Showing posts with label health. Show all posts
Showing posts with label health. Show all posts

Friday, September 4, 2009

Top 40 Health Quotations

  1. "Health is the thing that makes you feel that now is the best time of the year."
    -- Franklin P. Adams
  2. "He who has health, has hope. And he who has hope, has everything."
    -- Arabian Proverb
  3. "To get rich never risk your health. For it is the truth that health is the wealth of wealth."
    -- Richard Baker
  4. "There's lots of people who spend so much time watching their health, they haven't got time to enjoy it."
    -- Josh Billings
  5. "Health has its science, as well as disease. "
    --Elizabeth Blackwell
  6. "Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died. "
    --Erma Bombeck
  7. "Isn't it a bit unnerving that doctors call what they do practice? "
    --George Carlin
  8. "The poorest man would not part with health for money, but the richest would gladly part with all their money for health. "
    --Charles Caleb Colton
  9. "As I see it every day you do one of two things: build health or produce disease in yourself."
    --Adelle Davis
  10. "Preserving health by too severe a rule is a worrisome malady."
    --Francois de La Rochefoucauld
  11. "You can set yourself up to be sick, or you can choose to stay well."
    -- Wayne Dyer
  12. "Give me health and a day and I will make the pomp of emperors ridiculous."
    --Ralph Waldo Emerson
  13. "The first wealth is health."
    -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
  14. "Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise."
    -- Benjamin Franklin
  15. "Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing."
    --Redd Foxx
  16. "Health is not valued till sickness comes."
    --Dr. Thomas Fuller
  17. "A Hospital is no place to be sick."
    --Samuel Goldwyn
  18. "Health is not simply the absence of sickness."
    --Hannah Green
  19. "Keeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos - the trees, the clouds, everything."
    --Thich Nhat Hanh
  20. "A wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings, and learn how by his own thought to derive benefit from his illnesses."
    --Hippocrates
  21. "The groundwork of all happiness is health."
    -- Leigh Hunt
  22. "The oneness of mind and body holds the secret of illness and health. "
    --Arnold Hutschnecker
  23. "Health is worth more than learning."
    --Thomas Jefferson
  24. "We cannot seek or attain health, wealth, learning, justice or kindness in general. Action is always specific, concrete, individualized, unique."
    -- Benjamin Jowett
  25. "One out of 4 people in this country is mentally imbalanced. Think of your 3 closest friends-if they seem okay, then you're the one."
    --Ann Landers
  26. "To insure good health: eat lightly, breathe deeply, live moderately, cultivate cheerfulness, and maintain an interest in life."
    -- William Londen
  27. "It's no longer a question of staying healthy. It's a question of finding a sickness you like."
    --Jackie Mason
  28. "Quit worrying about your health. It'll go away."
    --Robert Orben
  29. "What some call health, if purchased by perpetual anxiety about diet, isn't much better than tedious disease."
    --George Dennison Prentice
  30. "The higher your energy level, the more efficient your body. The more efficient your body, the better you feel and the more you will use your talent to produce outstanding results."
    -- Anthony Robbins
  31. "Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live."
    -- Jim Rohn
  32. "Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory."
    --Albert Schweitzer
  33. "A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too busy to take care of his tools."
    -- Spanish Proverb
  34. "People who overly take care of their health are like misers. They hoard up a treasure which they never enjoy."
    -- Laurence Sterne
  35. "Measure your health by your sympathy with morning and Spring. "
    --Henry David Thoreau
  36. "Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint."
    --Mark Twain
  37. "The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease."
    --François Voltaire
  38. "Our health always seems much more valuable after we lose it."
    -- Unknown
  39. "Time And health are two precious assets that we don't recognize and appreciate until they have been depleted."
    -- Denis Waitley
  40. "Look to your health; and if you have it, praise God and value it next to conscience; for health is the second blessing that we mortals are capable of, a blessing money can't buy."
    --Izaak Walton

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Health - Your Most Valuable Asset

John Mac writes about our most valuable asset which is our health and precious life p

Your health is undoubtedly your most valuable asset. So with that in mind how do you protect your health?

Yes you probably have health insurance to look after your health if you become ill and car insurance to take car of you should your health suffer as a result of a car accident. But isn’t that paying someone else to look after your health after things go wrong? A bit like closing the stable door after the horse has bolted? What are you doing, or, what should you be doing to look after your health right now?

