Colorectal cancer kills 950 Americans, 320 Brits, 73 Australians, 175 Canadians and 24 Kiwis on average each week. An ongoing project that has analyzed and compiled the data from 749 scientific papers to date, has established 6 ways people can reduce their risk of being another bowel cancer statistic.
Making smarter food choices is half the battle when it comes to losing weight and getting healthy. With an overwhelming amount of food choice in our modern superstores, this can be a daunting task.
Coffee has been repeatedly studied for its antioxidant benefits. Studies have increasingly shown positive results that drinking four cups per day may help reduce cancer risk. However, there have been conflicting results on whether or not coffee is a true health beverage.
Cutting meat and eating more vegetables may help cut the risk of developing cataracts, says a new study. According to the Mayo Clinic, cataracts develop during aging (or injury) as the eye tissue changes and becomes cloudy, causing blurred or dimmed vision, difficulty seeing at night, sensitivity to light, double vision, and other symptoms.
Most parents believe their child is at a healthy weight, but more than likely the child is overweight. Arkansas has been giving kids a BMI score since 2004 and now some other US States have recently begun to consider following suit. They may be adding a BMI score to student’s report cards along with diet and exercise tips. After all, obesity rates continue to soar in America.
Eating red pepper may help curb your appetite, claims a new study, especially if you don’t normally eat it. Researchers tested the effects of ordinary dried (ground) cayenne red pepper. Cayenne red pepper is a chili pepper and is one of the most commonly used spices in the world.
I think Dr. Barry Sears was feeling a little bit left out of the diet wars lately. With all the press, Dr. Oz, Gary Taubes, and now Pierre Dukan are getting, it’s only fair that Sears, founder of The Zone Diet, would want a piece of the action.
Have you noticed prices have jumped up since last year? Not only is how milk and bread gas more expensive, but food prices are steadily on the rise. Instead of paying $2 or $3 for a gallon of milk, expect to pay up to $5 for some brands.
It’s been known for a long time that exercising during pregnancy is beneficial for moms. It prevents excessive weight gain, wards off gestational diabetes, reduces the need for instrument interventions during delivery, makes it easier to return to pre-pregnancy weight and reduces back pain, leg cramps, hemorrhoids… the list goes on.
If you live in a big city, and you’re not Paris Hilton, odds are you live in a tiny apartment; at best a one-bedroom, but most likely you’re cramped, like a rat in a cage, inside a tiny studio apartment. Eek! |
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