Well Being Articles

If you're a vegetarian athlete, you face certain specific challenges. Vegetarian diets can make it harder to gain strength, build muscle and increase endurance - but there are benefits too. Here's how to be the best vegetarian athlete you can be.

Nearly every American needs to sign up for Medicare, both Medicare Part A and Medicare Part B, in the three months before their 65th birthday. But some situations require special handling to avoid future Medicare traps and gaps.

If you have money, healthcare in the United States is the best in the world. Visitors to the United States, however, face shockingly high prices if they don't purchase short-term health insurance for their visits to the USA.

It may go against everything you’ve ever read about eating for fat loss, but how often you eat makes no difference to your progress. One meal a day or 10 – results will be the same.

The fitness industry is worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and it’s no surprise that there are plenty out to make a quick buck. Unfortunately, not every program out there works, and sometimes, you end up with terrible fitness trends.

Non-diabetics lose more weight by dieting hard every day for two weeks, and by dieting even harder intermittently after that.

Some of the least expensive cosmetic procedures are also the safest and the most basic to personal beauty.

During 2011, five health problems reached epidemic proportions with almost no coverage in the news media. Here are five health trends that are catching us by surprise.

During the past 20 years, obesity has significantly risen in the United States.Although people are aware of the great dangers that this disease is carrying with it, current data indicate that the situation is worsening rather than improving.

Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical building block used in polycarbonate plastic and epoxy resins production. Polycarbonate plastic is lightweight, tough, has optical clarity and high heat resistance.