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Alcohol May Boost Your Cancer Risk

Did you have fun imbibing more than usual over the holiday season? Well, here’s your new year’s wake up call. In a recent report published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, apparently there’s new evidence that alcohol consumption, even moderate amounts, can increase the occurrence of certain cancers.   Just having one little drink a day slightly raises a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer. And moderate drinking, which is […]

todayJanuary 4, 2019

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Make Your New Year’s Resolutions Stick

Why is maintaining New Year’s resolutions so damn hard? Researchers have ID'd several culprits, such as setting a goal that's too vague (I’m going to get healthy –what does that even mean?) or unrealistic (I’m going to lose 10 pounds a month – really?). But perhaps the biggest challenge is turning your wishes into immediate action, and sticking to it.   Try using some of these tips from Health Magazine, […]

todayJanuary 3, 2019

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Just One Bite

Trying to get your kids to eat healthy can be a battle of wills, but studies show that if you don’t give up, your persistence will pay off. A group of pediatric researchers from the University of Buffalo recently published a paper in the Obesity Reviews that stated if you continually expose infants and children to healthy foods, they will develop healthy eating behaviors.   It’s common for kids to […]

todayJanuary 2, 2019

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Eat Protein for Healthy Muscles

A team of international researchers recently completed almost fifty studies involving almost two thousand men and women to see if there is a definitive link between eating protein and healthy muscle development, and you know what they found? Muscles really dig those proteins.   To be more specific, there is a strong correlation between protein supplementation intake and increased muscle size and strength in both men and women who regularly […]

todayJanuary 1, 2019

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FDA Warns: Wash Your Avocado!

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has stunned guac lovers everywhere by urging the public to thoroughly wash the peel on their avocado, even though no one's going to eat it. This month, the federal agency announced that investigators’ sampling found Listeria monocytogenes on the peels of about one in every five avocados. Over the course of a two-year study, researchers found that almost 18% of all avocados tested, both […]

todayDecember 28, 2018

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High Blood Pressure? Use the Stairs!

In a recent study led by the North American Menopause Society (NAMS), research revealed that the simple act of taking the stairs is a great way to manage the arterial stiffness and high blood pressure that often comes with menopause.   In the study, researchers assigned 41 women to either a stair-climbing program or a non-exercise control group for a period of 12 weeks.  The exercise group met four times […]

todayDecember 27, 2018

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Best Exercise for Alzheimer’s

Fitness trainers take note!  In a concerted effort to determine if exercise could actually slow the effects of cognitive decline, researchers at the University of Connecticut recently analyzed almost 20 studies that focused on over 1,000 adults in their 70's to early 80's.  The results showed that certain kinds of exercise may actually help people fighting the effects of Alzeimer's Disease.   The research results showed that resistance training alone […]

todayDecember 26, 2018

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Tips for Fit Abs During Pregnancy

Pregnant moms want to know,  "Can I safely train my abs during pregnancy?"  Well, according to the experts at the American Council on Exercise (ACE), the answer is a resounding, "Yes!"  The fitness pros say that strong abdominals help in all three phases of pregnancy.  First, they work like a support belt to help carry the weight of a growing baby and give the overworked back muscles a break.  Second, […]

todayDecember 24, 2018

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Pros Know Pilates

Ever since Joseph Pilates founded his studio in New York City about a century ago, his training method has focused on strengthening abdominal and trunk muscles—called the “core"—through hundreds of very specific movements. And while Pilates was never a dancer himself, his studio was conveniently located near a ballet studio, so his first Pilates clients were ballet dancers looking for a way to improve their posture and control their movements. […]

todayDecember 21, 2018

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