People commonly use the word addiction with regard to their smoking habits, as if to throw up their hands and say “See I’m addicted, I’m helpless to resist, there is nothing that I can do.” However, depite the common belief that nicotine is a highly addictive substance no official laboratory study has been able to [...]
Bad breath can rule your life and what others think about you. We’ve all spoken to someone with bad breath. Chances are you looked away, smiled politely and tried to get away as quickly as possible from the offensive odor. More than likely you were embarrassed for that person, who seemed to be clueless about [...]
I saw a horse race once where the winner was not declared until the race people had a chance to look at the “photo finish.” Boy was it close. There was a bout 3 inches difference between first and second place. What could that second place horse have done in that mile or so of [...]
Whether you travel for business or pleasure, being on the road usually leads to one thing: weight gain. From missed workouts to large restaurant meals, travel days often become high calorie days. Next time that you go on the road keep the following tips in mind, and come home leaner than when you left! TIP [...]
So you are finally ready to turn from your couch potato ways, and trade your T.V. remote in for a dumbbell! Congratulations, and welcome to the wonderful world of fitness! I commend you on your resolve to lose weight and get into shape! Now where do you begin? These days there sure is a lot [...]
A healthy body is key to overall success! I can honestly say that I have never felt better physically than I do right now. I turned 34 last week and I feel better than when I was 24! I owe most of that to a daily routine of exercise. And the best news is that [...]
Since 1992, when ADA ~ Americans with Disabilities Act ~ took effect, we have witnessed an astronomical increase in community awareness. Vast numbers of handicapped persons who had rarely ventured out have come into public view. The sick have been assisted. Many broken have been made mobile. Physically unfortunates have been empowered. As Machiavelli said, [...]
For the head of the trauma department at one of America’s top pediatric facilities, Chicago’s Children’s Memorial Hospital, having to notifying parents that their children have been the victims of trauma or identify pediatric Jane Does, is an every day occurrence. But just because they look like they’re handling it well, doesn’t mean that it [...]
I began to discover food as the source of life at the age of 12. It was a love/ hate relationship. I hated to eat because I was afraid of becoming fat and yet I had to eat because if I didn’t I would get dizzy and get into fights with those who supposedly cared [...]
There are a number of reasons why so many people around the world suffer from vision deterioration old age, disease of the retina, cornea to name but a few. To help with vision around 1284 in Italy, Salvino D’Armate inventing the first wearable eyeglasses but vision aids where around much longer D’Armate design was very [...]
