Another Reason Not to Eat Junk: Pringles Recall
As if junk food wasn’t bad enough because of the high calorie content and unpronounceable ingredients, here’s another reason to avoid it. Procter & Gamble has announced the recall of two flavors of Pringles : Restaurant Cravers Cheeseburger and Family Faves Taco Night. The culprit is...
Get Fit For 2010: Challenge 9, Review Your Fave Fitness DVD
Working out at home with a DVD is a great way to help meet your healthy goals for 2010 . This week’s challenge : write a blog post in the Get Fit group reviewing your favorite fitness DVD . Remember to put an image of the DVD cover in your review. By meeting this challenge you will not only be...
Keep Your Vitamins Out of the Bathroom
If you down your vitamins with a little bit of tap water, chances are high you store them in your bathroom or kitchen. Unfortunately, a new study indicates that the watery elements of those two rooms make them the worst places to keep these pills. High humidity and high temperatures, often found in...
Gastro Esophageal Reflux
Gastro Esophageal Reflux Gastro esophageal reflux (GERD) is the disease wherein the mucosa is damaged by the changes that happens in between stomach and esophagus due to relaxation or improper function of the lower esophageal sphincter. image by Seegul This results in expulsion of gastric juices in...
Cheryl Burke Keeps It Healthy Even on the Go
With the new lineup of Dancing With the Stars announced and training under way, cast member Cheryl Burke is once again on the go. Because the two-time DWTS champion splits her time between the show and managing three dance studios, she is no stranger to travel. Cheryl, 25, recently told Shape that keeping...
Sandra Bullock on Lipo and Burgers
Sandra Bullock started her 2010 off right by winning the best actress Golden Globe for her performance in The Blind Side . Last night, the humble 45-year-old comedic actress continued her winning streak. Looking stunning in gold , she took home the Oscar for best actress. Nervous about wearing her form-fitting...
Are You Destined to Have Your Mother’s Body?
Like mother, like daughter, right? When I look at old photos of my mom at my age, we look exactly alike. Some children resemble their parents so closely that there’s no doubt in your mind that they’re related. So does that mean a woman is destined to grow up to look like her mom, and inherit...
What are Blood Clots?
Blood Clots Blood clots are serious conditions and it happens when coagulation of blood occurs. It occurs when the protein fibrin aggregates with blood factors like platelet. image by wikipedia Fibrin is helping in the process healing the injuries. But when blood clots happen unnecessarily fibrin is...
Food Poisoning – Diagnosis And Treatment
Food Poisoning Treatment Food poisoning may appear due to intake of contaminated food in solid or liquid form. This is a common illness all over the world and not specific to particular region or part of the world. Usually, this is mild in its nature. But may cause serious illness. image by late.lunch...
Treatment of Food Allergies
Food Allergies Treatment As of to date no complete cure has been known to defeat allergic responses. This is because allergic response is a hyper reactive response of the immune system resulting in adverse reactions and complications. image by Seegul The best way to prevent an allergic response is to...
Reasons the Weekend Is Making You Sick
If you work Monday through Friday, by the end of the week you’re psyched for the weekend so you can let loose. Unfortunately, the typical weekend plans sometimes mean we’re not taking the best care of ourselves. So when Monday rolls around, we may end up with a cold, the flu, a stomach bug...
Diabetes
- Achieving Healthy Pregnancy Despite DiabetesAmong diabetic pregnant women, the most common problem when it comes to their baby’s health is the condition called “macrosomia” or having a baby with large body. This is because the blood of the mother with diabetes is interchanged with that of the baby inside the womb. As a result, the baby will produce insulin to be able to glucose and t […]
- Are You Suffering From Diabetes?People who are prone to diabetes—especially those who have the disease in their family’s history—should consider that there is a great possibility that they or their kids might inherit the illness. So, the best way to go about it is become very informed about the condition. The following are some the things that people who are prone to diabetes mus […]
- An Explanation of DiabetesIf you think that you are prone to diabetes, the first thing that you need to know is to understand what is the illness all about. Experts say that diabetes is a chronic disease, which develop among people who have the inability to utilize the glucose in their food to be used as energy. The illness develops when the accumulated glucose stays in the person […]