Flu season starts in the fall and peaks in January or February. Every year, between 5 and 20 percent of the U.S. population contracts the flu, and about 200,000 people are hospitalized due to complications. The flu can be deadly, and those who are particularly at risk for fatal complications include the elderly, small children, pregnant women, and those [...] Read More
A double chin can be embarrassing for anyone who has it, even if you only have it in pictures! While there aren't really any quick and easy remedies to getting rid of a double chin, you can make sure that you can lessen your double chin or perhaps even eliminate it in photos.Here are the tips to avoid a [...] Read More
There are so many things that tend to make us feel fat, including super models, insulated winter coats, funky mirrors, and our own clothes. It's so not fun to put on your favorite jeans and feel like they were dried 3 times on high heat before being placed on our dresser. We all know how what its [...] Read More
5-Hour Energy is a great go-to shot to help boost your energy levels and to help make it through the day. But, is the 5-hour energy shot safe to consume? Let's take a quick look at the ingredients and see how healthy it is for you:B6: This vitamin is found in lots of foods. It helps [...] Read More
It's easy to get confused about the amount of sleep you really need every night, as you will see conflicting suggestions that look equally credible. So, how much sleep do you require if you're going to be healthy and energetic, and does your activity level influence the number of hours you should aim to get each night? Here's everything you [...] Read More
Pain management for chronic conditions due to inflammation or nerve damage, such as arthritis, fibromyalgia, and diabetic neuropathy, is typically a matter of taking over-the-counter or prescription medications, which can have a number of unpleasant or even dangerous side effects. Managing pain naturally, or using natural pain remedies in addition to traditional medications, can help ease pain more effectively while preventing or [...] Read More
If you feel like a lump on a log most days and need a few extra shots of espresso in your caramel macchiato each morning just to get your eyes to open all the way, you're probably not the most productive cog in the wheel. You know what you need? You need some exercise, which [...] Read More
When constantly faced with the supposedly perfect women in Hollywood and on film/TV, it’s easy to start thinking less of how we look. When we see ourselves without the airbrush make-up, hair stylists, and Photoshopping used on these women, we may start to feel less-than beautiful, or even ugly, because we don’t have a perfectly flat stomach…or our [...] Read More
Doodling is the visual equivalent of tapping your pencil on your desk while waiting for a website to load or whistling an aimless tune as you scrub the toilet. Take a look at any of your notes from work meetings or any of your personal notebooks, and you'll likely find all manner of squiggles and lines, circles and boxes, [...] Read More
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is no joke and is plaguing more and more people each year as we rely more steadily on typing in our jobs. The carpal tunnel is a passageway that protects your median nerve, which travels from your forearm to the inside of your wrist and into your hands. When the median nerve inside the carpal tunnel [...] Read More