Water makes up more than 60 percent of your body weight, and staying hydrated supports important functions such as maintaining body temperature, removing waste and lubricating your joints.
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A can of soda may be your preferred pick-me-up during the afternoon at the office, but the truth is it's probably not doing you any favors. While a jolt of sugar and caffeine might give you a temporary boost, the effects will soon wear off, leaving you feeling more sluggish than before.
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Eating a nutritious breakfast each morning can help regulate your blood sugar levels and get your metabolism going after a long night's fast.
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Rounded shoulders, or a caved-in chest, is not aesthetically appealing or good for health. Reverse the problem with stretching and strengthening exercises.
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While not quite life threatening, a serum potassium level of 5.7 milliequivalents per liter is both abnormally high and dangerous. It's also an indication that for some reason, your potassium is trending upward. If you don't seek treatment to find out why, your potassium level could surpass 6.
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Though your spine normally curves from front to back, weak or tight muscles can cause too much curvature, resulting in bad posture, pain and injury risk. Your hip flexors are muscles on the front of your thighs.
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Salvia hispanica and salvia columbariae, more commonly known as chia, are flowering plants in the mint family originating from Central America and Northern America, respectively.
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Fingernails can indicate health problems by their appearance. Nail abnormalities often involve shape, texture, color and thickness of the nails. Depression lines in fingernails, also known as beau lines, occur due to malnutrition or an injury to your nail.
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Wheatgrass juice is made from juicing young wheatgrass, which is a member of the wheat family. Bright green in color with a sweet but potent grassy taste, wheatgrass juice is heralded for its numerous health benefits and its supposed detoxification properties.
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Most people are familiar with the basics about calories: Calories are the fuel on which the body is run, unused calories get converted into fat, and too many stored calories is what leads to the belly paunch that few people love. There are, however, other details about calories that are not common knowledge.
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Itchy skin can develop for many reasons. It can occur with or without a rash, in small areas or the whole body. Identifying the cause is important to ensure proper treatment. While there are several potential causes of itchy skin, it has not been directly linked to a vitamin B-12 deficiency.
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Exercises targeting the non-dominant hand do more than retrain the hand – they also retrain the brain. Forcing the non-dominant hand to perform an unfamiliar task requires the brain to map new neural pathways. These new pathways rejuvenate the non-dominant hemisphere controlling the hand and rejuvenate the brain.
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Normal potassium levels in the blood must be maintained to prevent dysfunction of nerves and muscles. Potassium balance is maintained by intake of potassium in diet and regulation of potassium excretion. According to Irwin and Rippe's "Intensive Care Medicine,"
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The thyroid gland -- located in the neck -- produces thyroid hormones, which help in maintaining a normal metabolic rate, facilitating protein synthesis, regulation of bone growth and control of brain cell maturation. Hypothyroidism is defined as low thyroid hormone in the blood.
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A basic baked salmon recipe contains nothing more than salmon, lemon and vegetable oil. If you wish, you can also add a sprinkling of pepper or other spices. You can dress up this basic recipe to your taste. Add a teriyaki marinade and some grilled pineapple for an island twist.
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What you eat contributes significantly to how much belly fat you have. Everyone has a six-pack of abs, but some are just covered will a layer of fat. To get rid of that layer of fat, the best thing to do is to modify what and how much you eat of certain foods.
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Bacitracin, also known as polysporin, is an antibiotic found in a number of ointments for application to the skin, either alone or with other antibiotics. Widely regarded as safe when used as directed, bacitracin zinc ointment has a number of benefits.
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The rules of basketball intend for the game to be contested with five players to a team, utilizing five athletes at five different positions, each with their own unique set of strengths and skills.
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Basketball is a fast-paced game that requires the knowledge and instinct to perform quickly and properly. The sport of basketball requires five basic skills. While some players might be more experienced with some skills than others, it is best to have at least some ability in all five areas.
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Vitamins are nutrients found in foods. Even in tiny doses, they are essential to the body’s vital functions and overall good health. Vitamins are either fat-soluble or water-soluble. Biotin and vitamin C are both water-soluble vitamins that the body does not produce on its own.
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