Heart Disease Is The Leading Cause Of Death In The World Today

According to the Center For Disease Control And Prevention about 600,000 Americans die each year from heart disease, which is a staggering 1 in every 4 deaths. More than half of the deaths due to heart disease in 2009 were in men. And, out of approximately 715,000 heart attacks suffered each year nearly 525,000 are a first heart attack.   “The metabolic war...

Sugary Drinks Linked To 180,000 Deaths Worldwide

The dramatic increase of refined sugar consumption and starchy foods by Americans is very concerning. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the average American ate 5 pounds of sugar per year in 1900. In the year 2000, the estimated average sugar consumption per person was 163 pounds. That’s a 3,260 percent increase in 100 years! Our sweet tooth is definitely out...

The Complete Guide To Workout Nutrition

Learning what to eat before and after a workout can make a huge difference in your performance as well as how you feel during and after your workouts. If your going to invest the time and effort into a good workout why not reap maximum health benefits by getting your nutrition right! Click to learn more about “Food” the fourth healer from “The Seven Healers...

9 Critical Reasons To Stop Drinking Soft Drinks

We all know that soft drinks contain quite a bit of sugar but how much sugar? According to http://www.onecanofsoda.com/ “most bottles of soda are 20 ounces. 20 ounces has 69 grams, divide by 4, and it means there’s 17-and-one-quarter sugar packets in a 20 oz soda bottle”. It really is quite shocking when you can visualize how much sugar you just ingested...

Sitting Increases Risk Of Death Up To 40 Percent

“Your body was made to move, and play is all about movement. Just about any form of activity or exercise can be categorized as play. Why are we calling it play instead of exercise? Because when most people think of exercise, they think of tedious and tiring work, and who wants to do that? Instead, let’s have some fun! Let’s move our body and play—that’s what...