Now that every convenience known to man is available with the help of technology, it is much easier to fall into the trap of leading a sedentary lifestyle. Instead of climbing a couple of flights of stairs, you use the elevator. Instead of getting u...
Healthy eating and nutrition for the elderly is greatly impacted by several factors, one of them being a change in body composition. During the later years in life, the body will lose bone and muscle and gain fat because the hormones aren't very act...
Years ago, when parents thought their kids weren’t the type to take drugs, they were probably right. Now there’s about a one in five chance they’re wrong. What’s really fuelling prescription drug addiction , and what can we do about it? Pres...
Orange County – or at least parts of it – is often characterized as Beverly Hills South. Certainly there are some premium neighborhoods there: Newport Beach, Laguna Beach; Cota de Caza; Dana Point and others have housing that rivals much of Beve...
Seattle is a beautiful, green city sprawled alongside Puget Sound. Since the advent of the dot com economic sector, Seattle has been a major breeding ground for new industries and technological ventures. The fact that Microsoft is headquartered in t...
Part I Researchers don’t have to rack their brains to figure out the whys and wherefores of the high Type II Diabetes incidence that plagues us nowadays because the reason is quite obvious: our lifestyle. In general, our diet, our level of activit...
There are a number of types of bariatric surgery available although they are commonly known as the term ‘bariatric surgery' or lap band surgery. It should be noted that bariatric surgery is not a magic solution to lose weight. It is not an easy op...
Arthritis comes from the Greek word "arthron" meaning joint. Arthritis literally means 'joint inflammation'. According to the Arthritis Foundation, there are more than 100 different diseases that produce joint pain and inflammation - everything from...
Men have an eternal craving for staying young and looking ravishing even if they grow old. As we grow older, we start losing the smoothness and elasticity of the skin and the body starts losing its natural toned look. Then there are people who are b...
We have included some of the exercises that could be recommended for someone who sits in front of a computer in a chair all day. These exercises are very easy to follow and less strenuous that you do not require an instructor to guide you with these...
Did you know it is very possible to have a thorough face-lift without plastic surgery? . When your tummy bulges out or your thighs and hip start to accumulate fat what do you do? You exercise to tone it up so the same way your face also needs some e...
Whether you are preparing to undergo either a complete facelift or the rather more limited browlift, there are three different techniques which might be used by your cosmetic surgeon. In the traditional facelift, performed under a general anesthetic...