Good news for active men! A new study published in the May issue of the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research suggests that men who played load-bearing games for 4 hours or more per week have higher bone mass and are less likely to have osteoporosis later in life. Previously, some other studies had shown […]
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U.S. fast foods are the saltiest fast foods in the world. A new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, examined the levels of salt in six fast food chains: Burger King, Domino’s, KFC, McDonald’s, Pizza Hut, and Subway in different countries and showed that U.S. fast food industry consistently uses the most salt
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If you’re not among those 5.7 million people who watched this video in the past 365 days, please do it right now. Skin cancer is everywhere and it’s obviously bad. If you want to save a life, you need to educate yourself and others about skin cancer and show them how to detect it.
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Last Updated 10/19/12 Everyday we apply different products such as shampoos, lotions, deodorant, makeup, and lipstick to improve or change our looks, most of them contain substantial amounts of chemicals are harmful to our body and our environment. Did you know 1 in 3 lipstick brands have more than acceptable amounts of lead? Look at
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As summer time approaches in northern hemisphere, it’s now time to go to the pools, sea or even the parks for enjoying the sunny days. To protect our skin from sunlight we need sunscreens. This infographic answers almost all the questions you may have about sunscreen: What’s UV? What’s SPF? How much sunscreen should we
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Osteoporosis is a very serious issue and women need to have a good intake of calcium from young ages to prevent osteoporosis later. Although milk and dairy products are good sources of calcium, but some reasons such as being vegan, animal rights and lactose intolerance may prevent us from having milk and dairy products. Lactose
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BY CHRISTINE SAVOIA NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Jiroemon Kimura put fictional hobbit Bilbo Baggins’ 111th birthday to shame when he turned 115 on April. Very much alive, the Kyotango City, Japanese citizen is one of 68 supercentenarians – individuals over the age of 110 – and now also claims the title of the world’s oldest livng man, according
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A new Taiwanese study, published in The American Journal of Medicine, suggests that adults who have good dental hygiene have lower risk of heart disease. Most of the gum diseases are caused by bacterial infection. These infections may cause inflammation in blood vessels and eventually increase the risk of heart disease. So take
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Having almonds in your diet as snack may help to fight against diabetes and heart disease: Almonds help to increase insulin sensitivity in people with higher risk of diabetes. Also almonds may decrease the levels of LDL (bad cholesterol) in the blood.
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Sweet potato is an excellent source of minerals such as potassium and magnesium which can reduce the risk of high blood pressure.
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Yogurt is one of the healthiest foods and one of the best options if you’re a weight watcher. It contains substantial amount of proteins: For example, a cup of Greek yogurt contains 40% of the required daily protein intake. You can enjoy your yogurt as a snack or you can have it with
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I’m speechless! This was a message from Kristin a beautiful, 21 years young, cancer survivor: She was a young fighter, like many other beautiful fighters. I used “was” and now you know why I’m speechless. There’s this constant race between cancer and us. There’s a race between medical knowledge and cancer. There is
This commentary is originally from NewJerseyNewsroom.com BY VICKY DeROSA You know what gets a bad rap? Nuts! Listen my friends, nuts are an extraordinary way to get omega-3s. Don’t be so fearful of the calories, just don’t overeat them. In fact, have you considered toasting your nuts? This is an amazing snack and so simple
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According to a new study in Japan, laughing for just half an hour a week, can lower your blood pressure for 5-6 points. This is equal to cutting salt from your food or losing 10 pounds.
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Who Can Practice Yoga? with Kino MacGregor Now that we know yoga is beneficial for health, the question is who can practice yoga. Watch this video and you’ll find the answer: About Kino MacGregor Kino MacGregor is one of only 14 people in the United States to receive Certification to teach Ashtanga Yoga from its
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Last updated: November 5th 2012 This is a very interesting poster. I love it because it’s simple, yet conclusive. Many of the mentioned health benefits are direct and some of them are indirect effects of practicing yoga. For example, as yoga reduces stress, it also alleviates stress related problems, such as insomnia, IBS (Irritable Bowel
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Last Updated 10/20/12 We all know soda isn’t good for us by now right? Wait until you see how bad it really is! Check out this great poster: Infographic is designed by TermLifeInsurance If you feel you have sugar addiction, there’re some ways to quit! Like any other addiction, there’re many different programs that
Depending on the type of tea and its processing and preparation technics, different teas have different health benefits. The predominant polyphenols in green tea and the theaflavins and thearubigins in black teas have strong antioxidant activity that may protect cells against cancer and prevent tumor growth and tumor invasion. In some laboratory and animal studies,
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