So you've been exercising regularly for a while, but you start to notice that the fitness gains you experience are no longer as great as when you first started. This is because you now have to work harder to challenge your stronger body. If you are in this situation,...

It appears that our office and apartment spaces share something in common with a NASA spaceship -- poor air quality. In an effort to save energy on heating and cooling, a lot of buildings were sealed and insulated. The problem with this: as more and more...

Walking is a gentle, low-impact, but effective way to improve your health and fitness level. If performed regularly, brisk walking can give you many of the benefits associated with move vigorous exercises, including weight loss. Here's a sample walking...

We know this: Too much sitting is bad. However, despite the numerous studies showing how sitting for prolonged periods can result in a host of health problems, people find it difficult get out of the habit. Common behaviors in which human beings now spend...

Staying physically active is a part of being healthy.  However, people suffering from arthritis find it especially difficult, and painful to maintain an active lifestyle. Unfortunately, the less you move, the more your muscles will shorten over time --...

The Vitamin-C, folate, anthocyanins, quercetin and kaempferol in strawberries provide an excellent line of defense against cancer and tumor growth. In fact, it was shown that the daily intake of strawberries is connected to a significant reduction in...

Did you know that falls are the most common cause of traumatic brain injuries, with those occurring in the home considered as one of the leading causes of injury-related death in the United States? As common as it is, preventing falls could be as simple as getting rid...