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Walking without a pedometer may be getting you nowhere…
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Sure, you talk the talk…but do you walk the walk?
If you’re walking without a pedometer, probably not.
See, most people aren’t all that good at monitoring their own progress. They tend to overestimate the amount of effort (or in the […]
“I find myself regarding existence as though from beyond the tomb, from another world; all is strange to me; I am, as it were, outside my own body and individuality; I am depersonalized, detached, cut adrift. Is this madness?”
(Henri Frédéric Amiel, Swiss Philosopher, July 8, 1880)
It hit a few film festivals, pretty much bypassed the […]
Former Charlies Angel Farrah Fawcett has been fighting a rare form of cancer since 2006 when she was diagnosed with anal cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, anal cancer is rare (an estimated 4,650 cases in 2006) but the number is rising, with those most affected being female and in their early 60’s.
Farrah’s spent the […]
The gorgeous and talented Toni Braxton - A Heart Disease Survivor (and Activist!)
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Continuing with Celebrity Health Week here at the b5media Health & Wellness channel, we were shocked to read that R & B songstress, Toni Braxton, was (gasp!) a heart disease sufferer. How can […]
‘Nobody puts Baby in a corner’
(Dirty Dancing, 1987)
Well, from the looks of it, Patrick Swayze has taken those words to heart. Diagnosed with pancreatic cancer earlier this year, Patrick has no intention of hidding in the corner. He’s undergone radical chemotherapy treatment at the Standford University Cancer Center in […]
This week is Celebrity Week at the b5Media Health and Wellness Channel and Healthbolt is joining in.
So expect to see some posts over the coming days featuring some of your favorite (or not so favorite) celebrites and what they are up to (or not up to) healthwise.
Personally, I try not to follow the celebrity trail […]
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Got ulcers? Know someone who does? Grab a virgin.
Olive oil, that is.
Yep, the antioxidants found in extra-virgin olive oil (or EVOO if you’re an unfortunate Rachael Ray fan), may put the kibosh to stomach ulcers by squashing the H. pylori bacteria, which is a […]
Please watch, at least until you get to where you find out what IT is.
IT might look like a political video but it’s not really.
IT is something that we all need to be aware of.
IT can strick any of us, at any time.
IT is growing.
Can we stop IT ?
Tags: Alzheimer’s Disease, Alzheimer’s research, confusion, dementia, […]
What does love do for you, other than make you googly-eyed and smiley? Plenty.
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As I prepare to celebrate my 10th wedding anniversary tomorrow, I was thrilled to come across a small article listing 4 fabulous “side-effects” to being in a loving relationship.
1) Lower stress hormones
2) […]
Well, it’s finally here. - the very first Healtbolt Carnival and it is huge.
You know, when we first decided to do this, we were a little nervous. After all, what if we gave a party and nobody came. A natural fear, but one, it seems, that wasn’t warranted. ‘Cause it looks like everyone, and I mean […]
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