Category Archives: Health

10 Tips to Maximize Your Lunch Hour Workout

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Greg Asseff

With most individuals leading a fairly hectic and busy lifestyle it has become increasingly difficult to consistently allocate a specific time block per day that you set aside to perform your exercise routine.

As you create your exercise workout schedule, you may find that your lunch break that you take every day at your place of employment is the ideal time block for you to perform your workout. This can be especially true if your office happens to be in close proximity to the fitness center or location where you intent to exercise.

However, cramming a high quality workout routine into a time period normally reserved for munching and relaxing can be a little stressful for some individuals.

This being the case for many individuals, in order to effectively maximize your lunch hour workout routine, and still find time to grab a quick bite, you will need to plan accordingly, manage your time wisely and ensure that your body and mind are prepared for the physical challenges that lie ahead.

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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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Posted in Diet, Food, Health, Health Facts, News, Nutrition, Skin and Beauty, Women | 2,397 Comments

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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Posted in Diet, Food, Health, Health Facts, News, Nutrition, Parenting, Studies | 5,461 Comments

Dogs are Ideal Fitness Partners, Study Says

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Greg Asseff

With today’s busy and hectic lifestyles becoming more and more common, many fitness seekers struggle with trying to maintain a high level of motivation and focus when it comes to consistently working out day in and day out.

When some exercisers face the temptation to skip or shorten their workouts, either in the length of their workout or the number of days that they typically perform their workout, they look to a fitness partner to improve their motivation.

But what if you just can’t seem to find the right workout partner? Maybe you have tried in the past, but your fitness partner either lost motivation, bailed as your fitness partner after a couple of weeks, is consistently late, or is simply not aligned with your health and fitness goals.

Or perhaps you recently moved and simply haven’t had time to make new friends. Well whatever the reason(s) may be, there is one workout partner that will not miss your exercise workouts and will not cause drama in your already hectic lifestyle – your dog.

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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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