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Intense Forms of Extreme Yoga
Yoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual practice that is designed to better the body and mind. There are many different forms of yoga. The most popular schools of yoga are hatha yoga, jnana yoga, hot yoga, and bhakti yoga. Each form is designed to link the mind and body through various poses. Each form of yoga presents its own health benefits. More rigorous forms, such as hot yoga, raise your heart rate and have cardiac benefits. Slower forms of yoga, such as yin yoga, can greatly increase flexibility.
By Mackenzie Lu9 years ago in Longevity
Is Hot Yoga Healthy?
Americans spend approximately $2.5 billion on hot yoga classes every year. People from all walks of life, from college students to housewives, all flock to hot yoga studios around the country to practice their downward dog in temperatures ranging from 95-105 degrees Fahrenheit. Recenter your prana while you sweat out toxins and tone your glutes. Companies like Lululemon, Athletica, and Gaiam are cashing in on the yoga craze, bringing in over $1 billion annually. The popularity of yoga isn't going anywhere, and neither are the millions that patrons are willing to spend on it. But how healthy is hot yoga actually? With crazes like CrossFit and Spinning pushing participants to their limit, it's hard to tell if you are helping or hurting your body. Hot yoga can hold many benefits for all levels of ability, including increased flexibility and a strong cardio workout. However, hot yoga could pose some health risks when not practiced properly.
By Emily McCay9 years ago in Longevity
Empowering Fit Women to Follow on Instagram
While there's nothing wrong with mindlessly scanning through Instagram pics of puppies, your friend’s pool party or some sexy guy lying on a bed, unless your life seems pointless. There has to be more that social media can offer. We started thinking: Why not search for something a little more motivational during all that wasted time? We've discovered that the power of a simple swipe of the finger can also introduce us to major motivation. Instagram offers thousands of women who are trainers, dancers, yogis and athletes who actively post with their main focus, to spread the word on living a mindful and healthy lifestyle. Thanks to these empowered fit women on Instagram they have inspired and encouraged us on a daily basis to be more mindful of our bodies and hit the gym, mat or trails.
By George Gott9 years ago in Longevity
Worst Foods for Celiacs Disease
Celiac disease is described as a genetic disorder that affects the digestive tract and it can cause serious damages to the small intestine. Celiac’s disease can cause serious interference with the absorption of nutrients from food. An individual suffering from Celiac disease will find it difficult to tolerate gluten- a protein substance found in foods such as rye, wheat, and barley.
By George Gott9 years ago in Longevity
Vinyasa Yoga for Weight Loss
Sometimes referred to as dynamic yoga or flowing yoga, Vinyasa yoga is a popular type of yoga in which you move from pose to pose without breaking the flow. While yoga is generally thought of as a relaxing activity, it can be quite exhausting and can burn approximately 450 calories when performed without rest for one hour, therefore making vinyasa yoga for weight loss very effective.
By Mackenzie Lu9 years ago in Longevity
Best All Natural Hair Products
Need chemical-free, no-fuss, amazing hair every day? Check out these eco-friendly, all natural hair products, which consist of shampoos, conditioners, masks, balms, sprays, and treatments to keep your hair healthy, shiny, and soft. Because these products are natural, use significantly reduces the chance of harming the environment or animals. Whether you have curls, straight tresses, or wavy locks, these all natural hair products will care for your hair with healthy goodness.
By David McCleary9 years ago in Longevity
How to Make Baking Soda Shampoo
Baking soda is one of the most beneficial ingredients that we can use for our overall health. It is used successfully for heartburn, cough, heavy feet, and digestive problems. Drinking a glass of water in which you have dissolved a spoonful of baking soda helps with stomach problems, gravel, and urinary bladder infections.
By David McCleary10 years ago in Longevity
Best Organic Skincare Products
In Ancient Rome, urine was used as a facial mask because it was rumored to help improve skin. This practice began in Indian culture at least five centuries ago and made its way through the Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans, the Middle Ages, and even found its way into the baths of 18th century French women. Thankfully, we have come a long way from using pee as an organic skincare product. The products we use today are aimed at reducing wrinkles, as well as softening, moisturizing, and brightening skin, but the best products to use for any type of skin are organic.
By David McCleary10 years ago in Longevity
What Are the Best Superfoods for Diabetics?
In the 20th and 21st centuries, diabetes has evolved to become one of the most common metabolic diseases. In 2013, more than 382 million people were diagnosed with diabetes and had to undergo major lifestyle changes. Individuals who suffer from diabetes have high blood sugar (glucose). As a result, diabetes sufferers cannot consume certain foods that are high in sugar and can aggravate their metabolic imbalance. However, certain foods can help diabetes patients keep their symptoms at bay—these are also known as diabetes superfoods.
By James Porterson10 years ago in Longevity
Summer Skincare Tips
Amid plentiful evidence that exposing skin to sun is one of the most aging, health-harming things you can do comes a disturbing thought: Are we creating even more problems by slathering on sunscreens with higher and higher SPFs-18, 25, 40, even 50 and above? What are the pros and cons of sunscreen when we are dealing with summer skincare? Safety questions have been raised over the ingredients in these sunscreens—linking them to everything from rashy reactions to, just possibly, what they're supposed to prevent: skin cancer. On top of that some experts say that many sunscreens give us a false sense of security about being in the sun–actually upping, not decreasing, lifetime exposure to the harmful UVA rays few products block well.
By Alicia Springer10 years ago in Longevity
Understanding the Aging Brain
My grandfather, who lived to be ninety-four, always insisted that the secret of a long and lucid life was to keep active, interested, and busy. When he was about 40, he wrote a letter to his local newspaper expressing some trenchant opinions about the current state of the economy. Fifty-four years later, just before he died, he was still sharing his opinion through social media outlets like Facebook about dogs, Notre Dame football, millennials, and all the myriad other subjects that caught his far-ranging attention. He may have been ninety-four, but his mind had remained supple and young.
By Alicia Springer10 years ago in Longevity
Healthy Breathing Exercises
A single wailing breath hails our arrival into the world, just as a single silent one marks our departure from it. Between these all-encompassing two lie hundreds of millions of breaths that matter plenty. How we breathe has a lot to do with how healthy we are. And it may even be that by breathing correctly, as nature intended, we buy a little extra time. Yet about 30 percent of us don’t do it right. Maura Rhodes, well-known health journalist, explored the concept of healthy breathing, amid many others, throughout her career. In a 1989 article for Longevity magazine, Rhodes focused in on stressors that cause irregular breathing, and healthy breathing exercises to reduce such stressors.
By David McCleary10 years ago in Longevity
