Fosamax has long been the drug prescribed for osteoporosis.  However, it’s now being linked to some huge bone issues.  Recently, this high profile drug has been accused of causing femur fractures.  In other cases, it was prosecuted for causing jaw issues.  Although the FDA has rejected the claims due to Femur fractures, this should still [...]

You can’t watch your favorite shows without seeing an ad for Quick Trim.  This product which is made by GNC and promoted by the Kardashian’s seems to be all over magazines and T.V.  While we don’t usually promote diet pills, we thought we would take a closer look at what people had to say about [...]

As woman we seem to be on the best side for hiding our flaws.  Some view the use of make-up as a curse, while others view it as a way to hide our everyday flaws and look our best.  Woman have also had the benefit of hiding their shape with the use of girdles and the more recent [...]

If you didn’t get a chance to see it … the Sketchers Super Bowl commercial was quite the joke.  In the back you heard Jo Montana’s voice claiming that these shoes have helped him stay in shape.  Yet, he was nowhere to be seen.  That makes the promotion of the shoe seem quite fake.  Sure [...]

When we buy produce at the market in the U.S. we tend to assume that it’s safe for us to eat.  Sure, we wash it before eating if it isn’t packaged, but what if the produce you consumed already claimed to be clean and ready to eat?  One of our favorite sites Fit Sugar, wrote [...]

As a kid in high school I was definitely in love with my diet sodas and drinks.  To me, they were a guilty pleasure that I could omit from my daily calorie intake.  However, even during my childhood years I was warned of the dangers of artificial sweeteners.  My mom would say ” why are [...]

We’ve been warned about obesity, diabetes, heart disease, drugs, drinking, and smoking; but no one ever warned us of the affects of sitting! Preliminary research is now showing that sitting sends deadly signals to your body, shutting down genes that regulate body fat and glucose levels.
If you think your saved by your daily routine [...]

It’s that time of year again… they are at every door you enter, every super market, every Home Depot, Mall, and corner…. The Girl Scouts!  These miniature elves reel you in with their cute smiles and pleading looks.  Before you know it, you have purchased 4 boxes of cookies so they can go camping in [...]

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I watched the Bender Ball on TV.  Since I didn’t have one of my own I used a dyna disk to mimic the movements in the gym with clients.  To my surprise it was a huge hit!  The disc allowed the body to extend and contract in a full range of motion.  Over [...]

Although I reside in the U.S. I love to go to the Asian stores for great prices and authentic foods.  However, this article made me think twice about what I have consumed from overseas in the last couple months.

Employees from a Chinese dairy have tainted powdered milk products causing 6 deaths and 300,000 ill of [...]