If you have seasonal allergies, you need to pay attention to pollen counts and try to keep yourself and your family inside when the levels are high. Allergies left untreated can cause sinus swelling leading to chronic sinusitis. Allergies can also affect your digestive tract. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) can be a direct response of the allergic response. So allergies … [Read more...]
Consistency: Key to Successful Weightloss
Have you ever accomplished anything great with an inconsistent effort? Unless failure is considered a great achievement, you probably haven't. You must exercise consistently to get the results you want! It blows my mind how many people don't even try to be consistent with their diet and exercise programs and complain about not seeing results. Even the best programs are … [Read more...]
How To Dress Up To Look Slim?
No matter what size, age, height, or weight you are, you can look younger, thinner, and better than ever with these transformation techniques for makeovers. Before choosing your clothing you have to know what you are going to do! If you think you will head down to Fiordland National Park in the winter with a cotton t-shirt a pair of Jeans and a swannie your chances of … [Read more...]
Selecting a Wardrobe to Flatter Your Skin Tone
Enhance your beauty by dressing in clothes that best complement your coloring. Build a wardrobe around colors that celebrate your features and make getting ready in the morning fun and simple. Your best colors will be determined by a combination of factors including your natural hair color, eye color and skin tone. Take a look at the undertone of your skin in natural … [Read more...]
Body flaws: How to reduce their appearance?
Few of us make it to the adulthood without a few surface imperfections – perhaps a scar from a teenage cycling accident, a strange mole caused by past sun exposure, or broken veins brought on by birth control pills, pregnancy, or just genetics. If you’re like me, these skin flaws make me dread the summer, when I have to decide between the comfort of sundresses, shorts, and … [Read more...]
Step Aerobics: Effective in Modifying (Cholesterol) Profiles
You may have known that step aerobics can burn calories and is a good exercise for the heart, but did you know that research specifically has found step aerobics can step up your good cholesterol levels. A study published in the Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness found step aerobic exercise significantly raised the HDL- cholesterol levels of the study participants. … [Read more...]
The “Sugary Six Pack Girl” Niki Reveals Her Top 3 Fitness Secrets & More
Niki has a background as a runner, having run cross country and middle distance track from middle school through college where she competed at the Division 1 level. She now does more of HIIT interval training, yoga and mainly her Get Fit Guide! The Get Fit Guide helps to create a healthy, fitness oriented lifestyle to achieve your goals. She is an ACE Certified personal … [Read more...]
Herbs That Help Shed Pounds
There are herbs you can add to your diet as supplements, teas, and foods that will help your weight loss program go smoothly. Besides, there are several herbs which contain sympathomimetics and xanthine compounds synergistically increase the body's basal metabolic rate to increase the burning of calories and fat, act as mild stimulants, and suppress the appetite. The … [Read more...]
Zumba Fitness: Making Exercise Fun
Is fitness fun for you? Do you find yourself motivated? Do you dread the treadmill? Yes, then maybe your fitness needs to be redefined. Fitness should be fun, so that it lasts. Although diet,nutrition, hydration and a workout plan are crucial, the most important ingredient to fitness is fun. Getting workout drilled into your daily routine is no doubt challenging, leaving you … [Read more...]
Catch Up On Aqua Zumba To Avoid Stress On Joints
Take a dip in the pool with a water-based workout that offers cardio-conditioning, body-toning, and most of all, is exciting beyond belief. 45-minute of Aqua Zumba class is an extension of Zumba, the Colombian dance fitness program created by Alberto “Beto” Perez in the 1990s. This workout needs to begin after a very vigorous 10-minute warm-up depending on your level of … [Read more...]
Yoga Asanas for Reducing Abdominal Fat
The most dangerous fat lies around the organs, deep within the belly. The fat in the abdominal area functions differently than fat elsewhere in the body. It has a greater blood supply as well as more receptors for cortisol, a stress hormone. Cortisol levels rise and fall throughout the day, but when you're under constant stress, the amount of the hormone you produce … [Read more...]