Do you get regular health check ups? Do you exercise & eat all the right foods that are beneficial to your health? Do you use health care products such as health supplements? Do you smoke, drink or take drugs? Are you aware of how these habits affect your health?

I’m willing to bet that you make darn sure you look after your children’s health, making sure that they are not doing anything that is going to cause long term damage to their health? But who is watching your health? Who’s making sure you are not doing anything to damage your health?

Health is probably something we all take for granted & only realise how important our health is when we are ill or someone close to us is suffering from ill health. However if we all do nothing in regard to our health now, waiting until we begin to suffer from ill health & then trying to do something about it may be too late as we may have already done irreparable damage to our health. If you could do something now to prevent one of your assets diminishing, such as your bank balance, your home or your car would you? Yes of course you would, so what about your most valuable asset, your health?

Well it’s about time that someone took control of your health, and that someone is you! Take control of your health now and make sure that valuable asset, your health, is well and truly looked after. Here are some suggestions that might help you to look after your health:

Get regular health check ups. If you have a good health insurance these are probably insisted upon. After all we all give our cars regular “health” checks, isn’t our health more important than the health of our vehicles?

Make sure you eat a healthy diet. Even if you don’t need to loose weight the right diet can help to improve your health.

Take regular exercise. 30 minutes a day at least 5 days a week, even if it’s just a couple of 15 minute strolls, that’s not to great a chore to protect a valuable asset – your health.

If you smoke, stop now! This is probably the best thing you can and ever will do for the sake of your health.

Cut down on your alcohol intake. Stick to the recommended guidelines for sensible drinking – for your health’s sake.

John Mac is author & owner of http://www.fitnessdiethealth.com a website aimed at providing help & information for people looking to improve their health

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Thursday, September 3, 2009

Help For Asthma Sufferers

Three hundred million people around the world suffer from asthma. Of this group more than twenty-three million live in America. The number has increased in the last twenty years. This is thought to be due to an increase in some of the environmental factors that can aggravate asthma such as pollutants and obesity.

Asthma is an inflammation of the bronchial tubes or airways of the lungs that causes them to narrow and tighten. This results in breathing problems. Some symptoms include wheezing and shortness of breath, a feeling of tightness or actual pain in the chest, coughing, a shortness of breath when exercising and waking up at night due to wheezing and coughing. This is a serious condition that requires a doctor's care. It varies from mild to severe depending upon the frequency and seriousness of attacks. While asthma does not respond well to alternative therapies there are some strategies that can help avoid triggers.

One is eating two servings of citrus fruits each day. Citrus fruits contain flavanoids that stabilize blood sugar and help you drop pounds more easily. Research studies in Britain, the United States and Taiwan have established a correlation between a rise in obesity and an increase in asthma incidence. This is particularly true of those who have the excess fat on their stomach. Extra layers of abdominal fat trigger inflammation of airway passages. British studies have also found a correlation between asthma's symptoms and low consumption of fruit, vitamin C and manganese. Since nut allergies are a major asthma trigger, anyone with asthma should check to see if they have this allergy and avoid these products if they do. Research performed in Portugal discovered that substituting olive oil for butter and other vegetable oils together with increasing the intake of vegetables helped reduce asthma risk. British research also found a lower prevalence of asthma in women whose diet included a high intake of vegetables. And the old adage, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away" may have some merit where asthma is concerned as it is thought that a high intake of apples might provide some protection against asthma.

It is also extremely important that asthma sufferers keep to a smoke free environment. Secondhand smoke triggers swelling of the airways. It is also important to open all the windows and air out your living quarters once a day for about fifteen minutes each day to get rid of cooking fumes, dust mites and other irritants.

Exercise is also beneficial in controlling asthma. Any exercise that strengthens the lungs will help. Doing the breathing exercises that are part of yoga or even going for a twenty minute walk each day calms the nervous system and prevents the airway spasms that can trigger attacks. Scientists who have studied the relationship between diet and inflammation have found that arachidonic acid, found in eggs and meat, is a primary cause of inflammation. Arachidonic acid is also produced in the body. However, it can be reduce by increasing the intake of Omega-3 fatty acids. Scientists have also found that most people's diets are deficient in Omega-3 fatty acids.


