Get Healthy
If you're like many people, you want to kick off the New Year on a healthy note, with quitting smoking and other bad habits at the top of your list. But other healthy things, such as finding the right doctors, learning to do a self breast exam, getting your eyes checked -- even flossing everyday -- should be a resolution that you keep all year long. Find out how to start here.
Choose the Right Doctors
Good and effective medical care begins by choosing the right doctor for your needs. These tips will help you find your Dr. Right.
Good and effective medical care begins by choosing the right doctor for your needs. These tips will help you find your Dr. Right.
Become a Savvy Patient
From choosing the right doctor, to learning about treatment options, to being a proactive healthcare decision maker, to complying with treatment decisions, a savvy patient needs a number of tools to help navigate the system.
From choosing the right doctor, to learning about treatment options, to being a proactive healthcare decision maker, to complying with treatment decisions, a savvy patient needs a number of tools to help navigate the system.
Quit Smoking for Good
The quit smoking toolbox gives you links to information and the support necessary to build a solid quit smoking program. Educate yourself about what to expect when you quit smoking, and have some faith and trust in the process. If others can successfully beat the addiction to nicotine, you can too.
The quit smoking toolbox gives you links to information and the support necessary to build a solid quit smoking program. Educate yourself about what to expect when you quit smoking, and have some faith and trust in the process. If others can successfully beat the addiction to nicotine, you can too.
Take Control of Drinking Problems
If you have decided, for whatever reason, that you want to stop drinking, there is a world of help and support available.
If you have decided, for whatever reason, that you want to stop drinking, there is a world of help and support available.
Live Longer and Have Fun
Living longer and healthier doesn't have to be a chore. There are fun ways that will build your health while giving you the immediate reward of pleasure. Chocolate, games, sex and sleep are all linked to improved health and longevity.
Living longer and healthier doesn't have to be a chore. There are fun ways that will build your health while giving you the immediate reward of pleasure. Chocolate, games, sex and sleep are all linked to improved health and longevity.
Create a Better Skin Routine
Confused about all the skin care advice you read about or see on TV? The best way to take care of your skin is to cover the basics. Get the straight talk about skin care basics here.
Confused about all the skin care advice you read about or see on TV? The best way to take care of your skin is to cover the basics. Get the straight talk about skin care basics here.
Sleep Better Every Night
Learn natural remedies to get a better night's sleep tonight.
Learn natural remedies to get a better night's sleep tonight.
Banish Stress
Your ideal stress relief plan should fit with your personality and lifestyle. Visit one of the most popular sites on the web and learn more about individualized stress relief, and find free resources to develop a stress relief plan that works for you right now!
Your ideal stress relief plan should fit with your personality and lifestyle. Visit one of the most popular sites on the web and learn more about individualized stress relief, and find free resources to develop a stress relief plan that works for you right now!
Brush, Floss, Repeat
These step by step guides with dental photos will show you the proper way to brush and floss your teeth, brush your children's teeth, brush your teeth with braces, floss your teeth with braces, floss under a dental bridge and use a dental flosser.
These step by step guides with dental photos will show you the proper way to brush and floss your teeth, brush your children's teeth, brush your teeth with braces, floss your teeth with braces, floss under a dental bridge and use a dental flosser.
Stretch More
A key to good health? Keeping your muscles and joints limber and flexible. Improve your flexibility with a good stretching program. Learn how here.
A key to good health? Keeping your muscles and joints limber and flexible. Improve your flexibility with a good stretching program. Learn how here.
Use Birth Control
With so many birth control methods available and so many factors to consider, it can be difficult to choose a method of birth control. People choose to use birth control for many different reasons. The following are factors and questions to consider when choosing the best contraception method for you.
With so many birth control methods available and so many factors to consider, it can be difficult to choose a method of birth control. People choose to use birth control for many different reasons. The following are factors and questions to consider when choosing the best contraception method for you.
