17th March 2008
One of the greatest challenges facing us here in the US continues to be obesity and general health issues that are associated with being overweight, which it seems more and more of our population is these days. Recent studies confirm that one of the reas...
07th March 2008
So, in many places here in the U.S., including where I reside here in Northeastern Ohio, it's the dead of winter, and that means more than just blustery cold days, snow and ice. It means the cold and flu season is upon us, full boar, and it's up to us an...
25th February 2008
Prostate cancer is still one of the leading cancers among men, and it is projected that roughly one in every six American men will be diagnosed with this type of cancer within their lifetime.
Add to that the fact that these statistics may not account f...
28th January 2008
It doesn't matter if you're a man or woman, excess body hair just isn't very attractive or appealing. Heck, these days I think men are shaving and waxing or using some sort of depilatory to get rid of body hair just as much as women are.
One of my lea...
21st January 2008
The very word "acne" conjures in many people's minds either past or present struggles with self image, embarrassment and feelings of helplessness if they've ever suffered this skin condition, or are currently suffering varying degrees of acne.
Our skin...
19th January 2008
My recent vacation in Costa Rica was the first time I had ever traveled internationally, so naturally I was a little nervous about all of the "unknown" factors, like visiting a foreign country whose primary language was Spanish, getting through customs, f...
16th January 2008
Few words produce a fear factor for women as the words "breast cancer". The best protection against breast cancer is knowledge of the ways you can reduce the risk of acquiring this dreaded disease.
While it is currently true that there are some very p...
14th November 2007
Today's modern woman is not the same as the woman of the fifties, forties and prior. Today's woman, thanks to the feminist movement and a broadening ideal of what a woman's role is in society, has brought women into the workforce in a big way.Not only th...
31st October 2007
In this day and age, you'd think that the gap between the wealthy and poor would be closing in, but in fact the opposite of this ideal is currently happening here in the US, and even the middle class is starting to feel the squeeze of living paycheck to p...
11th September 2007
When I initially read the article on a newer fat melting procedure, I thought "Oh boy, here we go again, another gimmick in the world of fat loss". Whenever I hear the words "melt" and "fat" in the same sentence, call me crazy, but I tend to be a bit ske...
21st August 2007
The subconscious mind is a subject of much debate. Some say that it wields more power over our everyday actions than we know, while others discount it as more or less an additional complexity of the vast human mind to be pondered, but nothing so powerfu...
07th August 2007
"Read the fine print" is probably one fo the oldest cliches when it comes to reading documents that are put forth for you to sign, but it is true, and many people will have stories to tell about being burned from signing a contract they did not fully unde...
05th July 2007
Rest and relaxation takes on a whole new meaning when we really begin to udnerstand that sleep is as vital to our well being as the air we breathe and the water we drink. Did you ever stop to think that sleep is something far beyond a time where we dream...
10th June 2007
Practically everyone relies on credit cards for one thing or another, or the majority of their financial transactions, in today's electronically-charged financial world. Sometimes credit cards are required for certain things, like reservations and to sec...
01st June 2007
Yoga's rejuvenating and mind-clearing abilities are pretty much undisputable at this point, but what about the more intense, physically trying experience of Bikram yoga, a growing trend amongst yoga devotees? Here's my experience with Bikram yoga, and wh...
