Category: Health & Fitness

Denise Pancyrz Explains How to Reverse the Effects of Diabetes in, The Virgin Diabetic, 2nd Edition

Some 29 million Americans live with diabetes and another 86 million are pre-diabetic and likely unaware of their status. Denise Pancyrz, who is certified in holistic nutrition and homeopathy and a former diabetic herself, hopes to reach this huge and important demographic with the new edition of her book The...

Americans: Obsessed with Sleep, but Still Not Well-Rested

Each April, Americans observe Sleep Awareness Week, but data shows Americans still struggle to get quality sleep. According to allergen barrier bedding brand AllerEase, only eight percent of Americans always wake feeling well-rested and four in 10 say their sleep is frequently disrupted during the night.* The CDC also reports...

Vi, The World’s First AI Personal Trainer

Interactive fitness devices enter a new phase of evolution today as Vi, the world’s first voice-activated AI personal trainer, becomes commercially available. Created by LifeBEAM Labs, a leader in AI wearable innovations that has developed technology for NASA and the Air Force, Vi is built into biosensing earphones with beautiful...

Get Yourself Marathon Ready with These Six Expert Training Tips

The Boston Marathon on Monday kicks off an exciting marathon season throughout the United States.  Whether you are running your first or your 26th marathon, it’s always a good idea to revisit tips and tricks for training and improving your performance. Aubrie Haymore, USANA Wellness Coordinator and Certified Exercise Physiologist,...

Steripod Now Available In Single-Pack Travel Size

Bonfit America, Inc., maker of products for living well, now offers its market-leading Steripod clip-on toothbrush protector, recommended by top dentists, in a new singles-pack. Currently available in the travel and trial-size section of Target stores nationwide and online at Amazon and GetSteripod.com, Steripod toothbrush protectors safeguard any manual or...

Kaiser Permanente Study Tests New Way to Reduce ‘Vaccine Hesitancy’

Results are promising for a new approach to reducing “vaccine hesitancy,” which happens when parents’ concerns about vaccine safety lead them to delay or skip their children’s immunizations, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published today in Health Promotion Practice. The approach, called the Immunity Community, mobilizes parents who value...