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Understand the Science of Obesity And You're On Your Way To Conquer It
Many people think obesity means that a person is overweight, but that's not exactly true. An overweight person has a surplus amount of weight that includes muscle, bone, fat and water. An obese person has a surplus of body fat. Body Mass Index (BMI) is commonly used to determine if a person is obese or not. A person with a BMI over 30 is considered to be obese, and a BMI over 40 is considered to be severely obese. Factors such as poor diet, lack of physical activity, genetics and certain medical disorders cause obesity, but it can be conquered. Eating Disorder Obesity itse ...
Author: Wan Ibrahim Yusoff
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Build Child's Self-Esteem to Increase Safety
Low self-esteem in children leaves them vulnerable to the compliments and praise of a stranger. Children that receive continual support from home will feel good about them, have higher self-esteem, and be more self-confident.
Children with self-confidence are more likely to stay away from anyone that makes advances toward them will ill intentions.
Keep you child comfortable talking to you. If you make them feel loved and understood at home, they will be more likely to keep open communication lines with you, even on sensitive subjects. They won't have to turn to others for underst ...
Author: Kathy Alexander
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The Great Awakening--Menopause
The Great Awakening--Menopause
By: Dr. Loretta Lanphier, ND, CN, HHP
Menopause is a natural transition all women experience, as natural as adolescence. For your grandmother and great-grandmother, life expectancy was shorter. Reaching menopause often meant that their life was nearing an end. But this is no longer true. Today women are living longer—on average, until age 78. How you experience menopause is determined by many factors: attitude, diet, overall health, genetics, and your cultural group. Medical science views menopause as the state of your body after you had completed one f ...
Author: Dr. Loretta Lanphier, ND, CCN, HHP
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Male Mid-Life Crisis
Men notice that their former youthful exuberance and ravenous virility are slowly diminishing when they reach the age of 40 and onwards. This is when males experience hair loss, bone loss, insomnia or other sleeping problems, and problems with memory and calculation. They often feel cranky, fatigued, and less motivated. Or sometimes these are accompanied by sweating and flushing, loss of muscle mass and strength, aches and pains, increased fat, decreased sexual performance or erectile dysfunction, and depression. Most men who reach midlife will basically experience one or all of ...
Author: Oneil Wilson
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What Is A Herniated Disc, How Is It Different From A Bulging Disc, And What You Can Do About It?
So what in the world is a Herniated Disc??? Well, rather than confuse you more, I am going to give you my simple, easy to understand definition… a herniated disc is simply a protrusion, or sticking out of the disc. Think of a disc as a balloon being held in place between your hands… if you push your hands together unevenly the balloon will bulge out on the opposite side. This is what happens to the disc between the vertebrae. A Bulging Disc is the same thing as a herniated disc… just a different name. Herniated discs are probably one of the most common diagnosis’s for back pain ...
Author: Jesse Cannone
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