Healthy Habits
By Metro Creative
A long and healthy life is the ultimate goal for many people. While a host of factors beyond a person’s control, such as genetics, impact how long that person lives and how ...
Health & Wellness
How exercise benefits your heart
By Metro Creative
Improved health is a primary motivator among people who routinely exercise. Exercise can help people feel better about themselves and their appearance, and it has ...
Heart-healthy lifestyles begin in the kitchen
By Metro Creative
Weight-loss initiatives and dieting often go hand-in-hand, but healthy diets can do more than help women shed pounds.
Heart disease is the primary killer of females but ...
Symptoms of Heart Valve Disease
By Metro Creative
Heart disease is a blanket term that includes a variety of conditions and illnesses. Heart valve disease is one such condition that poses a significant threat, a threat that ...
Managing Diabetes During the Holiday Season
Courtesy Metro Creative
The holiday season is synonymous with many things, includingfood. Family gatherings and holiday office parties wouldn’tbe the same without great food.
Food plays ...
How to Avoid Caregiver Burnout
By Metro Creative
Caring for an aging or sick relative is not always so easy. In addition to the physical demands of caring for such loved ones, tending to sick people can take a mental toll, ...
Frequently asked questions from a personal trainer’s perspective
By Aimee Hodges, Personal Fitness Trainer
Eat this and not that. Do this and not that. Are we even sure anymore? We have believed one set of rules and recommendations and now, science gives ...
Can diet prevent breast cancer from spreading?
By Metro Creative
Healthy diets that include plenty of antioxidant-rich fruits and vegetables that can boost the body’s natural immune system can help people in their fight against cancer. ...
Learning Breast Anatomy is Important for Health
By Metro Creative
The well-known breast cancer advocacy and research group Susan G. Komen indicates that, according to the most recent data available, 1.7 million new cases of breast cancer ...
How to Travel if You Have Limited Mobility
By Metro Creative
Many people dream of traveling the world in retirement. Such dreams come true every day.
However, many more retirees or people nearing retirement fear their dreams of ...
Getting Outdoors Really is Good for You
By Metro Creative
Getting outdoors really is good for you. People who live in regions where winters are cold often note the feeling of rejuvenation they enjoy on the first warm day of ...
Knee Health Strengthening Exercises
By Aimee Hodges, Fitness Trainer
Knee health is vital for longevity in mobility and your fitness ability. Working with a vast array of clients over the years, from aging population, high ...
Senior Focus: Brain Healthy Habits to Embrace
Cognitive decline is a condition that is often associated with aging, but even middle-aged people can experience memory loss or cognition issues. The Alzheimer’s Association says that more than ...
Stretching to Improve Mobility and Independence
By Aimee Hodges, CI-CPT, Personal Trainer, Fit-N-Wise, Opposite Way Training
The importance of stretching is sometimes overlooked by many but has always remained high on my priority list. I ...
Sunburns and Their Relation to Skin Cancer
Sunburn can be a painful, unsightly consequence of too much unprotected time spent in the sun, but sunburn is more than just a temporary nuisance. According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, ...
Senior Focus: Changing Senses
Aging comes with several sensory changes, many of which people expect. Loss of hearing or diminishing vision are widely associated, but one’s senses of smell and taste may diminish with aging as ...