P.L.O.W. - Memorial Day


Updated 08/10/07 9:19 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 1 comment

P.L.O.W. - Memorial Day

This weekend is Memorial Day weekend and chances are you'll be barbecuing and celebrating summer's fast approach. Hopefully you can fit in a workout in between remembering those who have died for our nation and party hopping. This weeks P.L.O.W is sure to keep you in the spirit while burning off those hot dogs. Want to hear it? Then press the green play button after the break. read more Read more

A Girl's Guide to Breast Tissue


Updated 12/21/11 7:45 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 1 comment

Lumps in Breast Tissue and What It Means

Last Summer, health researchers recommended that women no longer need to perform self-breast exams, but that hasn't stopped me. A few women I know discovered breast cancer early through self-examinations and received early treatment, which saved their lives. Breast tissue tends to be lumpy, so when you examine your girls each month, you want to look , or rather feel, for changes in consistency, Read more

How the Alphabet Can Prevent Skin Cancer


Updated 04/16/12 1:23 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 9 comments

How to Tell If a Mole Is Cancerous

Most of the more than one million cases of skin cancer that are diagnosed in the US each year are considered sun-related, and of those, almost 11,000 people will die each year. That's a lot of deaths that could be prevented if people just took care of their skin by wearing sunscreen and doing skin self-exams. Check yourself for suspicious-looking moles, and if you find something odd, make an Read more