Dealing With Various Themes And Issues
Fitness
Scoliosis – A Musculoskeletal Disorder
Aug 23rd
Scoliosis is a musculoskeletal disorder in which there is a sideways curvature of the spine or backbone according to the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease (NIAMS).
Is Osteoarthritis, A Sign Of Aging?
Aug 20th
Osteoarthritis is the most commonly occurring of the about 200 types of arthritis according to medical experts. The disease indeed comes with age and it spares no one. By age forty, 90 percent of all individuals will have x-ray findings in their joints that one consistent with osteoarthritis although many will still be without symptoms.
Developing A Lean Flat Abdomen
Jul 31st
Getting rid of tummy fats and developing a lean flat abdomen is a challenging task. If you have a bulging abdomen with extra layers of fats, you can get rid of it by doing regular tummy exercise and adopt a healthy diet.
Schizophrenia – A Mental Disability
Jul 27th
The World Health Organization stressed that schizophrenia is the ninth leading cause of disability around the world.
The disorder typically strikes young people and can result in a lifelong mental disability. Normally, it appears in men in their teens and women in their twenties.
A Preschooler Nutrition
Mar 28th
Children start to develop their personalities and a keen perception of their environment at an early age. With their body active, parents need to provide their children with proper nutrients and energy boosters to help ensure that they grow up healthy and resilient from illness.
Making sure that they get a good balance of the main components of food. These are:
Physical Activity – Key To Longevity
Mar 28th
Sedentary lifestyle kills as we all know. Recent study also show that regular physical activity improves ones health and well being. Physical fitness is determined by each individual fitness level, age, health status, physical activity patterns, behavioral, environmental factors and genetics.
Each individual has a differing exercise capacity from regular to strenuous physical activity. Researchers had also found that people with the least level of physical activity had a fourfold increased risk of cardiovascular mortality and progressively reduced with increasing level of activity.
Spinal Stenosis – What You Need To Know
Jul 24th
If you are above 50 years old, do you have back pain that was worsened by walking? Is the back pain eased by crouching or rolling into a fetal position? You may have lumbar or lower back spinal stenosis.
Stenosis means narrowing. In this case, it is the narrowing of the spine. The lower back has relatively large blocks of bone called vertebrae that are stacked on top of each other. There are spaces on the sides of the bones where nerves that supply the lower extremity exit.
Backpain Treatment Through Acupuncture
Jul 12th
In a study of 1,162 adults with chronic lower back pain, forty eight percent in a group who underwent between 10 and 15 treatments with traditional Chinese “verum” acupuncture reported at least 1/3 less pain and an improvement in functional ability, with lasting benefit as compared to twenty seven percent of those reporting relief in the group undergoing drug and exercise therapy.
Belly Dancing – The Energetic Form of Aerobic Dance
Oct 26th
Contrary to popular belief, belly dancing doesn’t involve only the belly in its movement. The entire body moves in the dance and it has evolved from traditional forms to heart pumping work-outs. Its a form of exercise that any adult, regardless of age, gender, weight, agility and knowledge of dance steps, can participate in. This is something that serves as an excellent alternative for people who don’t normally like going to the gym. One thing is sure though, belly dancing can be highly addictive. Belly dancing is low impact(the risk of injury is minimal when the dance movements are done correctly). The most distinguishing feature of belly dancing is the isolated motions of the abdomen. These circular, rolling, angular and vibrating movements are all based on natural body movements and it is exactly that makes belly dancing such a safe form of exercise for people of any age.
Lose Weight / Be Healthy – Eat A Lot Of Whole Grains
Sep 10th
Studies had shown that people who eat whole grain foods daily as part of low fat diet and healthy lifestyle are less likely to gain weight overtime. The influence of whole grains on body weight regulation is that they are rich in dietary fiber. As such, it promotes satiation making you feel full longer, thus prevent you from eating between meals and piling on empty calories. Health experts however, believe that eating whole grains regularly help keep you in good health.
Research suggests also, that whole grains package of fiber minerals, vitamins and carbohydrates help reduce the risks of heart disease and some cancers. To increase your intake, use whole grain bread for sandwiches and whole grain pasta makes great salads too.