Are Water Aerobics Enough for Heart Fitness?
Bad News—Water aerobics will do very little for heart fitness. This isn’t vigorous lap swimming; it’s the so-called water aerobics, the classes you participate in with colorful implements… […]
How a Skinny Fat Woman Can Get Her Abs to Show
If you’re “skinny fat” or just plain thin but dream of having abs that show, there IS a way you can achieve this–and it’s not zillions of crunches, either. […]
Elderly People Doing Pushups vs. Wall Presses
Elderly people can learn to do “real” pushups instead of limiting themselves to wall presses. But–you should start out with wall presses. […]
Six Ways to Warn Your Child of Adults Asking for Directions
Do you know how to train your child to recognize the “I need directions” lure from pedophiles? […]
Will a Bullied Child Attempt Suicide if You Talk About It?
Are you afraid to bring up suicide to your depressed and bullied child out of fear they'll get the idea to try ending their life? Some parents, alarmed after reading about yet another victim of [...]
The Best Suicide Prevention Tips for Bullied Kids
Are you scared sick that your bullied child just might attempt suicide? Every so often there’s a major news break of a teenager or adolescent who committed suicide because they were being bullied. Did their [...]
When the School Principal Is the Bully: Advice for Parents
Discipline is one thing, but the principal slammed a non-aggressive student into the lockers, hands around his throat. The school principal could be the worst bully your child faces! Yes, sometimes the school bully is the [...]
Can Martial Arts Training Help Prevent Child Abductions?
A pedophile will hesitate to go near a child who brims with martial arts training confidence. With so many children being abducted every year by strangers, it’s certainly reasonable for parents to wonder how effective martial [...]
Do All School Bullies Learn Mean Behavior from Parents?
Should you assume that a bully has parents who bully him or her? Just what kind of parents do youth bullies typically have in the first place? Do parents of bullies bully their kid? “This [...]
Can Tons of Cardio EVER Cause Lots of Weight Loss?
Is there a way you can lose lots of weight with lots of cardio exercise? Have you read that cardio won't cut it for weight loss? How MUCH cardio must you do to lose all [...]
How to Do HIIT if You’re Fat: Do Not Let Size Stop You
Here's a guide for fat people who want to do HIIT: high intensity interval training. Yes, fat people can do HIIT safely and lose tons of weight this way. When I was a personal trainer [...]
How to Do HIIT on the Stair Climber
If you normally use the stair climber for your cardio training, why not do high intensity interval training on this equipment? I must admit, I’ve never seen anybody do high intensity interval training (HIIT) on [...]
Can Parents Make Their Child Immune to Bullying?
How do you define "bully-proofing" your child? There are things you can do that will help prevent your child from becoming that tortured person who eventually attempts suicide. There’s a lot out there on “bully-proofing” [...]
Bench Pressing Won’t Replace Breast Reduction Surgery
Stop using fear of shrunken breasts to avoid bench pressing, ladies! Some women worry that bench presses will reduce the size of their breasts. This is absolutely not true! Benching recruits primarily chest muscles. The [...]
How to Stop Arching Your Back when Bench Pressing
You can learn to stop arching your back while bench pressing. The first thing you can do that will make it easier to stop arching your back while performing the bench press, is to watch [...]
Why Obese Children SHOULD Lift Weights
If your child is obese, it's SO SAFE to get him/her into weightlifting for fantastic benefits! Obese children in particular will greatly benefit from lifting weights, and this article explains the details. Obese children as [...]
Does Lifting More Weight than Someone Mean You’re Stronger?
WHY the big gorilla who can lift more weight than you isn’t necessarily STRONGER! If you can lift more weight, say in the bench press, than someone else, this doesn’t necessarily mean your chest and arm [...]
Can Cardio Exercise Make You Too Thin?
Never mind elite marathon runners, cardio exercise will NOT make you too thin. The question has come up by fitness enthusiasts if a lot of cardio exercise can make a person too thin. I’m a [...]
How to Get Rid of Fat Thighs: Strength Training or Cardio?
Hate your fat thighs? You're going to love the solution! Hint: It's not endless grinding hours on cardio equipment or tricky dance moves in group classes. If you had to choose between strength training or [...]
Can Elderly Heart Failure Patients Benefit from Cardio Exercise?
An elderly person who's been diagnosed with chronic heart failure absolutely must do aerobic exercise. Doctors warn that the absence of cardio exercise is bad for the patient's body. If you’re over age 60 and [...]
HOW Parents Can Find out if Their Child Is Being Bullied
Here’s HOW you can find out if your child is being bullied, whether it's physical, verbal or online, regardless of age. Don't assume you can figure this out all on your own; many parents miss [...]
Can You Get Aortic Valve Replacement with NO Surgery?