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Monday, August 31, 2009

How Omega3 Oils Can Significantly Improve Your Health and Mental Well-Being

Another useful omega 3 oils article from Rich Hawkins the dedicated researcher of nutrition, diet and the amazing health benefits of high quality fish oil, about the lack of omega3 oils in our body and how it effects our health.

The sad fact is over 90% of us are deficient in these essential omega3 oils, as they must come from our diet. This is a startling figure as they can provide such a wealth of health benefits as to be unrivaled by any other natural substance.

These omega3 oils are the good polyunsaturated ones you hear about and the best source is oily fish but in recent years only one or two portions a week has been recommended because of the contamination.

These are contaminants like mercury, lead, PCB's and arsenic and the reason why experts agree that a quality supplement is the perfect solution and one responsible for saving thousands of lives each year, but more on that later.

The two main omega3 fatty acids are DHA and EPA, with DHA delivering most of the benefits according to the latest research. What can these omega3 oils help with?

Prevention of heart disease and strokes, lowering of high blood pressure, treatment of arthritis, lower cholesterol, maintaining correct brain health and mental well-being and helping in the fight against prostate and breast cancer to name a few!

New studies are showing how they can slow down or halt age related eye disease which affects many people over fifty and these fish oils for skin health really help to keep the skin supple and smooth and stop the signs of aging.

Research has shown how beneficial they are for the brain and mental health and considering over 30% of our brains are composed of DHA fats, that's no surprise. Other studies have shown that omega3 oils can reduce the severity of schizophrenia by over 25%.

With so many products out there, the key is to know what to look for to get the safest and purest oil.

Always look for a high DHA content as most have more EPA as it's cheaper to make. I would recommend at least 250mg of DHA in each tablet with a 2:1 ratio of DHA to EPA for the maximum results.

Molecular distillation is also vital to remove those toxins I mentioned earlier and these are sometimes known as pharmaceutical grade as well. Check out the website or label to see the individual omega3 fatty acid levels and to ensure they have been distilled for your safety.

To help you maintain optimum health now and to avoid many of the diseases later on in life, taking daily fish omega3 oils will help you to do just that, reaping all the rewards with none of the risks.

If you would like to learn more about the high quality DHA omega 3 supplements I personally take daily, visit my website today.

Discover the best omega3 oils today.

Rich Hawkins is a dedicated researcher of nutrition, diet and the amazing health benefits of high quality fish oil. Take a moment to visit his site now at http://www.best-omega-3-supplement.com and discover the very latest and effective DHA omega-3 fish oil supplements that Rich recommends after extensive research.

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Sunday, August 30, 2009

Steroid Cycling - Is It Safe?

Most of the body builders inject steroids to their body periodically, do you really know about this drugs? Is it safe to your body and your future? Read this important article by Bob Howard before your first steroid injection.

As expected it wasn’t long after bodybuilders began using anabolic steroids in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s that they discovered that the safest and most effective way to use the drugs was by steroid cycling. Because of different goals bodybuilders generally follow different guidelines than other athletes when it comes to cycling. Bodybuilders use steroids for two main reasons; to promote dramatic increases in muscle mass and to decrease their bodyfat percentages. The other benefits of steroids such as endurance, stamina, and strength, are secondary and while important for training purposes, play little role on a bodybuilding stage.

For most bodybuilders cycling means rotating periods of steroid use with periods of nonuse. We say most as many bodybuilders competing at the national and professional levels seldom come off the drugs. For most of these individuals an “off” phase doesn’t mean not using steroids; it just means lower amounts. There is rarely a point during the year when these bodybuilders let the drugs clear completely out of their systems. It’s high dosages followed by low to moderate dosages indefinitely.

Why Cycle?

The main reason why bodybuilders cycle steroids is to try and reduce the risk of developing serious side effects. As with most drugs it’s well known that the risk of developing side effects greatly increases with the length of time the person is on steroids. A short, 6 to 8 week cycle will probably not produce any serious side effects, but as we saw earlier, most bodybuilders don’t limit themselves to such short durations. They stay on the drugs for months if not years at a time. It’s not surprising then that many of these same individuals start experiencing medical problems.

