8 Tips To Control Overeating Habits

Lots of people in the world are facing health related problems due to weight. A high BMI and a sedentary life is an open invitation to many heart related diseases including heart attack and stroke. Although many factors are attributed to weight gain, overeating tops the list with a huge margin. Also despite the normal perception, exercise alone is not sufficient for weight loss without some kind of diet control incorporated with it.

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Top 4 Healthy Snacks for Kids – Cheese to Nuts

One of the banes of advertisement is targeting children with attractive colorful messages. Kids are very impressionable and extremely picky. Thus marketers find it very easy to entice them with attractive sugary products which are extremely low in actual nutritional value. Thus it is always a challenge to get our children to eat quality food necessary for their growth.

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Just How Safe is that Energy Drink You are Drinking?

You are up cramming for that exam or pulling an all-nighter writing that term paper you have known about all semester but kept putting off. You feel yourself starting to fade and next thing you know, you are reaching for an energy drink for that quick fix of energy it offers. However, what you do not know is while you may get that temporary burst of energy you need to finish your work, you may unknowingly cause harm to your body in the process.

Can that drink harm your health even though energy drinks are now the fastest growing part of the beverage industry? Everyone including sports stars, rock stars, action movie stars, and all the different soda companies are offering their own brand of canned energy. The choices in these drinks are limitless now compared to when Red Bull first hit the market. Continue reading

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Walking Is A Best Way to Loose Weight

Do you think that walking is not science? Maybe you could better exploit the benefits of a good walk. These tips will help you achieve this, while making your workout more enjoyable and freshening.
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3 Makeup Products that could be Harmful to your Health

For most women, a typical morning ritual would include a cleansing bath, an application of sunscreen and putting on some makeup. But are you aware that with the wrong choice of products, these self-care activities could very well turn out to be very harmful to your health? In this article, we give you the low-down on three cosmetic products: mineral makeup, sunscreen, and lipstick.

The Dangers of Mineral Makeup

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Celebrate Health Care Providers

Last week was National Nurses Week, a good time to acknowledge that there are unsung heroes in our healthcare system keeping us literally alive. Here’s to them.

Courtesy of MyNursingUniforms & Dickies Scrubs.

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Explaining the Benefits of Chia Seeds

In ancient times chia seeds were used by the Aztecs as part of a balanced diet. Today, nutritionists suggest that chia can be incorporated into a healthy diet. Yes, chia isn’t just used for cheap infomercials, there are health benefits. Here are four health benefits of eating chia seeds.

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People are not advised to eat chia seeds raw; they need to be soaked in water first. While soaking, chia seeds swell in size. The large, prepared seeds quickly fill a person’s stomach, but they consist primarily of water. Therefore, they have few calories. Eating chia seeds is much healthier than munching on chips, and chia seeds fill people’s stomachs. Continue reading

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Eat Healthier To Live a Happier Life

In today’s fast paced life having healthy meal plans set in place in order to eat healthier becomes increasingly important. Too many people are suffering from various conditions at the most unexpected ages. Decades ago heart attacks before thirty, teenage obesity or preteen cancer were unheard of and unlikely. Nowadays in spite of all the progress, of the best and fastest technology there is known, all the advances medical science can pride itself with these conditions are not uncommon. Eating habits have evolved too, or have they?

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Great ideas for you to keep up with exercise even when you are busy

Between work, study, family and social life, most people are living extremely busy lives these, not leaving enough time for them to exercise and relax. If you’re in a similar situation, here’re some ideas on how you can fit exercise into your busy schedule.

Alter your habits to squeeze in some exercises at work

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Nursing Scrubs Giveaway

To all the nurses or medical professionals who read this blog and wear scrubs, well here’s a deal to say thank you to you. It does require a bit of work on your part, but I guarantee it’s not a scam (I know, saying that makes it a scam to many, but have a read if you wish).

 My Nursing Uniforms, online leader in Dickies scrubs, is launching our popular nursing scrubs giveaway campaign to lucky nurses in the United States. Who’s eligible for our giveaway? From now until the end of March 2012, any nurse, or medical practitioner (that can use scrubs), that’s been blogging for a least six month is eligible to receive a gift certificate to the My Nursing Uniforms web store.

What’s the catch?!  Quite simply we want your thoughts on our scrubs, the whole buying process, and even comment on our web store, and who better to ask then our customers?

 The president of MNU, Alan Weissman had this to say about the promotion,

We’re always looking to continually improve customer experience. To do that we need constant feedback which we get through our checkout process and store reviews. But we also want to entice new shoppers to check us out and give us their thoughts as well. What better way to say hello to new customers than a free gift card?

Gift card giveaways range in value from $25 to $100 depending on blog size and interest.

If you fit our qualifications of a relevant blog that’s been active for at least 3 months then send us email expressing your interest and we’ll get back to you.

Details: MNU reserves the right to reject any blog application. Bloggers agree to review their purchase within 15 days of receipt.

 About MNU: My Nursing Uniforms is a discount scrubs and medical uniform apparel online store that ships direct to consumers from the manufacturers routinely saving customers between 15-40% on nursing scrubs. Nurses can choose from every available style, color, size and print from your favorite uniform brands. Shop in the comfort of your home or office and see why My Nursing Uniforms is a leader in online scrubs shopping!

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