Category Archives: Health Facts

4 Sleep Myths that Wear Us Out

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Greg Asseff

According to the results compiled from a recent clinical survey, approximately 70 million Americans experience regular sleeping problems that prevent them from sleeping soundly throughout the entire night.

Subsequently, individuals that routinely suffer from a lack of quality sleep exhibit symptoms associated with mild exhaustion, moodiness, depression, a lack of mental alertness and concentration, decreased motivation and poor physical performance the following day.

Popular misconceptions regarding sleep, including when is the best time to sleep, how long should you sleep, what negatively affects sleep, and just how detrimental it is to miss sleep, are a big part of the problem.

Dr. Holly Phillips, one of Prevention magazine’s leading medical contributors, says that understanding common sleep myths may be the key to getting more shut-eye and enjoying the numerous mental and physical benefits of sleep. Below are four sleep rumors that simply aren’t true.

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5 Foods to Eat or Apply for Beautiful Skin

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Greg Asseff

The world of nature is an amazing place, producing fruits, vegetables, grains, nuts, seeds and beans that provide our bodies with the necessary and invaluable vitamins and minerals required to function optimally.

What many individuals don’t realize, however, is that many of the foods that we consume, to sustain our various biological functions, also provide untold benefits to our skin and beauty.

In addition, there’s more, as some of the foods listed below are readily available in a variety of lotions,serums, and creams that are specifically designed to be externally applied to the skin to reduce several of the more common skin conditions, including fine lines, texture, acne, pore size, dryness, and uneven skin tone, to name a few.

So, the next time you are in the grocery store, you might find yourself heading over to the produce section or the coffee aisle instead of the skincare section to purchase the produce products to assist in addressing and satisfying your skin and beauty needs.

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Want Your Kids to Eat their Veggies? Don’t Force Them, Study Says

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Greg Asseff

We are all familiar with, at times, the never ending battle to get our kids to consistently eat their vegetables. Although your first instinct might be to use pressure to get your children to eat their vegetables, perhaps even threatening discipline as a consequence of not doing so, a new study reports that you may be doing more harm than good.

The study, conducted at England’s Loughborough University, located in Leicestershire, indicated that parents who urge their children to eat a certain type of food greatly reduce their chances of their kids actually doing so.

The study included a population of 104 mothers, all with children between the ages of 3 and 6. The parents answered a series of questions regarding their children’s eating habits.

Once all of the questionnaires were completed by the parents, the responses were then gathered and compiled. Thereafter, the results were clinically analyzed to determine the results and conclusions of the study.

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5 Awesome Foods to Build Muscle

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Greg Asseff

In general, most individuals that regularly strength train are looking to either significantly increase their muscle size and density or, at the very least, proportionally tone and sculpt the various muscles of their body.

There are three primary functions that contribute to increasing quality lean muscle tissue: regularly and consistently performing the strength training workouts, consuming nutritionally rich whole foods that are well balanced in terms of protein, carbohydrates, and fat, and ensuring that your body receives plenty of sleep.

The intent of this article is to discuss 5 foods that are ideal for supporting muscle growth and development. After every weight lifting session, you should be thinking about consuming high quality carbohydrates, not just protein.

In addition to restoring glycogen levels in the muscle tissue that was lost performing the exercise routine, the carbohydrates will also provide a healthy boost to your insulin, the hormone that acts as a vehicle to bring amino acids directly to your muscles.

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Looking to Boost Your Memory? Quit Smoking Now, Study Says

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Greg Asseff

With so many things going on in most individual’s hectic and busy lifestyles today, coupled with the fact that we are now living in the so called “information age,” it’s no wonder that so many people feel like they are constantly battling an onslaught information overload.

There are a variety of approaches, exercises, and mental techniques that can be implemented to improve your short and long-term memory capability.

For instance, there are cognitive exercises that are designed to exercise and condition the parts of the brain that organize and store information. As an alternative approach, many individuals prefer calming, centering, and focusing their mind through disciplines like Yoga, Pilates, Tai Chi, and Meditation.

However, what many individuals don’t realize is that smoking can have significant detrimental effects on their mental health. A recent scientific study indicates that one of the benefits of quitting smoking could be a noticeable boost to your memory.

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