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Cupping: Real Treatment or Real Silly?
Leave to Michael Phelps to stimulate controversy. Fans will remember the press fanfare around Phelps smoking from a bong in 2008. It should come as no surprise that this year’s Olympics has the press waiting for Phelps to do something newsworthy. They found it. Pictures of Phelps’ back with... Read more
Live Well: The Healing Power Of Almond Oil
Nature is treasure trove for your body and mind. Packed full of healing and restorative foods, the natural world is the first place you should look when you have something you need to get sorted. Is hair, skin and body is your thing? Look no further than almond oil.... Read more
Swinger Life: 5 Wearables Purely for Golf
Because every sport needs it’s own wearable, even volleyball, golfers have their own technology corner. For a sport as highfalutin as golf, it’s no surprise that the number of wearables is endless. Simply put, golfers like gear. For what is an otherwise simple sport, golf marketers understand golfer’s need... Read more
Attention Adopters! Track Everything with Wearable Ecosystems
With wearables, there are two types of people: those who are into them and those who are not. The former subdivides, but for simplicity sake, we’ll lump them into one category: adopters. Yeah, like early adopters… just less wordy. Adopters rush headfirst into technology. Expect they will be the first using ecosystems.... Read more
Breathe Deep: How To Cleanse The Air In Your Home
Your lungs are one of the most precious organs that you have, so why would you not want to purify the air that you breathe? While the environment might be filled with the toxins of daily life, your home is your own space to control and when it comes... Read more
The Problem With the 10,000 Steps Target
Goal setting is a funky process. That said, it’s a process. You’re never done honing or resetting your goals. They’re personal. The 10,000 steps rule is anything but personal. Adapting it as an absolute is the quickest route to wasting your time. Before I get accused of being the backlash for... Read more
Wellbeing: 5 Simple Ways To Be Happy and Healthy
Feelings of health and happiness influence each other, so why do so few of us focus on our physical well being over our psychological health? Making the most out of yourself starts from the inside out and by concentrating on how you feel within yourself, you can improve the... Read more
Can’t Get Into Meditation? Here’s How To Find A Way Around It
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’re likely to have heard about the powers of meditating. Helping you to get into better touch with your body, meditation has peaked in popularity over the last few years and now, the healthy world has well and truly taken it under... Read more
How To Keep Cool During Hot Summer Nights
The sun is out, the temperature is high and all you want to do is spend your time outside. While hot days and warm nights make summer what it is, high temperatures when you’re trying to hit the hay can keep you up long into the early hours. Keeping... Read more
You Need To Stop These Toxic Habits
Making a real change in your life starts from the inside out. The types of habits that you pick up over time can be hard to shed but if they’re not doing anything positive for your health, it’s in your best interests to shake them off as quickly as... Read more
Water Worries: Busting Common Myths About Hydration
Thought that you knew everything there was to know about hydration? You might just be in for a surprise. Getting your fill of water – particularly when it’s hot – is vital to your body functions and general health, helping you to keep going throughout the day. While you... Read more
Polar M600 Puts the Smack Down on Fitness Trackers
While the wearables community waits with bated breath for Apple’s next Watch (not really), Polar announced the M600. It may just define just what direction the smartwatch community needs to move if they want to compete. It might even take a divot out of Apple’s next generation of adopters.... Read more
Microsoft Hololens: The End of 2D Displays
Not yet available for the everyday Joes or Janes of the world, Microsoft is shipping developer kits for their Hololens to the earliest of adopters. It’s an exciting step in getting us closer to a mixed reality experience. Backup… what was that? Just when you thought you understood the... Read more
Juvederm Versus Botox: Which Should You Choose?
If you are looking to get rid of wrinkles, the two most popular options are Botox and Juvederm. These two methods have shown remarkable success to combat wrinkles. With the advance in technology, these methods have been perfected to deliver better performance, be safer, and become more easily available.... Read more
The Biggest Secret About Motivation
“I’d workout if I could find the motivation.” -Person who believes in leprechauns. Unfair. Motivation is a real thing, but maybe we should just treat it like leprechauns. It has nothing to do with the reasons why your admirably fit friends stay in shape. Motivation or my favorite hashtag—#fitspiration—are vague concepts, not... Read more
Rufus Cuff is Nearly the Wearable of My Dreams
The Rufus team isn’t making any excuses for the size of their wearable. They know it’s a big piece of technology on your wrist, but you may not care. Think Atlas wristband, but bigger, much bigger with more capabilities. Want to know more about Atlas? Check out 5 Artificial Intelligences Threatening Personal... Read more
Not Getting Enough Sleep? Here’s How To Know
Sleep deprivation comes in a number of different guises and you might not be aware of how it can affect your body. While feelings of tiredness and lethargy are an obvious symptom of the condition, your body can react to a lack of shut eye in a number of... Read more
Everything Old is New Again with Philips Wearables Suite
New to wearables, but not medical grade technology, Philips recently released an ecosystem of FDA approved gadgets designed to facilitate easy health data. This lineup, added to the smartwatch leaked earlier this year, is reliable and simple. It’s the kind of technology anyone can use. Where children seem to get... Read more
3 Ways to Overcome the Fear of the Dentist
If you were to ask 100 people if they hate the dentist, at least 75% would likely say they do. Fear of going to the dentist is a real thing and millions of people in the USA alone suffer from it. The source of this fear can be a... Read more
Adequate Sleep Volume Improves Any Fitness Goal
Sure, there are plenty of things you can do to improve your quality of sleep. In this regard, individual needs vary. In the same way, the number of hours everyone needs may not be the same. In fact, the jury is out on whether sleeping in eight-hour blocks is... Read more