Jackie Burns
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Jackie Burns
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Advice, Outer Beauty, Happiness, Health

In Second Spring, Dr. Maoshing Ni (or Dr. Mao) reveals hundreds of natural secrets to revitalize and regenerate at any age. He also discusses some natural treatments for those pesky skin ailments like eczema.
Find out what he suggests after the jump.
Advice, Fitness, Healthy Eating, How I Stay Fit

Dr. Maoshing Ni (Dr. Mao) doesn't hit the gym every day to stay fit. This practitioner of Chinese Medicine and Second Spring author says embracing an active lifestyle and eating certain super foods are his secret to a healthy body and mind.
After the jump he reveals his favourite physical activities and what you'll find on his grocery list that keeps him energized and young-looking as he approaches 50.

Dr. Maoshing Ni (or Dr. Mao), Chinese doctor and specialist in anti-aging medicine, was inspired to write Second Spring after seeing his own mother's remarkable transformation in the second half of her life. Find out how Dr. Mao keeps fit and healthy.
While his book includes hundreds of natural secrets for women to revitalize and regenerate at any age, Dr. Mao says many of the tips apply to men's health as well.
Combining 2,000 years of secrets he learned from a long line of Chinese doctors combined with western medicine's modern research, Dr. Mao offers his advice on simple things we can do right now to start leading a healthier life as we approach (or navigate through) our own Second Spring.

Sure, our eyes are the windows to our souls, but they can also cause extreme discomfort and irritation for many of us, not to mention serious health issues if left unchecked.
We asked Dr. Jason Hershorn of St. Clair Optometry how to prevent some of the most common eye ailments, what he suggests for those of us glued to our computer screens all day long and what the risks of laser eye surgery really are.
Find out his response after the jump.

There's something in the air lately - but it's unscented.
The tide is definitely turning towards all-natural beauty products as people become more aware of the chemicals they are putting in and on their bodies.
Terms like parabens, phthalates and triclosan are popping up more than ever as their detrimental health effects become more widely discussed. I became truly scared after learning about some of the harmful physical effects the products I'd been using in my own home could have on my family and I.
Advice, Happiness, Health, Fitness, How I Stay Fit
What sets Tosca Reno's story apart from so many others, isn't how it began.
Like many people, she was in an unhappy marriage, struggling with her weight after years of yo-yo dieting and battling a terribly low self-esteem.
It's what she did to turn her life around that makes her so unique.
At 40, she left her marriage, began losing weight, went back to school and became a successful bodybuilder, fitness magazine covergirl and author of The Eat Clean Diet among others.
Now as she turns 50, she's adding reality TV star to her list of accomplishments. Tosca: Flexing at 49 will follow the mother of four as she comes out of retirement for one final body building competition.
Here, Tosca reveals how she finally got the courage to change her life around and offers advice for others looking to follow her lead.
Many of us don't realize it, but we are prisoners to pollutants within the safe walls of our own homes. In fact, some of your favourite go-to products could be causing very serious health problems including cancer, hormone imbalances, reproductive issues and attention deficit disorder.
Rick Smith and Bruce Lourie, authors of Slow Death by Rubber Duck: How the Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Life Affects Our Health, found out first hand what exposure to these masked pollutants can do to the human body. Think of their experiment as the Supersize Me for the environmental set.
Over a four-day period, they ingested and inhaled a host of things that surround us all every day and which are suspected of being toxic and posing long-term health risks. Find out some of their shocking finds and what they suggest you remove from your homes immediately.
Friends & Family, Advice, Health

I'm proud to say I was named after my feisty great-grandmother, Jacqueline, who lived to be 97 years of age. She felt routine was paramount to leading a healthy life and always ensured breakfast was on the table at 8 a.m. sharp, lunch at noon and dinner as soon as the clock struck 5 p.m.

Some believe that slaving away at the gym for hours may not actually be doing wonders for your body. The Hormone Diet author Dr. Natasha Turner warns there is a critical point at which the benefits of exercise are outweighed by the risk factors.
Find out how long you should spend on your workout.
Kim Kardashian came out this week to reveal her step-father, Bruce Jenner, had gone under the knife again to correct a botched facelift and partial nose job that went awry 25 years ago. She wrote on her blog that since Jenner's initial surgery, which was "ill-advised," he has been a "victim of cruel taunts from the media." From a joyous nutritionist
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