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Among the most common reasons for visiting the doctor is back pain. One key to preventing and reducing back pain is to maintain a healthy lifestyle. The article examines nine lifestyle factors that cause lower back pain.
Bad posture can cause a number of issues, including back and neck pain, and the number of people with poor body alignment is on the rise. Have you ever wondered what causes bad body alignment and posture? Here are seven of the most common.
Obesity is a problem for both men and women. However, the two genders approach weight loss and weight control differently. In fact, men are less likely to even acknowledge they are overweight or obese. Here are five ways the two genders differ in how they perceive body weight and their approaches to losing it.
Type 2 diabetes is more common in people who are overweight or obese, so much so that carrying excess weight is the greatest risk factor. However, normal-weight and even underweight people can get it too. Have you ever wondered why? Here’s what science shows and how you can lower your risk at any weight.
Type 2 diabetes is now at epidemic proportions and the number of people with it continues to grow. Yet, your risk of developing it is very much dependent on lifestyle. Here are eight steps you can take to lower your risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
There’s growing evidence that vitamin D is important for weight control – and for your overall health. You may have a low vitamin D level and not know it
Does nighttime snacking sometimes undo all of the clean eating you did all day? A new study looks at a way to control those after-hours snack attacks by changing the composition of what you eat for breakfast. Find out more – and discover other ways to control nighttime snacking
I have always been overweight. In high school, I was the fat girl who dreaded gym class. I started my freshman year in a size 12, and by graduation I was a tight, tight, can’t breathe tight 18. I was the girl who couldn’t run the mile in gym class, but told myself it was
