Help is at Hand for a Stress Free Healthier Lifestyle?
Help is at Hand for a Stress Free Healthier Lifestyle?
By Ellen Kramer (MCPH, MARH)
Copyright © 2006 Ellen Kramer
Healthy living means being able to balance your life and deal with stress in a positive way. Reaction to stress is very specific to the individual, as no two people are the same and we react in different ways.
We often assume stress to be a disease of the high-flying executives, but living in the 21st century presents all of us with stressful situations on a day to day basis (with urgent deadlines, budget problems and crisis management ,debt, mortgage to pay, redundancy, the latest new trainers for the kids, and relationship and families to deal with). (more…)

Food Addiction Can Lead to Death
Food has been described as ambrosia and the elixir if life. For some, eating is a biological necessity for others it is a passion that can turn into an obsession. Experts define food addiction to be a disorder where the addict is preoccupied with food, the availability of food, and the pleasure of eating. There are three recognized addictions: (more…)

Snoring At Night? Try These Self-Care Tips
People used to laugh and make fun of your loud snores you make each night. But time passes and you realize it’s not funny anymore. Your kids start complaining, and your wife is sleeping in the other room.
But what makes someone snore anyway?
At night, when you are in deep sleep, the throat and other tissues relax, causing the throat tissues to sag. When the air passes through the airway as you breathe, the air vibrates and hence, snoring occurs.
Statistics show that there are more males who snore than females, because men have larger necks, and females have this hormone called Progesterone, which is looked upon as an aid against snoring. (more…)

How Can Looking at Photographs of Tummy Tucks Help You?
How Looking at Photographs of Tummy Tucks Can Help Your Tummy Tuck Operation. (more…)

Get Tested For Food Intolerances
If your are allergic to a particular food, you generally know about it. You will have an instant reaction and in some cases it is life threatening such as in a peanut allergy. Food intolerances are very different. The body’s reaction can be quite subtle and it can take several hours even days for any […] (more…)

Looking For ‘Biggest Loser’ Links? We’ve Got You Covered
With the season premier of the hit NBC reality show “The Biggest Loser” 3 coming this Wednesday, September 20, 2006 at 8:00PM EST, I thought it would be good to compile all of my links related to “The Biggest Loser”… (more…)

Fat Loss for Beginners - Success Series Part 1
Everyone who wants to get leaner should read this article. Yes, I know it says "Fat loss for beginners," but sometimes we veterans forget what we once knew or we don’t practice what we now know. (more…)

The Stone Age Diet Solution
The dietary habits adopted by developed countries over the last centuries are largely responsible for many of the chronic diseases that are now commonplace in Western society. (more…)