Well Being Articles

The laws for maintaining good health run the gamut from the obvious to the revealing. Here is our New Year's wish to you for good health with 10 common and not-so-common sensible rules for staying healthy and happy in 2012.

You can lose 30 pounds in six months and still eat everything you want, the makers of the diet sensation Sensa tell us. The product has been featured in the New York Times and on NBC's Dateline. The headlines blaze in Sensa advertising, but does it work?

A few years ago there was nearly unanimous agreement in the natural health community that vitamin D was beneficial for just about any condition, and more was better. A recent study now calls the earlier glowing recommendations for vitamin D into doubt.

No state law will take precedence over Federal law that requires menu labeling by chains that have 20 or more restaurants by 2013. However, this law will leave about half the restaurants in US free to allow their customers to make their eating choices.

It's the little things--and relatiionship status--that helps men look younger. Here are some of the secrets of the world's youngest looking men, none of them too hard for any man to follow

Scientists in Iceland and at Oxford University and King's College in London announce that they have discovered a single, master gene that controls the amount of fat that accumulates in the human body.

After reading about the many harmful effects of obesity on our health, there is another bad news for people who have piled up on those extra kilos- middle age obesity may lead to dementia later in life.

Wouldn't it be nice if your doctor always gave you an appointment when you wanted to be seen, no waiting, no need for preapproval from your insurance company? it costs a little extra, but that's exactly what you can get with a concierge doctor.

Gel nails are practical, strong, durable and pretty. They are not without risk, however. Have you considered the possible long-term effects of regular gel manicures?

Even people who begin exercising as late as 45 to 60 years can experience the benefits of an increased heart mass, provided they exercise regularly for at least 4 to 5 times per week.