A second reason why bodybuilders and other athletes follow steroid cycling is to try and beat drug tests. Bodybuilders had no worries back in the 1950’s and 1960’s, as a test for steroids wasn’t developed until the mid 1970’s. Even then the first tests were easy to beat. It wasn’t long, however, before the testers had closed the gap. By alternating periods of steroid usage with non-usage many athletes can often pass their drug test on contest day.

A third reason for cycling steroids is to boost their effectiveness. Most bodybuilders report that they make their best gains during the first 4 to 6 weeks of usage and the effects then gradually diminish over time. The reason for this is that their systems were not used to the drugs. But with each successive cycle their steroid receptors build tolerance to the drugs and become less responsive. This is one of the primary reason why heavy users stay on the drugs – small amounts just don’t produce significant results anymore.

The problem with Cycling

Even though most intelligent bodybuilders realize that cycling is the way to go, it’s still not risk free. Because of genetics some individuals are very sensitive to the effects of steroids. Even by cycling the drugs they may still develop medical problems. No one knows exactly how a drug will react in a person’s body until he starts taking it. By then it may be too late.

Steroid cycling is also no longer a guaranteed method for passing drug tests. Science has made the tests more sophisticated and many steroids can be traced as far back as 18 months from their last usage. Even some of the supposedly fast clearing oral drugs are being detected in drug tests.

A final consideration for avoiding steroids is their current status as illegal drugs. Even if an athlete cycled steroids to beat a drug test and reduce the risk of side effects, the bottom line is that as of the early 1990’s, steroid laws have made anabolic steroids illegal substances.

Legal alternatives!

With all the risks associated with steroids, bodybuilders should check out the various legal steroid analogs that are available. Users report that many of these products are just as powerful and as effective at increasing muscle size as their illegal and potentially dangerous cousins.

© Bob Howard 04/07/2006

Bob Howard expert on bodybuilding and steroids. Are you looking for more of his steroid cycling articles? http://www.steroids-information.com© Bob Howard 04/07/2006

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Saturday, August 29, 2009

Just How Beneficial is Fish Omega-3 Oil For Your Health?

I assume all of you often heard about the fish omega 3 oil, but, do u really know how beneficial the fish omega-3 oil is? you've got to thank Rich Hawkins for sharing this knowledge about the oil.

I don't think there is a more versatile and exceptional natural substance out there than fish omega-3 oil. The range of proven health benefits is huge, with more being discovered all the time so here's a brief guide to the benefits and what to look for to get the very best.

Fish omega-3 oil is the very best source of the omega 3 fatty acids as it contains the two main ones, DHA and EPA in high amounts, with DHA being responsible for most of the associated benefits. Other sources like flaxseed oil provide you with ALA omega-3 which is not as effective and used differently by the body and is rarely converted into the more useful DHA. Cod liver oil omega-3 is not recommended either as it contains high levels of vitamin A which can be toxic at high doses.

So back to oil fish omega-3 oils and its two main fatty acids DHA and EPA. Whilst these are both important, it is the DHA that is responsible for most of the health benefits like prevention of heart disease, lower blood pressure, maintaining brain health, prevention of breast and prostate cancer and effective treatment of arthritis.

Experts advise that over 90% of us are deficient in these essential fats as they have to come from our diet as the body cannot make them, hence the "essential" tag. The best source is a fish oil supplement as it is not recommended to eat too much fresh fish today due to the risk of contamination from mercury, lead and arsenic which the fish carry.

A quality fish oil can provide you with all the health benefits and protection you need without any of the risks if it has been molecularly distilled. This is the process of removing the impurities and leaving only pure concentrated oil. Always check the fish omega-3 oil DHA content which should be around twice that of EPA for the maximum rewards with at least 250mg of DHA per fish oil tablet or soft gel. Many on the market contain far less so check the website or label carefully.

To significantly improve your health and mental well-being and to help avoid many of the degenerative diseases later in life, taking a daily fish omega-3 oil supplement as I have outlined will help you achieve that. If you would like to learn more about the high quality DHA omega-3 supplements I personally take daily, visit my website today.

Discover the best fish omega-3 oil today.

Rich Hawkins is a dedicated researcher of nutrition, diet and the amazing health benefits of high quality fish oil. Take a moment to visit his site now at http://www.best-omega-3-supplement.com and discover the very latest and effective DHA omega-3 fish oil supplements that Rich recommends after extensive research.

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