general health

from engadget.com

Mama always said you'd regret slouching one day, and while you've still got a few decades left before ultimately determining whether the sage-like advice was right or wrong, why take chances? The iPosture does the same thing as wearable posture reminders that we've seen in the past, but this one does so in a much more discrete fashion.

from thatsfit.com

Ugh, supplements. For a lot of people they're a "must have" for a healthy diet, and although I don't disagree, I'm also really bad at taking them because it's just so confusing determining what exactly I need -- the list of "recommended" supplements is at least a mile long it seems!

from thatsfit.com

My husband turns 40 in just over one week. He's shocked that it's happening. I think his mom is too. My hubby only wants one thing for his birthday and I warn you: It's not something healthy.

from forbes.com

There are lots of reasons to envy residents of Northern Europe. Each day they get to take in raw, dramatic landscapes, stunning architecture and world-class shopping.

from reuters.com

There is no clearcut scientific rationale for the average healthy individual to drink a lot of water -- and it may be downright harmful -- according to two kidney experts.

NOTE: ...and fitPod helps you stay away from TV!

from medicinenet.com

The more television people watch, the less they exercise, says a U.S. study that used pedometers to record participants' activity levels.

The study of 486 low-income housing residents in Boston found that each hour of television viewing was associated with 144 fewer steps walked per day. Overall, the study volunteers watched an average of 3.6 hours a day of television, which works out to 519 fewer steps per day.