by Matt Sison, C.Ht. I was out this weekend ice skating with some friends, and what a funny site it was to see a bunch of us bumbling our way through the ice, falling around like bowling pins on a bowling alley. However, amidst the clashing of elbows and buttocks hitting the ice every few minutes or so, there was a little girl skating with amazing beauty and grace. Watching her, we all could tell that she was fully involved and having fun while.... Read More

You know how you always wipe down a thermometer with rubbing alcohol? That’s to kill germs. Rubbing alcohol (isopropyl alcohol or isopropanol) and ethyl alcohol (which is the alcohol in liquor, wine, or beer) both do this well. It was this property of alcohol that household soap manufacturers had in mind when they brought alcohol-based gel “sanitizers” onto the market a few years ago after the Centers for Disease Control and Pre.... Read More

Ah, who would not be bewildered with the entire lot of weightloss products in the market these days? It’s becoming so, that it feels like every few days, a new product is being launched and marketed to the teeth. However, the bible-truth is this: not all weightloss products are the same. In fact, the only way for you to really ascertain what these weightloss products are supposed to do for you, is to read carefully its product labels, resea.... Read More

Apparently, people want to get thin, and they want to get thin NOW. This is the reason why there are so many extreme fast weightloss solutions being touted about in the World Wide Web and beyond. Most of these products are herbal remedies that advertise themselves as extreme fat burners, “guaranteed” to burn off layers of excess adipose tissues. Others are cream-like, or clear liquid preparations that could be applied on the skin that.... Read More

by Jim Hofman Joining or rejoining a health club after being somewhat sedentary for a few years can be a somewhat intimidating experience. After noticing 20 or so extra pounds adding up, I thought it best to join the ranks of fitness oriented people at the local health club. One particular aspect that worried me was I knew my days of high impact bone jarring workouts were in the past. A very important consideration for my workout routine was, v.... Read More