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How to Avoid and Recognize the Swine Flu — or H1N1
During flu season, news of contagious diseases — like the dreaded swine flu — spreads quickly. Avoiding H1N1 starts with understanding how you catch the virus, what you can do to protect yourself from infection [more…]
Diet & Nutrition
Using the Food Pyramid for Weight Loss
After you have a general idea of which foods belong in which food groups and what their nutritional benefits are, you can start to plan your weight-loss diet. First, determine your calorie needs. Then, using the information [more…]
General Health
How to Make the Most of Your Doctor Visit
A visit to the doctor can be an uneasy experience, especially if your physician seems rushed, uses lots of big words, and speeds through every sentence. You may forget some of your questions or concerns, confuse what you heard [more…]
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Fitness
Determining the Best Workout for Your Body Type
People come in all shapes, but most can be placed into a particular category of body type, mesomorph, ectomorph, or endomorph. These body types have different characteristics, and you should tailor your [more…]
Fitness
Busting the Great Myths of Fat Burning
Your body burns either fat or carbs depending on the intensity of your activity. But when it comes to losing weight, calories are calories. You burn fat even when you're in couch-potato mode. Yet, a lot [more…]
Fitness
Following a Cardio Plan for Weight Loss
If your goal is permanent fat loss, you need to burn enough calories to make a significant impact. Here's why: In order to lose a pound in one week, you need to create a 3,500-calorie deficit; in other [more…]
General Health
Nocturnal Leg Cramps: Night-time Calf Muscle Pain
Nocturnal leg cramps can lead to a rude awakening: You're suddenly sleepless and in pain in the middle of the night. Symptoms of nocturnal leg cramps include excruciating contractions of the calf muscles [more…]
Understanding Diet & Nutrition
How Your Brain Signals Your Body's Need for Food
You may think that hunger is all in your stomach and that dieting is all in your head. But nutrition experts know that hunger is regulated by a complex system of chemicals that send signals between your [more…]
