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(Un)Healthy Living?
Photo credit: Twin Design / Shutterstock.com Written by Matthew Kirchner In order to be healthy, you have to know what to put into your body to achieve your specific goals. Inversely, you can be sabotaging all of your hard work if you are eating the wrong foods. Your intentions may be good, but you may …
The Good, The Bad, and The Sore
Finding the right mixture of exertion and soreness is an important step in the recipe for consistency and long-term fitness success.
Top 3 Reasons NOT to Panic About Ebola
Written by Taylor Smith | Healthy Magazine What do Congressmen, billionaires and just about everybody on Twitter have in common? If you guessed, “They all share an unreasonable fear bordering on hysteria over the Ebola virus,” then you’re really good at guessing things. Like, really good. But back to the point—a quick glance at the …
Grocery Giants Fear Listeria Contamination
Walmart, Costco and more are pulling produce after voluntary recall issued on peaches, nectarines and plums. Written by Taylor Smith | Healthy-Mag.com If you’ve shopped recently at Walmart, Costco, Kroger or Trader Joe’s, this article’s for you. Wawona Packing Co. has issued a voluntary recall on peaches, plums, pluots and nectarines packaged at its Cutler, …
The Cardiovascular Decline of Our Kids
Whether it’s TV, video games, or simply a lack of interest, studies show our kids are becoming less and less physically fit. By Taylor Smith | Healthy-Mag.com It seems as though adults have been asking the same question with slight variations for a long time now—“What’s with kids these days?”. My grandparents asked the same questions …
Sideline Superheroes
How supporting your child’s athletics might not mean what you think it does Written by Michael Richardson| Healthy-Mag.com The championship game is over. The reporter holds the mic up to your son, the star of the game. “I owe it all to my mom,” he says, his words awakening an inexpressible sense of pride. Now …
Enjoying Food, or Eating Emotionally?
Written Angela Silva | Healthy-Mag.com There is an abundance of delicious food all around us. We all have our go-to favorites when it comes to comfort food. But at what point does consuming our favorite foods turn into a coping mechanism for our stress or emotions? Unfortunately, many people have become desensitized from their natural …
Putting a Cap on Bottled Water
Written by Michael Richardson | Healthy Magazine When bottled water first became a thing, the first thing we said was either “why” or “that’s stupid.” Now many of the former naysayers pick up bottled water without a second thought, leaving reusable water bottles of yesteryear dry and buried in some cupboard or dump. Many see …
Canned Energy
What’s the difference between “natural” and your standard energy drink? By Caitlin Schille Energy drinks are everywhere. There are entire sections of grocery stores and gas stations devoted to the brightly colored, attractively named pick-me-ups. Some are not much more than chemicals and artificial flavors while other claim to be “natural” alternatives. Which do you …