Healthy Living
Flu Season: Seven Tips to Stay Healthy
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that up to 20 percent of Americans will get the flu each year. The flu causes more than 200,000 hospitalizations, 36,000 deaths and numerous trips to the nation's already strained emergency departments.
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Home Sprinkler System Limits Fire's Destructive Path
Every 90 seconds a home fire is reported in the United States. A working smoke alarm can decrease your chance of dying in a home fire by nearly 50 percent. And when used together with a residential fire sprinkler system, the risk of dying in a home fire is reduced by 82 percent.
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A Hobby that Reduces Stress, Exercises Your Brain and is Fun at Any Age
Looking for a hobby that's not only fun but great for your health? How about taking up music? According to studies conducted by NAMM, the trade association of the international music products industry, playing a musical instrument can increase memory, reduce stress, lower blood pressure, build confidence and result in greater academic success.
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Better Sleep Despite Back Pain
If your first words in the morning are “Oh, my aching back!” instead of “Oh, what a beautiful morning!” you may be among the 85 percent of Americans who, at some time in their lives, suffer from back pain.
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Ease into Summer Projects Using Ergonomic Tools
Summer is the best time to flex your home improvement muscle and tackle the great outdoors. But according to the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission, each year, more than 400,000 people suffer minor injuries from lawn care and gardening projects.
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Heart Failure: Are You At Risk?
More than a half million Americans will be diagnosed with heart failure this year, and the number of people suffering from the syndrome is expected to double during the next few decades as the U.S. population ages. So the chances are good either you or someone you know will one day be diagnosed with heart failure.
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Beyond the Pill Bottle: Alternative Arthritis Therapies
Opening a pill bottle brings the promise of relief from pain for many people. But for 41 percent of the 46 million Americans diagnosed with arthritis, everyday activities - like opening their arthritis medication - can be very difficult. Is it any wonder, then, that millions seek alternative ways to enhance their doctor-prescribed drug treatment?
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The Healthiest Resolution Of All May Have Nothing To Do With Food Or Exercise
Nearly half of all Americans start the year off with a list of New Year's resolutions that take everything from their health to their wealth into account. According to a recent government survey, the three top resolutions included losing weight, paying off debt and finding a better job. But there's another resolution inching its way to the top of America's annual "to do" list: volunteering to help others.
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Support for Your Weight Loss Mission
Weight gain can happen very quickly and for many different reasons. Stress, overeating with little exercise and poor diet all translate into weight gain. Wouldn't it be nice to have a support system to rely on to reach your weight-loss goal? TL Sciences developed Xhobatol Weight-Loss Formula and provides a support system to help you in your mission. Xhobatol contains a unique ingredient derived from a plant called Hoodia gordonii from South Africa.
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Tired All the Time? Ten Things You Should Know about Thyroid Disease
Vivian Wall was tired all the time and couldn't lose weight, no matter what diet she tried. Catherine Mckinnon couldn't relax and her heart raced constantly. Both women ascribed their symptoms to the stresses of modern - and often unhealthy - lifestyles. Actually, both were experiencing the opposite spectrums of a very common problem - thyroid disease.
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