Healthy articles

Many people do not understand all of the factors involved with using the glycemic index and they end up abusing the system. If you are considering using the glycemic index in a diet regimen, take steps to educate yourself on its properties and usage.

On this World Cancer Day we celebrate the efforts of millions around the world to beat cancer. For tens of millions of cancer patients a cancer diagnosis is no longer a death sentence.

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.

With addiction to heroin a growing problem, researchers have been looking for a cure for a while. Scientists at Mexico’s National Institute of Psychiatry report they have successfully tested a heroin vaccine on mice and now are ready to use it on humans.

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.

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is a condition characterized by the sudden death of an infant which remains unexplained after all known and possible causes have been carefully ruled out.

The carpal tunnel is the passageway in the wrist, made up of the arching carpal bones and the ligament connecting the pillars of the arch (the transverse carpal ligament).

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.