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I got a shock the last time I went to the dentist to get my teeth cleaned. It’s part of their practice to take a quick blood pressure reading before they begin. I never gave it that much thought.
This time however, as the Dental Hygienist was writing down the results in my folder, [...]

Ever wonder why most diet and fitness programs just don’t work? Know why they’re so difficult to follow, and even if you do follow them to the letter, know why you still don’t get the results they promise? It’s because they focus on only one part of your overall health.
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I usually prefer to write my own articles but this one was so good, that I decided to post a link to it so that all of you could read it directly on the author’s site.
Want to know the Top 10 diet mistakes that prevent women from losing weight? According to professional fitness coach [...]

On a recent cross-country trip, I listened to one of Barnes & Noble’s Portable Professor CD series titled, “Sailing to the Edge of the World - Journeys of the Great Explorers.” It’s a fascinating (although somewhat dry) lecture series about the early explorers, their challenges, their motivations, and their contributions.
The rewards for finding [...]

So if you want to lose weight, is it better to diet or to exercise? Will you get faster results if you do both? The answer might surprise you, especially with all the ads for “overnight weight loss” and “increased metabolism” that are out there. Read what the latest research says and [...]

Books and Products on Balanced Health and Fitness by Hiram and the Balance-Your-Health staff.
Much of the information on this site comes from the books and articles on balanced health and fitness that I have written or developed over the years. If you agree with my philosophy on holistic health, you’ll find [...]

You probably saw the headlines: “New Hints that Red Wine May Slow Aging” said the NY Times; “Red Wine Stops Effects of High-Fat Diet” said the UK Telegraph. Since the study was released today (June 4, 2008), it’s only a matter of time before your local news channel is also touting the benefits [...]

We’ve all heard the expression, “You are what you eat.” However, I recently read a statement in the 2007 book “Microtrends - the small forces behind tomorrow’s big changes” by Mark J. Penn that made me rethink that statement.
In a section titled “Food, Drink, and Diet,” Penn describes a number of changes in what Americans [...]

Eat out at a restaurant lately? Sure you have. We all have. It’s a national trend and the perfect example was a KFC commercial I recently saw. The mom in the commercial yells up the stairs, “Kids, dinner time!” and the kids all come running down and go jump in the [...]

Several medical studies have just come out with convincing proof of what many people have known for years: that eating breakfast is one of the keys to maintaining a healthy lifestyle. The studies found that people (especially young people) that ate breakfast consistently were an average of 5 pounds lighter than people who [...]