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What’s the Most Effective Form of Exercise for Weight Loss?

Doctors frequently encourage patients to exercise more and eat less in order to keep their waist trim, but which form of exercise is the most effective?  Yes, according to researchers in China, who have now identified the five types of exercise that are most effective at helping people who are predisposed to obesity stave off that weight gain.   According to the study, which was published in the journal PLOS […]

todayAugust 14, 2019

Health & Wellness

Rural Living Contributes to Rise in Obesity Rates

Rates of obesity worldwide have nearly tripled since 1975, and the prevailing belief is that city living is to blame. But a major study that covers 112 million adults suggests that weight gain in rural areas is responsible for much of this increase.   Members of the NCD Risk Factor Collaboration — an international group of health scientists — analyzed over 2,000 studies of how body mass index (BMI) has […]

todayJune 6, 2019

Health & Wellness

New York Allows Early Vaccination for Infants to Combat Measles Outbreaks

As the number of measles cases in the United States has surged, some officials are encouraging parents to get their children vaccinated sooner rather than later. Normally, kids would get their first measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine when they’re about a year old, but given the rise in cases, babies in areas with ongoing measles outbreaks may be able to get theirs earlier in an effort to keep some of […]

todayJune 5, 2019

Health & Wellness

Remembering Leonard Nimoy and Raising Awareness About COPD

Leonard Nimoy, the beloved actor best known for playing Mr. Spock on Star Trek, was a man of many talents. Along with being an actor, he was a director, writer, photographer, and singer. But while many fans can quote his most famous line from Star Trek, not everyone knows about the severe health issue that ultimately ended his life in 2015. Now, his daughter Julie Nimoy is sharing stories of her late […]

todayMay 17, 2019

Food & Drink

113,000 Pounds of Ground Beef Recalled Due to E. Coli

If you have any ground beef in your fridge or freezer, you might want to double check before you incorporate it into your dinner for the night: k2D Foods, a Georgia-based company operating under the name Colorado Premium Foods, has recalled around 113,000 pounds of ground beef due to concerns of E. coli contamination.   According to an official statement, the company has recalled packages of its 24-ounce vacuum-packed "ground […]

todayApril 30, 2019

Food & Drink

Fast Food Nation

Despite the continuous warnings about the repercussions to your waistline and general health, American's fast food appetite remains strong.  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) conducted surveys between 2013 and 2016, and you know what?  Well over one third of adults (37%) said they'd eaten fast food at least once in the past 24 hours.   What may come as a surprise is that saving money wasn't the […]

todayApril 10, 2019

Tech Made Simple

Tech That Helps You Sleep

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a whopping third of adults report that they get less than the recommended amount of sleep. No doubt you’ve had your share of sleepless nights where you spend what seems like hours tossing and turning and staring at the clock, especially at this time of year, when Daylight Savings Time feels like you’ve been unfairly robbed of those precious Z’s. […]

todayMarch 11, 2019

Health & Wellness

Verily’s New Smart Shoe Tracks Weight and Falls

CNBC reports that Google’s sister company Verily wants to make a smart shoe that can track weight and monitor falls. The company has allegedly been looking for partners to develop this shoe and bring it to market, but it’s very early in the process. Fall detection, as in, automatically alerting people when you've "fallen and I can't get up," seems to have become an increasingly popular feature for wellness gadgets. […]

todayFebruary 6, 2019

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