Exercise is Good for Your Eyes
Working out could be beneficial for your…eyes! Yes, in addition to all the other benefits of exercise, it now turns out that glaucoma can be...
Diet and Weight Loss Come Before Medications in Reducing Triglyceride Levels
To lower triglyceride levels, change your lifestyle rather than taking drugs. So states a November special article in Clinical Nutrition Insight. First of all, what...
The Combined Effects of Obesity and Chronic Lower Back Pain on Gait
The Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation published a study on Monday, Sep. 26, 2011 that demonstrates that the combination of obesity and lower back pain...
Obesity, Exercise and Arthritis Pain study
In a study that came out yesterday, researchers at Duke University have discovered that exercise eases arthritis, even among the obese. One detail – the...
Central Obesity and Asthma
Central obesity, also known as belly fat, is a new risk factor for asthma, according to findings reported last Sunday at the European Respiratory Society’s...
Social media support tools & health habits
The University of Southern California’s Institute for Communication Technology Management (CTM) and the USC Center for Body Computing (CBC) released results on Friday from their...
Can Exercise Cure Substance Abuse?
An intriguing study has been approved as of Sept. 19 that will examine whether exercise is a viable treatment option for stimulant abuse and dependence,...
Can Exercise Ward Off Dementia and Improve Your Memory?
If the heart is pumping, so is the brain, according to a study just released by the Mayo Clinic. In this month’s issue of Mayo...
Stigma, Shame and Obesity Rates
In a study published Tuesday, August 23, 2011, in BMC Public Health, researchers in Germany concluded that the stigmatization society puts on obesity perpetuates it....
How Do We Stop Childhood Obesity?
In the past 20 years, obesity has more than doubled worldwide. It now kills more people than being underweight. In other words, more people are...
5 Bad Habits That Sabotage Your Workouts
5. Talking the Walk – There are several ways to take this. Literally, if you are on a walk and can comfortably talk the whole...
