Archive for January, 2009
The Importance of Flu Prevention
By Your Healthy Outlook Staff at 26 January, 2009, 6:38 am
Getting the flu can have serious consequences, especially for children. Every year, children in the United States get extremely ill and some die from influenza (“the flu”) and its complications. Richard Kanowitz knows this all too well — he and his wife Alissa lost their 4-year-old daughter, Amanda, to the flu four years ago.
Read More >>Shopping for Affordable Organic Foods Has Never Been Easier
By Your Healthy Outlook Staff at 24 January, 2009, 4:33 pm
Providing a family with nutritious, well-balanced meals is hard enough for busy consumers, but in today’s changing economy, affordability is also a factor.
Read More >>Living with MS? Surprising Stats about Mobility & Attitudes
By Your Healthy Outlook Staff at 24 January, 2009, 4:31 pm
(ARA) – Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, disabling disease that attacks the central nervous system. Symptoms can include walking and coordination difficulties, fatigue, numbness, weakness and visual problems. And it’s not a rare disease. More than 400,000 people in the United States and nearly 2.5 million worldwide are living with MS.
In a recent landmark [...]
Better Health Through Positive Thinking
By Your Healthy Outlook Staff at 22 January, 2009, 4:28 pm
Mind over matter is more than a scientific mantra. Better health through positive thinking is no longer a new age superstition. Scientists and members of the medical community are embracing the concept that thinking positively leads to behaving positively which in turn improves overall health. At one time scientists refuted this idea in part because happiness and optimism are difficult to measure in scientific terms.
Read More >>How to Stay in Shape Like the First Family
By Your Healthy Outlook Staff at 22 January, 2009, 12:56 pm
(ARA) – The newly installed first family is young, vibrant and providing inspiration for millions of Americans to get active. What are some of the Obamas’ favorite fitness activities and how can you stay in shape like the newest residents of the White House?
The first, and perhaps biggest, step is to make time to get [...]