A parent whose child is diagnosed with a mental disability can experience a significant amount of emotional distress. Raising a special-needs child is challenging, at the least, a process that may require an exorbitant amount of patience and care....
A stomach ache after a run is not something anyone enjoys, but it is a symptom you can use to teach yourself better nutrition and hydration before and after a workout. As you run, most of the body's attention is focused on the muscles that are...
A solid source of calcium and riboflavin, milk is important for bone health as well as overall body maintenance. Boasting vitamins A and D, and phosphorus, milk is one of the healthiest liquids you can drink. Unfortunately, too many people pass on...
Capoeira is a Brazilian dance-fighting style that evolved as a way for the slaves of Brazil to entertain themselves as they practiced an effective martial art under the guise of innocent dancing. The result is a fusion of dance flourishes and...
Pes cavus or claw foot, as it's colloquially called, is the relatively simple and common condition of high arches in the feet that has an unfortunate and, some might say, frightening name. Mild cases result in some discomfort in the form of...
Halal is a common term for the set of dietary laws set by Islamic law, though the word itself refers to all things that are permissible according to Islam, rather than things that are haram, or forbidden. The Koran--the Muslim holy book--places...
Candida is a type of yeast that, as an opportunistic pathogen, has the potential to cause infection in the human body under certain circumstances. Although candida is most often associated with vaginal yeast infections in women, it also commonly...
The word surfactant is a linguistic blend of the terms SUrface ACting ageNT, which is a chemical that causes a liquid to become thinner so that it flows better and mixes more readily with other liquids. In the human body, surfactants work on the...
Working out at home or at the gym is supposed to enhance your well-being and make you feel alive, but for some people, working out means pain. Pain in the left side of your head after physical exertion can be a sign of something serious or just a...
The rhomboids are the very thin muscles located in your upper back between the shoulder blades. Since the rhomboids connect the shoulder blade (or scapula) to the spinal column, the relatively small muscles are responsible for a heavy burden that...
Tacking is the most common way to change tack, or position of the mainsail relative to the centerline, of a boat. It requires the helmsman to turn the boat towards the wind (so that the boat's nose, or bow, faces into the wind) and then through...
Almost everyone who's set foot in a gym is familiar with the bench press. In fact, the question "How much do you bench?" is one of the staples of ready-made gym conversation. For people in the know, however, being able to put up hundreds of...
If you walk into any gym in any city around the world, the one sure thing you'll see as you scan the room is someone doing a very painful looking bicep curl. Most of the time, this involves the amateur lifter swinging back and forth as he or she...
The Smith Machine is one of the most polarizing pieces of equipment in the gym, as gym rats either love it or hate it. In truth, the Smith Machine has very valuable properties, one of which is that it can teach you good form for challenging...
Although you can find some alternatively framed mountain bikes, such as kevlar-carbon fiber composites, the vast majority of mountain bike frames are made from steel, titanium, aluminum or carbon fiber. There is no simple hierarchy for which...
Sea canoeing, sometimes called ocean canoeing, has been in the tradition of ocean exploring and island hopping peoples for centuries. They crafted early sea canoes out of a single log that was carved out and then treated with natural resins....
Boils and carbuncles are local inflammation, generally caused by infection, of a hair follicle. The slightly raised boil starts out looking like a small, irritated circle on the surface of the skin, much like a pimple. A carbuncle is simply two...
If there's one thing you can say about boils that's positive, it's that you can treat them at home with some patience and a high threshold for pain. In fact, while you should see a doctor to make sure the boils don't lead to sepsis (infection in...
Even the most patient of acid reflux sufferers find it difficult to endure popping anti-acid chewables like Tums eight times a day without seeing a long-term change. Protonix is a leading proton pump inhibitor which doesn't simply treat existing...
Trainers, athletes and sports enthusiasts frequently talk about the quadricep muscle of the front, lateral part of the leg. The quadriceps or "quads" are so called because they're made up of four inter-working muscles. One of the most important...
You can have ridiculously big, bulging biceps, rock hard shoulders and a football player sized chest, and it all comes down to nothing if your grip isn't strong. In fact, you're unlikely to get big, strong and ripped without a strong grip, since...
Trainers, athletes and sports enthusiasts frequently talk about the quadricep muscle of the front lateral part of the leg. The quadriceps or "quads" are so called because they're made up of four inter-working muscles. One of the most important of...
The rotator cuff is the group of four muscles (though it's sometimes considered the group of 4 tendons) that stabilize and move the shoulder. These muscles, the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor and the subscapularis muscles, must work in...
What most stores sell as vitamin B-17 is not a vitamin at all but is either a natural substance contained in the pits of fruits like apricots and almonds or it's a synthetic compound produced to emulate the pit-derived chemical. The correct name...
Eczema is the uncomfortable, itchy and unsightly swelling of the skin that millions of people suffer from each year. Treatment for eczema, also known as dermatitis, range from simple things like using moisturizer on your skin to complex steroidal...
The lower leg muscles, commonly called the calf muscles, are actually two separate, relatively large muscles, the gastrocnemius and the soleus muscles. Both are critical to balance, motion and athletic performance. However, it's the gastrocnemius...
What most stores sell as "Vitamin B-17" is not a vitamin at all but is either a natural substance contained in the pits of fruits like apricots and almonds or it's a synthetic compound produced to emulate the pit-derived chemical. The correct...
Flexor muscles are skeletal muscles that cause a joint to bend, thereby decreasing the distance between the two parts of the body on either side of the joint. In the gym, you'll often see people focusing on very noticeable flexors such as the...
The LMN diet, rich in polyphenols and polyunsaturated fatty acids, may protect you against Alzheimer's and other diseases. Good sources of polyphenols include blueberries, apples, blackberries, grapes, cocoa, green tea, olive oil and red wine....
