In the United States, heart disease is the number one killer of women, even surpassing the various forms of cancer. Each year, 1 in 3 US women die of heart disease, killing approximately one woman every minute. Now is the time to start changing those odds through healthy eating and exercise.
As the sweltering summer months kick into high gear, staying hydrated is paramount. Whether you’re relaxing on the beach, or burning up a sweat on the playing fields, renowned cold-pressed juice, clean grab-and-go food, and smoothie company, Juice Press, has you covered with options designed to hydrate (minus the chemicals and sugars found in other sports drinks).
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Wondering how you can squeeze in a work out when you can barely squeeze in a nap? We’ve all been there. You feel like you just got home with your bouncing bundle of joy and all the sudden six weeks later you’re still exhausted and none of your clothes fit. Don’t worry, Mom, Here are a few fool proof tricks to burning those extra baby pounds off.
A fever, stomach pains or a simple case of the sniffles can send people rushing to the pharmacy for a drug to battle their symptoms. But Mother Nature provides a number of medicinal plants with healing properties that also can nurse you back to health, a fact more Americans are beginning to discover.
Technology has taken our obsession with tracking calories one step further will the birth of new gadgets that cover a wide array of health and wellness. Fitness gadgets can track the number of stairs you climb, calories you burn, distance you walk, active minutes, quality of sleep, heart rate and more… but there is more to health and wellness than just tracking numbers. Here are five innovative health gadgets that are more than trackers and are worth reading about.
The exponential rise in chronic allergy conditions in children around the globe has sparked an abundance of research in recent decades as doctors and scientists alike are dedicated to finding possible causes – and even cures.
Each year, countless Americans are diagnosed with skin cancer – in fact one in five of us will develop the disease in our lifetime. However, the survival rate for patients whose melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, is detected early, before the tumor has penetrated the skin, is about 99 percent. Sharing her top tips on protection and what to watch for is renowned NYC dermatologist, Dr. Amy Wechsler.
