If you’re taking a flight sometime in the near future, you’re probably not alone. With the holiday season coming up, more of us than ever are jetting off into the sunset and taking a flight. With all of those airmiles to be taken, however, comes increasingly long stints in... Read more
You could just toss your hands in the air and go nuts all month, eating without regard, designing plans for a new you come January 1st. Your plan to lose it in the new year is not wise. The cold hard truth is that most plans to lose weight... Read more
How To Beat Bloating According To A GI Doctor
Wellness July 7, 2020
You might have heard of any number of ways in which to deal with your bloating, but how can you be sure that what you’re doing is actually going to work? Taking influence from a professional is the best way to get around the matter and ensure that what... Read more
In case you hadn’t noticed, butter is back in a big way if you accept everything you read online. Perhaps we should slow down before we go nuts. For years, nutritionists and doctors advised us to stay away from it because of all those saturated fats. Saturated fat was... Read more
Any fitness fanatic who can look deep into the mirror at the eyes looking back will admit it; we’ve all done silly things in the gym. We’ve all held beliefs about what we’re doing; beliefs, that in time, we learn are not fact-based. It happens. The explanation for why is lengthy... Read more
Do you have unexplained fatigue, shortness of breath and muscle weakness? You could be seriously lacking in vitamin B12. Essential for the nervous system, vitamin B12 helps to create DNA and RNA, which are both essential building blocks for the rest of your body. Failing to get enough of... Read more
Crash diets are nothing new. Neither is the opinion that diets are bad. And yet, that doesn’t stop people from taking to drastic measures every day, cutting their calories to near-starvation levels. Despite strong logical arguments against this practice, healthy-minded adults take chance with their nutrient intake every day. There are many... Read more
Dealing with cold sores is one of the worst parts about the season. Once you’ve caught the virus, it’s there with you for life and while you might never rid it from your system, there are a number of ways that you can naturally treat it when it rears... Read more
So you’ve been working out like a metronome, more so than ever before in your life. At first, the results came with haste. People had nothing but compliments every time they saw you. Now the results and compliments have taken a pause. Maybe you’re thinking this is as good... Read more
We’re a generation of sugar addicts. That’s according to the experts, at least. Sugar is the biggest foodie vice that so many of us just can’t seem to give up and by eating huge quantities of it every year, we are each putting our health at serious risk. Giving... Read more
The recently awarded My Virtual Mission app is surging in popularity, and with good reason. Your normal gym time, which can be boring, suddenly has a goal, stretched out across the world. You have to log the calories to complete your virtual missions, but you don’t have to log... Read more
Simply put, canker sores are no fun at all. A different kind of problem to cold sores, canker sores are open wounds that form around the soft tissues of the mouth, around the gums, lips and tongue. Typically white and round in appearance, canker sores can cause a whole... Read more
There’s a little-known trend making its way up the ranks of fitness. Actually, it’s been around since the 90’s but hasn’t stopped growing since those early outfits. Bounce or rebound fitness employs the use of large trampolines covering the floor and walls of a room, like some kind of... Read more
If you’re anywhere in the world you may soon find yourself cramming turkey, stuffing, and pumpkin pie into your mouth like you were starving. In case you’re not familiar with it, Thanksgiving is the US holiday where we celebrate a legendary meal shared between Europeans and the indigenous people. The spirit... Read more
Getting going with an exercise plan is sometimes easier said than done. While you might be all about kicking your fitness plans up a notch on some days, other days, it can be hard just getting out of bed. We all have times in which we feel less motivated... Read more
Hunching is something that we could all stand to do a lot less of. If you’re working an office job or are feeling stressed, you’re more likely to hunch your shoulders, hang your neck and tense your muscles throughout the day. By the time you get home, you could... Read more
One of the best pieces of fitness advice I’ve acquired in the last few years was from movement specialist, Ido Portal. It was a couple of years ago on a podcast called London Real when Portal advised listeners to find a dogma. The term dogma may bend your ear... Read more
Summer is the perfect time in which to flatten out your belly. With nothing but salads, smoothies and juices as far as the eye can see, keeping your tummy in check seems like a walk in park when the temperature is hot. But when it comes to fall? Not... Read more
Albeit, wearables in the workplace are a controversial subject, the inevitability is overwhelming. The Daqri smart helmet, a helmet for industrial workers, not only protects your melon but gives you a safety advantage when worn. It may be the wearable that puts the workplace movement into overdrive. Current workplace... Read more
Allow your hand to go limp. Now reach for your coffee or some such object, without flexing or extending your fingers. It’s impossible, right? I just said that… In an otherwise functional body, even one that lives in a wheelchair, the loss of grip is a frustrating shortcoming. It... Read more