Nutrition
Number One Healthiest Diet For Weight Loss
INTEL SOURCE LINK: yolohealthrevolution.com The Perfect Diet Eating the right mix of meat and veggies may be the key to running—and living—well. By Jessica GirdwainImage by Saverio TrugliaFrom the August 2009 issue of Runner’s World Many runners follow one ... Read More »
Moderate Marijuana Use Does Not Impair Lung Function, Study Finds
INTEL SOURCE LINK: NYtimes.com By ANAHAD O’CONNOR A large new government study has found that smoking marijuana on a regular basis, even over several years, does not impair lung function. Marijuana, the country’s most widely used illicit drug, has ... Read More »
Keeping brain sharp may ward off Alzheimer’s protein
INTEL SOURCE LINK: Reuters.com By Julie Steenhuysen (Reuters) – People who challenge their brains throughout their lifetimes — through reading, writing and playing games — are less likely to develop protein deposits in the brain linked with Alzheimer’s, U.S. ... Read More »
Drinking three cups of tea a day may help lower blood pressure
INTEL SOURCE LINK: LAtimes.com Drinking three cups of black tea daily over months may help lower blood pressure, a study suggests. In a research paper released this week in the Archives of Internal Medicine, black tea was tested against a placebo ... Read More »
Newly Discovered Hormone Boosts Effects of Exercise, Could Help Fend Off Diabetes
INTEL SOURCE LINK: scientificamerican.com By Katherine Harmon Hormones aren’t just for sex—they help control everything from the times when we feel hungry to the timing of our heart beats. Dozens have been described, but there is now a new ... Read More »
How Exercise Might Help Our Cells Help Us
INTEL SOURCE LINK: scientificamerican.com By Katherine Harmon In addition to helping us get fit, exercise seems to play a disproportionate role in fending off chronic diseases, such as diabetes. A new study suggests how activity on the cellular level ... Read More »
This Is Your Brain Online
INTEL SOURCE LINK: technewsworld.com By Rob Spiegel Maybe the Internet won’t exactly fry your brain, but it could change it in other unwelcome ways. A new study found a correlation between Internet addiction and specific brain changes often observed in ... Read More »
Is Your Personality Making You Put on Pounds?
INTEL SOURCE LINK: online.wsj.com Losing weight is simple: Eat less and exercise more. Why that’s so difficult for so many people is embedded deep in the human psyche. A variety of personality traits, such as being a night owl ... Read More »
10 Must-Try Exotic Fruits
INTEL SOURCE LINK: blog.hotelclub.com by Dave Emery Traveling to an exotic destination is not just about swimming in the turquoise waters or sunbathing. You also have to taste some of the cuisine and sample some of the exotic fruits of ... Read More »
Want your kids to do better in school? Try exercise
INTEL SOURCE LINK: reuters.com (Reporting from New York by Genevra Pittman at Reuters Health; Editing by Elaine Lies and Yoko Nishikawa) (Reuters) – Children who get more exercise also tend to do better in school, whether the exercise comes as ... Read More »
