How to Determine Your Target Heart Rate Heart rate is the speed of your heart beat measured by the number of beats of the heart per minute (bpm). The heart rate can vary according to the body's metabolic needs, including the need to absorb oxygen and excrete carbon dioxide (link…
We are always hearing new information about things in our environment that may be harmful for us, but what is the real story about this element that is the second-most abundant metallic element in Earth's crust after silicon? Aluminum is used in soda cans and other packaging, in aircraft and…
PMS and Menopause. How Diet And Exercise Can Help: We hear all the time about the benefits of exercise and now we are hearing that exercise can help us fight the mood swings that are associated with our hormonal shifts? Gosh, will our friends and family welcome that! The…
Supplements for Recovery and Muscle Growth: How do our muscles work? The process of building muscle has to do with breaking a muscle down, then re-feeding it properly for it to maximally function and maximally grow. There is a multitude of misinformation available with some advice that can be downright…
Exercises to Reduce Fibromyalgia Pain: What is fibromyalgia? Fibromyalgia is thought to be the result of overactive nerves. It is a condition that results in chronic widespread pain and tenderness all over. Here’s exactly what that means: “Chronic” means that the pain lasts a long time—at least 3 months. Many…
6 Reasons Your Hands and Feet May Always Be Cold: Are your friends complaining that your hands are always cold? Do you find yourself longing to be warmed by the sun, sit by a blazing hot fire or turn the thermostat up to 80 degrees when others feel comfortable in…
12 Tips to Help Overcome Your Diet Failure: Being overweight is the most common nutritionally related health problem in the United States affecting over 60% adults. Of these over 35% of us are considered obese. Even 20 % of our children are considered obese. The statistics are quite alarming especially when we…
Strengthen Your Immune System This Spring: It seems like everywhere you turn this time of year, everyone is sick or coughing or in some other way under the weather. Sometimes it’s hard to know whether you are actually sick with a viral or bacterial infection or just have something such as a…
How Sleep Impacts Your Weight: We all need a good night’s sleep but we may not fully know how truly ESSENTIAL good sleep is for our overall health and well being. When we sleep well, we feel refreshed, energized, and ready to take on the world. When we don’t, we feel…
The Connection Between Your Physical Activity and Insomnia: The many benefits of exercise have been known for years, but can exercise help me to get a better night of sleep? The short answer is ABSOLUTELY! Trouble with falling and staying asleep, also known as insomnia, is extremely common. In…