Category Archives: Health & Happiness

Pregnant women should get more vitamin D

Pregnant women should get more vitamin D

Pregnant women could — and probably should — consume 10 times more vitamin D than experts currently recommend, according to a new study. Current guidelines for daily vitamin D intake during pregnancy range from 200 international units (IU) per day

10 nutrition for kids

10 nutrition for kids

Get your kids addicted to these colorful, tasty, nutrient-packed superfoods, like blueberries, cocoa, cinnamon and more. It’s a fact of life: Chips, cupcakes, and lots of other not-so-nutritionally noble foods are going to find their way into your child’s mouth.

51 tips fastest fat burners

51 tips fastest fat burners

IN THE GYM 1. Catch the running bug. You’ll continue to burn fat after your jog: People who run for at least four hours a week melt more calories than non-runners, even when they’re not running, a Yale University School of

Prevention cardiovascular disease in women

Prevention cardiovascular disease in women

Heart disease is no longer considered a disease that affects just men. In the past, women usually received less aggressive treatment for heart disease and were not referred for diagnostic tests as often. As a result, when many women were

Quit smoking to boost health

Quit smoking to boost health

After 15 years of not smoking, your risk of heart attack is the same as if you’d never smoked at all.  Within a year of stopping smoking, your risk of heart attack falls to about half that of a continuing smoker, and within

Stop smoking without putting on weight

Stop smoking without putting on weight

You may be worried about gaining weight when you stop smoking, but there are steps you can take to manage this. Try not to let the propect of putting on weight put you off quitting smoking. Not everyone puts on weight and, even if you

10 health benefits of stopping smoking

10 health benefits of stopping smoking

Smoking’s bad for your health, but exactly how does quitting make life better? Here are 10 ways your health will improve when you stop smoking.

Choosing a Weight Loss Buddy

Choosing a Weight Loss Buddy

Teaming up is more fun, and it may even help you shed more pounds. There’s no getting around it: The road to weight loss can be a bumpy one. But much like life’s other journeys, the going can be smoother

4 Ways to Get That Diet Going

4 Ways to Get That Diet Going

Want a better beginning to your weight loss plan? Get going with these tips from the experts. No matter how you slice it, diet is a dirty word. It smacks of deprivation and hunger pangs. To overcome the pain, you

Weight Loss Program

Weight Loss Program

During any one year, more than half of all Americans go on a diet to lose weight. For many people, it is difficult to lose more than a few pounds, and few succeed in remaining at the reduced weight. The