It’s that time of the year when we all gather together to celebrate the holidays.  There is so much food to go around and we want to stay on track so we don’t gain any excess holiday pounds.
Remember to make sure you are not starving when you sit down at your holiday dinner party.  Eat [...]

Cirrhosis of the liver is a chronic disease characterized by degeneration and hardening of liver cells.  Scarring of the liver tissue causes improper functioning and may result from alcoholism, malnutrition, viral hepatitis or chronic inflammation or obstruction of certain ducts in the liver.
Early signs of the disease include fever, indigestion, diarrhea or constipation and jaundice.  [...]

HERE’S THE SCOOP ON A TYPICAL DIET
Your body is smarter than you think. It knows when you are hungry and is equipped with a survival mechanism. If you cut your calories less than 1200 a day, your metabolism will definitely slow down to conserve energy. When you slow down this calorie burning [...]

High blood pressure, hypertension, is called the “silent killer” because most people don’t know they have it until a doctor tells them. Its symptoms are so mild and they usually develop so slowly, that it creeps up without the person knowing it. The symptoms of hypertension are as follows:

morning headaches
ringing in the [...]

Take a good look at this picture. Does it look familiar? It’s very sad to see a child indulging in junk food watching television. Parents are held responsible for this behavior.
It amazes me how many children are overweight today. Is it because parents are working long hours and some are [...]