A recent study from Lund University in Sweden shows that barley can rapidly improve people's health by reducing blood sugar levels and the risk for diabetes. The special mixture of dietary fibres found in barley, can help reduce people's appetite and risk for cardiovascular disease. During the study healthy middle-aged participants were asked to eat bread (85% of the bread … [Read more...]
Pea Protein: A Vegetarian Super Food
Pea Protein has taken the fitness world by storm. Pea Protein is entirely gluten-free, soy-free and dairy-free. When they think of protein supplements, most people imagine powdered dairy products, but there's a world of complete veggie proteins. You may have never heard of pea protein supplements before, or perhaps you've heard the farce that pea is an incomplete protein. If … [Read more...]
Danger! Watch Out Your Supplement Intake
Market is flooded with all kind of supplements which claim miracle cure for all type of health conditions. Women Fitness brings the reality before its readers as they are able to make a prudent decision with regard to them. A case report appearing online in JAMA Ophthalmology from the Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah (October 27, 2016) reveals what can happen … [Read more...]
What Celebrities Eat For Breakfast ?
Breakfast can make or break a diet, because it helps set the tone for the rest of the day. If you’re one of those people who thinks skipping breakfast is a good way to lose weight, think again. WF team brings you input on what celebrities like to have for breakfast to stay fit and lean, before they get their day rolling. At 69, Tina Turner seems to just get better and … [Read more...]
What Your Periods Speak About Your Health?
Paying attention to the patterns of your menstrual cycle offers a window into your overall health. What's a normal period? The typical healthy cycle ranges from 22 to 35 days in length. And while the period that arrives a day late or seems heavier one month than another may worry you in the short term, that's in the range of normal. What should concern you are changes that … [Read more...]
Mamography: The Breast Cancer Screening Tool
"Mammography screening is not perfect but has been shown to markedly reduce the number of women each year who die from breast cancer," said Elizabeth Morris, MD, FACR, president of the Society of Breast Imaging. "The decision whether or not to get a mammogram remains with women. We want them to know that mammography can detect cancer early -- when it's most treatable and can be … [Read more...]
Updated Guidelines On Using Radiation Therapy After Mastectomy
Radiation therapy (radiotherapy) is a highly targeted and highly effective way to destroy cancer cells in the breast that may stick around after surgery. Despite what many people fear, radiation therapy is relatively easy to tolerate and its side effects are limited to the treated area. The deciding factors on which women should be prescribed radiation after mastectomy has … [Read more...]
Your Torso: A Solid Unit
Trunk or torso is an anatomical term for the central part of the human body ( both front & back) from which extend the neck and limbs. It includes the thorax and the abdomen. It can be pictured as a solid unit. This unit needs to be strong and stable, like the frame of a car. If the torso is weak, the muscles of the body will not perform at optimal levels. Core fitness … [Read more...]
Pilates Arm Workout For Women Over 50
Women over 50 often put on post-menopausal weight along with losing tone in upper arms from lack of exercise. The triceps muscle is especially prone to slackness in women, after 50. Joseph Pilates develoed a great workout for toning the entire body. Some of his Pilates arm exercises; work all angles of the arms, and can provide benefits with or without using weights (if you … [Read more...]
The Y-T-I Workout For A Sexy Back
With the arrival of summer and ostentation of back-less dresses it time to get your back toned and do away with the side bulge. Little things such as the way we sit at work, or the way we carry our handbag, can have profound effects on our bodies, leading to backache - or worse. Luckily, posture is easily corrected. The ideal back has a 'V' shape - strong, broad shoulders, … [Read more...]
Mountain Climber: Do It Anywhere Exercise For The Season
Its time for bikini season, and here comes an explosive, do-anywhere move that will help you score awesome abs. This intense move works several core muscles-such as your obliques and front and back abdominals. They also improve cardio performance, agility, and endurance. They offer upper-body benefits too, building holding endurance in your triceps and shoulders. If you do a … [Read more...]
Finding Ways To Boost Antioxidant Response With Age
According to a new study, age may play a significant role in a cell's ability to respond to physical activity. That is, If you're an older adult, a 30-minute workout may not be as effective, even at the cellular level, as it was when you were younger. Through the study, Traustadottir, an associate professor of biology and his team were able to determine that an individual's … [Read more...]
Fitness Trainer Tana Ashlee On Dominating The Fitness World With Millions Of Followers!
Tana Ashlee is a super-talented fitness expert and owner of Train With Tana. Tana is a certified personal trainer and has been into fitness since she was 13 years old. Now 25 with a bigger mission than just getting you fit, Tana has been helping clients find their happiness and health for years. Tana Cogan was introduced to fitness by her mother at the early age of 13. Over … [Read more...]
Cryolipolysis: Reshaping Body Contours
Cryolipolysis is a unique non-invasive method for the selective reduction of fat cells with controlled, localized cooling. Cryolipolysis induces apoptosis (process of programmed cell death (PCD)) only in fat cells to gently and gradually reduce the fat layer while preserving all other tissue, as compared to other methods of fat removal which primarily involve necrotic cell … [Read more...]
Analyzing Copper’s Role In Fat Metabolism
A research team led by a scientist at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and at the University of California, Berkeley, has found that copper plays a key role in metabolizing fat. Previous studies have proved that copper is needed to form red blood cells, absorb iron, develop connective tissue and support the immune system. Eating … [Read more...]
