Listening to music on your iPhone or iPod while working out may help you power through your workouts, but that music may also lead to premature hearing loss in your 40s. Some hearing loss is a natural part of aging but 100% of noise induced hearing loss is preventable. Noise induced hearing loss can be the result of a noisy work environment or the...
Archive - August 2014
If you’ve ever thought that sticking to an exercise routine would be easier if it was also fun, then Zumba® may be exactly what the doctor ordered. Zumba is a dance-fitness craze founded in 2001 that uses upbeat Latin and other international music (such as salsa, merengue, mambo, flamenco, chachacha, reggaeton, hip hop and African rhythms) to...
Nutrition Facts labels may soon make it easier for you to eat healthier. Twenty years after labels became standard for most prepared foods, such as breads, cereals, canned and frozen foods, snacks, desserts and drinks, the FDA announced plans this year to update the Nutrition Facts labels found on most food packages in the United States. Nutrition...