Strokes can occur suddenly and without warning. The effects can be devastating, either resulting in a permanent disability or worse, death.  In the United States alone, more than 700,000 people suffer from a stroke every year.

While no one can be sure whether they will have a stroke, risk factors such as high blood pressure or heart disease are often used to predict whether someone has a higher risk. However, according to some studies, the eyes may provide vital information as to whether someone is likely to have a stroke.

Early sightings of Michelle Obama's toned upper arms sent women everywhere scurrying for long sleeved tops. That flabby bit of skin which hangs beneath the upper arms, otherwise known as bingo wings, is notoriously difficult to shift. It's also an area of the body which women obsess about. Losing the fat under your arms can’t be done overnight, but with the right combination of diet and exercise, it's possible to achieve noticeably improved results within a few weeks. Read more ...

The body mass index (BMI) chart is an alternative way of finding out at a glance, what your BMI is. Using the BMI chart, you don't need to perform any calculations or enter any numbers into an on-line calculator. However, the BMI chart only gives you a BMI as a whole number, whereas calculating it will provide a slightly more accurate BMI score to decimal places, for example, 23.8 instead of 23 or 24 as found on a chart.

Heart disease is the number one cause of death among men and women in the United States. And one of the leading contributors towards heart disease is cholesterol. It’s well documented that high cholesterol is strongly associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease including heart attacks.Therefore, it’s important that individuals take an active part in keeping cholesterol levels within healthy limits.

After weeks of dieting, many people reach the dreaded weight loss plateau, where the scales refuse to budge. There are several possibilities for this but one common reason is eating too many calories.Once you start losing weight you need to periodically readjust your calorie intake, usually downwards unless you've taken up a highly energetic sport!

Finding out how many calories you need to lose weight is quite straightforward. First, you figure out how many calories you use up in a day, then subtract the amount of calories you want to lose. Don't worry, it's not difficult but it will provide a helpful guide for shifting those stubborn pounds.

Ask any women which part of their body they most dislike, and you can almost guarantee their thighs will be listed in the top three. Thunder thighs, saddlebags and other derogatory terms are often used to describe them, but unfortunately women are often stuck with flabby thighs simply because that's the way nature designed them. Women are genetically predisposed to gaining fat on their hip and thigh area, which is most noticeable on those who are classically pear shaped. All is not lost though. If you're not prepared to put up with flabby thighs any longer, there are effective hip and outer thigh exercises you can do to greatly improve their tone and shape.

Whether you bound up to the net at the first given opportunity or remain glued to the baseline, being able to execute a winning volley is a major advantage for any tennis player.

Baseliners seem to dominate matches nowadays. Today’s tennis racquets are lighter and more powerful than ever before, enabling players to increasingly hit winners from the baseline. However, volleys are still the most efficient way to finish a point as long as you

Whether you bound up to the net at the first given opportunity or remain glued to the baseline, being able to execute a winning volley is a major advantage for any tennis player.