims Connie during our interview. If that didn’t get your attention, she’s got plenty more to say! At nearly 62, Connie [...]
Sept. 2, 2010 — Prescription drug use in the U.S. has been rising steadily in the past decade and the trend shows no signs of slowing, the CDC says in a new report.
The study, published in the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics Data Brief No. 42, says the percentage of Americans who took at [...]
Hi Raphael,
I am in my fifties and have been training for several years. I always do aerobics one day and weights on the other, but sometimes this completes 3 times of strength and 2 days of aerobics. Is this poor for aerobics? Besides, I love strength and I know it doesn’t enlarge anything. I always [...]
