by the pines

Day 9 and going strong… Got a little exercise today and definitely felt a little faint in comparison to my usual self. My heart was still pounding unusually hard and fast for the amount of exertion I was putting out there. I was really busy doing a bunch of other writing today. As we speak [...]

The principles for building strength and muscle will always be the same, says Project Physique, and, to prove it, presents a simple program to gain 60 pounds of muscle. A while back I was browsing through Trainer Kelly Bagget’s site at http://www.higher-faster-sports.com/articles.html and stumbled across this article titled, “Creation of a Bodybuilder.” The article is [...]

I recently ate the best burger I’ve had so far in this lifetime.  Check out the full review at: http://180kitchen.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/larkburger/

As workout become more intense, they naturally become shorter, but can workouts become too brief? Rusty Moore says that if you’re not hitting your fitness goals, you may not be devoting enough time to exercise. I enjoy brief workouts, especially during the summer when I am active. I think this emerging trend of quick workouts [...]

If you know that a family member or a relative that has congenital strabismus, then one of the questions that you may want to know more about your child may be this: is strabismus hereditary? As you may have probably read in most sources, genetics play a key factor in the development of this condition. [...]

My latest and certainly greatest title is “the milk man.” When people need to discern between me and another they sometimes say, “oh, you mean the milk man?” Every now and then I get a “hey, milk man!” For those of you who don’t already know, for the past month I’ve been interning at a [...]

Fungal nail infection is very common. It causes thickened and unsightly nails which is very painful. Toenails are most infected as compare to other finger nails. Fungal nails are most common in old aged peoples and it is also very common in peoples who uses communal swimming pools, shoes, and athletes.More than 5% of adults [...]

Gout is one of the most typical forms of arthritis, spurred by large level of uric acid in our blood. With more uric acid, crystals form on our cartilages, ligaments, and tendons in our system. This is also the main reason for inflammed joints. The most commonly impacted region by gout may be the large [...]

Dr. Mark Hyman makes recommendations about vitamin D and calcium intake based on the latest research. One day, vitamin D seems like the cure for everything, and the next, we are inundated with warnings about dangers and lack of science. Confusion is rampant about the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI’s) for Calcium and Vitamin D recently [...]

What is Diabetes ? Diabetes is a condition in which the person has high blood sugar or it is also known as high glucose level. In this case the body does not produce insulin that are required by the body. Diet Meal For Diabetic Patients : If you have diabetes you can control the diabetes [...]