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Guest Post : Passport2Health

Jan 2, 2014

Invest in your Health and Fitness

After the return to the office routine after such a long time off after Christmas, there are more and more people who look to get in...

Carol Michaels

Dec 1, 2013

How to Eat Well and Fit in Exercise During the Holidays

For some of us, the holidays can be stressful. There can be holiday parties, family obligations, and eating temptations. How many of you...

Carol Michaels

Nov 10, 2013

Cancer Nutritional Information Can Be Inconsistent

Given that recent data reveals that dietary factors may influence outcomes in patients undergoing cancer treatment, and that over 60...

Faith Franz

Nov 8, 2013

How Exercise And Nutrition Can Help Cancer Patients

Throughout the treatment and recovery process, cancer patients can use nutrition and exercise to strengthen their body and manage their...

Guest Post : Passport2Health

Nov 7, 2013

Obtaining Insurance with a Preexisting Condition

A pre-existing medical condition includes a number of different health related issues such as heart disease, cancer, depression and...

Carol Michaels

Oct 20, 2013

Exercise v Drugs in the Treatment Of Disease

The results of clinical trials of drugs for coronary heart disease and other illnesses found that exercise might work just as well or...

Carol Michaels

Sep 13, 2013

Breast Cancer and Metabolism

A protein associated with conditions of metabolic imbalance, such as diabetes and obesity, may play a role in the development of...

Carol Michaels

Sep 5, 2013

Healthy Eating and Exercise can Decrease Biomarkers

A pair of Yale Cancer Center interventional studies involving breast cancer survivors found that lifestyle changes in the form of healthy...

Carol Michaels

Aug 6, 2013

A Video Guide to Heart Disease

I would like to share a link to a complete video guide to heart disease and health (http://www.kwikmed.org/heartdisease.html) covering...

Carol Michaels

Jul 10, 2013

Debunking Myths About Osteoporosis from the National Osteoporosis Foundation

Myth #1: Most people don’t need to worry about osteoporosis. Millions of Americans – 44 million to be exact – have low bone density or...

Carol Michaels

Jun 13, 2013

The Benefits of the Full Range of Motion Squat

All too often we are taught to limit our squatting to just below parallel rather than perform full ‘arse to grass’ squats, because it is...

Carol Michaels

Jun 3, 2013

Olive Oil as Part Of Beauty Routine

Olive oil an essential ingredient in a healthy diet. But did you know it can be used for your hair and skin? Olive oil is a great hair...

Carol Michaels

May 18, 2013

Beware of False Fitness Claims

When it comes to fitness and health programs, gimmicks are always present, as are misleading advertisements that will guarantee you the...

Carol Michaels

Apr 13, 2013

Gyrokinesis

Gyrokinesis was developed by Horvath, a Hungarian born in Romania, who was trained as a ballet dancer and eventually moved to the United...

Carol Michaels

Apr 3, 2013

Getting The Most Out Of Your Exercise

We all know how fantastic working out is for your health. But what happens when your workouts aren’t delivering the results you want? ...

Carol Michaels

Mar 19, 2013

Hospitals Should Be A Good Role Model & Serve Healthy Food

Have you ever been to one of the leading hospitals in the world – and seen a McDonald’s inside the building? Have you asked the CEO of a...

Carol Michaels

Mar 2, 2013

Exercise Decreases Risk of Breast Cancer

Exercise may lower a woman’s risk for breast cancer. Guidelines recommend people get about 150 minutes of moderate exercise a week....

Carol Michaels

Feb 14, 2013

Benefits of Chocolate In Moderation

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the American Chemical Society (ACS), the world’s largest scientific society, released a new Bytesize...

Carol Michaels

Feb 1, 2013

Bone Density And Beer

We all know about the dreaded beer belly, but can beer actually be beneficial to your health? Beer and Bone Density: A 2009 study done by...

Carol Michaels

Jan 4, 2013

The Fat and Breast Cancer Connection

There is a connection between fat and breast cancer, especially in those diagnosed with cancer after menopause. Breast cancer remains...