Attention training is really meant to have helped stroke victims as a recent research from New Zealand based psychiatrists show. Stroke victims can remarkably improve with given focus and help people get over the debilitating effects of stroke. After the evaluation of 78 stroke victims who had been...

Help a fellow FitSugar reader out. Her hubby used to be active, but now, not so much. Dear Fit, Before we got married, my husband and I used to exercise together all the time. We belonged to the same gym, played tennis on the weekends, hiked with our dogs, and were even on a co-ed volleyball team. Our...

In case you hadn’t heard, on Wednesday the longest total solar eclipse of this century was visible from India and China. Although those of us in the US and elsewhere didn’t get to witness it firsthand, you can’t deny that it’s a miraculous and rare event. Even though there won’t...

If you run, bike, ski, or swim, strengthening your quads is a great way to prevent injuries. It’ll also make you stronger, which translates to the ability to move faster for longer periods. Here are three multitasking moves that will not only target your thighs, but will also strengthen your upper...

If you love practicing yoga on your own, why not practice with a friend? Doing partner yoga allows you to do deeper, more creative, poses since you have the support of someone else. Here’ a really fun one to try that doesn’t take a lot of flexibility, just a love of being upside down. For...

Too busy with National Ice Cream Month to keep up with the goings-on at FitSugar? Take this little pop quiz to see. If you feel like you need a little review, all the answers can be found in this week’s posts. Good luck! Take the quiz Read the original here:  Pop Quiz: From Gwen Stefani to...

I’ve ‘fessed up to eating the same thing for breakfast every day: cereal and fruit with milk or yogurt. But lately, with all the delicious berries in season, I’ve been cutting down on the grains and loading up on fruit. Hence, my latest healthy eating tip: treat your grains as a topping...

I have been watching le Tour , catching up with the race early in the morning, café crème in hand. My breakfast TV benders will be ending this Sunday, when the final stage of the race enters Paris. Lance Armstrong’s Astana team member, Spaniard Alberto Contador, still wears the yellow jersey...

Smoking regular cigarettes is known to cause a whole slew of health problems from asthma to emphysema and lung cancer. For some reason though, people keep smoking, so someone came up with the brilliant idea to make electronic cigarettes, also known as e-cigarettes . These battery-powered electronic...

Continuing the e-cigarette drama, the FDA issued a news release reporting results of a chemical analysis the agency performed on two different e-cigarette brands. The FDA analysis revealed diethylene glycol (anti-freeze, a toxic compound) in one sample, and several carcinogens, including nitrosamines,...

Healthier Meal It is surprising the kinds of crisis a child today has to go through. With all the diverse pressures around a child finds it easy to fall under the trap of junk food. Where there is nobody to guide about proper nutrition junk food seems to be the easy way out. Sodexo is now determined...