
Recently a user asked for
advice on kicking the soda habit and you came through with some fabulous tips and advice, especially since many of us have had to kick our own Coke guzzling practices to the curb. Your top tips are:
- Switch to seltzer water or sparkling water. You'll get the fizz, but not the sugar.

Walking is one of the best and easiest ways to fit a little extra exercise into your day. To really get the most out of walks, it's best to use proper form to reap all the benefits.
Health.com created a great little how-to on the basics of walking the fitness walk.

Some bad habits are worse than others; in fact, some bad habits could shorten your life. In an effort to live a healthy long time, you may want to make a few changes to your lifestyle. Researchers looked at death risk and lifestyle factors, and here are
the top five habits that could shorten your life:
- Cigarette smoking
- Being overweight
- Low physical activity
- Excessive alcohol use
- Low-quality diet
Do you have or do any of the above?

Often times massages can seem like the ultimate splurge, but in the end it's just as good for you as it feels.
Newsweek recently outlined a few things about massage that you may not have known, and
here are five highlights:
- It provides all over pain relief. Massage creates chemical changes that reduce pain and stress throughout the body.

It seems like some of you have
back-to-school weight loss plans because I have received quite a few question about dieting advice. And just like it takes time to move up a grade, it takes time to lose weight. Especially if you want to keep the weight off.

The economy's turn for the worse does not need to reflect on your health. In fact, there are many easy things you can do for your health that can help your budget, too.
ABC News has done a little legwork and come up with
five ways to keep your health and your budget in check.

We all know that
LDL cholesterol (the bad kind) is no good for us, and one of the leading risk factors for heart disease is high
cholesterol levels in the blood. So use these
five tips from the Cleveland Clinic on ways to help lower your cholesterol:
- Avoid high-fat or fried foods. When you do eat foods with fat, look for unsaturated, not saturated, fat.
- Reduce the amount of red meat that you eat, and eat more fish and poultry.
- Get enough soluble fiber by eating plenty of fruits, beans, peas, and oats.
- Don't eat more than three egg yolks per week.
- Get plenty of exercise, maintain a healthy body weight, and stop smoking.
Fit's Tip: If you haven't had your cholesterol checked, you may want to ask your doctor to run a blood test — especially if high cholesterol runs in your family.

If you've ever
had a migraine — or even if you haven't — you know that they are to be avoided at all costs. These mindbendingly bad headaches can be debilitating, often causing nausea and sensitivity to light. Though
more than 20 million people suffer from migraines, they are more common in females.

You feel fine all day, but something happens when you lie down. You end up with this irritating tickle in your throat or a nagging cough that only happens at night. It's been like this for weeks so what gives?

How we protect our skin is one of the biggest ways to keep from getting skin cancer, but something we don't have much control over is a contributing factor too: Where you live. Not only do latitude and longitude play a role, but cultural norms do as well. For example, it's still quite acceptable (and coveted) to want to be tan in the United States whereas many folks in Asia actually associate a tan with the lower class.