How To Conceal Or Get Rid Of Split Ends
What causes split ends? Split ends happen when the ends of your hair become dry, brittle, and frayed. They may resemble the end of an unraveled rope. Exposure to extreme weather conditions, and hair care techniques such as blow drying, straightening, and curling may cause split ends. They’re also caused by chemical hair products. With…
Breaking For Your Kids Breakfast …Why Bother?
You probably heard it from your own parents: Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But now you’re the one saying it – to your sleepy, weary, grumpy kids, who insist “I’m not hungry” as you try to get everyone fed and moving in the morning. Even if you eat a healthy morning meal…
What Are The 10 Top Health Risks For Men?
You’re Not Invincible If you take better care of your car or favorite gadget than your body, you aren’t alone. According to the Men’s Health Network, a lack of awareness, weak health education, and unhealthy work and personal lifestyles have caused a steady deterioration of the well-being of American men. Visit your medical provider to learn how…
The Most Common Sources Of Antioxidants
Various health establishments suggest eating 5 portions of fruits and vegetables of different colors … on a daily basis. The aim of this is to supply the required essential nutrients your body needs daily. The good news is, this will also give you as much anti-oxidants as possible and also the diversity of anti-oxidants you need. Antioxidants have…
Face Mapping – What Your Skins Says About Your Health
Your face can reveal a lot about your lifestyle, from bad digestion to low iron levels, according to health and beauty experts. While sophisticated MRI and X-Ray machines leave little to the imagination, they haven’t been around that long. Human disease and disorders, however, precede them by millennia. Instead, ancient medical practitioners have used nuanced…
This Diet Adjusted To Your Menstrual Cycle Could Help You Lose Weight
Whether you’re a man or a woman, postmenopausal or on birth control, your hormones control your energy and appetite. And everything from a poor night’s sleep to a stressful day at work can mess with those hormones in ways that sap your energy or stoke your cravings for junk food. (Feel better starting today with The Thyroid diet, a new book that’s…
Facts About Weight Loss & The Menstrual Cycle
This article provides information on how the menstrual cycle impacts weight loss. Now, I know most people are not physicians, so if the science is WAY too heavy for you, just skip down to the end for the simple bullets There are two phases of the menstrual cycle: the follicular phase & the luteal phase. The…
8 Moves To Get The Sexiest Side Butt Ever
Ever since dresses with sheer side paneling first swarmed the red carpets, the side butt has been the new butt-butt. Give the area some sexy definition with the moves below, designed and demonstrated by fitness trainer, health coach, and fitness model Elizabeth Bracero. You’ll want to complete up to three sets of 15 reps of…
Understanding The Basics Of Detoxification. Why Is That Important?
Many of us are well aware that chemicals, pesticides, hormones and other pollutants are found in all the processed foods we eat, leading to chronic illness, depression and obesity. Toxic agents are everywhere in our world. The food we eat, the air we breathe, the household cleaners we spray, the electronics we use on a…
Common Symptoms Of “Withdrawal” From A Toxic Lifestyle. How To Ease Your Way Through The Healing Crises?
If you’ve ever experienced any kind of fasting or detoxification practice for any length of time, you may very well be all too familiar with the various kinds of unpleasant symptoms that can manifest during such cleanses. Those who consume the most caffeine, alcohol, and sugar, and those who have the most food allergies, will have the…
Omega For Your Face. The New Anti-Aging Phenomenon?
When people think about skin care, consumer products are generally the first things that come to mind. While there some excellent skin care products on the market today, the solution to your skin care problems cannot always be solved with the latest and greatest products. While these products do have their place, there are certain…
How You Can Rate The Best Antioxidant? Is ORAC Score A Useful Tool?
The greatest way to fight free radicals (therefore slowing aging down) is to make sure you get plenty of antioxidants in your diet. Your first and most significant source will be from high quality, organic, and locally grown whole foods. Wisely chosen supplements have also been shown to be highly beneficial in addition to your…
How Can We Recognize Antioxidant Rich Food?
Foods that have large quantities of antioxidants are often easy to detect, because many are vividly colored, especially rainbow colored. For instance, carrots and sweet potatoes have plenty of beta-carotene; bell peppers, strawberries and tomatoes contain vitamin C; tomatoes and watermelon have lycopene; and dark leafy greens like spinach contain lutein. Carotenoids are some of…
Mammograms Increase Risk Of Breast Cancer, Here Are The Safe Alternatives For Breast Exams
You may have heard that mammograms, the tests that are commonly used to detect breast cancer, can actually increase the risk cancer. Well, you’re not wrong! Yet, these breast screenings are considered to be the most effective form of detecting breast cancer, at least according to the Center For Disease Control (CDC). There’s actually an overwhelming amount…
Sixteen Fascinating Fat Facts
WLR’s nutritionist, Rachael Hill gives us sixteen fascinating fat facts that we didn’t know we wanted to know! Read on for a bit of fat fact fun 🙂 1. We all need body fat to live. In fact, it is so essential to normal, healthy functioning that an average, size 10, slim female carries approximately 100,000 calories of fat…
How Fat Cells Work & Why It’s Impossible To “Burn” Them Off
When we think about our weight it’s often tied to how much fat we have in our bodies. But earlier this year, scientists debunked body-mass index (BMI), a calculation of someone’s percentage of body fat based on their height and weight, as a measure of overall health. The authors argued that having a high BMI didn’t necessarily…
Top 10 Home Remedies To Get Rid Of Sciatic Nerve Pain Quickly!
Have you ever wake up and experienced the feeling of terrible pain starting from your upper thighs all the way to your feet? Or, the annoying pain in the lower back which will not go away not matter what you try? This could indicate that you are suffering from sciatic nerve pain, known as sciatica,…
17 Cancer Facts You Need to Know
Cancer is one of the most well-known topics on the planet, yet there is so much that can reduce your personal risk of developing cancer that you might not know. Cancer is the #2 killer in developed countries and #1 in underdeveloped countries. Right now, due to poor lifestyle habits, poor diet, lack of information,…
4 Ways To Radiate Beauty From The Inside Out
Have you ever met someone who isn’t especially attractive physically, yet there’s something innately beautiful about them? You can’t put your finger on it, but their soul just seems to light up and radiate outward. Their internal qualities shine, and you find yourself in awe of them, naturally attracted to their presence. If you feel beautiful on…
What Are the Side Effects of Smoking Cigarettes?
Tobacco smoke is enormously harmful to your health. There’s no safe way to smoke. Replacing your cigarette with a cigar, pipe, or hookah won’t help you avoid the health risks associated with tobacco products. Cigarettes contain about 600 ingredients. When they burn, they generate more than 7,000 chemicals, according to the American Lung Association. Many of…