by Helen Lamanna, AdvisorAnalyst.com
Here are this week's reading diversions for your personal enlightenment. Have an excellent weekend!
5 Most Surprising Reasons to Drink Water | Caring.com
"Water drives basic body performance," says Beth Reardon, director of nutrition for Duke Integrative Medicine, part of the Duke University Health System. "All of the systems in the body require water for proper functioning, and so do 90 percent of all chemical reactions in the body."
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Processed Food: 10 Of The Worst Toxic Food Ingredients
Most of us don’t think of the food we eat as poison, but some of the ingredients commonly found in processed foods can be considered toxic.
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10 Ways for Men to Reduce Stress - Men's Health Center - EverydayHealth.com
Stress has become a major modern-day factor affecting men's health. The tension and emotional strain of day-to-day living has been linked to heart disease, high blood pressure, migraine headaches, back pain, diabetes, cancer, and a weakened immune response to disease.
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Drinking Hot Water & Lemon In The Morning | LIVESTRONG.COM
Consider swapping your standard cup of coffee for a glass of hot water and lemon first thing in the morning, recommends nationally known nutritionist Ann Louise Gittleman, author of "Fat Flush for Life" and other books. The combination can benefit your body in numerous ways, including helping you to lose weight and keep hydrated, improving your digestion and upping your vitamin C intake. You can even spice up this morning drink to boost its benefits.
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Ann Brenoff: Depression: 10 Ways To Hold It Together When You Can't
But everyone -- not just the 6.5 million of the 35 million Americans 65 or older -- can have the occasional day when they just want to curl up in the fetal position with a pint of Ben & Jerry's.
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Aging Skin and Hair Advice - What Happens to Your Body As You Age - Oprah.com
Are those leopard spots on your face? Why does your hair suddenly feel so brittle? ...And is that a turkey wattle? O's beauty director makes sense of it all.
By Val Monroe
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Early Cancer Detection – New Cancer Tests - Oprah.com
"Better late than never" may work with eye exams or finally putting your gym membership to use, but when it comes to diagnosing disease, early is definitely best. In the case of cancer, though, early isn't always an option. Some types have no clear symptoms. Others require tests that are either unreliable or so off-putting that people are afraid to get them (colonoscopy, we're looking at you). But that could soon change: Scientists, doctors, and even one teenager are finding ways to spot cancer earlier, more accurately, and thankfully, without getting so intimate.
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15 Health Benefits of Cucumber
Cucumber is often regarded as a healthy food because it is low in calories and fat. Cucumber also contains many vitamins and minerals that make them a healthy choice for cooking and snacking. Here are 15 health benefits of cucumber:
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In our 24/7 society, far too many Americans see sleep as a luxury rather than a necessity. We have no problem spending long hours at work and then adding other activities that can turn a busy day into a positively grinding experience. Something's got to give, so we delay our mental and physical recharge and skimp on sleep. When we finally do lie down, our busy minds aren’t always so willing to rest.
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It’s normal to feel anxious about public speaking or a job interview. However, if you feel anxious about social or performance situations intensely or frequently, you may have social anxiety disorder or social phobia, the most common anxiety disorder, affecting between seven and 13 percent of the population, according to Anxiety BC. If you have social anxiety disorder, you feel self-conscious and nervous in social situations and concerned that you’ll embarrass yourself.
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How a single strand of HAIR can reveal a person's risk of developing heart disease | Mail Online
A single strand of a person’s hair can reveal their risk of developing heart disease, according to new research.
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8 Things Your Hair Says About Your Health | Yahoo! Health
When it comes to our hair, most of us worry most about what to do with it: how short to cut it, how to style it, whether to color it once it begins to go gray. But experts say that our hair says a lot more about us than how closely we follow the latest styles. In fact, the health of our hair and scalp can be a major tip-off to a wide variety of health conditions.
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