It doesn’t matter if you go running every morning, or you’re a regular at the gym. If you spend most of the rest of the day sitting — in your car, your office chair, on your sofa at home — you are putting yourself at increased risk of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, a variety of [...]
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Alcohol has been called the Jekyll and Hyde of health, which summarizes the age-old dispute about the pros and cons of drinking. As scientists have accumulated information about how alcohol affects the human mind and body, a balanced picture is starting to emerge. A study may add some color to the picture, since it raises [...]
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Quit Smoking - By stopping smoking, women benefit from a decreased risk of cardiovascular disease and a lesser incidence of death from various smoking-related cancers. According to new results of the large-scale Nurses’ Health Study, female smoking cessation brings major health risks down by more than 20 percent!
The study was based on the analysis of [...]
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By now, it is a familiar litany. Study after study suggests that alcohol in moderation may promote heart health and even ward off diabetes and dementia. The evidence is so plentiful that some experts consider moderate drinking — about one drink a day for women, about two for men — a central component of [...]
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By Irwan Lee
A study by the Stanford University School of Medicine in 1984 lead by James Fries, MD and his team of research colleagues enlisted 538 runners, all at the age of 50 and above, and a similar group of non-runners shows that running reduce the risk not only of heart disease, but also [...]
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Why Weight Lifting Delivers Top Health Benefits
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By Vince DelMonte
While some individuals are strictly interested in obtaining muscle for aesthetics, for most people, this isn’t an interest. Instead, you’re more interested in knowing what health benefits weight lifting will have for you…
Far too many people overlook the many health and fitness benefits [...]
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By Cory Quirino, Philippine Daily Inquirer
SCIENTIFIC knowledge is out there but is not being translated into clinical settings, according to Bill Faloon, editor of Life Extension Magazine based in the United States.
Medicine today is challenged to focus on prevention rather than just cure, teach patients to be more cooperative with their doctors, and seek [...]
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By Tara Parker-Pope - The New York Times
In the quest for better health, many people turn to doctors, self-help books or herbal supplements. But they overlook a powerful weapon that could help them fight illness and depression, speed recovery, slow aging and prolong life: their friends.
Researchers are only now starting to pay attention to [...]
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Found this interesting articles and would like to share with the regular member and visitor of Powerhealths.com
Senior centers and retirement communities are looking for new ways to promote exercise in order to stave off physical decline.
CANE FU…NOT KUNG FU evolved out of a regular aerobics class, not only imparts self-defense techniques, but also develops flexibility, [...]
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Friday, May 21, 2010
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