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While we are all too busy with work, kids, school, and other activities besides exercise, our heart, lungs and blood cells are paying the price. Yes you have an 8:00 meeting in the morning with back to back appointments all day but your body won’t cooperate if it is tired, sick or not functioning at all. Prevention is often a hard sell for health professionals but is ironically the cheapest option...

Looking to blast calories? Get ready — it’s going to be intense.  ”It’s got to be high intensity, whatever the workout is, if you’re going to torch calories — not just burn them,” says Bret Emery, a behavioral psychologist and weight loss specialist based in Weston, Fla. “Heart rate is key. That’s the speedometer of the body. If we speed the body up,...

Of course we all know that what you drink is just as important as what you eat if you are trying to lose weight.  But did you know that making smarter drink choices could lead to weight loss?  In these hot summer days you need to stay hydrated but what you choose to drink can make or break your diet.  Read the following list of drinks to help you determine what you should drink with your...

pressure or heart disease?  Surprisingly, studies show a bon-bon can help with these ailments too.  A dark piece of chocolate  —but not a Twix bar Reeses cup.  But this no license to go on a chocolate binge. Eating more dark chocolate can help lower blood pressure according to researchers.  Read on to learn more about the health benefits of eating dark chocolate: For many people, chocolate...