Nearly 40 percent of Americans have heartburn at least once a month, according to the American College of Gastroenterology.
Heartburn occurs when acid from the stomach moves backwards from the stomach, up into the esophagus.
One of the biggest heartburn triggers is overeating. With celebrations round the corner note, Big meals spell big trouble. The solution? Eat small meals and snack in between. That way you won't get too hungry, and will less likely overeat.
Women Fitness
Jan 02, 2013
A recent study found children and teens exposed to high levels of bisphenol A, or BPA, were more likely to be obese. According to the study author Dr. Leonardo Trasande, an associate professor of pediatrics and environmental medicine at the NYU School of Medicine" While over 92 percent of the study subjects had detectable levels of BPA in their urine, those with the highest levels were 2.6 times more likely to be obese than those with the lowest levels, even after controlling for diet and ex...
Women Fitness
Dec 21, 2012
According to Dr. David Musnick and Mark Pierce, A.T.C. (in their book "Conditioning for Outdoor Fitness"), "The goal of stretching is to lengthen a muscle and move the corresponding joints through the full range of motion, thereby allowing both the contractile (muscle and tendon) and the non contractile (ligament and joint capsule) structures to lengthen."
Women Fitness
Dec 08, 2012
A medical disorder common, especially among women aged 20 to 50. Individuals affected by the disease experience long-term, widespread pain and tenderness in the joints, muscles, tendons and other soft tissues- that's Fibromyalgia. Three to five percent of the population suffers with this condition with over 80% being women. With regular yoga practice, pain was reduced by an average of 24 percent, fatigue by 30 percent and depression by 42 percent. Symptoms of fibromyalgia
Women Fitness
Dec 08, 2012
Various complex biochemical reactions taking place within the body lead to production of waste products that must be eliminated from the body. Adding up to this, the environment also contains harmful substances that we inhale or swallow and must get rid off.
Women Fitness
Dec 08, 2012
Arghh, the dull pain from sore muscles, is a repeated complain from women involved in fitness training! Hard exercise causes muscle damage. If you looked under a microscope at your sore muscles after a hard workout you would see torn and ruptured individual muscle cells, and breakdown of the membranes between them. High intensity exercise causes muscle soreness.
Women Fitness
Nov 30, 2012
"Breast feeding - that's my number one secret," for post pregnancy weight loss said Nicelle Herrington after losing 25 of the 29 pounds she gained during pregnancy.Heidi Klum who lost 30lbs in 6 months after her pregnancy also credits breastfeeding for her rapid post-natal weight loss. Women Fitness has a team of trainers, nutritionist, gynecologist to help you shed post-natal fat.
Women Fitness
Nov 30, 2012
WHO estimates that only 35% of infants are getting any breast milk at all by age four months.
A new study (May 18,2012 ) suggests babies who are fed milk from their mothers' breasts gain less weight over their first year compared to babies fed milk - breast or formula- from a bottle. According to Dr. Ruowei Li, of the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta " "If the babies are fed by the breast, the baby plays a very active role, because they are the ones w...
Women Fitness
Aug 22, 2012
A study published in the British Journal of Dermatology found that acne patients experience social, psychological, and emotional ramifications at the same level of those with chronic health problems, such as epilepsy, diabetes, and arthritis.
Women Fitness
Aug 22, 2012
As you get older, your pelvic floor muscles get weaker. Women who have had children may also find they have weaker pelvic floor muscles.
Women Fitness
Aug 22, 2012
About half of the estimated 27 million Americans with Thyroid disease remain undiagnosed, according to the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. Hypothyroidism refers to the lack of thyroid hormones in the blood.
Women Fitness
Aug 22, 2012
The glycemic index ranks foods on how they affect our blood glucose levels. This index measures how much your blood glucose increases in the two or three hours after eating.
The Low-Glycemic Index Diet: Preferred Choice for Weight LossFoods with carbohydrates that break down quickly during digestion and release glucose rapidly into the bloodstream tend to have a high GI; foods with carbohydrates that break down more slowly, releasing glucose more gradually into the bloodstream, tend to have...
Women Fitness
Jul 18, 2012
The Escalating Density Training concept is fairly new but seems to be pretty solid. With Escalating Density Training, Charles Staley introduces a whole new training concept.
