19 Best Brain Superfoods
If you want to look your best, feel your best and do your best thinking, you have to give your brain high-quality nutrition and superfoods that are good for your body and your brain.
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10 Tips to Push Past a Weight-Loss Plateau
It's perfectly natural to lose weight one week and lose nothing the next week. Usually, if you stick with your program for a few more days — or even weeks, in some cases — your weight loss will resume. Here are some tips to help you push past this plateau.
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PRINTABLE: The 13 Types of Fish to Avoid
Whether you save it to your Photos, pin it to one of your Pinterest boards or go old-school and print it, keep this list of 13 types of fish to avoid close the next time you pick the protein in your fish tacos.
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3 Easy Toning Exercises to Tighten Underarm Skin
Get your perfect beach body with this easy how-to guide to tighten underarm skin. Print out this workout sheet to do the exercises at home or to bring it with you to the gym.
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The DOs and DON’Ts of Self-Myofascial Release
Whether you use a foam roller, massage balls or any other product to manage your aches and pains, here's everything you need to know about self-myofascial release (SMR).
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Does the 80/20 Rule Work for Everyone?
Exercise and nutrition are like a complex dance -- getting the proper balance of both is key to nailing your hardest move. So what about the percentage of diet to exercise? The numbers will be different for every individual.
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7 Tips to Get Fit Without Going to the Gym
Getting in shape does not require a gym membership or a collection of at-home exercise equipment. Here are our go-to ways of getting fit outside of the gym.
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How Eggs Can Get You Lean, Flat Abs
Eggs are one of the go-to foods for getting lean and flat abs. Get tips to make eggs an important part of your ab-flattening routine:
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Chronicles of Courage: Life After My Preventative Double Mastectomy
Paige More, 26, underwent a preventative double mastectomy in January 2017 after testing positive for the BRCA1 gene mutation.
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5 Things You Need to Know About IBS and Weight Gain
Irritable Bowel Syndrome means just that; your bowels are behaving irritably and erratically. Weight gain and IBS can be tricky due to the unpredictable nature of your bowels. Some days you have diarrhea and are sprinting to the bathroom while tomorrow you may be drinking laxative shakes to relieve constipation.
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5 Things You Need to Know About the Health Benefits of Clams
Clams are surprisingly high in iron. So high, in fact, that t-bone steaks and beef liver don't compare. A three-ounce serving of cooked clams, or about nine small clams, has about 24 milligrams of iron.
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5 Things You Need to Know About Breaking in Running Shoes
When you get that new pair of running shoes, do not immediately start to run in them. Walk around the house for a few days in them and wear the shoes when running errands around town. Wear them to work if you're allowed. This will also provide a good snapshot of how your new running shoes fit.
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LIVESTRONG Leaders Submit Important Panels for Austin's SXSW 2018! They Need Your Votes!
Vote now to get LIVESTRONG.COM VP and GM Jess Barron's and Social Media Director Lia Haberman's panel discussion ideas accepted for SXSW 2018!
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3 Ways to Pick Fruits for an Acid Reflux Diet
Acid reflux can cause pain and burning just by the simple act of eating. If you have acid reflux, certain foods can trigger an episode of acid reflux. Although everyone has different triggers, some people experience acid reflux after eating fruit.
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Mononucleosis
<b>Overview</b> Mononucleosis is a respiratory virus that affects the blood cells and salivary glands (glands responsible for producing saliva). Even though anyone can get mononucleosis, most people who get the illness are between the ages of 15 and 25.
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5 Ways to Treat Staph Infections
Staphylococcus aureus (staph) is bacteria many of us carry in our nose and on our skin that doesn't usually cause a problem. When the skin is cut or punctured however, staph can enter the body and cause cellulitis, folliculitis, boils, impetigo and scalded skin syndrome.
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5 Things You Need to Know About Wrapping A Sprained Wrist
Wrist sprains are usually the result of a fall. Sticking out your hand is the first thing you do when falling to brace for impact. This means your wrist bears the weight of your body and the full impact of the fall.
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3 Ways to Diagnose a Lump in the Throat
Lumps in the throat that you can feel with your fingers from the outside of your neck can mean anything from a swollen lymph node to a thyroid cyst or a tumor.
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5 Things You Need to Know About Methocarbamol
Methocarbamol, or the brand name version Robaxin, is usually prescribed after a physical injury like a sprain, strain or other type of muscle injury. It relaxes the injured muscle, decreasing muscle pain and spasms. Methocarbamol is used along with rest and physical therapy to treat the injury.
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3 Ways to Treat Swollen Testicles
In order to successfully treat your swollen testicles, it is imperative to know the underlying cause.
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