Top 5 Ways to Gain Fat if Overeating Makes You Sick
If you want to gain fat, this doesn't mean you should force down foods you don't like such as gritty protein powders or a ton of fastfood. Obviously, if you pig out with the highest-calorie [...]
Improve Brain Power with Balance Exercises
Brain power can be improved by doing physical things like balance and not just by performing mental tasks like crossword puzzles. Never underestimate the effectiveness of balance-based exercises for improving the function of your brain. [...]
Weight Gain from Staying Up Late, Sleeping In: Link Not Clear
If you're trying to lose weight or prevent weight gain, you'd better not stay up late and sleep in, as this increases the risk of putting on fat. Weight gain is a risk from staying [...]
What’s an Effective Low Back Exercise for the Elderly?
There is a low back exercise that elderly people can do that will also significantly enhance their efficiency in daily living tasks. It is the deadlift. I have yet to see a personal trainer having [...]
Five Traits of Kids Who Are Bully Proof
An expert on bullying explains five common characteristics of kids who are bully proof. Don’t assume that in order for kids to be bully proof, they must act tough or exude a “You’d better not [...]
Strength Training Guide for 300 Pound Women: Safe, Burn Fat
You’re never too heavy, never too fat, to begin strength training with weights. Do you weigh 300 pounds and want to start lifting weights (strength training), but don’t have the tiniest clue how to begin, [...]
Jumping Workout with an 18 Inch Stool: Burn Fat
Learn how to use an 18 inch stool to burn the most fat possible. Jumping routines with an 18 inch stool will burn fat and reap other fitness benefits. Eighteen-inch workout stools are sold online. [...]
GOMAD Alternatives that Work Better for Weight Gain
GOMAD means a gallon of milk a day, but there are better ways to gain weight. GOMAD means a gallon of milk a day for weight gain; have you hopped on the GOMAD bandwagon? There [...]
Homeschooling a Bullied Child: Pros & Cons
This article deals specifically with home schooling as a possible solution to bullying, since some parents of bullied children are at their wit’s end. There are lots of online articles about the pros and cons [...]
How Much Can Thyroid Problems Be Blamed for Obesity?
Where do we draw the line for blaming thyroid issues on obesity? Can low thyroid make a woman weigh 528 pounds? That's a LOT of weight to attribute to a sick thyroid gland. It seems [...]
Do Fat and Sugar Feed Cancer Cells?
“Sugar is the main culprit to feeding cancer cells,” says Dr. Keith Kantor, a leading nutritionist and CEO of the Nutritional Addiction Mitigation Eating and Drinking (NAMED) program. NAMED treats substance abuse, mental illnesses and [...]
The One Diet Change that Will Make Weight Loss EASIER
Make this one small and easy change in the way you THINK about food. And you will begin losing weight -- fat weight -- including in your stomach and thighs and your entire body. Here's [...]
Get a Biceps Vein: Vascularity Exercises for Women
Exercises that can help a woman get a biceps vein... Are you a woman struggling to get that biceps vein going? I take pride in my own biceps vein, which I refer to as my “cable.” [...]
Powerlifting and Can’t Lose Fat? Do Metabolic Weightlifting
Still have stubborn fat despite a powerlifting program? A powerlifting regimen is not the best protocol for burning fat. Lifting the heaviest amount of weight does not translate to maximum fat burning. You’d think it [...]
Resistance Band Exercises to Burn Fat & Tone: Pics
Images & simple instructions: best exercises for weight loss & toning using a resistance band or tension tube. However, I must stress that the level of resistance in the band (also known as a tension [...]
Should Skinny People Who Want to Gain Weight Avoid Cardio?
Sometimes, a skinny man or woman who wishes to gain weight will avoid cardio exercise out of fear it will prevent them from reaching their goal. The irony is that in many people who want [...]
Teen Girl Is Overweight, Overeats: Is this an Eating Disorder?
Overeating in a nation that makes it easy for teens to overeat -- and be overweight -- doesn't always mean an eating disorder. Now keep in mind that in a culture where fast-food restaurants, bakeries, [...]
Women’s Strength Training Rules for Maximum Fat Loss
If you're disgusted with the fat in your thighs, tummy or elsewhere that just won't budge, it's time to take control with a strength training routine that will blast off the fat. I’m a former certified personal [...]
Why People Drive to the Gym to Use a Treadmill
There's a lot of logic behind driving to the gym to use a treadmill. I just can't believe that anyone would ask why a person would drive to a gym (instead of walk) and then [...]
Can Bread Prevent Six-Pack Abs?
Trust me on this: There is absolutely no association between bread consumption and the development, or lack thereof, of six-pack abs. I never told my personal-training clients, "If you want tight and toned abs or [...]
