1. Why stretch? Stretching lengthens muscles and improves flexibility.1,2 Also, stretching the big leg muscles - the hamstrings, calves, and quads - simultaneously loosens and lengthens the muscles of your lower back. So, when you stretch, you’re helping your back!

2. When to stretch? Recent exercise physiology studies show that static stretching is best done after exercise. Pre-exercise “dynamic warm-ups”, such as torso twists, arm circles, and light jogging, prepare the body for work. Importantly, for those of us with back issues, it is still a good idea to do the familiar static stretches even before the dynamic warm-up!

3. Don’t rush! Stretching is as important as what you’re going to do after you stretch. If you rush, you might pull a muscle or worse. Be sure to include 10 to 15 minutes of stretching as part of your exercise time.

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How pleasant would it be when you can drop off pounds non-stop, correct? But, that’s just doable if you do not think of ‘cutting off’ your food consumption day in and day out. Everyplace you go, it appears as if there’s a general cure for fat loss called ‘cut back, cut down, cut off’- cut carbs, cut fat, and so forth.

You’ve probably tried all the fad diets and realized that they just showed you to starve differently! And please remember this: starvation will not help you lose weight.

With one out of three kids in the America discovered to be overweight, folks frequently wonder how obesity could come about so soon. You may have known the answer: hamburgers, soft drinks, cookies, chips, sugar candies, etc. It is primarily what and how folks eat that add up inches to their waistline.

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For quite some years it has been accepted wisdom that cod liver oil is good for you. Maybe it was your grandmother who first told you about the benefits of cod liver oil.

Is this the case? Are there cod liver oil benefits or is it a myth? Has modern science confirmed that there are indeed cod liver oil benefits? And are there risks to taking cod liver oil?

Yes in fact your grandmother wasn’t wrong, there really are benefits to taking cod liver oil, and science has now confirmed it.

The majority of the benefits of cod liver oil relate to the Omega 3 content, because of course cod liver oil has Omega 3 fats in it. And as you would know if you have read some of our other information there is a wide range of benefits from adding some more Omega 3 to your diet.

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