By: David Haas Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance Guest Blogger Living with cancer can often be trying and difficult. Treatments, such as radiation and chemotherapy, often interfere with patients’ quality of life, and can decrease energy, appetite, body function and mood. Thankfully, many patients can improve the symptoms of cancer and the side effects of treatment with [...]

We all know that a good exercise program brings you improved health, looks, energy, and much more! Here are some great tips to help you get started and keep you on track: Tip #1: Schedule It To stay consistent you have to figure out the best time to workout that fits your schedule and when [...]

Ok, it’s the end of January. How are you doing with your New Year’s Fitness Resolutions!!?? Did you know it’s been shown that 92% of all New Year’s Resolutions end in failure! That means that more than 9 out of 10 people will fail at accomplishing their resolutions in 2012! The 92% who fail all [...]

It’s that time of year when everyone is getting sick! We’ve all heard the household remedies for fighting off the common cold such as washing your hands frequently and consuming more vitamin C. Well research has found that exercising regularly (4-5x/week for at least 20 minutes per day) decreases the chances of developing the common [...]

More than 23 million children and teenagers in the U.S. are obese or overweight, a statistic that health and medical experts consider an epidemic. One in three children in America is already obese or overweight and that number is climbing. Obese children have an 80% chance of becoming obese adults! That statistic is staggering to [...]

Let’s face it- everyone wants a flat, rock-hard, sexy midsection. But no amount of crunches or sit-ups seems to get the job done. For years now we’ve been conditioned to think that the best way to work your abs is by doing crunches and sit-ups. All the research now shows that these are actually the [...]

When it comes to weight gain we’ve all heard warnings about the dreaded “freshman 15.” But is it true that students really pack on 15 pounds during their first year at school? Recent studies show that most students do gain an average of 3 to 10 pounds during their first 2 years of college, with [...]

J.Lo, Kim Kardashian, Beyonce,… everyone is starting to realize that having a nicely developed backside and some curves is nowadays considered sexy and attractive! And believe it or not the glutes (your butt muscles) play an active role in our overall health. They function in hip extension and help to make up our posterior core [...]

I’m sure you’re very aware that it’s been a little hot outside lately… and doesn’t seem to be getting any cooler anytime real soon! So if this is how it’s gonna be here this summer we might as well try and get used to it for another month or two and not let it hold [...]