Lifestyle
Numerous studies have outlined the health benefits of incorporating certain health principles into your lifestyle in order to reduce your risks of some chronic diseases, improve health outcomes and or maintain your health. These principles include a vegetarian diet, regular physical activity, adequate intake of water and exposure to sunlight, avoidance of stimulants such as caffeine, nicotine and alcohol, having a positive attitude, trusting in divine power and having meaningful relationships. Choosing to incorporate these principles into everyday practices can help reduce some of the following diseases and conditions.
Tween Obesity- Negative Effects
Teen obesity rate has reached epidemic proportions. Obesity impacts a child’s physical, social, and psychological well-being at a time when they are already experiencing all the issues associated with puberty…
Obesity and Fast-Food Outlets
In an ongoing effort to address the obesity epidemic researchers are looking at factors that directly or indirectly have an impact on this phenomenon. The findings from a recent study conducted by… read more
Obesity and Bariatric Interventions
Although the term bariatric is not new (it has been around since 1965), it just seems to be popping up more frequently. Perhaps this is in response to the mounting worldwide obesity… find out more
Achieving Healthy Weight Loss
You have been putting it off all year, now it is definitely time to address the fact that your clothes don’t fit as well anymore. In fact there are some articles of clothing that you long to wear, but…Find out how to lose weight healthily
Vegan Diet, Lifestyle & Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is one of those diseases that research shows can be influenced by diet and lifestyle. The National Cancer Institute notes that approximately 192,280 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2009, and 27,360 will die of this disease ... Find out how to decrease your risk for this disease.
