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Start making up excuses to neglect your work out when the weather starts to chill. You have to keep your willpower thawed out! If you think that the start of cold weather is the end of your exercise routine, think again. The cold weather is no excuse...

Start making up excuses to neglect your work out w...

New health guidelines suggest that a mere two and half-hours of weekly physical activity is sufficient for adults to remain healthy. Consistent with the findings of previous studies, the new statement urges individuals to become physically active in ...

New health guidelines suggest that a mere two and ...

Get your daughters off the couch: New research shows exercise during the teen years starting as young as age 12 can help protect girls from breast cancer when they're grown. Middle-aged women have long been advised to get active to lower their risk ...

Get your daughters off the couch: New research sho...

Adults whose asthma is not fully controlled by medication might gain some benefits from adding an exercise routine to their lives, a small study suggests. While exercise can trigger asthma symptoms in some people, there is also evidence that physical...

Adults whose asthma is not fully controlled by med...

Setting aside time during your morning routine for exercise yields great benefits. People who exercise in the a.m. will find themselves much more energized throughout the day, as well as an increased metabolism. It is important, however, to choose yo...

Setting aside time during your morning routine for...

How Much Exercise Is Safe for Gestational Diabetes? Regular exercise during pregnancy can improve your posture and decrease some common discomforts such as backaches and fatigue. Being fit during pregnancy means safe, mild to moderate exercise at lea...

How Much Exercise Is Safe for Gestational Diabetes...

You know exercise is good for you — but do you know how good? Now find out how exercise can improve your life. 1. Exercise improves your mood. Need to blow off some steam after a stressful day? A workout at the gym or a brisk 30-minute walk can help ...

You know exercise is good for you — but do you kno...

You can't escape the message that smoking is bad for you. But what if one or both of your parents smoke? You might be worried about their health, sick of smelling the smoke, or even a little embarrassed by it. You can't order your mom or dad to stop ...

You can't escape the message that smoking is bad f...

It's unhealthy to smoke cigarettes or chew tobacco — everyone knows that. But what do kids think about these habits? KidsHealth wanted to know, so we asked 1,433 kids. Here's what they said: Most kids have never tried cigarettes or chewing tobacco. 8...

It's unhealthy to smoke cigarettes or chew tobacco...

Drugs are chemicals that change the way a person's body works. You've probably heard that drugs are bad for you, but what does that mean and why are they bad? Medicines Are Legal Drugs If you've ever been sick and had to take medicine, you already kn...

Drugs are chemicals that change the way a person's...

What They Are: Methamphetamines (say: meth-am-fet-uh-meenz) are stimulants. Stimulants are a type of drug that speed up your brain. They are produced as pills, powders, or chunky crystals called ice. The crystal form, nicknamed crystal meth, is a pop...

What They Are: Methamphetamines (say: meth-am-fet-...

What It Is: Marijuana (say: mar-uh-wa-nuh) is the most widely used illegal drug in the United States. It is made from the shredded leaves, stems, seeds, and flowers of the hemp (Cannabis sativa) plant. It looks like green, brown, or gray dried parsle...

What It Is: Marijuana (say: mar-uh-wa-nuh) is the ...

What It Is: LSD, which stands for lysergic acid diethylamide (say: luh-sur-jik a-sud dye-eh-thuh-lah-myde) is a hallucinogenic (say: huh-loo-sun-o-jeh-nik) drug. Hallucinogens change the way you sense the world around you. LSD is odorless, colorless,...

What It Is: LSD, which stands for lysergic acid di...

What They Are: Inhalants (say: in-hay-luntz) are substances that are sniffed or huffed to give the user an immediate rush, or high. They include glues, paint thinners, dry cleaning fluids, gasoline, felt-tip marker fluid, hair spray, deodorants, spr...

What They Are: Inhalants (say: in-hay-luntz) are ...

What It Is: Heroin (say: her-uh-win) comes from the opium poppy, a flower that grows in Asia, Mexico, and South America. Pure heroin is a white powder that tastes really bad. Some heroin is dark brown, and black tar heroin is either sticky or hard an...

What It Is: Heroin (say: her-uh-win) comes from th...

What It Is: GHB (gamma hydroxybutyrate) is illegally produced in home basement labs, usually in the form of a liquid that has no odor or color. It is known as a designer drug because it is specifically made for the purpose of getting people high. Lik...

What It Is: GHB (gamma hydroxybutyrate) is illegal...

What It Is: Ecstasy (3, 4-methylenedioxy-N-methamphetamine, or MDMA) is a drug that is illegally made. Ecstasy is a stimulant drug that can cause hallucinations. It is known as a designer drug because it is created for the purpose of making someone ...

What It Is: Ecstasy (3, 4-methylenedioxy-N-metham...

What They Are: Tranquilizers (say: trang-kwih-lye-zurs) and other depressants calm nerves and relax muscles. They are bright-colored capsules or tablets that are legally available through a doctor for medical reasons, but can be illegally abused. S...

What They Are: Tranquilizers (say: trang-kwih-lye...

What It Is: Cocaine is a white powder that comes from the dried leaves of the coca plant that is found in South America. Crack cocaine is a form of the drug that gives a very quick, intense high. Crack is made by cooking cocaine powder with baking so...

What It Is: Cocaine is a white powder that comes f...

The married couple must place a great importance on hygiene because of the Qur'anic verse: 'save yourselves and your families from the fire' 62, and because of the saying of Al-Sajjad: 'Your body holds a right over you'. The human being has a respons...

The married couple must place a great importance o...

Our Merciful and Ever-Watching Allah, The Most High, is aware of the purposeful plan to harm the populace through food. The safeness of our food has been questionable for decades. If you do not grow your own food, you really do not know what you are ...

Our Merciful and Ever-Watching Allah, The Most Hig...