Without your knowing it, a number of factors could be affecting your capability to lose weight. Learn about these sneaky factors and try and work around them to aid your weight loss spree. Scenario 1 – Congratulations!!! You’re going to be a father. According to a few reports that were published by a magazine called ‘Men’s health’, most fathers-to-be will gain around 5 pounds from the time their baby is born to the time that the child is around 1 year old. It is commonly seen in young fathers, who are extremely stressed out. This kind of a cycle will tend to repeat in most cases, with each kid that is born. Correct it – Most of her pregnancy books will have some super nutritional advice. Most of it will not be relevant just to her, but the information generally will tend to  [...] 

Every time I look at my 6 year old niece, I wonder – ‘Where does she get all that energy from?’ She’s constantly bouncing up and down and seems to be enthusiastic even while she says her ‘goodnights’ at the end of the day. Then again, I look at myself. I feel the energy sap out of my body before the clock strikes 4 pm.  I sometimes wonder if I had that kind of my energy when I was a kid myself. My mother says I did, I think otherwise. But where has all that energy disappeared now?  I sat down to think and I realized that I’d lost out on my stamina. Plus, with age, we begin reacting differently to different foods. When we were kids, a lot of sugar would send us into screaming-banshee frenzy around the house. But now that we’re older, we’d probably hit a bed if someone was  [...] 

Ask anyone what’s the easiest way of losing weight and keeping it off; and you’ll be most likely to hear the answer as this – YOGA! The idea of sitting on a mat, while you indulge in exercises that make you as flexible as ‘flubber’ might be some people’s idea of fun. But what if it just isn’t you? You don’t want to indulge in breathing exercises; and just want to plain breathe? Then we’ve got the solution for you. Hit a dance floor. Fox trot, salsa, tap dancing, ballet or jazz – regardless of what form you choose, there’s something out there for everyone in the form of dancing. Let’s see how donning those dance shoes can help you remain healthy. Diabetes goes out of the window – We could bet you’d never heard this one before. Dancing can actually increase the production  [...] 

The first part of the title here might be familiar to a lot of you, but if it is not then let us help you. “Nature Cures, Not the Physician” was said the father of medicine Hippocrates himself and hence is something you can actually trust on. So now if he said, “Nature Cures” then there must be Nature cure available and if it does then what exactly is Nature Cure? This is what many of you might be having in your mind, don’t you. So let use help you by telling what exactly is nature cure. Technically Nature Cure is a practical way of treatment, which makes use of freely available natural elements. This mode of treatment is used for curing very fundamental cause of disease, but successfully. Natural cure is not just any medical technique or procedure that deals with healing only, but  [...] 

It’s Wednesday night. Loud music fills the gym. People all around are doing their regular workout. Not Abner. For him, its the power weights. Thats what he joined the gym for anyway. He intends doing multiple set exercises on all his major muscle groups. His favorite song plays. He’s in the groove. This is it. He pumps iron like he has never done before, even though his body feels sore. No pain, no gain, he thinks. Then, it happens. Suddenly. All his energy is drained. He just cant get to lifting another weight. However, light it is. Time to come back to reality. Time for a break. Countless people around the world come face to face with this phenomenon. Instead of gaining muscle after a series of workouts, there is a sudden rush of inactivity, a sudden inability to do anything.  [...] 

Philip would stay awake every night, working on the reports he would carry home. Bringing work home was a normal way of life for him. His insomnia added up on the idea. He didn’t fall asleep easily anyways, so it was a good excuse for him to keep awake – work! The dull headache and the throbbing pain in the joints had become an everyday affair for him. The only way of getting rid of both these intruders and getting some sleep was simple – painkillers. When the time was right for him to hit the bed, Philip would run down to his work bag and hunt through it until he got to what he was looking for. He’d take the pills – 6 of them at a time – and pop them into his mouth. He’d walk back up; get into bed, and wait for the wave of ‘relax’ to come over him. Then  [...] 

Food sensitivity is a major issue with children. Recent reports have suggested that excessive usage of additives in food could lead to hyperactivity in children. This report has created quite the ruckus amongst parents and school authorities who are wondering as to how true this study is, and how effective are additives. Food Sensitivity - Different reactions can be caused in different people based on the food that they have consumed. A number of mechanisms come into play here; sometimes irritating the nerve endings in varied parts of the body. Children, especially infants, are seen to be vulnerable to additives in food. This is due to their immature and tender digestive systems. They are not as capable of breaking down the chemicals found in food, as an adult digestive system will be. Symptoms  [...] 

When I watched the 2009 hit, ‘Hangover’, I was in for a shocker. a) I loved the movie… I am a girl… It was meant to be a ‘guy’ flick. b) The movie was made on a tight budget; and wasn’t being touted as one of the possible biggest hits of the year. c) There were no ‘biggies’ on the cast. In spite of all this, the movie went on to be one of the biggest grosser that year; and it is now being made into various foreign languages across the globe. What made ‘Hangover’ such a big hit? The answer’s relatively simple – ALCOHOL! It was a topic that most of us could relate to. Which one of us (excluding the teetotalers) hasn’t had that one insane night of excessive drinking, where the whole world turned Tipsy-Topsy and we  [...] 

Is your child stuck on the computer the whole day? Does he/she not have anything to do when off the computer? Are all of their friends in some other country of the world? Is the only group of friends that he/she has is on facebook? Then maybe the problem is a little more serious than you think it is. There has been, in recent times, an entirely new body of work that has been shaping up in the world of psychiatric disorders. Researchers are spending a lot of time studying a new form of addiction that has come to the forefront. It is called INTERNET ADDICTION. EXPERT SPEAK Dr. Jerald Block, who is associated with the Oregon Health and Science University speaks on the topic. He claims that Internet addiction is a serious health problem, unlike what people believe. He is of the opinion that it  [...] 

I once new a woman who had whole-grain sandwiches for a good five years of her life. Every day, one meal of the day had to have whole-grain sandwiches. I thought it was unhealthy. Turns out, I was wrong. Recently, Jeniffer Aniston and Courtney Cox (Rachel and Monica of F.R.I.E.N.D.S Fame) shocked their fans when they came out with the story of how they’d eaten an improvised version of the Cobb salad for a good 10 years of their lives. Jeniffer Aniston would bring this worked-upon version of the salad, and share it with Cox. According to dietitians, including the same food item in your meal every single day might be a good option. What food you choose, however, is what makes all the difference. We give you a lowdown on these food options that you could include daily in your daily-diet. COMBINATION  [...]