It’s that time of a year again. We often indulge ourselves during the winter holidays, eating sweet and fattening foods during celebratory feasts that make it easy to pack on the pounds. In addition, frigid temperatures make our bodies crave rich, heavy comfort foods. To add to the equation, we simply aren’t as active during the winter. Once the new…
Year: 2014
4 Ways to Break the Habit of Smoking
Almost 100 years of research shows that smoking cigarettes is extremely harmful to a person’s health, and the best way to avoid these negative health effects is by never starting to smoke in the first place. For people who already smoke, modern advances in nicotine replacement therapy offer several options to help smokers reduce their consumption of cigarettes or stop…
The Top 6 Spa Treatments to Reduce Stress
Today’s world is stressful for almost anyone, no matter what your job is or where you live. The world moves at a fast pace and it can be hard to find time to step away and relax, because it can feel like you’re missing out on progress even if you take a short break. It’s important to relax once in…
Accomplish Your New Year’s Resolutions with a Personal Fitness Trainer on Your Side
As the holiday season ends, the new year will be upon us all, and this is often the time when people begin making their New Year’s resolutions. If you’re like many people, you may have set goals for yourself related to your overall health and well-being. There’s is one way to meet those goals, especially if you’re looking to become…
Should You Get Uterine Fibroid Surgery?
Of all the uterine fibroids treatment options available, surgery is the only one that offers a permanent solution. Many medications and noninvasive treatments will only — at best — shrink the fibroids and mitigate the symptoms. If you want to properly get rid of them, you need to consider uterine fibroid surgery. To help you decide whether it’s worth going…
The CCIC Has Your Kids Covered
The Colorado Children’s Immunization Coalition, (CCIC), has devised an interesting means for uninsured kids to get immunization shots. By holding it’s ongoing Shots for Tots and Teens Clinic at an Aurora fire station not long ago, they hope that the blare of fire engines and exciting (distracting) environment will make it easier to get kids past their phobias of being…
A Massage is the Perfect Holiday Gift for the Expectant Mother in Your Life
If there is an expectant mother in your life there is one perfect give you can give her this holiday season: relaxation. Specifically, relaxation in the form of a massage. Everyone likes a nice, relaxing massage, and no one deserves one more than an expectant mother. Mommies-to-be spend nine long months growing a new life inside them, and they have…
Looking for Fast, Anonymous STD Testing Kits? Visit an Urgent Care Center
After hours urgent care centers have become increasingly popular in the past decade. There are 110 million reported visits each year, and many Americans rely on these facilities for medical care in emergencies. If you find yourself in a critical situation, it’s important to know the risks and benefits of waiting to see your family doctor, going to the emergency…
5 Reasons You Probably Have Neck Pain
Neck pain can be, well, a pain. If left alone, you may even find yourself seeking treatment for headaches and other problems frequently associated with chronic neck issues. Since neck pain is often caused by muscle stress and poor alignment, and the best chiropractor practices deal with both, going to the chiropractor may be your best bet when it comes…
Understanding if Assisted Living is Right for Your Loved One
If you’re looking into assisted living for elderly family members or loved ones, it’s normal to experience some anxiety. The transition from a family home to an assisted living program can be tough for the whole family, but understanding how assisted living for elderly individuals works can help relieve some of the tension. Independence Residential assisted living centers adhere to…