Escalating Density Training is not like your traditional weight training. While traditional weight training focuses on muscle fatigue, EDT focuses on muscle performance. In this system, you move increasingly heavy weights in short periods of time in an effort to boost your overall power output. You are only dealing with t...
Women Fitness
Jul 17, 2012
Pilates is an excellent exercise option during pregnancy as it is great at building core strength. If your abdominals, back, and pelvic floor/Kegel muscles are toned, they will support a more comfortable pregnancy and delivery.
Women Fitness
Jul 17, 2012
Stabilizer: muscles that hold our joints, maintaining proper axis of rotation during movement at the joint. These muscle systems are quite different in how they work.
According to the American Council on Exercise, "Stabilizing muscle contractions are generally isometric contractions that act to support the trunk, limit movement in a joint, or control balance." In other words, muscles acting in a stabilizing role aren't directly involved in lifting a weight, but instead keep certain par...
Women Fitness
Jul 17, 2012
Athlete's foot, also called tinea pedis, is a common, persistent fungal infection of the feet that particularly affects the skin between the toes. The condition can be caused by several types of fungi that thrive in warm, humid conditions. A foot inside a shoe is the perfect place for the fungus.
Women Fitness
Jul 17, 2012
Women of varying ages have funny and sometimes silly reasons for going to the gym.Some would go to the gym because of peer pressure, friends who simply cannot do without the other or just to see a crush pumping some iron.
Christine Gaylican
Jun 27, 2012
It seems important to ensure an adequate Mn intake in girls in order to prevent insulin resistance and diabetes
Women Fitness
Jun 17, 2012
Scarlett Johansson worked hard to slim down to be able to look good in bodysuit that was required for her role as the “Black Widow.” What did she do to slim down fast in two months time? Her trainer Bobby Storms reveals how.
Czarina Malleta
May 14, 2012
By opening and strengthening the muscles of the pelvic floor, we can build a strong physical foundation. This broadening and strengthening, relaxing and steadying of the foundation is accomplished through a unique movement known in yoga as mula bandha.
Women Fitness
Apr 20, 2012
Binge-eating followed by purging with self-induced vomiting and the compulsive use of laxatives, are warning signs of this condition. Its causes include low body image and a feeling of not being in control. It is often associated with anorexia.
Women Fitness
Apr 13, 2012
As its time to show off your best side at the beach get that body toned, sculpted and ready to strut at a sandy beach in an itsy-bitsy two piece. The two greatest concerns for a woman's beach body should be the legs and glutes.
Women Fitness
Mar 30, 2012
It has been told, but only recently been explored further in a study: without partners, toys, or any direct sexual stimulation, a survey found 124 women have had orgasms at the gym, LiveScience reports.
Arlene Paredes
Mar 20, 2012
A 42-year-old obese woman, Marie Eaton, in Britain managed to lose 196 kg to prepare for her wedding day.With her size and weight, she cannot go up the stairs and sleep in the bedroom.
Jackie Bargas
Mar 05, 2012
Recent studies have considered obesity as a modern epidemic, with many adverse effects on a person’s health, such that researchers continue to focus on issues relating to obesity particularly the role of exercise in maintaining a healthy body.
Genalyn Corocoto
Feb 22, 2012
The recent article published in the journal has caused quite a media frenzy as it was quoted in the popular press. Here are the famous quotes from the said article:
Mary Elaine Ramos
Feb 21, 2012
Obesity is an important issue that modern society is facing due to the health problems that it causes to individuals which in avertedly affects society. In this issue of The Medical Journal of Australia, the role of exercise in maintaining health from childhood, adolescence period, and reproductive years were examined.
Mary Elaine Ramos
Feb 20, 2012
When you suck in your gut, you’re doing an isometric contraction. Another example is the kegel exercise, a contraction of the vaginal muscle, which women are counseled to do during pregnancy to counteract the pressure of the fetus on the bladder and afterward to tone the muscles stretch by childbirth.
Women Fitness
Feb 18, 2012
People who are in need of Physical Therapy could now have instant access to it at home through the DVDs released by Rehab In Motion which showcases at-home physical therapy.
Mary Elaine Ramos
Feb 16, 2012
Does your diet cause environmental damage? It may, according to a new report from the Public Health Association of Australia.
Lawrence Villamar
Feb 16, 2012
