Exercising First Thing in the Morning: A Lazy Person’s Guide
Studies show that people can burn up to 20% more body fat by exercising in the morning on an empty stomach. That’s a fairly astonishing piece of research. Furthermore, one recent study in April of this year at Northwestern University reports that a good way to prevent fat gain is to get morning light, no matter your physical activity level,…
Food Politics: Should Sugar Be Taxed Like Tobacco and Alcohol?
Have you heard the news? Harvard researchers reported in an abstract, presented at an American Heart Association scientific conference, that they have linked 180,000 obesity-related deaths worldwide to sugary drinks. Heart disease, cancer and diabetes for the first time in human history pose a greater health burden worldwide than infectious disease. Should sugar then be taxed? Health scientists contend…
5 Surprising Ways Reading Can Make You Healthier
Let’s start with the bottom line: The more you read, the healthier you become. Think about it like this – reading gives muscle to your memory. While the brain isn’t actually a muscle, it can still benefit from a good workout. Furthermore, it’s surprising just how reading can make you healthier. With that in mind, in this article I want to explore…
Can a Hangover Kill You?
Anyone who drinks is familiar with the unpleasant hangover effects from excessive drinking. This is how I would define it: …pounding head, aching body, dry mouth full of thirst, dizziness, nausea, spinning room. You feel like you were beaten up with a hammer and swear you’ll never do that again. Many people liken it to…
Why You Should Weigh Yourself Infrequently (And Never on a Monday)
With regard to the weight of our human body, there are pretty much three segments of people: those who maintain, those who gain, and those who lose. It’s those who want to be in that last category that are jumping on the scale too frequently. And notice I said want to be. That’s the key…
Plug the Holes In Your DNA With These 7 Superfoods
Superfoods are being ballyhooed everywhere, proclaiming to provide extraordinary health-giving properties. What’s the deal, you may wonder? Let’s start off by saying that “superfood”, the word, is not a scientific term, but rather a lay term coined in part by the media. That’s okay, no harm done. If anything, it has raised awareness to the masses,…
Fighting Supermarket Junk Food: How to Leave With a Healthy Trolley
March over seventeen aisles and head back two rows and you’ll find your most used items: yogurt, eggs, and fish. Why all the way back there anyway? Those items are not just inadvertently placed deep in and down. They’re strategically placed to help you buy more than you need. Gee, thanks for that “help”. Look,…
5 Things You Probably Don’t Know About Preventing Sun Damage
We usually equate sunshine with positivity. Strolls in the park, barefoot at the beach, great gardening and an overall jolly boost to your mood. Happy, fun, delightful slices of life, right? However, you could be staring down the barrel of some serious physical harm if you’re negligent in protecting yourself from the sun and its powerful rays.…
