by Ashley Staker on February 12, 2011
You’ve experienced muscle soreness after a workout, right? You give it your all at the gym, on the tennis court, in the pool, and then, ouch. Well, here’s an easy, safe, natural and inexpensive cure that will mean you don’t have to treat yourself so gingerly, take ginger! Long used in traditional Indian and Chinese [...]
by Ashley Staker on February 4, 2011
Paul Mason (no, not the California winery), is suing an organization who has tried to help him battle is weight. Mason, formerly the world’s fattest man, is doing like so many in the world do today, blame someone else for their own problems. Mason, from the UK, stated that he was told in 1996 by [...]
by Ashley Staker on January 24, 2011
Denise Giesbers had been dieting for about a year when she noticed a reflection in a glass door. Man, that woman behind me looks stunning, she thought. Giesbers, 32, turned to compliment the woman, but no one was there. That’s when Giesbers realized — that stunning woman must be herself. Giesbers wasn’t the only one [...]
by Ashley Staker on January 15, 2011
It is after the first of the year and many have made and broken their New Year’s Resolutions which often include losing weight. Don’t get down on yourself, you still have five months until “official swimsuit weather”! I wanted to share with you one surprising and greasy food that actually can help you take off [...]
by Ashley Staker on January 9, 2011
At the very same time that we’re being inundated with advice on restricting salt intake, we’re also hearing about a new type of therapy based on the claim that spending time in a salt room, breathing in moist, salty air, can help ease chronic respiratory problems such as asthma while also clearing up skin issues [...]
by Ashley Staker on November 2, 2010
As horrible as cancer is, it’s even worse when found in young people. Doctors have noticed an uptick in cases of stomach cancer among young adults, even while overall stomach cancer rates are declining. What does this mean? What can we do? The last three decades have seen a small but statistically significant increase in [...]
by Ashley Staker on September 30, 2010
Recently the Food and Drug Administration warned 17 food companies that the marketing claims on some of their products weren’t in line with government rules. The letters are part of the FDA’s move to address the confusion surrounding front-of-package claims, an effort that will include a standardization of how this information is presented. Until it’s [...]
by Ashley Staker on August 10, 2010
A lawsuit has been filed in Los Angeles against fitness and weight loss expert Jillian Michaels with claims that one of her weight loss products contains a “potentially lethal combination of toxic ingredients.” At the center of this controversy is the Triple Process Total Body Detox & Cleanse diet supplement, which contains four questionable ingredients. [...]