Pregnancy Myths Exposed
Pregnancy is a time when one gets to hear a number of myths; you must heard them all. Relax. A lot of the things you hear might not have a scientific basis. Here we deal with some of your worst pregnancy concerns, which could prove to be mere myths. Learn what's true and what's not as we expose 20 common myths. 1. KEEP YOUR PREGNANCY A SECRET TILL YOU CROSS YOUR THIRD … [Read more...]
Macular Degeneration
Macular degeneration is a breakdown of the crucial central portion of the retina that records the images we see and sends them via the optic nerve from the eye to the brain, called the macula. This disease robs people of the central vision needed to see fine details directly in front of them recognize a familiar face across a room or read words on the printed page. There … [Read more...]
The Power of Cord Stem Cell
Cells with the ability to divide for indefinite periods in culture and to give rise to specialized cells are referred to as Stem Cells. These have an enormous potential in health and medical research but to fully harness this potential, scientists are studying how stem cells transform, or differentiate, into the diverse range of specialized cells that make humans what they are … [Read more...]
Cord Blood Stem Cell: An Upcoming Life Saver
Worldwide, there are about 2 billion people suffering from various types of life threatening diseases such as cancer, diabetes, osteopetrosis, rheumatoid arthritis, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, spinal cord injuries, heart disease, immune system disorders, blood disorders; the list goes on. Although a wide assortment of methods are used to treat and cure these … [Read more...]
Instagram’s “Sexy Fitness Model” Gia Macool Talks About Loving and Sculpting Your Body
Gia Macool is a Fitness Model, Athlete & Competitor for NPC, IFBB Bikini, Host and Spokesmodel for CoolFitTv YouTube Channel, and the Owner & Designer of GiaMacool.com. Gia Macool is a favorite with models competing in swimwear modelling competitions and pageants. Gia Macool is an exceptionally talented and accomplished Fitness Model, IFBB Pro Athlete and Fitness … [Read more...]
Growth Hormone or Fat Fighter: Can Growth Hormone Trigger Weight Loss?
Human Growth Hormone (HGH) is referred to in medical science as the master hormone. It is very plentiful when we are young, but near the age of 21, our bodies begin to produce less of it. By the time we are 40 nearly everyone is deficient in HGH, and at 80 our production has normally diminished at least 90-95%. Being the master hormone, HGH affects virtually all areas of the … [Read more...]
Building Core Strength & Stability
Your core is composed of three muscle regions on your body: 1) abdominal, 2) pelvic, and 3) lower back. Basically, your core is any muscle located between your pelvis and the base of your ribcage. These muscles work together to support your spine. When you strengthen your core, you gain greater balance and stability. "Stability" refers to the capacity of the body to … [Read more...]
The Five Tibetans: For an Energy Burst
The Five Tibetan Rites is a system of exercises reported to be more than 2,500 years old which were first publicized by Peter Kelder in a 1939 publication titled The Eye of Revelation. According to the lamas there are seven spinning, "psychic vortexes" within the body: two in the brain, one at the base of the throat, one on the right side of the body in the vicinity of the … [Read more...]
At-Home Gravity Workout: To Build Muscle and Balance
Cold weather might make you feel like hibernating, but you don't have to give up your exercise and fitness goals. You can exercise indoors. Focus on how you'll benefit if you keep up your exercise routine throughout the cold-weather season. Exercise can help you shake those winter blues. Exercise improves your mood, increases your energy level and helps you sleep better. And … [Read more...]
Tone Up Your Muscles With EMS
According to the American Council on Exercise, EMS (Electronic Muscle Stimulation) technology delivers electronic impulses to the muscles through electrodes placed on the skin, and is effective as part of a rehabilitative physical therapy plan. In recent years, various companies marketed EMS devices for aesthetic purposes, claiming that by contracting muscles the devices … [Read more...]