How to Get a Stronger Grip for the Deadlift
You know it: You could be deadlifting so much more if it wasn't for that weak grip of yours. But don't despair because there ARE ways to get a stronger grip for this compound exercise. [...]
School Principal Bullying Your Child? How to Take Charge
A school principal should never get away with bullying a student, and don't EVER assume the student must have done something to deserve this! Here’s advice for parents from an expert on bullying when it [...]
Why Teachers Shouldn’t Force Students to Work in Groups
Find out why it can be very detrimental for teachers to make students get into groups to work on assignments: social exclusion can result. The benefits of teachers telling their students to get into groups [...]
Why Is My Child a Bully MAGNET?
Find out what’s different about kids that makes them a magnet for bullies. I once read of an adolescent boy who was relentlessly bullied at his junior high school: a bully magnet. His mother had [...]
Is Pedaling Backwards on the Elliptical Machine Bad for Knees?
Pedaling backwards on an elliptical machine may be just what the doctor ordered for your knees; there's no need to think that this might harm your knee joints in any way. The research was presented [...]
10 Bench Press Mistakes that Women Make
There’s a lot of info out there on the mistakes men make with bench pressing, but what about women? Yes, there is a difference. More and more women are taking up the bench press, and [...]
Can You Get Six-Pack Abs from Cardio or 1,000 Sit-ups a Day?
So which is better for getting six-pack abs: 1,000 sit-ups every day or a regular program of cardio? After all, who doesn't want six-pack abs, right? Cardio beats 1,000 daily sit-ups any day for getting [...]
Benefits of Backwards Pedaling on an Elliptical Machine
The forward direction of pedaling on the elliptical trainer recruits a different pattern of muscles than does going backwards. Try it and you’ll feel the difference. With elliptical backwards pedaling, your upper body is facing [...]
Orthostatic Hypotension Caused By Low Thyroid
Low thyroid may be causing your orthostatic hypotension, even if you’ve already been taking medication for low thyroid. The efficacy of medication for low thyroid can become compromised by surgery, such as coronary bypass, or, [...]
Best Treatment for Metabolic Syndrome: Can Lead to Diabetes
Metabolic syndrome is no picnic but it's highly treatable. You may have metabolic syndrome and not even know it. It is dangerous. It comes with fatigue, slowed metabolism and fat gain, plus blood sugar issues [...]
How Long Can Colon Cancer Go Undetected?
A gastroenterologist explains how long cancer of the colon can go undetected. “Cancer [including that of the colon] can go undetected for many years since it rarely causes any pain or symptoms other than anemia,” [...]
How Long Does It Take for a Colon Polyp to Become Cancer?
You know that a polyp can be sitting in your colon for years, but just how long does it take to turn into cancer? There's a real high risk for cancer transformation of a colon [...]
When It Comes to Bullying Among Kids, Size DOESN’T Matter
It's actually often the case that a bully is much smaller than the victim. You've probably witnessed this growing up: The meanest bully is far from being the biggest kid in the grade or even classroom. Certainly [...]
Do Kids Who Don’t Get Spanked Become Bullies?
If you never spank your child, will they be at higher risk of eventually becoming a bully towards other kids? Is there really a connection between lack of corporal punishment and becoming a bully? More [...]
Bullying: Complaining to School vs. Empowering the Victim
If you complain to the school that your child is being bullied, will this dis-empower the victim by making him or her feel helpless? Parents whose child is being bullied at school are in a tough spot, [...]
Caregivers: Prevent Back, Shoulder Pain with 3 Exercises
Here are three exercises that every caregiver should do to help prevent back and shoulder pain. I know what the physical demands of caregiving are like due to personal experience with both parents. And as [...]
Sudden Brief Pain at the End of Sternum: Possible Cause
Sudden brief “dings” of pain that occur in the divot at the bottom of the sternum might have a benign cause. I can only speak from my experience, but it’s very fair to conclude that [...]
Mole Shave Biopsy on Lower Leg Healing Time
Find out how long it may take for a mole shave biopsy on your lower leg to heal. I had a shave biopsy on my lower leg for a mole that I was concerned about [...]
Life Span of Morbidly Obese vs. Normal Weight People
More truth shows that there’s no such thing as a healthy extremely obese individual and that obesity cuts life span SHORT. People who are extremely obese (class III) are more likely to have a much shortened [...]
How Safe Are Hip & Knee Replacements for People Over 80?
Here’s what you need to know if you’re over 80 and wondering if it’s worth it to have a hip or knee replacement electively. How safe is it? It’s one thing if an 80-plus person [...]