Heels: Not looking so great on the inside
Wearing heels brings the advantages of looking taller, being more stylish, brings a special confidence to women, and enhancing the beauty of a woman’s legs, but do these benefits outweigh the negatives of wearing these complimentary shoes. Common knowledge among stiletto steppers is the aches that come with being fashionable. Women experience pain in the [...]
Junk food diet; Reality or harmful fad?
The fact about maintaining a balanced diet and exercising for at least 60 minutes every day is stressed, but can eating junk food, a “food group” that is known to make people gain weight, actually make you lose weight? Well there is a way. It’s called the “Twinkie Diet”. Mark Haub a professor at Kansas [...]
Stretching before or after a work out
Recently there’s been a debate about stretching before performing physical activities. It’s well known among all that stretching before working out is very important, but could that be false? Holding a stretch for twenty to thirty seconds, known as static stretching has been used by professional and unprofessional athletes, has been proven that it can actually [...]
Stem Cells: The building blocks of life
Stem cells are the cells in the body that can change into another type of cell if there is a low count or a need of it. According to stemcells.nih.gov, stem cells are used to repair damage caused to the body for example, if the red blood cell count was dropping, then some of the [...]
Fact or Fiction: Do Shape Ups really work?
Most people have probably heard of the Sketchers or Reebok Shape Ups shoes. The promise and advertisement for the shoes is to help a person lose weight. People can’t help but think, “Do these shape ups really work is this just a fraud?” According to hubpages.com, the Shape Ups can tighten calves, legs and butt. [...]
Fact or Fiction: Does coffee stunt your growth?
According to Specialty Coffee Association of America , nearly 50 percent of America’s population, that’s roughly 150 million American’s, consume espresso, cappuccino, latte, or iced or cold coffees. Also, 50 percent of American’s over the age of 18 drink coffee daily. If that many people drink coffee related drinks, then wouldn’t the majority of them [...]
How to stay healthy during the winter seasons
Over 22 million school days are missed due to sickness among the students.
Seasonal Depression
As the name suggests, Seasonal Affective Disorder, also commonly known as SAD, is a form of recurring depression that occurs around the same time every year. SAD which is categorized as a mental disorder is believed to affect people who react adversely to the colder weather and decreasing amounts of sunlight as the fall and [...]
The truth about tanning; what they haven’t told you
Since the fall and winter weather here, people are wanting to go tanning so they can keep their glow that they had from the summer. Tan skin is more popular right now than pale or pasty white skin, in effect more and more people are going to go to tanning salons. Popular questions some people [...]
Shoe supports
The reason why people wear shoe supports are mainly for foot, knee, or back pain. Shoe supports, or shoe insoles, have a soft, cushioned gel design so they can absorb shock when running or walking. These insoles are mainly used by athletes who run on a daily basis or for people who take their daily [...]
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