Get a Pap Smear
Learn when girls should first see a gynecologist, as well as when women need to have pelvic exams and Pap smears. Covers abnormal Pap test results, colposcopy, and numerous other reproductive health diseases, conditions, and tests, as well as what things are important to discuss with your gynecologist.
Learn when girls should first see a gynecologist, as well as when women need to have pelvic exams and Pap smears. Covers abnormal Pap test results, colposcopy, and numerous other reproductive health diseases, conditions, and tests, as well as what things are important to discuss with your gynecologist.
Protect Your Peepers
Having good eyesight greatly improves quality of life. Make a conscious effort to keep your eyes in their best condition by following these quick tips.
Having good eyesight greatly improves quality of life. Make a conscious effort to keep your eyes in their best condition by following these quick tips.
Learn to Do a Breast Self Exam (BSE)
Breast self examination (BSE) is to be performed each month in addition to an annual mammogram or a clinical exam. Knowing your cyclical changes and what is normal for you is the best way to keep an eye on your breast health.
Breast self examination (BSE) is to be performed each month in addition to an annual mammogram or a clinical exam. Knowing your cyclical changes and what is normal for you is the best way to keep an eye on your breast health.
Tame Your Allergies
The ultimate goal of allergy treatment is preventing the symptoms from occurring in the first place, usually by avoiding the allergen.
The ultimate goal of allergy treatment is preventing the symptoms from occurring in the first place, usually by avoiding the allergen.
Meditate for Stress Relief
Mindfulness is a type of meditation that essentially involves focusing on your mind on the present. Get step by step instructions on how to do it.
Mindfulness is a type of meditation that essentially involves focusing on your mind on the present. Get step by step instructions on how to do it.
Lower Your Cholesterol
There's a lot of talk about how to lower high cholesterol levels, but not about what to do in order to prevent high cholesterol. There are things that you can do in order to prevent high cholesterol from happening. Find out here.
There's a lot of talk about how to lower high cholesterol levels, but not about what to do in order to prevent high cholesterol. There are things that you can do in order to prevent high cholesterol from happening. Find out here.
Beat Insomnia
Sleep patterns and mood are intimately related. Try these tips to improve your sleep and beat insomnia for good.
Sleep patterns and mood are intimately related. Try these tips to improve your sleep and beat insomnia for good.
Fend Off Diabetes
There are many risk factors for Type 2 Diabetes. Some of them come from our family history and genetics and so are with us always, but some can be turned around to help reverse or prevent Type 2 Diabetes.
There are many risk factors for Type 2 Diabetes. Some of them come from our family history and genetics and so are with us always, but some can be turned around to help reverse or prevent Type 2 Diabetes.
Exercise Your Brain
Mental fitness and brain aging are complex areas just beginning to get research. Challenge your brain through these ideas for mental exercise.
Mental fitness and brain aging are complex areas just beginning to get research. Challenge your brain through these ideas for mental exercise.
Improve Your Mind
You've heard that taking care of yourself can keep your brain sharp, but where do you begin? Follow these instructions to develop your personal plan for a healthy brain.
You've heard that taking care of yourself can keep your brain sharp, but where do you begin? Follow these instructions to develop your personal plan for a healthy brain.
Do a Skin Self-Check
Answers to five commonly asked questions about performing a skin self-exam to prevent skin cancer.
Answers to five commonly asked questions about performing a skin self-exam to prevent skin cancer.
Build Your Confidence
You can start building your self-confidence by identifying the things that make you feel bad about yourself. Start here.
You can start building your self-confidence by identifying the things that make you feel bad about yourself. Start here.
Be Happy
Six easy ideas you can use to bring balance and harmony into your life.
Six easy ideas you can use to bring balance and harmony into your life.
Improve Your Self Esteem
Feeling good about who you are -- that is, having a healthy amount of self-esteem and self-confidence -- is one of those things that will help make your life happier and more successful.
Feeling good about who you are -- that is, having a healthy amount of self-esteem and self-confidence -- is one of those things that will help make your life happier and more successful.