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How A Hair Tie Caused A ‘Life-Threatening’ Infection
Photo Credit: WLKY A Kentucky woman is trying to get the word out about a grotesque, potentially life-threatening infection from wearing a glittery hair tie on her wrist. Audree Kopp, from Louisville,...
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Running Rx for Happy, Healthy Results
Like a therapy session that resets your mind, energizes your blood, warms your muscles and calms your anxieties, running is medicine. A good run is a solid aerobic workout. You can customize the doses...
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Most Common Ailments of Dancers: Identifying Your Pain
We all know that a key component to any form of exercise is health, and this is especially true for dancers. From Zumba to ballet, dancing is one of the most interactive and demanding sports out...
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Most Common Ailments of Lifters: Identifying Your Pain
The benefits of weight training have become too alluring to overlook: the lean, sexy muscles, the well-defined abs, the squatter’s booty. With results like those, pumping iron is pretty impossible to...
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Most Common Ailments of Cyclists: Identifying Your Pain
Cycling, indoors and out, has experienced a surge of popularity in recent years. Nearly every fitness center or gym has cycling classes, and with the weather finally heating up, many bikers are eager...
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10 Things Your Feet Can Tell You About Your Health
From fungus to diabetes, your feet can tell you a lot about your health. If you’ve been experiencing pain or any other odd symptoms, make an appointment with your physician today. Sunken in toenails:...
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A Pain in the Heel: Treating Plantar Fasciitis
‘Tis the season of marathons, and with all that pressure to bring your best game, the last thing you need is an injury! Plantar fasciitis affects an estimated 10 percent of people, and can be...
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Straight Up: Get Your Posture Back on Track
A healthy dose of good posture goes a long way. We sit for an average of eight hours per day, and oftentimes we are slumped over a computer, hunched over a desk and sitting sedentary without even...
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Seeing Spots: When To Be Concerned
Spots popping up in your vision may definitely raise the alarm, especially for those of you out there blessed with 20/20 vision. Let’s face the truth though, ladies. Regardless of what we eat, or how...
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How Sleep Apnea Hurts Your Health and Body
We hate to hear, read, or think about it, but the truth is that every day we are getting a little bit older. Depressing, we know. But if we don’t take care of our bodies properly, then it’s possible...
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Why Colon Cancer Is Affecting More Women
When we think of cancer, we would like to relate it to the word cured or disappeared. However, the sad reality is that cancer has crawled into so many lives causing a devastating bump along the long...
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Cataracts: We’re All Going to Get Them Eventually
Imagine that your camera lens has a fingerprint smudge and you take a picture of the scenery on a clear summer day. When you look back at the photo you took, the light will likely overpower the photo...
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Protecting Your Eyes From The Sun
Protecting your eyes from the sun is a must during these sunny days of summer. Even though our eyelids are made for protection, the skin is so thin with fragile tissue that it is easy for sun rays to...
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Are You Getting Enough Calories?
Sure, you want to look slammin’ this summer in that brand-new bikini, but cutting back on calories may not be the answer! Not only can the calorie-counting process be tedious and stressful, but also we...
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Top 8 Worst Workout Injuries You Should Be Aware Of
Injuries while working out are more common than you think. No one is invincible, so taking the right precautions, such as stretching and warming up your muscles, is very important before exercising....
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Give Yourself a Foot Massage
It doesn’t matter who you are or what you do because every person on this planet can benefit from a foot massage. The tough part is finding someone to do it for you, especially if you’re ticklish....
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Are You a Fitness Fanatic or Exercise Addict?
Because you clicked on this, it means you’re either teetering the line between the two or you know someone who is. It’s funny at first, but any type of addiction can deal some serious consequences....
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Drink Up! 4 Signs You’re Dehydrated
Our physiological health is without a doubt one of the most important things to maintain. This includes making sure you consume an appropriate amount of food and water every day to keep your mind and...
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Can Different Sleeping Positions Affect Your Physical Health?
If you’re lucky to get a full eight hours sleep, you’ll spend around a third of your life in bed — that’s a lot of lying around. In theory at least, you spend as much time sleeping as you do working....
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10 Common Things that Happen to Your Skin As You Age
There’s a lot in our lives that we can change. If we put on a couple pounds over the holidays, we can make the decision to hit the gym and trim down. If we are feeling overwhelmed and overworked, there...
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