The pear is a sweet and juicy fruit with a thin skin. Most people enjoy eating raw pears, but they also taste particularly good when added to salads or to recipes involving blue cheese. As it turns out, these fruits are also packed with nutrients that make them particularly good for your health. Read on to discover eleven interesting and significant reasons why you should include more pears in your diet.
What’s that cracking and popping sound you hear in your knees when you do certain exercises? Is it something to worry about? Find out what causes those strange knee sounds when you work out, whether they’re serious and what you can do about them.
Short periods of sleep have been linked with weight gain and an increase in appetite. Now, a new study shows that skimping on sleep may impact women different than men. Find out how the two sexes differ in their response to too little sleep and how this impacts appetite and food consumption. You’ll also discover tips for getting better quality sleep.
Are you getting enough fiber in your diet? Most people aren’t. The key is to start early with a high-fiber breakfast. Need some ideas? Here are five ways to start your morning with heart-healthy fiber.
Just as there are substances that improve exercise performance called ergogenic agents, there are ones that can hamper your ability to exercise. Find out more about these “ergolytic” substances and how they make it harder to work out.
There’s a vitamin you don’t hear a lot about called vitamin K2, but research is showing it may be important for preventing two of the most common health problems people experience with age – osteoporosis and heart disease.
For years experts have been singing the praises of omega-3s and fish oil supplements. Has the song come to an end? Find out what new research shows about the health benefits of omega-3s and fish oil supplements and new evidence that it’s best to get these healthy fats through diet rather than fish oil supplements.
The green and refreshing cucumber is the fourth most widely cultivated vegetable in the world. Cucumbers are popular ingredients in meat and vegetable salads, they are often added to cold gazpacho soups, and they taste wonderful when dipped in humus. Read on to discover the eleven most surprising and important reasons why adding more cucumber to your diet will improve and extend your life.
Is the much-used formula for calculating maximal heart rate accurate – or are there better ways to measure the intensity of your workout? Find out why the old formula for calculating maximal heart rate isn’t always reliable and other options for estimating exercise intensity.
It’s easy to find reasons to skip a workout around the holidays. After all, you have enough to do already. Don’t do it. Exercise is even more important during the holiday season as stress levels rise. Find out how exercise helps to tame holiday stress and discover tips for fitting in workouts during the season of good cheer.
If you’re like most people, you want to lose weight fast. It’s empowering to look down at the scale and see you’re down 5 pounds in only a week. But losing weight at lightning speed isn’t such a good idea from a health standpoint. Patience really is a virtue when it comes to successful weight loss.
Have you ever wondered whether exercise can improve the health of your skin and slow down skin aging?