If you're worried about "pump head" from the heart lung machine, there is now hope for people who need aortic valve replacement but cannot have open heart surgery. “TAVR is the replacement of the aortic [...]
Brain Bleed from Head Trauma: CT Scan vs. MRI
Why are CT scans used so much more than MRI's for suspected brain bleeds from head trauma when CT scans emit lots of radiation? MRI vs. CT Scan for Suspected Bleeding in the Brain The MRI [...]
Is Pure Maple Syrup Okay For Diabetics?
If you’re diabetic, you need not fear eating pure maple syrup, but that doesn’t mean you should not be very mindful of just how much of it you’re eating, either. “Maple syrup is sugar, just [...]
Must Diabetics Use a Sugar Free Coffee Creamer?
Do you love your coffee but have been recently diagnosed with diabetes? Are you wondering if the sugar-added coffee creamer needs to go and that from now on, you're stuck with sugar-free creamer? “Individuals with [...]
How Do Infected Foot Sores Creep Up on a Diabetic?
Why don’t more diabetics pay attention to their feet so that sores don’t become infected before they know it? Many diabetics must have portions of their limbs removed due to infections that have spread and [...]
Hot Flashes, Menopause and Diabetes: Connection?
Are hot flashes and night sweats from menopause related to diabetes in any way? This is the question I posed to Alison Massey, MS, RD, LDN, registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator with over 10 [...]
Can Byetta Cause a Diabetic to Lose Weight & How Much?
Byetta indeed can cause weight loss in a diabetic. “Byetta is in a class of medications called GLP-1 receptor agonists,” says Alison Massey, MS, RD, LDN, registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator with over 10 [...]
Blood Tinged Crust in Inner Corner of Eye: Cause?
Have you discovered blood tinged gunky crust in the corner of your inner eye? My experience with this will give you great peace of mind, but I also interviewed a doctor whose explanation will be equally reassuring. [...]
Bubble Butt from Squats vs. Natural Fat
It’s a myth that squats will turn EVERY flat butt into a bubble bootie. As a gym-goer for endless years and a former personal trainer, I’ve always been very aware of different kinds of physiques. [...]
How Does Aged Garlic Extract Reverse Heart Disease?
Yes, aged garlic extract CAN reverse heart disease plaque buildup. Coronary artery disease is a slowly progressive disease that builds up in the arteries of the heart for over 10 years before the first symptoms. [...]
Why Abdominal Exercises Won’t Trim Belly Fat, What Does
Sit-ups, crunches, side bends, waist-turns, etc., never, ever strip fat off your middle -- no matter how many reps you crank out; no matter what those TV infomercials claim. Body fat is fuel in dormant [...]
Time It Takes Clavicle Fracture Bruising to Disappear
Bruising from a clavicle (collarbone) fracture may seemingly take forever to go away. As I type this, I still have a green faint remnant of bruising from the clavicle fracture (nondisplaced hairline) that I sustained [...]
Six Things Stopping You from Losing Belly Fat
There are six reasons why you haven't been able to lose your belly fat even though (or so you think) you've "tried everything." Fforget everything you THINK you know about how to lose belly fat. [...]
Is It Okay to Eat Chocolate Cake for Breakfast?
Chocolate cake for breakfast doesn't contain any more sugar, "bad carbs" or fat than many traditional breakfast foods. Not too long ago I was at the Cheesecake Factory with family. Now, anyone who’s familiar with [...]
Spicy Food & Lipitor Will NOT Cause Bloody Stools
Many people wonder if spicy food or Lipitor will cause blood in the stools. “Lipitor is a cholesterol medication known as a statin," says Franjo Vladic, MD, a board certified gastroenterologist with Center for Digestive [...]
How Effective Is Ensure at Improving a Lost Appetite ?
Why Ensure is not the magic bullet for sick people suffering from appetite loss. So a few years ago, here is what happened: If ONE more health professional asks me if I’ve tried Ensure with [...]
Pooping After Every Meal: Causes and Solutions
Sick of having to make a poop after every meal and wondering what’s causing this? There are actually multiple possible causes for having to make a bowel movement shortly after just about every meal. “One [...]
“Tarry Black” Stools Defined by a GI Doctor
“Tarry black” stools defined by a doctor, NOT Yahoo Answers! Once and for All, Here Is What Tarry Black Stools Look Like “In the simplest sense, the stool has the look and consistency of tar used [...]
What Diarrhea Alternating with Constipation Really Means
Confused over what “diarrhea alternating with constipation” actually means? The commonly used phrase, diarrhea alternating with constipation, is sometimes seen in symptom lists for colon cancer and IBS, even ovarian cancer. And it’s ambiguous. Alternating [...]
