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FDA Warning: Black Licorice May Cause Heart Problems

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Greg Asseff

Part of living a healthy lifestyle is regularly performing a variety of physical activities, consuming a well balanced whole foods diet that is nutritionally rich in vitamins and minerals, and ensuring that you get plenty of rest, relaxation, and sleep. In addition, depending on the individual, it is common that one of the specific aspects of living a healthy lifestyle will be consistently more challenging to achieve than the others.

For some individuals, regularly enjoy a variety of different types of candies and sweets. In fact, many occasions include or center around, consuming some type of sweet treat. For example, many couples that get married have a wedding cake at the reception. In another example, Halloween is centered around children dressing up in a costume and going from door to door and receiving a candy treat.

This being said, if you are trying to determine what sort of sweet treats you would like to indulge in this Halloween and which ones you would not, consider removing black licorice from your list, according to a new warning from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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Tips for Keeping the Pounds Off During the Holidays

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Greg Asseff

The holidays are upon us once again, and regardless of what your family is celebrating, one thing is for certain: the next few months are sure to be filled with cooler temperatures, social gatherings and more than a few rich, high-calorie foods.

Experienced fitness seekers know that staying healthy and keeping the pounds off during the holidays can be as difficult as fighting the crowds on Black Friday. If you want to maintain your current weight during the holiday season (or, even more challenging expectation, lose weight), you had better take the time to prepare a solid health and fitness strategy.

The Holiday season is unique in that they often times produce increased stress and anxiety in meeting commitments at work and in your personal life.

For example, many companies have year-end goals that need to be met while, on the personal side, you have your “friends and family” obligations that must be met. In the case of your personal obligations, in many instances, traveling may also be required as well.

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Can Stress at Work Really Make You Sick?

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Greg Asseff

Despite the proliferation of devices such as smart phones and tablet PCs designed to streamline and simplify our lives, modern living only seems to be getting more stressful, busy and hectic. This being said, between trying to balance work, family and the responsibilities and obligations that come with both, has become more challenging than ever.

Living under constant stress can obviously wear on your mental wellness, focus, and concentration, however, can work stress actually make you physically sick? When you feel that you are under pressure at work, and hence, stressed out, does it have the possibility of increasing your chances of actually becoming physically ill? Health and fitness researchers have been asking that very question for decades, and more and more clinical studies are beginning to come to the same conclusion.

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Do Cell phones Increase Cancer Risk? No, Says New Study

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Greg Asseff

As the human race continues to evolve, so to do the devices, processes, and virtually everything that we utilize in our daily lives to support our overall lifestyle.

For example, it wasn’t all that many years ago that virtually all foods that were consumed were derived from all natural whole foods sources that were free of any pesticides, antibiotics, steroids, and so on.

However, today, many of the foods that we regularly consume as part of our overall dietary intake are processed, or altered, in some way or fashion. This being said, while we already know that the human body can have difficulty digesting some types of processed foods, the real consequences of doing so are just now beginning to surface.

The cell phone is a more recent phenomenon and is no different. Ever since the cell phone began to gain popularity in the 1990s, countless consumers and scientific researchers alike have speculated as to whether the devices may increase your risk of developing certain types of cancer.

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FDA Issues Warning for 20 Natural Weight Loss Pills

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Greg Asseff

With the overweight and obesity statistics continuing to increase in the United States it’s no wonder there are so many weight loss products on the market today. There are a couple of general categories that the weight loss products can be divided into: weight loss products that decrease the individuals appetite and weight loss products that stimulate the individuals metabolism.

Weight loss products that decrease an individuals appetite are intended to lower the number of total calories consumed per day to a value that is lower than the total number of calories that their body burns per day. In contrast, metabolism stimulants are designed to increase the body’s metabolism and hence, create an environment where the increase in the total number of calories burned per day by the body exceeds the total number of calories consumed by the individual per day.

From this point, a further classification across both types of weight loss pills can be made between all natural, or organic, and non-organic. So, as is evident, it is important to take the time to research the various weight loss pills to determine which type of weight loss pill they are and if there are any known health risks or side effects associated with them.

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