All Entries in the "Health News" Category
Fitness as a Mood Enhancer for Cancer Patients
Cancer is always such a difficult but so important topic to talk about – Guest Post Besides the devastating physical effects of cancer, the disease also wreaks havoc with a person’s mood. Not only can depression be a common side effect of cancer, but grief and sadness are common as well. A regular fitness routine can [...]
Really? Drinking H20 can Reduce Diabetes
THE FACTS There are many reasons to stay properly hydrated, but only recently have scientists begun to consider diabetes prevention one of them. The amount of water you drink can play a role in how your body regulates blood sugar, researchers have found. The reason: a hormone called vasopressin, which helps regulate water retention. When [...]
Warning: Avoid the most Common Diet Trap
A year ago, the USDA spelled out specific foods to avoid and lifestyle changes to make if we want to avoid being fat and sick. And I, for one, know how much attention we paid to those guidelines. We were supposed to avoid extra calories from solid fats and added sugars (SoFAS). We were supposed [...]
Fitness or Fatness – Which has more Impact on Health?
When an overweight person walks into a physician’s office, the conversation often veers to weight management. It may not be the main focus, but people with bulging waistlines now expect some level of weight-related lecturing. To an extent, the patient should expect at least a quick speech. But is this focus on weight a fair [...]
Would you Paint your House Pink for a Worthy Cause?
The following is a sponsored post by Yoplait at no charge to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Would you paint your house pink for a worthy cause? Long-time breast cancer volunteer Joanie Lucas did just that! The loving mom, grandma, dedicated friend, and passionate breast cancer volunteer picked up a paint brush to help raise [...]
Leave a Comment for Breast Cancer Awareness
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. During this month, there is an added push to make people aware of this devastating disease and help them learn all they can as we all fight to end it forever. As research is being done everyday, we can’t wait to hear when the eventual cure is found. [...]
Being Skinny Fat can be just as Dangerous as being Obese
We all know it’s risky for your health to be overweight. Does that mean you’re in the clear for dangerous medical problems if you’re thin? Not so, say experts. The Skinny on Fat Dr. Jimmy Bell, a professor of molecular imaging at Imperial College in London, says, “being thin doesn’t automatically mean you’re not fat.” [...]
Warning: The Obesity Rate is Increasing
I don’t like being a pessimist, but are we all just doomed? Every time I hear new news related to our health, it just keeps getting worse. What can we do to help this crisis? What’s really leading me to a gloom-and-doom outlook is that no matter how highly publicized our health problems are and [...]
Why Don’t Gay Men get Fat?
Gay Men Don’t Get Fat” is the title of an as-of-yet published book by Barneys New York creative ambassador Simon Doonan. The author calls it “a stylishly slimming discourse that proves gay men really ARE French women: prone to disdain, favoring cheeky underwear, convinced of their own artistic brilliance, and (of course) calorie-obsessed.” The French women [...]
The 411 on Extreme Calorie Restrictive Diets
If there’s one sure-fire way to lose weight, it’s cutting calories, eating healthy foods and working out. But what happens when you don’t just cut calories by a little bit, but instead periodically don’t eat or dramatically cut calories by 500 or more? While most health professionals and nutritionists wouldn’t tell the everyday average person [...]
Are Children Born by C-Section more Likely to be Obese?
Supposedly, children born via Cesarean section are at a higher risk of being obese than those born vaginally. So far, this theory is very controversial. A recent Brazilian study shows that 15 percent of adults who were born via c-section are obese, while only 10 percent of those born vaginally are obese. There are of [...]
Danger of the HCG Diet
You won’t see me promoting quick fixes or fad diets anytime soon. But every once in awhile something comes along that seems so dangerous I have to call it out. That’s why I’m going to help reveal the truth behind the HCG diet. What it is: HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) is a hormone produced during [...]
50 Suprise Reasons You Might be Gaining Weight
We found this list of surprising causes of weight gain and thought it was worth sharing with you. So often we blame a lazy, convenience driven culture for the reason our population is overweight and obese. We shouldn’t overlook that so often there are genetic or other environmental factors that play just as much a [...]
Can Trans Fats Cause Depression?
Are you feeling down in the dumps about all that junk food you’ve been eating lately? Well, it may literally be the junk food that is making you depressed. The results of a six-year study out of Spain has come to the conclusion that people who eat food high in trans fats and saturated fats [...]
Are you an Emotional Eater? Take the test!
Are You an Emotional Overeater? Take this short quiz to find out. I turn to food when I’m sad, disappointed, or lonely. Yes ___ No ___ I often eat past the point of fullness. Yes ___ No ___ When I’m upset, I crave sweets or salty snack foods. Yes ___ No ___ When I go [...]
Overweight is Quickly becoming the Female Norm
I hope everyone had a great holiday! Now time to get back to business…. We all know how startling the latest obesity trend numbers are. It’s estimated that 38 states in the United States have an obesity rate of 25 percent in its population. It turns out, this increase in obesity is having a negative [...]
