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Long-term effects of Exercise on Blood Pressure

Jun 18, 2010 No Comments

Here is a another great reason to start exercising. The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) trial looked at 4,618 adults ages 18-30 years old at the start of the trial. The researchers reevaluated them after two, five, seven, ten, fifteen and twenty years. They found that people with the lowest physical activity [...]

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A great leg workout to try

Jun 13, 2010 No Comments

Hey guys. Here is a great leg workout for everyone with celebrity trainer Mike Jones. Make sure you check with your doctor before beginning any exercise program and always remember to warm up. Have fun and let me know what you think.

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Can peppers help with weight loss?

May 24, 2010 2 Comments

A small trial conducted by Lee et al (2010) looked at dihydrocapsiate (DCT) and weight loss. DCT is a compound found in peppers, belonging to the family of capsinoids.  The study consisted of fifty-one clinically overweight adults. All the participants followed a liquid meal-replacement diet that included just 800 calories daily. They were then randomly [...]

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Can Vitamin D help with the common cold

May 10, 2010 No Comments

Here is an interesting trial discussing the role of Vitamin D and its effectiveness in fighting the cold. Take a look at the video and decide for yourself if there is any truth to this.

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FDA Warns About Tainted Diet Pills

Dec 06, 2009 2 Comments

Many weightloss pills are marketed as dietary supplements with the claim that they use only natural or herbal ingredients. In addition, many have proprietary blends listed on their labels that make it very difficult to know exactly how much of a particular substance you are getting. This is especially concerning since the United States Food [...]

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Can drinking sodas cause kidney damage?

Mar 09, 2009 No Comments

We all know that sodas have large amounts of sugar in them but is it possible that they may be causing harm to your kidneys? Watch the video to learn about a new study talking about the dangers of drinking sodas.

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Exercise in under 7 minutes a week?

Feb 19, 2009 3 Comments

We all know that obesity is an epidemic. The latest figures

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The myth about catching a cold

Feb 11, 2009 No Comments

Let’s look at a common myth that many children have been scolded for by their parents. The myth goes something like “you will catch a cold by going outside in cold weather. Is this true?”  Watch the video to find out.

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Common medical myths

Feb 09, 2009 1 Comment

Hello everyone Here is my article just published at FitnessRx Magazine. Enjoy. Sean Hashmi When does an idea become proof? If enough people believe that the earth is flat, does that make it true? From ancient Babylon and Egypt to Greece and China, many powerful civilizations believed the earth was flat prior to 4th Century [...]

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The myth of drinking eight glasses of water a day

Feb 01, 2009 1 Comment

From our parents to our teachers to even our doctors, we have always been given the advice to drink eight glasses of water a day. But does this advice on water hold any water?

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