Would you like to live cancer-free for the rest of your life? When I attended World Cancer Day on February 4, I found out that a cancer-free life is a realistic goal. I also learned that for all the medical progress, more people are dying from the disease each year. Incredibly, almost 8 million people [...]…
Have you been wondering whether the Whole30 diet might be a smart choice for your active lifestyle? One of the most popular among many currently trendy food programs, aka “diets,” Whole30 has been a major hit on both social and traditional media. The many thousands who follow the plan swear by its benefits, but that [...]…
Wouldn’t it be great if the simple act of walking could lengthen your life, make you healthier and even make you look better? The good news is this: practically every medical expert says that the single best exercise for people of all ages and abilities is walking. The really good news is that a wealth [...]…
Everyone who wants to stay fit and healthy has an exercise routine. That’s a given. But the big question is this: Wouldn’t it be great to know how much exercise is the “right amount,” without having to guess? It’s easy to do too little and not really get results. Likewise, some people tend to go [...]…
The market for health-related apps is one of the fastest growing sectors of the economy, with a current worth of at least $500 million. By 2020, it could easily reach five times that amount. A wide category that includes fitness, workout, general health, exercise tracking, nutrition, diet logging, caloric intake and much more, the segment [...]…
In the world of exercise and fitness, each new year brings dozens of new ideas, hot trends, clever brand-name workouts, odd-looking contraptions and old (sometimes ancient) physical regimens disguised as new ones. As 2017 hits its stride, we’ll take a look at the 6 fresh exercise trends that have stuck around for at least a [...]…
Three of the most popular fitness trends to land in the West since the 1960s are yoga, tai chi, and qigong (pronounced chee-goong). Each one has enjoyed peaks and valleys of trendiness over the years, but all have managed to outlive some of their odder, more faddish competitors (remember sauna suits and toning shoes?). Unfortunately, [...]…
Every January brings a fresh wrinkle to the fitness landscape and 2017 is no exception. Several already established trends will become more deeply ingrained in the culture; others are newish concepts that are still taking hold. A few others are completely new to the scene. If there is one mega-trend to look for in the [...]…
The culinary market is in a state of transition that began in the late 1990s. Consumers are now more informed about what’s in their food, how it is grown, and how it can affect their long-term health. Vegetarianism and veganism have had a lot to do with many of the new food trends, but meat [...]…
The most recent Olympic Games brought a lot of attention to three health practices: kinesio tape for sore muscles, cupping therapy, and ice baths. How much science is behind these flashy, in-the-news athletic techniques? There are two things to keep in mind about health fads and trends. Most of them aren’t really new at all, [...]…
