Essential to staying strong and vital during our lifetime is participation in regular strengthening exercises that help prevent muscle weakening, osteoporosis and frailty by stimulating the growth of muscle and bone. Strengthening exercises are easy to learn and have been proven safe and effective for both men and women of all ages through years [...]
There are those (although few) that still believe that "being healthy" is only about focusing on how well the body is functioning. Then there are more enlightened individuals that are aware of their mind-body connection and know that "being healthy" refers to both the health of the mind and the body. Brighter still are [...]
The immune system is the body's natural defense system with differing branches that serve unique functions, all working to to keep the body out of harms way. Its network of cells, tissues and organs protects the body against internal and external threats such as infections, helping to maintain overall health. This defense warrior is [...]
Sitting for extended periods of time every day along with avoiding a proper exercise is the ideal recipe for back, neck and hip pain to develop that only increases as time goes by. Unfortunately, our "easy" modern lifestyles promotes this type of living and by the time we've reached age 50, we've developed such [...]
Seeking the ever elusive fountain of youth? You're not alone. "Looking younger" is big business and anti-aging remedies and procedures are increasingly in high demand. Superficial changes such as mini face lifts, glasses, and changing the color of one's hair may aide one to look and feel better temporarily. However, aging graciously requires enduring [...]
Just how damaging is it to be fat? Is there really a risk to your life if you are not living at your ideal size? Yes. The physical discomforts of carrying excess weight, are too numerous to list, to say nothing of the mental anguish experienced when trying to return to a healthy [...]
Not surprising, in this age of instant information, more and more, people are focused on obtaining a healthy and youthful life - the good life. In other words, the search for quality old age is on. Without a doubt, it's an exciting time to be alive. The ability to cure disease and save lives (all [...]
Our bodies once received enough physical activity simply through the act of survival. It was natural and built into our daily actions/needs, and provided an automatic way for us as humans to be fit. But times have changed. How many people do you know that currently sit at desk jobs all day? The numbers [...]
Before the advent of modern gyms offering a wide range of free weight and resistance training machines those who wanted to improve their strength and fitness did so using their own body-weight. Body-weight exercises are strength training exercises that do not require free weights or machines as the individual's own weight provides resistance against [...]
Most people have no idea that they have a physical organ in their belly that is responsible for storing fat. Measuring approximately 14 inches in length and 10 inches in width, this layer of fatty tissue is called the omentum. This "belly fat bag" is a slow motion regulator of bodily processes. Rather firm [...]
