There are a lot of mixed feelings revolving around calorie counting. Some people swear by it and say they would have never lost weight without counting calories while others believe it just encourages disordered eating. However when it’s used correctly in conjunction with a healthy diet and regular exercise, calorie counting can be a great [...]
Coping With Arthritis In The Winter
October 4, 2012 by 5 Comments
Arthritis is a condition that affects thousands of people, particularly the elderly or those who have broken a bone in the past. It affects the joints causing stiffness and swelling and makes it difficult or painful to bend. Arthritis is very common in the fingers and hands, but can also be affect any major joint [...]
How Super foods Could Benefit Seniors
September 21, 2012 by
Super foods are kinds of foods that offer many excellent health benefits for young and old people alike, but especially for seniors. Seniors usually have an immune system that may not work as well as that of a younger person, so these super foods can help them to not only improve this, but also to [...]
How Diet Pills Can Support Your Weight Loss Targets
August 28, 2012 by
Losing weight isn’t easy. It’s often a long road that requires hard work, determination and, for the best results, a little knowledge. That last factor is especially important if you find it difficult to lose weight. If you’ve spent several weeks, months or even years trying and failing to achieve your target weight despite putting [...]
Clinical negligence: What happens when weight loss surgery goes wrong?
July 26, 2012 by 3 Comments
An increasing number of people are turning to weight loss surgery (also known as bariatric surgery) to treat obesity, with the number of hospital procedures growing by 12% from 2009/10 to 2010/11. Those were the findings of the NHS Information Centre, which said there were 8,087 procedures in 2010/11, with 1,444 for the maintenance of [...]
The importance of protein in your diet
April 24, 2012 by 2 Comments
When it comes to high intensity workouts it is important to make sure our bodies have enough of the vital nutrients they require to keep going. If you don’t have a healthy, balanced diet then no matter how hard you workout or for how long you will never gain that muscle growth or loose that [...]
Health Benefits of Commuting
February 6, 2012 by 1 Comment
Instead of fuming and fidgeting while stuck in the latest traffic jam, why not leave the car at home and commute by bicycle? According to Stanford School of Medicine, biking to work carries with it health benefits that more than offset any risks. To guard against those risks, it is wise to protect yourself and [...]
Brain Injuries Due to Medical Negligence
January 12, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Sometimes when a patient goes in for a medical examination or procedure, they emerge from the experience as a victim. Despite good intentions, many times medical practitioners make errors. These errors can cause minor injuries in patients or even at the worse, death. Some of the most serious situations concerning medical negligence has to do [...]