Everyone experiences pain at some point in their lives, but for a select few pain is their life. Fibromyalgia is a condition where patients are constantly experiencing pain. These patients experience pain so badly they don’t even have words to describe what they are going through, often do not want to be touched, and will do anything to alleviate their symptoms, including changing their diet. Read Full Story

Nov 26 2009  Print This Post  Email this Article to a friend Every year, millions kick off the holiday season with a stomach full of turkey on Thanksgiving, followed by several days of leftover pies and cakes and numerous booze-filled holiday gatherings. This can easily result in a weight gain of 5-7 pounds, enough to damper anyone’s holiday cheer. So how do you stay fit and avoid temptation during the holidays, while also enjoying one of the most festive ti... Read Full Story

From eating carrots will improve your vision to sitting to close to your TV will hurt your eyes, the world is awash with eye myths and urban legends. New York City Optometrist, Dr. Harvey Moscot of Moscot Eyewear and Eyecare, sheds some light (no pun intended) on the most commonly accepted but least understood eye myths, and how some myths may even be detrimental to your eyes if not dispelled. Read Full Story

Carole Carson who wrote the book Fat to Fit has a bunch of fitness ideas that you can look at to try to find that perfect gift for someone that you know. I know that at Christmas I always have trouble finding what some people would really want. Take a look at this long and extensive list and see if it helps. Do you receive those wonderfully attractive catalogs in the mail for calorie-laden cheese-and-sausage gift baskets? You’ve probably sent these gifts in other years, hoping to please the ... Read Full Story

Aches and pains experienced for at least three months time may be an indicator of a more serious condition. Fibromyalgia is a condition facing many Americans and is defined as long term, body wide pain radiating from tender points in tissues, muscles and tendons.  It is linked to chronic fatigue, morning stiffness, sleep problems, headaches, numbness in feet and hands, depression and anxiety.  If you have experienced 3 months of widespread pain in at least 11 of 18 tender points in muscles an... Read Full Story

With Black Wednesday, one of the biggest party nights of the year approaching, this Thanksgiving many will be suffering that post-party phase otherwise known as a hangover. ChicagoHealers.com Practitioner Dr. Tom Bayne, DC, suggests more natural ways to make it through this unbearable state without the help of pills or worse, more drinking. “Alcohol is metabolized by the liver and excreted through the kidneys,” says Bayne, “Therefore extra attention to these will help balance the body and pro... Read Full Story

Splurge on too many calories on Thanksgiving Day? Get ready to toss the bread aside and no need for fat laden mayo for these new takes on Turkey Salad to keep your Thanksgiving leftovers from going to waste. Read Full Story

Nov 25 2009  Print This Post  Email this Article to a friend I did not even know it until right now but The Biggest Loser is having a “where are they now” episode tonight. The Biggest Loser tonight is just showing what happened to the contestants that we have come to know over all these seasons and what happened to them. So far we are seeing a lot of success stories and even a bit about the people that have gotten married from the show (Biggest L... Read Full Story

Nov 25 2009  Print This Post  Email this Article to a friend With the holidays approaching, one can anticipate a few extra treats…and possibly a few extra inches and pounds.  Lady Foot Locker recommends shoppers take advantage of the “black Friday” haul, and let the mall do the work.  With the right footwear, it can do exactly that. Toning footwear like Reebok’s EasyTone and Skechers’ Shape Ups, can transform the mall into a personal gym.  Burn calories, and ... Read Full Story

I wanted to clear up a bit of confusion, maybe some mixed messages over the last week. I sent out an email about a week ago telling you about a special offer, actually it was a free video from Joel Marion at Cheat Your Way Thin and then just a few days later I sent an email that was announcing a contest being put on by Tom Venuto from Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle. Read Full Story