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Do You Scare Yourself by Researching Ailments Online?
The Internet is a wonderful thing, but when it comes to using it for self-diagnosis based on general symptoms, online tools can sometimes do more harm than good. So many illnesses have similar symptoms, and friends of mine have been convinced their cold-induced headache is really some chronic disease. If you're going to research your sickness online, take the results with a grain of salt and head to an actual doctor.
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- Lighten up your fettuccine alfredo — That's Fit
- Learn a thing from Lance Armstrong's coach — Fit Bottomed Girls
- Arm warmers make Fall runs cozy — Fresh Fitness Tips
- Don't fear symmetry, muscular imbalances lead to injury — Marks' Daily Apple
- How's your gluten? It's Celiac Disease Awareness Month — FitCeleb
- Skip the online swine flu drugs', they're phony — The Daily WD
- Eight powerful ladies who thrive on a vegetarian diet — Lunch Box Bunch
- Heat up your workout with the sexy S factor — Shape
- Algae shot for your health? — Vital Juice
Feel the DailyBurn
I'm becoming a big fan of DailyBurn — a website that lets its users track workout, diet, and health goals in easy-to-read charts and graphs. There's a ton of great health and fitness information on the site and it has a social side that lets users interact with other members.
If you're not very tech savvy, don't be afraid.
Geeksugar Chats with Modern Day Doc Jay Parkinson
Have you ever imagined having a doctor that you could call, email, IM, text or have video chats with at any time of day? Well for patients of Dr. Jay Parkinson, this is not only a possibility, but a virtual reality.
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5 Things You Can Do Online for Your Health
Clearly, if you're reading FitSugar.com, then you already use the internet to help boost your health.
Here are fives things you can do online to help your health:
Do You Research Your Health Issues Online Before Talking to Your Doctor?
There is no denying that the Internet is a valuable research tool when it comes to your health, but the web is also chock full of misinformation. So much so that in the year 2000 the American Medical Association requested that patients make a New Year's resolution not to go online to look up medical conditions. In seven years, however, things have changed.
E-Health Records Raise Privacy Concerns About Sexual Health
In February, the US government mandated that doctors and healthcare providers create an Electronic Health Record (EHR) for every American by 2014. This new system, which healthcare providers and government officials can access when authorized, promises to make health care more efficient and less expensive. But there's a growing concern that the adoption of a central, online system could compromise patient privacy.
Yoga With Biggest Loser Trainer Bob Harper
I gaze out past the middle finger of my left hand into the Hollywood Hills as my right quad quivers holding Warrior 2. This is when Bob Harper, trainer from The Biggest Loser, says, "You might be feeling a bit of heat in your thigh right about now." He's teaching a yoga class to a few bloggers and ladies of the press, and we all laugh as our legs burn.
The Dark Side of Posting Calorie Counts
Posting calorie counts has been nothing if not controversial. In NYC the restaurants complained, and now on college campuses students are questioning the practice. In attempts to fight the freshman 15, dining halls have begun posting calorie counts, but there have been some negative consequences.
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