Testosterone is the primary hormone that gives men their “male” characteristics. Once a boy hits puberty his body gets flooded with testosterone and he becomes a man. Testosterone is responsible for the proper development of male sexual characteristics. It is also important for maintaining muscle bulk, adequate levels of red blood cells, bone density, sense…
Kids Health – Are You Ready For Cold Season?
With the really buggy season upon us I’d like to take a few moments to talk about the latest in cold treatments for children. The FDA has recently recalled (and others have voluntarily removed from shelves) many popular remedies for children. Dimetapp Decongestant Plus Cough Infant Drops Dimetapp Decongestant Infant Drops Little Colds Decongestant Plus…
Total Health Care For the Elderly With Effective Individual Health Coverage
Elderly Health Care A Financial Challenge for Families Total health care for the elderly poses an enormous challenge for many families in the face of ever-rising individual healthcare costs. Typically such costs can set you back five and a half thousand dollars or more yearly. Elderly Care Services Are Expensive Today, drugs to treat older…
3 Quick and Easy Healthy Recipes for Kids
Junk food just looks good doesn’t it? I mean it’s colorful, cream-filled, and just down right pleasing to the eyes. Take for example what my kids want for breakfast every morning. Without doing any name dropping here – it’s cream-filled, has sprinkles and has the word sundae in it. I mean come on, what kid wouldn’t…
Preventive Health Checks During Pregnancy
Pregnancy is something which brings the joy in the life of the woman but at the same time it can cause some trouble and worries as well when it comes to the health of the pregnant woman. So, in order to ensure a healthy pregnancy period, there are some preventive measures which must be taken…
The Benefits of Exercise Before and After Pregnancy
The advantages of taking part in regular physical activity during pregnancy are plentiful. When pregnant, your body is working overtime to nourish and grow your baby. It is for this reason that so many women feel extra tired or fatigued. Regular exercise or prenatal personal training can help increase your energy by strengthening your cardiovascular…
Top 10 Signs of Early Pregnancy
Early signs of pregnancy vary from woman to woman and even pregnancy to pregnancy. If you’re particularly tuned in to your body’s rhythms, you may begin to suspect you’re pregnant soon after conception. Are You Pregnant? Most women won’t experience any early signs of pregnancy until the fertilized egg implants into the uterine wall, on…
Fun Exercises For Kids
Fun Exercises for kids that also teach music skills. You can do these fun exercises with your kids ages 4-early teen. Try to do each clap or movement on the beat. First of all put on some up tempo music! Hop on one foot for four beats then hop on the other for four beats,…
Women’s Running Tips – Top 40 Tips For Women Over 40 Runners
Being a runner over 40 has presented new areas of interest (and concern) for me on the road and more importantly in my training and recovery off the road. I love to run and it’s great to see research being done on older runners…the Stanford study that shows that running slows aging or the Yale…
Healthy Snack Tips For the Busy Man
For many people, it is often difficult to simply sit and do nothing when focused attention is not necessary for the task at hand. Often there is a need to do something, to eat something, in addition to what else is going on. It is hard to not snack on whatever is nearby, and whatever…