If you are having your tongue pierced it is essential that you follow scrupulous hygiene in order to avert the risk of infection. The potential for infections as the result of tongue piercing is certainly greater than for piercings elsewhere on...
Adults living in the United States spend more than $40 billion a year on weight loss programs, BusinessWeek.com reports, and obesity contributes to the development of many chronic diseases, including dementia and type 2 diabetes. Lowering the...
"Man is what he eats." First published in an essay in 1863, this statement by German philosopher Ludwig Andreas Feuerbach has become the mantra of modern-day fitness and nutrition gurus in describing the effect that food has on your body: Eat...
Sciatica is a general term for conditions that cause irritation or compression of the sciatic nerve. Traveling from the lower spine through the posterior hip, down the back of the leg and all the way to the foot, the sciatic nerve is the longest...
A study conducted by Sharon Hoerr and other researchers at Michigan State University in 2008 reported that only about 3 percent of fast food kids' meals meet dietary standards. Despite its low nutritive value, each day about a third of children in...
Harvard Medicine defines obesity as too much body fat and estimates that 4.7 million children ages 6 to 17 are obese. Because obesity has serious consequences, the United States has developed several campaigns to curb the rising obesity rate in...
The Atkins diet is a high-protein, low-carb diet designed by cardiologist, Robert Atkins, MD. This three-phase diet plan includes limiting carbohydrates by eliminating all refined sugars and grains, and increasing the amount of proteins consumed....
The same type of diet and exercise is usually dispensed to everyone, no matter what their body type is. But a study performed by David Ludwig, director of the Optimal Weight for Life Program at Children's Hospital Boston and published in the...
Soda should be consumed in moderation. Many types of soda contain caffeine and are high in sugar. Sugarless varieties contain artificial sweeteners. In an article by Susan Hubbard in NewsMax Health, the National Soft Drink Association says that...
Lower back spasms, also often referred to as cramps, occur because of inflammation that follows an injury to the muscles in your lower back. Besides being painful, lower back spasms can increase your blood pressure because as your muscles...
While some pregnant women don't show so much as a bump until midway through their pregnancies, many others seem to gain weight continually for nine months straight. While it's generally accepted that you'll gain significant weight while pregnant,...
"Plantar" is the anatomical term for the bottom of the foot, and fascia is connective tissue that provides support and structure throughout the body. Countless people learn more than they ever wanted to know about foot anatomy when they develop a...
The parallel bars are used by gymnasts to perform dynamic swings, hangs and stands, as well as to showcase strength and balance with static holds. Friedrich Ludwig Jahn invented the bars and used them in his Berlin gymnasium as a power...
Nothing is more frustrating than sticking to a diet, exercising faithfully, and still not losing weight. You might be tempted to give up on your diet, but don't quit. Your weight-loss strategy might not be working for a variety of reasons. The...
Periorbital cellulitis is an infection of the eyelid and the surrounding tissues that causes redness and swelling. This condition affects infants and children more commonly and may be caused by a trauma to the area or the spread of an infection...
Although many parents will attest that their children experience a sugar rush or a sugar high when they consume sugary foods and drinks, experts remain mixed as to whether or not this phenomenon exists. Most experts don't deny that many kids...
Gymnastics as a form of entertainment and sport dates back thousands of years to ancient Greece and Rome, where it was advocated by philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle. Various gymnastic events and apparatus were revived and new ones created...
People who carry most of their fat in their upper body and abdominal region have what is referred to as an apple-shaped figure. This body type is unlike a pear-shaped figure, where excess weight is primarily stored on the hips, thighs and...
Wheelchair-bound athletes have gone from pushing around heavy wooden chairs on wheels, to using state-of-the-art wheelchairs that are easily lifted with one hand. Dating back to World War II, wheelchair sports have been used as a motivational tool...
Gout is a painful condition that often occurs when you have high levels of a substance called uric acid in your blood. The uric acid can crystallize and settle in the joints of your body. This often happens around the toe or foot. The result is...
If you want to sweet talk a girl, you can't go wrong with sincere and specific compliments. Remember to take into account what your girl likes to hear, and pay attention to her unique qualities. Additionally, make sure you get the sweet talking...
Obesity in children can be a great concern to their parents, owing to a child's increased risk for developing health problems and the costs associated with treating those problems. According to research published in the American Journal of...
In America, childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions. Authors Marti Jordan-Welch, PhD, and Bonnie L. Harbaugh, PhD, report in the June 2008 publication of the "American Nurse Today" that 2003 to 2004 projections indicate that 26.2...
Sugary soft drinks are often the critical flaw in an otherwise well-designed weight loss plan. On average, a single can of soda contains more than 100 calories, while most 20-oz. bottles have more than 200. Although soda typically has little or no...
Lean Green Body Capsules -- more accurately known as Green Lean Body Capsules -- are weight-management supplements that the manufacturers claim can suppress appetite, boost your metabolism and help increase the amount of fat you burn as energy....
Children burn lots of energy, but they don't always have the large stomachs and appetites to match. Feeding children foods that are low in nutrition but high in fats and sugar may mean that they get lots to eat but not much that's good for them....
When you're trying to lose weight, switching to diet soda may seem like an easy way to cut calories while still enjoying your favorite fizzy drink. While that approach may work in the short term as an overall calorie cutting strategy, in the long...
With beautiful celebrities like Jennifer Lopez, Beyonce and Kim Kardashian flaunting their rear ends everywhere they go, it's no wonder a bigger derriere has become a hot commodity. Implants and injections, although controversial, have become...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention characterizes the United States as an "obesogenic" society, meaning the environment generally promotes eating too much, consuming unhealthy food and getting too little physical activity. This...