Stretching the Groin
The adductor muscles of the leg are often referred to as the "groin muscles" and include the adductor magnus, adductor longus, adductor brevis, pectineus, and gracilis. They are fan-like muscles in the upper thigh that pull the legs together when they contract. They help stabilize the hip joint. The adductors attach from the pelvis to the femur (thigh bone). Groin muscle … [Read more...]
Lindsay McCormick: The Multi-Talented TV Host and Sports Broadcaster Reveals her Workout, Diet and Beauty Secrets
Lindsay McCormick is a sports broadcaster whose career has taken her from hosting the live events for Super Bowl XLIX to guest corresponding for Showtime at the most anticipated fight of the decade - Mayweather vs Pacquiao. Lindsay was recently a sideline reporter for the quarterfinals of ESPN's The Basketball Tournament, and in 2013 hit the road with NBC's "Sunday Night … [Read more...]
Stop, Breath and Renew: Top Tips for Picking Your Perfect Yoga Retreat Experience
You know that watching what you eat is good for you. And exercising is beneficial too. Likewise, you know that yoga is great for the mind, body, and soul, and going on a yoga retreat would introduce plenty of benefit. However, those statements, though true, are vague. When and how much should you eat? What exercise is best for you? And, what type of yoga retreat would is … [Read more...]
Boost Positive Energy Back into Your Life
A number of research studies have indicated that the practice of mindfulness is strongly correlated with well-being and perceived health. What is Mindfulness? Mindfulness is the concious process of bringing one's attention to the internal and external experiences occurring in the present moment, leading to a sense of steady, confident and contended joy. "It isn't about … [Read more...]
Miss Universe Australia 2015 Monika Radulovic Reveals her Workout, Diet and Beauty Secrets
Monika Radulovic was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina on Sept. 20 1990, however she fled the country with her parents at the age of 2 when the Yugoslav Wars erupted. When Monika was 4 years old, her family migrated to Australia after living as refugees in Denmark for a year. Monika graduated from university with an Honors Degree in Psychology. She hopes to utilize her passion … [Read more...]
Miss Universe Australia 2015 Monika Radulovic Reveals her Workout, Diet and Beauty Secrets
Monika Radulovic is Miss Universe Australia 2015 and an exceptionally talented Model. She is in conversation with Namita Nayyar, President - Women Fitness. Ms. Namita Nayyar: You were born in Bosnia and Herzegovina. When you were four years old, your family migrated to Australia. Since then you have won many pageants like Miss Tourism International 2012 (1st Runner-up) and … [Read more...]
Miss Universe Australia 2015 Monika Radulovic Reveals her Workout, Diet and Beauty Secrets
Ms. Namita Nayyar: Do you take some special diet or have a strict menu that you follow to remain healthy and physically fit? Ms. Monika Radulovic: My daily diet primarily consists of lots of fresh vegetables, seafood and chicken and lots of good fats. I try to stay away from sugars (even the natural kinds as they have the same effect on insulin levels) and refined carbs. I … [Read more...]
Miss Universe Australia 2015 Monika Radulovic Reveals her Workout, Diet and Beauty Secrets
Ms. Namita Nayyar: Advice and motivational words to the inspiring and budding fashion model girls who all are your fans and shall like to know from you for their climb to ladder of success in the field of modelling? Ms. Monika Radulovic: Be yourself; embrace what makes you unique and make it the part you love most about yourself. And confidence is key; you have to believe in … [Read more...]
Miss Universe Australia 2015 Monika Radulovic Reveals her Workout, Diet and Beauty Secrets
Ms. Namita Nayyar: You have been associated with a number of national campaigns and charities which are all dear to your heart, tell us how have you been able to achieve and quench your thirst of giving back to the society through this endeavor of yours? Ms. Monika Radulovic: Through Miss Universe Australia, have been lucky enough to be an ambassador to many charities and … [Read more...]
