Tips for Reducing Breast Cancer Risk

Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.  1 Corinthians 6:19-20   Daily lifestyle decisions may affect breast cancer risk. These day-to-day [...]

Exercise Offers Breast Cancer Hope for African-American Women

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so what better time than now to become more aware of how you can give yourself the best chance of not coming down the deadly disease. While genetics may come into play, there are certain lifestyle changes that can be made to minimize your breast cancer risk. One such lifestyle choice [...]

Health Care Timeline

Timeline: When health care reform will affect you Sources: House Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor committees; Kaiser Family Foundation (CNN) — President Obama signed sweeping health care reform into law Tuesday. The Senate must now pass a package of changes that will reconcile the differences between Senate and House bills. [...]

Keep it Pumping!

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Keep it pumping…your heart, that is.  Since 1963, the United States has used the month of February to observe American Heart Health Month.  This February educate yourself and those near and dear to you about living healthy lifestyles. Decades of progress in the United States on cutting cholesterol, blood pressure and smoking are being stalled [...]

Senior Weight lifting Wonder!

Okay ladies, if this doesn’t motivate you I don’t know what will.  This video speaks for itself.  You’ve got to see this..

Good Health God’s Way

The God’s Pharmacy email has been around the world wide web numerous times but it is still a great reminder of how we should remember to take care of these bodies that God has given to us.  Enjoy! 1. A sliced Carrot resembles the human eye including the pupil, iris, and radiating lines. Science indicates [...]

Beginner’s Guide to Fitness

I have found a great resource to help you lose those unwanted pounds through diet and exercise.  I personally know that it can be overwhelming when trying  to begin the process.  What should/shouldn’t I eat?  What type of exercises should I be doing?  How long?  These are some of the many questions one may ask [...]

6 Ways Anyone Can Lose a Few Pounds This Summer

by Lisa Copen  [1] Switch to Sugar-Free Sodas According to the American Dietetic Association, eliminating soda alone could help you lose 11 pounds per year and the less you drink the less you will crave it. Consider a soda a splurge, like a dessert, and choose the low-calorie options. Coca Cola recently released Diet Coke [...]

Get into Shape on the Cheap!

We’ve all done it.  We get motivated to get into shape and join a gym.  Some of us even go so far as to purchase equipment for our homes. (I for one had the AbRoller, unsuccessfully begged for my mom’s AbLounge, purchased resistance bands and a balance ball, and gave away a thigh master!  Shall [...]

God Created Health Poem

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On our path to total physical wellness, it is hard to turn down those foods that have contributed to our unhealthy lifestyle.  Sometimes it seems when you are trying to do right, there is always something there to entice you to eat the wrong thing.  I found this story; it is very humorous, but  it speaks [...]