Back in my younger days, I was a huge wrestling fan and cut my teeth on the likes of Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant and countless other wrestling superstars.  I watched Diamond Dallas Page apply his infamous "diamond cutter" move time and time again on his opponents, and was definitely familiar with "DDP".

What I didn't know though was that after Diamond Dallas Page left the ring, he has been super productive in changing regular folks' lives with a unique fitness program called DDP Yoga.  Being a big DDP and yoga fan already, I had to learn more about this particular exercise regimen.  Diamond Dallas Page never struck me as the yoga type, so I knew he had to have done something radical to the traditional yoga concept.

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Mobile Health ("mHealth"), the use of mobile technology to deliver healthcare services and information, skyrocketed in 2012.  44 million health apps will have been downloaded by the end of the year (predicted to reach 142 million downloads by 2016), and consumers are now spending $700 million per year on these apps.  There are over 10,000 health apps in the iTunes app store, the number of American using smartphones for health information grew from 61 million to 75 million this year, and 88% of doctors would like patients to monitor their health at home.

So what are some of the top medical and health apps we’ll be using in 2013?

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My husband has suffered from back pain and problems for as long as I've known him.  He's been in one too many car accidents and had one too many sports-related injuries for his back to ever be "normal" again.  Because of this incessant pain, my husband gets deep-tissue massages on a regular basis which seem to work temporarily.  The one thing each and every masseuse tells him is that the muscles in his lower back are extremely weak.

Dr. Michael Ho is a Doctor of Chiropractic and Acupuncture and has been practicing and teaching for more than 18 years.  He believes that the body has incredible healing powers and under the right conditions, these healing powers can potentially restore the body's prior functions.  Dr. Ho recognized that some elements are common amongst people who suffer from similar conditions, such as lower back pain. Armed with this knowledge, Dr. Ho continuously works with innovative engineers and scientists to develop products designed and formulated to help address the specific underlying causes of a problem.

The Decompression Belt is one of his latest inventions and sounded perfect for my husband to try.

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I'm guilty of having a horrible diet at times.  As much as I wish things were different, I just completely dislike vegetables and don't eat fruits or fish as often as I should either.  Because of this, I've been taking a wide variety of nutritional supplements for well over a decade.  This way, I can try to make up for what my diet is lacking in order to give my body all of the essential vitamins and nutrients it needs.

I've long been a believer in fish oil supplements for they are a great added support for your cardiovascular system and brain functions.  I made sure to take plenty of fish oil when I was pregnant and while breastfeeding Riley, and to this day, Riley drinks organic milk loaded with DHA.

So I have to admit that I was fairly surprised to learn of a supplement much more powerful than fish oil...krill oil!  Everest Nutrition Krill Oil, found in the deep, pure waters of the Antarctic, is a new generation of Omega-3s that beats the pants off of fish oil.  According to independent laboratories, their Krill Oil was found to be 54x more powerful in antioxidant activity than fish oil.  Keep reading to learn more!

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#1 New York Times bestselling author Dr. Ian Smith's SHRED diet has taken the internet by storm, with a "Shredder Nation" following on Twitter and Facebook that continues to grow.  A member of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition, Dr. Ian created SHRED while working with people who had success following his previous diet books but had hit stubborn plateaus.

Realizing that there were many more struggling with pockets of stubborn fat, Dr. Ian took to social media, tweeting daily diet tips from SHRED to followers, and soon thousands of enthusiastic "shredders" sprouted up across the country and as far away as the United Kingdom.  The average weight loss in just 6 weeks has been 20 pounds!  SHREDDERS love that the food is inexpensive, regular and tasty and can be found in any grocery store.

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Losing weight and improving my health are always on the 'ol "to-do" list and with the New Year quickly approaching, I'm giving these topics more and more thought.  Although I'm not what you would consider overweight, I would like to lose about 10-15 pounds, especially in my belly area.

I'm also not known for my healthy eating and am always on a quest to do better in that department.  Thankfully, the folks behind the "For Dummies" series of books has written the perfect guide combining proper diet and nutrition aimed solely at losing that belly.  It's called Belly Fat Diet for Dummies and I couldn't wait to dive in and learn more!

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