Most of us have one major problem with exercise: Finding time for it. I know the feeling--between working 8-10 hours a day, spending time with family and trying to run a household, it's difficult, sometimes impossible, to find time to head to the gym. My job is no help--being a writer doesn't exactly burn too [...]
Over-the-counter (OTC) meds are usually packaged and sealed for our protection. In fact, sometimes opening a bottle of aspirin sometimes feels like you're trying to break in to Fort Knox. But the special packaging isn't only to make it difficult to get into, it's to make it tamper resistant. So, if your OTC meds have [...]
Winter may be winding to a close, but dry skin is far from a thing of the past. But, like with most body issues, what you eat can make a big difference. If you are having trouble with dry skin, Fitsugar recommends you load up on these foods:
Omega-3s, found in fish, avocado and flaxseed
Foods with [...]
Ladies, if you're planning on tying one on this weekend, don't drink too much. Besides the same old risks associated with binge drinking--impaired judgement, destroyed brain cells, a wicked hangover, etc--you're at risk for another problem: you might rupture your bladder.
According to reports, several woman have recently ruptured their bladders as a result of alcohol [...]
In general, I take most of my walks or jogs outside. I've mapped two and three-mile routes, and I enjoy the fresh air, people-watching, and the changing scenery. I always believed that walking outside was a better workout than walking inside on a treadmill, but then this month I got a wellness pass at our [...]
Cole Choken watched his grandfather suffer from diabetes and decided that the disease wouldn't be a part of his future, not if he had any say in it anyway. So the 300+ pound 21-year-old began eating right and exercising, losing 100 pounds. But he didn't stop there, he recently completed an 800-mile run across a [...]
There is no guidebook for the first year or so of being a parent to a newborn child, although there are volumes of books that cover this very subject. You can read about it all you want, but in most cases, you have to find your own way.
Are these mistakes you should avoid in those [...]
I love the idea of fitness boot camp, although I'll admit that the premise scares the you-know-what out of me. It's not just the idea of getting up at 5am for an hour of grueling exercise (the bad), it's also the thought of doing it for five days a week for a full month. Can [...]
