Health

Sep172018

3 Ways That Brain Development Can Impact Your Ability to Focus in School

Our body functions is dependent upon brain performance. The brain is responsible for our focus. It is important to take up various developmental approaches to boost its functioning. Students have a lot to cover in school. Understanding and retaining all that is taught can be overwhelming. Parents and teachers use different ways to improve the students’ attention in school. Ability to focus translates to a good performance report for students. Here are three approaches to brain development that can increase a learner’s ability to focus:

Sep142018

4 Tips for College Athletes to Be More Successful

Are you getting the most out of your time as a student-athlete? College days consist of practice, classes, training, eating, studying and – when possible – having fun, but mostly it’s a lot of work.

Some student-athletes with the gumption to do it all use day planners to manage their lives. They know that, for now, excelling on the field and in the classroom is their job, and they’re determined to succeed. With willpower and planning, student-athletes make their mark on the world and prepare for the road ahead.

Read on for 4 tips that can help student-athletes navigate these and other challenges.

Sep112018

Improving Your Cardio with Boxing

Improve your cardio with this intense boxing workout

Back in the day, when my coach asked me to spell the word “hell,” all I said was: C A R D I O.

If my coach asked me to spell that word today, I would do the exact same thing. All jokes aside, cardio is one of the hardest things to do in any type of sport.

If you are an athlete then you know what I mean by that. You spend hours upon hours working on your cardio. Many people, including my early self, asked the question: WHY? Why would you spend time working on cardio when you can invest that time to work on actual skill and power?

Well, the answer is quite simple. You won’t be able to showcase your skill or your power if you don’t have the stamina and durability. Your body will fail you!

To be honest, cardio is one of the most important things in sports, especially boxing. There were phenomenal fighters who were better than their opponents but they lost because they ran out of energy, or simply, “gassed out”! That’s why boxers (and other MMA fighters) are in incredible shape.

With that being said, it doesn’t matter what your sport is, cardio is a necessity! This article will show you how you can use boxing as an excellent way of improving your cardio.

Sep102018

The 1800 Diabetic Diet

Type 2 diabetes is two things:

One of the most common killers in the English-Speaking world
(Usually) the result of a poor lifestyle – both diet and exercise.

The 1800 calorie diet is pretty obvious – it’s a diet that restricts you to no more than 1800 calories a day. Being an anti-diabetic diet, it also focuses on reducing your carbohydrate intake.

Today, we’re going to talk you through the basics of the 1800 calorie diabetic diet – what it is and why/how it works.

This diet is more specific than a simple macro based diet plan. Why? Carbohydrates must be restricted and you only have a set number of calories to eat per day.

What is the 1800-Diabetic Diet?

Sep082018

Getting Ready to Get in Shape This Autumn

For many people, the summer is the most active season, thanks to time off from work, days at the beach, and a diet that’s more full of fresh fruit and vegetables. However, for many people, especially those in warmer climates, the summer can be too hot to work out as often as they would like to, especially if their workout of choice is running in the great outdoors or playing sports outside. Luckily, now that the fall season is approaching, the weather is often just right for working out. Are you ready to get in shape this autumn?

Sep012018

Stop Being Ashamed of Your Cellulite

ATTENTION MOST WOMEN, SOME MEN: STOP BEING ASHAMED OF YOUR CELLULITE.

Our society has many body-shaming problems and a big one is cellulite. Yes, cellulite, that dimpling of the skin in fattier areas. Guess what, it doesn’t mean you have a bad body, are fat, or that you need to do anything about it. Women, mostly, are ashamed to have it, yet 90% of women have it! It’s yet another impossible societal standard that people are kept to. And guess what, it’s nearly impossible to remove because it’s so natural to how our cells are formed. I am so sick of people (especially women) being embarrassed of it. Perfectly fit people have it–I have it! 90% of women!

Be the Wonder Woman for all women! Stop caring about cellulite!

Aug222018

What You Need to Know about TMJ Treatment

The temporomandibular joint acts as a sliding hinge that connects your jawbone to your skull. There are many types of TMJ disorders that people could face in their lifetime. As such, it is important that one has some knowledge about this joint so that they can seek treatment whenever they have these problems. One of the good things about this problem is that there are many treatment options that exist for the people who could be suffering from TMJ pain.

Aug192018

5 Tips to Care for Your Smile

A healthy smile is an absolute necessity when it comes to socializing and interacting with people. It is a social asset that can have a huge impact on a variety of life aspects. Some of these may include relationships, career, and overall social well-being. A bright smile can boost your self-esteem and confidence when around people. In workplaces and the business environments, a smile is an essential tool that you can use to your advantage to promote cooperation and customer relations. However, this is dependent on your dental and oral care levels. For instance, it’s difficult to maintain or have a perfect smile when you have issues such as stained, discolored or misaligned teeth. The same case applies when you’re dealing with bad breath. This being said, here are 5 tips to caring for your smile.

Aug172018

Hungry’s Current Training Plan

As many of you might already know, I’ve been dealing with some injuries for quite some time. While I never had certain ones surgically repaired, as I should have, I’ve only been piling up new injuries. Last May, I tore my quad/adductor in my right leg deadlifting, and stopped lifting heavy-ish, only to tear my soleus/gastroc in my left leg in December… while deadlifting!

So, how am I responding to that?

Aug162018

How Technology Can Make Aging Easier

Technology has changed so much in the last fifty years that it can sometimes feel impossible to keep up. If you’ve ever wondered how your children or grandchildren navigate their phones with ease, then you may be wondering how technology could ever make your life easier, not harder. While there is a learning curve for some devices, there are lots of great resources out there for learning the technology that could make aging easier.

Most older adults know the importance of keeping up with technology—78% of Americans over the age of 65 have a cellphone. But just having the technology and knowing how to leverage it for a better life are two different things. Here are just a few ways you can use technology to make aging easier.