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How Chiropractic Treatment Can Alleviate Sciatica Pain
The world is celebrating the International men's health month, and thus all healthcare service providers, media platforms, and individuals leverage the opportunity to encourage boys and men to go to frequent health check-ups, get medical advice, and early treatment for injuries.
By Evie Mills7 years ago in Longevity
Strategic Exercises to Help You Tighten Your Loose Skin This Summer
Loose skin does not only lower self-esteem, but it is also frustrating. There are many people out there with sagging skin, but they don’t know how to deal with it. Others are wondering what causes sagging skin so that they can come up with a strategic plan of reversing the problem. Weight loss, childbirth, and aging are some of the common factors that cause sagging skin. If you are interested in tightening your sagging skin this summer, here are some simple strategies you should incorporate.
By Paisley Hansen7 years ago in Longevity
Get Back in the Game: Tips for Recovering Quickly from a Sports Injury
One moment you're on top of the world, playing your hardest out on the field. The next, you're laying flat on the grass wondering what just happened while your ankle screams in protest. Almost every athlete has been in this position before, and it's every athletes nightmare; the dreaded sports injury. While it is every athletes worst-case scenario, but most athletes will suffer from a sports injury of some kind. Common sports injuries include things like joint sprains, dislocations, and muscle strains. For some people this might feel as if it's the end of the world, but that just isn't the case these days. There are many things that can be done at home, as well as in the doctor's office, for sprained ankles, broken wrists, and swollen muscles that will help you get back out on the field quickly.
By Craig Middleton7 years ago in Longevity
How to Work on Your 6-Pack
While a select few are genetically blessed with perfect metabolisms, the rest of us have to work to attain the bodies of our dreams. However, even the most in-shape bodies experience daily weight fluctuations of up to several pounds on an average day. If you know there is a big event on your horizon, like a wedding or graduation, there are steps you can follow to both prepare yourself for the big event in a sustainable way, and to take a few further steps to avoid any last minute disasters on the day of.
By Kevin Gardner7 years ago in Longevity
Simple Ways to Start Creating a Healthier Lifestyle
You know you need to start making some changes to your diet and exercise routine, but you aren’t really sure how to start. This can be a confusing place, because you know you can’t continue with how you are living, but you don’t really want to become that person that spends several hours a day at the gym.
By Paisley Hansen7 years ago in Longevity
Your Health and Your Options After a California Car Accident
California has a well-earned reputation for being a car-centric state. There are nearly 15 million cars in California. They clog the roads and freeways and, sometimes, get into dangerous accidents.
By Casey Chesterfield7 years ago in Longevity
Best Foods for Avoiding These Common Food Reactions
Often times when we eat certain foods that do not agree with our body, we are left to suffer with unwanted side effects. Read further to understand the difference between heartburn and indigestion. As an added bonus I have included helpful tips, and a list of foods that are known triggers in reference to this uncomfortable condition. It may take some time to pinpoint which foods affect you adversely, however, in the long run you will certainly enjoy the fact that your symptoms occur far less than before you altered your diet.
By Sasha McGregor7 years ago in Longevity
Understand Schizophrenia and Learn How to Deal with Its Patients
Imagine... Hearing voices, seeing someone that you have never seen before, feeling that something is leaving your body. Imagine zoning out of reality, imagine all your surrounding becoming silent and everything stops in its place, and you find yourself in a new, different place that you have never visited before.
By Kevin Jones7 years ago in Longevity
5 Ways to Ensure a Good Night's Sleep
It can be very difficult to get enough sleep when you have a busy schedule. You will be awakened each morning by a blaring alarm that will irritate you. However, if you are getting a good night's sleep, you will be able to wake up in the morning rested and ready to take on the day. There are some pretty solid ways that you can get a better night's sleep as long as you are willing to make some changes in your lifestyle.
By Kari Oakley7 years ago in Longevity
The Amazing Benefits of 30 Minutes of Exercise a Day
We all know that exercise is an essential part of keeping yourself healthy. Aside from diet, it is the only thing a person can control in order to maintain weight and strengthen yourself physically, mentally, and emotionally. That is why including physical activity into your daily life is beyond important; and with just 30 minutes a day, you can see substantial health improvements. This half hour of moderate exercise can be done in any form you desire, as long as it includes some aerobic activity and/or strength training (which almost all forms of exercise do). You can choose to spend this time with common activities like running and weight lifting, or other ideas like yoga, swimming, sports, and dancing. The list goes on and on. It can be completed all at once, or broken down into 10 minute intervals, making the "I don't have time" excuse a completely inexcusable.
By Jus L'amore7 years ago in Longevity
7 Reasons You Should Do Yoga
Today I am launching my online seven day yoga program plus three class pack, BLISS, for digital download, so I decided to write a short article on six reasons you should do yoga! As a busy model I found the only exercise I could do while traveling and stay consistent was Yoga. Before that I struggled to stay in the shape I needed to be in for my career. But after I found this amazing Yoga lifestyle, I could keep the shape I wanted, and enjoy life at the same time. There are a lot of random claims about yoga circulating on the internet so I gathered some scientific facts from peer reviewed scientific journals and meta-analysis studies:
By Kaleigh Marielle7 years ago in Longevity
Biking to School Changed Everything
I had graduated from university just last year. I decided to pursue a different career path, so I am now at a different post-secondary known as Bow Valley College in Calgary. It has been six months since I last rode the bus, and it was my first day of school. As soon as I got on, I remembered why I hated transit. The whole bus smells of old socks and coffee breath from the morning crowd of the bus. I sit near the window and, of course, the next person that gets on sits next to me, and I can smell their overpowering axe spray. I forgot how rough the stops are on the bus; it lurches you forward, nearly throwing you to the next bus seat. I have not been on the bus for more than five minutes and I already feel queasy. It was finally my stop, and I thank the bus driver as I get off and head for the school.
By Ada Zuba7 years ago in Longevity