No, you’re not the only one who notices asparagus makes urine smell funny. If you love asparagus but wonder why there’s an odorous side effect to consuming this vegetable, here’s the info that proves you’re not crazy.

Okay you’ve heard it all before – we know! But here again are some important little things you can do in your everyday schedules that could end up in a few lost pounds. For the doubters out there…you’ll never guess what a little daily adjustment can do.

Soya wanna learn more about soy? It’s about time. Soy products have been everywhere for years, you can no longer ignore it…but what is soy and why is it gaining in popularity? Here’s some info on this ancient bean.

Let’s get back to basics. If you wanna lose weight you gotta exercise people! Regular physical activity is an important part of effective weight control. It helps to control your weight by using excess calories that otherwise would be stored as fat. Exercise, combined with healthy eating, also helps prevent many diseases and improve your overall health.

Regular exercise can help prevent:

There are five steps to a healthy heart that can all be included in your everyday lifestyle. Make these lifestyle changes and you may be able to prevent certain heart conditions and live a longer, healthier life. Why take any chances?

Healthy Eating: It starts here! Too much saturated fat and bad food can clog up your arteries and put a strain on your heart. Eating fish, poultry and vegetables etc can help.

This Sunday, September 24th is World Heart Day.

A healthy heart is vital for living life to the full, regardless of your age or gender. Controlling the major cardiovascular risk factors, by choosing a healthy diet, being physically active and by not smoking can prevent heart attacks and strokes and may help the heart to age more slowly. That's why this year's World Heart Day will encourage people around the world to adopt a heart-healthy lifestyle to help maintain a young heart for life.

Well for one, the kids are back in school and routines are falling back in to place. Now you can pick up where you left off before the summer came and took up all your free time, filling it with vacations, picnics, and BBQs. Fall is the perfect time to launch a diet and fitness regimen to put the focus back on you.

A recent survey of 1500 moms showed the moms said they look forward to getting back to their regular routines and having more time to focus on themselves when their kids go back to school. They ranked summer second (behind the winter holidays) as the time of year when they tended to put on the most weight. Now it is time to work it off!

Looking for guilt-free convenience in the shape of a small processed bar? Then you have likely tried the vast array of dry nutrition or energy bars from the chocolate bar counter of your local store. But rarely do they taste nearly as good as their cocoa counterpart, or, are they always a healthy alternative. The promise of a low-carb meal replacement or a sugar-free energy booster may just be another marketing grab.

Eeek, not E Coli! Food-borne illness or food-borne disease, whatever you call it, it isn’t pretty! We normally see contamination in raw foods from animals, such as eggs, meat and poultry, shellfish, produce and unpasteurized milk.

It occurs when you eat or drink something contaminated with any number of disease-causing bacteria, viruses, or parasites. And it can result in diarrhea, vomiting, and fever, which can be serious if prolonged.

Food poisoning usually can be prevented by handling food safely. Here’s how:

Worldwide, blue is the favorite color, reports a psychologist for The Financial Times. At the "cool" end of the spectrum, blue can induce such physiological effects as lowering blood pressure, slowing breathing and releasing muscular tension.

When you don’t have time, frozen fruits and veggies are the quick, convenient solution to put a meal on the table without the hassle of washing, peeling, or chopping. But nothing beats fresh produce. When it comes to nutrition what’s the difference?

Frozen varieties are an easy option that ensures you get your daily dose, but they're also just as nutritious because they're picked fully ripe and then processed right away. Frozen vegetables are generally preferable to canned, except when it comes to tomatoes.

Here are a few guidelines you should follow when buying canned or frozen fruits and vegetables:

Watch out, it could backfire. People who put in long hours on the job are more likely to suffer from hypertension than those who work less, according to researchers at the University of California-Irvine.

In a study of survey responses from 24,205 working Californians in 2001, the scientists found that employees who clocked more than 51 hours a week were 29 per cent more likely to have diagnoses high blood pressure than those who worked fewer than 40 hours. Even just a few hours of overtime - between 41 and 50 hours of labor a week - increased the risk of high blood pressure by 14 per cent.

Okay face it, fall is just around the corner. Now you can breathe a sigh of relief as that next big BBQ may have put you up a jean size and another weekend vacation would mean more missed exercise. You need time to focus on your health. Fall is a great time for renewal and fresh starts.

The thought of having to wear a bathing suit is often enough motivation for people to shed a few pounds over the spring and summer months. The trick is to keep that weight off even when fun in the sun is a distant memory. Experts weigh-in on how to maintain the good habits you’ve acquired so you can keep that summer body throughout the year.

Experts are now suggesting 5 servings of fruit and veggies a day are not enough, that 7-13 cups daily is best for adults to get all the essential health benefits. You just found a way to sneak in some broccoli and spinach and now this! How are you going to get more produce in your diet? Try these simple ways: