Health Solutions Live » Archive for December 2010
How to Stick to your Weight Loss Goals During the Holidays
As we all know, food is everywhere during the Holidays. From the office to the factory, from the office supply store to the drugstore (not to mention parties and family events galore), it seems as if the Thanksgiving-to-New Year’s holiday season is one long, tempting food fest designed to make you gain weight. Add in the emotions of the season and experts say the holidays can deal your weight loss efforts a double whammy. You’ve got the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Adult nutrition, Fitness, Nutrition, Weight Loss
Influenza Fact and Fiction
With cold and flu season quickly approaching, here is a helpful fact and fiction on the Flu virus. 1. The seasonal flu is annoying but harmless. FALSE – the flu is anything but harmless. According to WebMD, the seasonal flu hospitalizes 200,000 people in the United States every year. Of those, it kills about 36,000. For comparison, that is close to the number of women killed by breast cancer each year, and more than twice the number … Read entire article »
Filed under: Cold and Flu, Cold and Flu, Disease Prevention
Health Benefits from Quitting Smoking
The health benefits from quitting smoking begin as early as 20 minutes from the time a smoker has had their last cigarette. It is never too late to quit and in fact, the earlier a smoker makes this important decision, the sooner their health (and wallet) can benefit. Quitting smoking is an arduous task and there exists several methods for going about the process. There is no guaranteed method for quitting and the existing methods have … Read entire article »
Filed under: Disease Prevention, Smoking Cessation, Smoking Cessation