4 Confidence-Boosters for Your Body and Mind
Staying fit has always been about more than keeping your limbs limber and your heart rate at a steady pace. In a lot of ways, it’s even about more than making sure your arteries are functioning well and that you maintain a happy, healthy outlook on life. Although exercise and healthy eating is about all these things, they can all be summed up in one umbrella term … …. … [Read more...]
Lara Bingle: Weight Loss Secrets Revealed!
Lara Bingle is an Australian fashion model, socialite, businesswoman, brand ambassador, fashion designer and television personality who is best known for appearing in the 2006 Tourism Australia advertising campaign So where the bloody hell are you? Her own reality television series Being Lara Bingle premiered on Network Ten in June 2012. Bingle was born 22 June 1987 to … [Read more...]
Frankie Essex Reveals Secrets Of Her Weightloss
Frankie Essex recently wrote on her blog " I’ve been having a few problems with my boobs over the last year. The basic problem is this: they are just too damn heavy! I am currently 32G following a £5,000 breast implant operation two years ago. I was thrilled with how the operation worked out but I have made some mistakes in how to look after them and I don’t think my yo-yoing … [Read more...]
Health Benefits Of Cranberries
Cranberries are a group of evergreen dwarf shrubs or trailing vines in the subgenus Oxycoccus of the genus Vaccinium. In some methods of classification, Oxycoccus is regarded as a genus in its own right. They can be found in acidic bogs throughout the cooler regions of the northern hemisphere. Cranberries are low, creeping shrubs or vines up to 2 meters (7 ft) long and 5 to … [Read more...]
Raspberry Ketones: A Slimming Option Or A Farce?
Raspberry ketones are fragrant compounds that occur naturally in raspberries and a number of other fruits. They're normally used to give a fruity smell to cosmetics and foodstuffs but, because you only get between one and four milligrams from every kilo of fresh fruit, a synthetic version is often used to get the same result. And now these ketones are being sold online, in … [Read more...]
Taming Down Dark Under Eye Circles
Do the dark circles under your eyes still elicit stares and make you look much older. In recent years, the drumbeat against under-eye circles has grown louder. Blame it on unhealthy lifestyle, irregular sleep pattern, stress the list can go on. So, to make sure you get rid of this problem, Read on... The skin under the eyes is the thinnest on the body. The many blood … [Read more...]
Moroccan Oil: Multi-Beneficial Liquid Gold For Skin & Hair Care
Argan oil is popularly known as “Liquid Gold”. It is derived from the kernel of the Argan fruit and is one of the world’s most expensive oils. Moroccan women, since ages, have used Moroccan oil to keep their skin, hair, and entire body nourished and young. And, these days, this molten gold-hued oil is a potent weapon used by countless celebrities to maintain their skin and … [Read more...]
Body Polishing: Scrub Away Your Dead Skin!
Body Polishing is a skin exfoliating beauty technique and one of the most luxurious and refreshing spa activities. Done by specialist , it involves a combination of elements - massages and body scrubs in a unique treatment to clean hard and dead skin cells and to reveal the soft, healthy, relaxed and revitalized skin. Idle Body Polishing Occasions To remove uneven Tan … [Read more...]
Skin Serums: A Miraculous Option For Glowing Skin
Serums are a skin care product with high concentrations of certain active ingredients. These ingredients can be things like hyaluronic acid (to reduce the appearance of lines and wrinkles), vitamin C (to brighten the skin and help reduce the appearance of pigmentation and age spots) or glycolic acid (an exfoliant), to name just three. Moisturizers are formulated to keep … [Read more...]
Hallux Rigidus: A Degenerative Toe Arthritis
A painful and insidious condition of big toes that can lead to significant limitations in an athlete’s ability to perform and bend the toe. Arthritis is often described as a wearing out or erosion of the cartilage between the joints. With increased motion within the joints, there's a gradual increase in the amount of erosion, causing greater damage within the joint. This … [Read more...]
Common Skin Problems
Innumerable internal and external factors may lead to some of the common skin problems, gaining an insight into them will help you to manage as well as protect skin in a better way. Acne and non-cancerous growth such as, moles and warts are some of the most common skin problems. Skin problems affect each and everyone of us so knowing how to counter these irritations is both … [Read more...]
Points To Keep In Mind Regarding Skin Care Labels
The world of cosmetics is constantly evolving. New and highly effective creams and lotions are being developed to ensure skin elasticity and a glowing youthful look. The long-term impact of personal-care creations aren’t always fully understood until years after they go to market. Doctors and scientists are discovering that despite their popularity and “healthy” image, they … [Read more...]
Diet To Minimize The Risk Of A Miscarriage
A healthy balanced diet has a strong role to play in a healthy pregnancy. Suffering a miscarriage (A miscarriage, which is also known as 'spontaneous abortion', occurs when a baby (foetus) is lost spontaneously before the 24th week of pregnancy.) is one of the most devastating things that can happen to a woman, and to her partner. Miscarriages are far more common than most … [Read more...]
Fertility Pill To Delay Menopause
Today women are gaining full status as women in our society, they are getting educated and having careers. With the only disadvantage that their biology is working against them. At the age of 16, a woman had 400,000 eggs - but by the age of 46 there are virtually none left. Women loose around two eggs an hour. More and more women are finding problems with infertility if they … [Read more...]
A Guide To Getting The Right Sports Bra
Choosing the right sports bra for your workout is something we all know is important, but many of us can’t quite get right. Why is getting the right sports bra so essential to our health? And how do we make the right decision for our bodies? Why is a sports bra important? Your breasts are put through a great deal of tension when you train. Unsupported, they move when you … [Read more...]
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