Image Credit: Steve Jennings/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images One of the best things you can do for your joints is to exercise them. In fact, a study published in the January 1997 issue of "The Journal of the American Medical Association" found that resistance exercise significantly reduced arthritis pain in the knees. Because of the mechanics of the movement, the deadlift is considered to be a safe exercise for the knee....
Athlete drinking a sports drink Image Credit: vladans/iStock/Getty Images You may have heard the story of how Gatorade got its start. PepsiCo recounts the 1965 tale about a University of Florida assistant coach who sat down with university physicians and asked why his players were so affected by the heat. Instead of providing the obvious answer – that players were affected by the heat because they had been attempting to do super-human feats in the sweltering Florida sun – a new product was born....
Provided that you factor pears into your daily caloric intake, you can eat them late at night. Image Credit: Medioimages/Photodisc/Photodisc/Getty Images Perhaps you’ve heard that eating late at night and eating carbohydrates at night are detrimental to weight loss. As pears are a carbohydrate-based food, this may lead you to think that you shouldn’t eat them before bed, but this isn’t the case. Pears can be part of a healthy, before-bed snack if you’re on a weight loss diet....
diced peppers Image Credit: FireAtDusk/iStock/Getty Images Steaming is an effective way of cooking nearly any vegetable, including red or green bell peppers or hot chili peppers. Nutrients are retained because the steam heats the peppers, which never touch the water. Steamed peppers also maintain their flavor, color and much of their crispy texture. Depending on the variety and maturity, peppers provide fiber, potassium, calcium and vitamins A and C. Advertisement Bell Peppers Wash peppers under cool, running water, using a soft vegetable brush....
Baking ingredients, including a bowl of evaporated milk. Image Credit: dompress/iStock/Getty Images A creamier, thicker version of traditional milk, evaporated milk has had half of its water removed through a heating process. The nutrients in the milk are retained, however, making it a nutritious addition to your diet. In addition to regular evaporated milk, the Carnation brand also offers low-fat and fat-free versions, each having its own nutrition facts. Learning how they stack up against each other will enable you to choose the best evaporated milk for your purposes....
At-home microbiome tests promise to deliver an inside look at your health, but you should probably pass on them for now. Image Credit: Adene Sanchez/iStock/GettyImages One of the fastest-growing fields of interest among health professionals and consumers is gut health. We’re hearing more and more every day about how our guts could be affecting our weight, mood and heart health. Advertisement So it's little wonder that at-home gut health tests are flooding the market....
The fiber and potassium in bananas can help lower cholesterol and blood pressure. Image Credit: Daniel Sambraus / EyeEm/EyeEm/GettyImages If you’re a fan of bananas, your cholesterol levels will thank you. Like all fruits, bananas are a good source of fiber, especially soluble fiber. Eating more of this type of fiber has been found to help lower cholesterol. Advertisement Tip Bananas are rich in soluble fiber, which can help reduce bad cholesterol levels....
Your daily fish oil supplements don't give you any iron. Image Credit: Spectral-Design/iStock/Getty Images Iron transports oxygen around your bloodstream, giving your cells plenty of oxygen to function. While some varieties of whole fish will indeed provide a small amount of iron, no matter which type of fish oil you consume – cod liver, sardine and salmon, among others – you won’t be adding any iron to your diet. During processing, the fats are separated from the fish, leaving behind certain nutrients....
Consumption of green or black tea can potentially alter your thyroid gland function. Tea is a common name used to describe beverages made from the leaves of the plant species Camellia sinensis. Your thyroid gland is a part of your endocrine, or hormone, system. It produces hormones that play a vital role in regulating your body's energy usage, or metabolism. Consumption of both black and green tea can potentially trigger significant changes in your thyroid function....
Warm up with dynamic exercises to prime your muscles and joints for the work to come. Skipping a warm-up could put you at risk of a sidelining injury. Image Credit: LIVESTRONG.com Creative How Bad Is It Really? sets the record straight on all the habits and behaviors you’ve heard might be unhealthy. Let’s be honest: A warm-up is like the opening act before the main show — it’s often skipped....
