5 Mobile Apps for Your Health

Posted by: tyent On June 22, 2012 9:00 am

Almost everyone—literally—has gone wireless these days. A 2010 survey revealed that 91% of Americans own cellphones, and surely that number has grown since 2010—with many of the phones within that number being smartphones.

Plenty of smartphone apps fall into the non-healthy category. Gaming apps, food-delivery apps, and social networking apps are all convenient and surefire ways to have a good time, but they won’t do much for your health.

That’s where these apps come in. Spruce up your phone’s app collection with five apps that actually help you improve your overall health:

Sports Tracker. According to the Apple website, this app “turns your iPhone into an interactive exercise diary,” complete with the ability to track your total workouts, …

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Antioxidants Crash Course: How They Help Your Body

Posted by: tyent On June 13, 2012 8:01 pm

Fitting more antioxidants into your diet is one of the best things you can do for your body. Antioxidants help your body recover from disease and heavy exercise, and they have the physical benefit of slowing down your skin’s aging process. Antioxidants improve your inner and outer health, and they come in a variety of delicious foods and alkaline water.

Antioxidant-berries — Image credit: thenutritionpost.com.

For you scientist-types who like to know how things work, imagine that antioxidants are the good guys fighting the bad guys. Who are the bad guys? They’re free radicals, found in a variety of common substances that pollute our bodies:

Cigarette smoke
Industrial fumes and pollution
Exhaust fumes
UV rays

As you can imagine, avoiding the …

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Top Ten Types of People Who Can Benefit from Alkaline Water

Posted by: tyent On June 5, 2012 3:15 pm

We’ve stressed the health benefits of alkaline water to explain why ionized water is so good for you. Compared to traditional drinking water, ionized water can make a dramatic difference in your health and energy level, and just about anyone can experience these benefits.

However, there are ten types of people who can make especially great gains from drinking alkaline water from a Tyent water ionizer. If you’re on this list, consider trying out an ionizer to notice the change in how you feel.

1) Caffeine addicts. Have you found yourself so addicted to coffee or highly-caffeinated soft drinks that you’re consuming three a day? What about four? . . . Or five? The truth is, many popular coffees …

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Top Three Tech Tools for Your Health

Posted by: tyent On May 29, 2012 4:24 pm

True: You can use technology to be lazy. With today’s nearly movie theater-caliber TVs and sound systems, it’s more tempting than ever to use technology to become a regular couch potato. But recent advancements in technology can also do the opposite to actually help you become healthier.

These three tech tools score big when it comes to using technology for the betterment of health. Along with your favorite smartphone games and e-readers, these tools can fit into your busy day to encourage a well-rounded lifestyle.

Workout-tracking apps. If you’re a runner or walker, check out apps like RunKeeper and MapMyRUN to log your distance daily, get a bird’s-eye view of how you’re doing with your fitness goals, and interact with …

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Five Things That Aren’t as Healthy As You Thought They Were

Posted by: tyent On May 25, 2012 2:00 pm

Every day, we hear people and publications pushing new super-foods and supplements for the betterment of our health. But after a closer look, a few supposedly golden foods and habits aren’t quite the pinnacles of health that we thought they were. Check out these five things that aren’t as healthy as public perception would have it:

1. Granola. Think health food, and you probably think granola. Substitute a handful of granola for bread or chips, and you’ve got a healthy snack. Right? Well, granola may have less sugar than a bowl of kids’ cereal, but most granolas on the market are still highly artificially sweetened. Look for a granola sweetened with dried fruit or honey and chock-full of nuts so …

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Water 101: How Much Water Does Your Body Need?

Posted by: tyent On May 17, 2012 3:14 pm

You’ve heard the facts: The human body is made up of approximately 80% water. Water is made of hydrogen and oxygen. We need clean water to survive. But when it comes to your day-to-day life, are you getting enough water, or are you forcing your body to run on empty?

Without enough water, your body doesn’t function as well as it should. Some possible effects of drinking too little water include:

Feeling tired
Being unable to concentrate
Lacking energy to do everyday activities
Headaches

Many adults feel these symptoms every day, and don’t even realize that they’re really suffering from dehydration. Hydrating your body can make a huge difference in the way you feel—no prescriptions required.

Water needs vary for …

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