Category Archives: Health

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

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

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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3 Fad Diets and Why They Don’t Work

Fad diets appear in the fitness and health industry with stunning regularity, promising unprecedented weight loss results with a few “tricks” instead of actual effort. Of course, there’s a reason why fad diets don’t work and are ultimately referred to as “fads” – they provide temporary weight loss results at best, and they quickly fade from our collective memory as new fad diets arise, once again promising fast results based on “scientific” or “medical evidence.”

At FitnessHealth101, we believe that the keys to sustained good health and fitness are simple, and have remained constant for literally thousands of years: consuming a balanced, nutritious whole foods diet coupled with consistently engaging in a variety of physical activities, and getting plenty of sleep, rest and relaxation.

In other words, the best approach to obtaining, and maintaining, your optimum body weight is through healthy lifestyle choices. This being said, below are three fad weight loss diets that attempt to ignore or subvert several of these core nutritional principles, much to the eventual disappointment of individuals that are trying to safely and effectively loss weight:

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8 Foods for Beautiful Skin

From a more global perspective, beautiful skin and hair is a result of living and healthy lifestyle. More specifically, consistently living a lifestyle that is fill with plenty of physical activity, regularly consuming a nutritionally rich whole foods diet, and receiving plenty of rest, relaxation, and sleep.

The overall intent of this article is to specifically discuss a variety of different food types that are well designed to promote and support healthy and vibrant skin and hair.

When many health-conscious consumers put together their overall dietary intake regimen, they usually select foods based on surface level criteria such as total calories per serving, fat content, carbohydrate percentage, cholesterol, sugar, sodium, and vitamin and mineral content.

Although this is unquestionably a diligent and sound approach, many individuals do not realize that the various foods that they consume have a direct impact on not only their internal health and well being, but their external health and appearance as well.

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How to Eat Enough Protein Without Breaking the Bank

For many people, creating a healthy dietary regimen can be a difficult balancing act with an assortment of separate challenges: healthy, nutritious food typically costs more than processed, unhealthy food, despite often looking less immediately appealing or easy to prepare when you open the cupboard to start cooking dinner.

To compound matters even further is the fact that grocery prices have risen by up to 4% over the course of 2011, with similar price increases expected to continue through 2012, according to the United State Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Getting enough daily protein on a limited financial budget can be especially difficult with meat already costing far more per pound than items such as vegetables, fruits and grains.

From August of 2010 through August of 2011, the average prices of pork and beef rose by 7.5% and 10%, respectively, making it even more challenging for the average household to receive their suggested daily values of protein in this unstable economy.

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