Men's Health Tips
How to Lose Weight as a Couple – 6 Ways to Burn Fat Together!
These six weight loss tips for couples will help you slim down, tone up, and get to know your partner in a whole new way! My husband and I do Pilates, core fusion, and various exercise DVDs together. Not only are we learning more about each other’s bodies and personalities, we’re increasing our motivation to get [...]
8Feb2010 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 3 comments | Continued
Why People Snore, Plus 6 Ways to Stop Snoring
Why do people snore? For different reasons – and these six ways to stop snoring reflect six different causes of snoring.
Right now, I’m exploring Austria with my husband (we’re making our way up to the Czech Republic) – and his snoring is worse here! I don’t know if it’s because I’m suffering from jet lag [...]
3Oct2009 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 2 comments | Continued
How to Find the Right Brain Games and Brain Exercises
Some online games to exercise your brain are better than others; these tips will help you find the right brain games to improve your memory and thinking skills….
“There is a lot of talk these days about using brain games to train your mind,” says brain fitness aficionado Alex Colket, creator of PlayWithYourMind.com. “Every month, another study [...]
13Sep2009 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 10 comments | Continued
Tips for Light Therapy and Seasonal Affective Disorder
Light therapy for SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) is common, inexpensive, and effective! Here are tips for using light therapy to treat Seasonal Affective Disorder – also known as the winter blues.
“People with SAD suffer from a lack of sunlight – they are literally ‘in the dark,’” says Dr. Raymond Crowel, Psy.D., vice president of mental health [...]
6Sep2009 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 4 comments | Continued
How to Improve Your Memory and Concentration
These ways to improve your memory and concentration are from Alex Colket, the creator of PlayWithYourMind.com. His website features over a hundred brain fitness games, all designed to improve memory, concentration, clarity of thought, and brain plasticity.
Before his tips, a quip:
“Every man can, if he so desires, become the sculptor of his own brain,” says Santiago Ramon [...]
2Sep2009 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 8 comments | Continued
5 Brain Games to Improve Memory, Thinking Skills, and Brain Health
These five brain games can improve memory, thinking skills, and overall cognitive health – and they’re also fantastic birthday or holiday gift ideas! Each game is endorsed by a doctor or cognitive health expert.
Before the brain tips, a quip:
“The human brain starts working the moment you are born and never stops until you stand up [...]
27Aug2009 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 3 comments | Continued
5 More Tips for Saving Money on Medical Care Costs
This is the second half of a list of ways to save money on medical care, here on Quips and Tips for Achieving Your Goals. The first article is called “5 Tips for Saving Money on Medical Costs”; all the tips are from Ethan Ewing of Bills.com.
Before the tips, a quip:
“The only way to keep [...]
5Aug2009 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 1 comment | Continued
5 Tips for Saving Money on Medical Care
The only thing worse than being sick is spending money you don’t have on your health! Here are five tips for saving money on medical care costs, from one of my favorite financial experts: Ethan Ewing of Bills.com.
Before the tips, a quip:
“They claim red meat is bad for you…but I never saw a sick-looking tiger.” [...]
5Aug2009 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 5 comments | Continued
The Health Benefits of Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Fish Oils
A reader asked for info about the health benefits of omega-3 fatty acids, and how to increase the fish oils in his diet. Here’s a list of those health benefits, plus several ways to get more omega-3 fatty acids and fish oils.
By the way, I recently wrote an article for Health magazine about keeping your brain healthy as [...]
How to Boost Your Immune System Naturally and Prevent Chronic Disease
These eight ways to prevent chronic disease - diabetes, obesity, cancer, cardiac disease, arthritis – will boost your immune system naturally. Dr Duke Johnson’s tips for staying healthy are based on the science of nutrigenomics and are effective even if a chronic disease runs in your family.
“A genetic predisposition doesn’t mean you have to get [a chronic] disease,” says Dr [...]
24Apr2009 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 0 comments | Continued
