It can be hard for the layperson to define precisely what addiction is since it’s so hard to conceptualize a habit outside of a person’s control. Clinicians consider it a relapsing brain disease, characterized by compulsiveness and continuation of a habit in spite of the negative consequences it precipitates. Addiction is a widespread disease that affects people from all … [Read more...] about Spotting Signs of Addiction
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Making Fitness a Top Priority – Tips For the Lazy
Begin with smaller weights when you start weightlifting. Small muscles tire before bigger ones, so you should start small. The frequency of your strength training depends on your goals. If you want muscle mass, strong muscles you will want to workout every other day. If you're going to be leaner with more defined muscles, you will get more strong but well-defined … [Read more...] about Making Fitness a Top Priority – Tips For the Lazy
5 Ways Silent Reflux May be Affecting You
If you didn’t know there is a thing called silent reflux, its medical name is called Laryngopharyngeal Reflux which is also shortened to LPR. Believe it or not it is estimated up to 20% of Americans are suffering from silent reflux and most of them don’t even realize! Silent reflux basically is a form of acid reflux where the acid refluxes the whole way up the esophagus and … [Read more...] about 5 Ways Silent Reflux May be Affecting You
Tips for Healthy Treatment of Thyroid Problems
The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland which is located in the lower part of the neck and it affects your entire body, starting from your metabolism, to heart rate, cholesterol levels, digestion, body weight, muscle function, energy level menstrual cycles, and even fertility. The thyroid is supposed to balance the hormones thyroxine and triiodothyronine, but when the balance … [Read more...] about Tips for Healthy Treatment of Thyroid Problems
Back Pain Relief – 4 Simple Steps to Relieve Your Back Pain
The combination of jobs where we have to sit in one place for a long time and a sedentary lifestyle has made back pain a fact of life. Back pain can also occur because of a variety of factors such as sprained ligaments, strained muscles, a ruptured disc, poor posture, obesity and even stress. Research shows that almost 80% of Americans will experience back pain in their … [Read more...] about Back Pain Relief – 4 Simple Steps to Relieve Your Back Pain