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Did you get the body you wanted in 2015 Getting the right body is almost an obsession for most people. This is because of the new found knowledge of the dangers that are associated with being obese. Obesity is a condition where the body accumulates so much fat that it becomes risky to the overall health of the body. Obesity kills over 400,000 people in the United States alone not to mention the many billions of dollars that are lost due to slow productivity especially for workers who have to incur medical costs related to being overweight. But many people are coming to the realization that in order to enjoy a quality life and prolong their life, they must watch their weight. Obesity is measured in what is called BMI or body mass index. Body mass index is a measure of one’s weight in relation to their height. A BMI of 25 or more is considered overweight and one is advised to take measures to cut down. One of the reasons people become obese is because of indulging in high calorie food...

Being overweight has its share of health issues. It has been reported that about 300,000 people die each year due to weight or obesity related complications. This refers to people from a cross section of society who have a BMI or body mass index of 25-29 which t many experts is considered overweight. Obesity now affects over 25% of the US population and more and more people are realizing that obesity kills. People that are overweight struggle with sleep problems, breathing problems, susceptibility to disease and illness, chronic fatigue not to mention a low self-esteem because the medial peddles people who are obese as abnormal and those that are skinny as the ideal. Obesity is brought about by a number of reasons. One of them is eating more than the body is breaking down through the normal body metabolism. This causes excess fat to accumulate in many cases in the belly area and cause someone to be overweight . Then there are people that are overweight not because they over-ea...

The food that we take in today’s time, hardly has any vitamins and other essentials left in it. Because of the way the crops are grown using chemicals, storage, and the way we cook them all these things hardly make the food we take nutritious. Not only this, it is also difficult to get Fresh fruits and vegetables, so those people who are health conscious, want to substitute this lack, with supplements and multivitamins. In the beginning people used to think that if we take a daily dose of vitamins or minerals apart from the food we take, it will help in protecting one’s health. But later on studies have shown that, multivitamins cannot protect the major functioning organs of the body such as, brain or heart, though they have been to some extent useful in reducing cataracts and cancer. Some researchers believe that it is useless to use multivitamins, while others believe it is good to do so. In such a situation, naturally we have a question in our mind, why d...

Summer is a season which kids enjoy the most, because summer time means travel time, holiday time and fun time. We elders also love to take out children during summer either on a holiday or to some of the relatives or friends place. But when children are exposed to heat during long hours of travelling we need to take extra care so that their health is not affected because of increasing temperatures and change in diet and food intake. Here are some important tips you can follow to take care of the health of the children while traveling or when having a vacation out station. 1. When you are eating out look if the place is hygienic. Is the food stored and served in a hygienic way. 2. It is always best to use filtered and purified water. 3. Avoid taking road side food, as it leads to stomach infections. Food that is stored in unhygienic way and food that is exposed to dust and pollution, food that is cooked long hours back and reheated and served, is not at al...

When it comes to being fit, healthy life-style, many of us simply fail. We do have many excuses – why we would not have the healthy and fitness activities at all. Don’t mind but the fact is that fitness is not everybody’s cup of tea. One needs to be consistence when it comes to being fit or to adopt fitness exercises. It is not a task for one day or couple of weeks, it is for life time. And many fail there to cater time for the exercise or to maintain good health. Very important thing is discipline; he who has it can do and achieve the higher level of fitness exercises. First make up your mind that it is necessary to be in fitness to compete the word. Many start to compete the world but fail inner challenges. Challenges those ask you to deliver your best. In profession we do have many practices to perform well, because we do have motivation in many forms. While looking after our health we fail to recognize the benefits we do get being fit for all the time. Get up early and h...