http://www.healthkb.com Health improvement, healthy lifestyle, illness prevention Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:16:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 1. Kill the alarm clock Alarm clocks induce two harmful side effects: stress and sleep deprivation. It also damages your memory, ability to learn, your mood and temper, your relationships with people and your ability to focus and your overall intellectual performance. Alarm clocks shock the body into wakefullness. If you’re ... http://www.healthkb.com/self-help-remedies-for-better-sleep/ 1. Give sleep a priority by giving yourself sufficient time for sleep.   2. Provide yourself with a comfortable place to sleep.   http://www.healthkb.com/7-essential-habits-for-achieving-amazing-sleep/ The following is a list of stages of a healthy night's sleep and what occurs during these stages: Non-REM sleep Stage 1 - Occurs in the beginning of sleep, with slow eye movements. People in this stage often believe that they are fully awake. During the transition into Stage 1 sleep, it is ... http://www.healthkb.com/stages-of-sleep/ Countless people are now using an anti-aging complex that works to help reduce the appearance of existing signs of aging and to help prevent the appearance of new lines and wrinkles in the future. The product they use has an extraordinary, marine-source formulation that is free of alpha-hydroxy acids, yet ... http://www.healthkb.com/its-a-shame-not-to-reduce-the-existing-signs-of-aging/ Acne Adult Dilemma You'd think after the adolescent stage of our lives, our skin would know that and respond to hormonal changes in a positive way. Unfortunately our skin (and bodies as a whole) oftentimes are not fed the raw materials necessary to make those adjustments and hence we're left ... http://www.healthkb.com/skin-care-trends-beyond-your-teenage-years/ It's one thing to stick with your diet regimen when you're at home, in control of the contents of your refrigerator and your portion sizes. But what about going out to dinner with friends? Worse, how do you stay on track when your dream vacation has you seated by the ... http://www.healthkb.com/simple-plans-for-social-eating-and-travel/ Studies show that childhood obesity is increasing at an alarming rate, so how do you keep your kids from becoming statistics? The data cannot be ignored. Each family needs to be aware of the factors contributing to this growing problem and address them as a team. Each ... http://www.healthkb.com/a-healthy-plan-for-the-family/ Requirements of protein by the body Protein is an essential component required in the correct proportion by the proper functioning of the human body. It helps in generating amino acids, which are required by cells to mend muscles and build new proteins. Amino acids also help to mend skin, organs, blood ... http://www.healthkb.com/protein-rich-foods-requirements-of-protein-by-the-body/ Before we get to the calculation, let me start by saying that I don't think it's necessary to be enslaved to counting calories, fat grams, points, or carbs every day for the rest of your life in order to lose weight. However, in the beginning of your weight loss journey, ... http://www.healthkb.com/how-to-calculate-your-calorie-needs/ Symptoms of female menopause can be intense changes that happen throughout a few years. The changes that take place can not only by physically as well as mentally exhausting. Millions of women each year deal with the symptom of female menopause and learning about each different symptom and how to ... http://www.healthkb.com/symptoms-of-female-menopause/