Many people, in the quest to achieve a healthy body size, attempt to chart their progress by frequent visits to the bathroom scale to measure pounds gained or lost. However, the scale is a very poor judge of health...
A new study performed by Cornell University researchers has concluded that elementary school children who hold a chicken drumstick in their hands and take a bite display more aggressive behavior than children whose food is cut into bites for...
With the summer sun set to reach its peak strength in the upcoming weeks, you will soon find yourself slathering on sunscreens and donning hats, visors and all manner of UV-protective clothing.
While all these measures are sure to...
If you’re trying to achieve optimal health and fitness, resistance training really should be a part of your workout plan. Resistance exercise, also known as strength training, is based on the principle that the muscles of the body will...
So many people are still under the mistaken impression that it is fatty foods that have caused the ever-growing obesity epidemic, but the real villain has been exposed: sugar.
In 1960, 33 percent of the US population was considered overweight,...
Many people probably consider olives as vegetables that add a pinch of pizzaz to pizza, pasta, subs and sandwiches. However, the olive is actually classified as a fruit of the Olea europea tree.
This impressive tree can live for...
Back before the discovery of antibiotics, millions of people died or became seriously ill from a whole host of infections that we wouldn’t give a second thought to today.
However, thanks to a combination of antibiotic overuse, abuse and...
A new study published in The Lancet set out to quantify just how many deaths across the globe could be prevented over the next 15 years by tackling just six health threats - and the results are quite staggering....
A troubling new report issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) sheds light on the severity of the rising global problem of antibiotic resistance, and cautions that if significant changes are not soon made, the world could be headed...
We spend a lot of money on products that promise to detoxify our skin and hair, yet we often pay little attention to one of the most important body parts of all: our brain.
Having a fit body and...