To promote healing, stick with soft, nutrient-rich foods, such as smoothies, soups and homemade popsicles. Image Credit: Plateresca/iStock/GettyImages Following a tonsillectomy, in which your tonsils are surgically removed, or an adenoidectomy, in which your adenoids are removed, your throat will be sore for up to two weeks. To speed up healing and decrease the pain, find out what foods to eat after a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy. Advertisement Tip To promote healing, stick with soft, nutrient-rich foods, such as smoothies, soups and homemade popsicles....
Free Somatic Exercises at Home Image Credit: fizkes/iStock/GettyImages Somatic exercises are gentle movement patterns that shift your central nervous system to create new muscular habits. These new habits can alleviate chronic muscle spasms and pain caused by overuse patterns and other problematic musculoskeletal conditions. Advertisement Perform somatic exercises at home in a quiet place while lying on a mat or a thick carpet. Move slowly and mindfully and try to experience movement from the inside out....
HGH (human growth hormone) is a polypeptide made of 191 essential amino acids fundamentally responsible for the proper development of muscle, cartilage and bone in the body. It is created, stored and then released by the anterior pituitary gland. Throughout life, HGH is dispensed in several small quantities into the bloodstream daily. The amount secreted reaches its highest levels during puberty, but slowly declines with age. Advertisement Additional Benefits of HGH Sustaining higher HGH levels later in life promotes healthy coronary function, prolonged endurance, mental clarity and mood elevation....
Doner kebab's calories depend on the type of meat used to make the kebab. Image Credit: YILMAZUSLU/iStock/GettyImages A popular street food in Europe, traditional doner kebab is made by marinating cubes of meat overnight before slowly roasting them on a vertical skewer spit. Doner kebab’s calories vary depending on the type of meat used — shrimp and chicken are great low-calorie, high-protein options. Advertisement Tip Doner kebab's calories depend on the type of meat used to make the kebab....
Cycling bibs offer comfort if you're putting in long hours in the saddle. Rather than wearing a two-piece combo with shorts that have a tight waistband, ride down to reveal parts unknown and a chamois that doesn't stay put, bibs offer comfort and stability. The benefits of bibs, which look like regular padded bicycle shorts but expanded into overalls, can only be experienced if you have the proper fit. Once you put them on, slide a regular cycling jersey over the top and you're ready to ride....
The microwave cuts down on the total baking time. Image Credit: pidjoe/iStock/GettyImages Craving baked potatoes, but short on time? One way to reduce the cooking time is to prepare a baked potato in the microwave and oven, in this order. This is a quick, easy way to satisfy your cravings without spending hours in the kitchen. Advertisement Tip To cut down the cooking time, microwave the potatoes for about six minutes....
A hamburger with tomato and lettuce. Image Credit: Purestock/Purestock/Getty Images Ground beef must be cooked carefully to avoid food-borne illnesses. Ground beef can turn brown before it reaches a safe temperature, and it can also stay pink until it is not only safe to eat, but starting to dry out. It’s best to avoid rare or medium-rare hamburgers unless you grind the meat yourself, and, unless you’re a fan of dry burgers, well-done is too done....
Ribeye steaks are a marbled cut of beef taken from the rib area, with the rib and back bones removed. Image Credit: Leks_Laputin/iStock/GettyImages Ribeye steaks are a marbled cut of beef taken from the rib area, with the rib and back bones removed. Follow a pan fried steak recipe to sear the outside of the steak while keeping the inside of the cut moist and tender. Advertisement Gather the Ingredients Try cooking your ribeye with instructions from this simple recipe for Paleo Cinco de Mayo Steak Salad from LIVESTRONG....
Ham and bacon are in a smoke house. Image Credit: BlueHorse_pl/iStock/Getty Images Cold smoking aids in preserving bacon, and serves as part of the curing process. For centuries, curing and smoking meats preserved them prior to refrigeration. Cold-smoking takes longer than hot smoking, because it’s performed at a low temperature. It’s essentially a drying process, in contrast to hot smoking, which cooks the meat. Curing bacon results in desirable color and flavor....
You can do gentle back exercises after a spinal fusion. Image Credit: Stephen Lux/Cultura/GettyImages If you’re eager to get back to the gym after spinal or neck fusion, be aware that there are certain spinal and cervical fusion exercises to avoid, especially during the recovery period. Advertisement It could take months for the affected bones to heal and fuse together, according to the National Library of Medicine, so during the healing process, certain lifestyle changes need to be put in place, including a change in your exercise routine....
