This will give you a reality check when it comes to how much cereal or pasta you're really eating, say Zelman of WebMd.com. An it can help you get a better handle on what a healthy portion should be. [Read More]

While stepping up your activity level is the No. 1 calorie burner, you can increase your metabolism by eating certain foods. Your metabolism is your body’s engine and the food you consume are either used energy, stored as fat, or flushed as was [Read More]

An aneurysm is a localized enlargement of a blood vessel, such as the aorta. It may be due to inflammation such as a syphilis, or to some weakness on the arterial wall, due to some weakness in the arterial wall, due to arteriosclerosis and hypert [Read More]

Q: In my 20’s and 30’s, losing weight was easy. All I had was jog a little and cut back on sweets and boom the pounds dropped off. Now I’m 46, and the scale won’t budge. What’s going on? You may developed a common pre-diabetic condit [Read More]

Cranky? Harried? No time to head to the gym? Commit to doing 10-minutes of walking, stair climbing or any other aerobic activity. It can help you feel better and you might decide to keep going. Even if you stop there are benefits. “If you [Read More]

Pericarditis is an inflammation of the pericardium – The tough, fibrous bag which surrounds the heart and protects it from injury. Pericarditis may sometimes follow a severe throat infection or an attack of rheumatic fever. It is frequently seen [Read More]

Research has found that keeping an exercise diary – which is a form of self-monitoring – is one of the best ways to measure your progress and stay accountable after starting an exercise program. A recent study at the St. Marianna University S [Read More]

Palpitation Palpitation of the heart is a common problem real discomfort in the heart and chest. Palpitation is described as kind of “bumping” felling in the chest. It may arise from a number of different causes, most of which are not relate [Read More]

Hunger is a physiological state but appetite is a psychological one. says Foreyt. If you dont have the gnawing feeling in your belly (a sign of hunger) and you just have a taste for certain something (appetite), take a walk, call a friend [Read More]

Besides stimulating appetite, "stress causes increase in (the stress hormone) cortisol, which sends signal to the fat cells in the abdomen to store fat," explains Shawn M. Talbott, Ph.D., author of  The Cortisol Connection Diet (Hunter House Inc [Read More]

Divide your plate into quarters and fill half with vegetables, salads, and fruit, a quarter with lean protein, and a quarter with a starchy vegetable, advises Katherine Tallmadge, M.A., R.D., a Washington, D.C.-based spokesperson for the Dietetic [Read More]

A recent report reveals that those of us in United States are less healthy than our counterparts across the pond. The study in the Journal of the American Medical Association say that Americans who are middle-aged and older have higher rates of o [Read More]