Young women with heart disease may take a harder hit from mental stress compared with their male counterparts, a new study suggests. The researchers said the effects of psychological stress, which don't show up on heart patients' regular medical tests, may partly explain why women with heart disease are more likely to die from heart attacks than are men with heart disease. "There's a very interesting paradox concerning young women and chronic heart disease," said study researcher Dr. Viola Vaccarino, chairwoman of cardiovascular research and epidemiology at Emory University's School … [Read more...] about Stress is harder on young women’s hearts, study finds
BUST the Top 6 Excuses for Skipping Exercise During the Holidays
Holiday season comes with great cheer, but it also comes with alcohol- and calorie-laden parties, sweet treats and busy travel schedules — all of which can make good excuses for why you can't keep exercising. If you're already convincing yourself that you can't possibly fit in exercise this wintry season — because it's too cold, you're too busy meeting family obligations, or traveling between family and friends — you need tips on how to bust the 6 most common excuses. Won't it be nice to enter the new year without having to start your exercise program from scratch and without extra … [Read more...] about BUST the Top 6 Excuses for Skipping Exercise During the Holidays
Veteran’s Day, Let us thank all who serve our country past and present.
On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, was declared between the Allied nations and Germany in the First World War, then known as “the Great War.” Commemorated as Armistice Day beginning the following year, November 11th became a legal federal holiday in the United States in 1938. In the aftermath of World War II and the Korean War, Armistice Day became Veterans Day, a holiday dedicated to American veterans of all wars. The Great War & Armistice Day Though the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, … [Read more...] about Veteran’s Day, Let us thank all who serve our country past and present.
Mind-Body Circuit Training
The circuit relating physical activity and mental health can run both ways, for good or bad effect. Circuit training generally refers to a sequence of varying exercises, often on different machines, resulting in a circuit through both body parts and the gym. But a new study suggests a different meaning altogether, at the interface of mental and physical health. There is a circuit in which each of these influences the other. The study, published in JAMA Psychiatry, relied on a 1958 birth cohort from England, Scotland and Wales to examine the associations between physical activity and symptoms … [Read more...] about Mind-Body Circuit Training
Fragrance Allergies: A Sensory Assault
The use of fragrance in products is on the rise -- and so is the number of people affected by them. WebMD offers ways to protect yourself if you're sensitive to scents. In this article by Colette Bouchez, she discusses the rise in the number of people that have fragrance allergies and some suggestions on how to help others with this sensitivity. Do any of these scenarios sound familiar? You catch a whiff of a co-worker's new fragrance, and within minutes, you have a whopper of a headache. You pop open that new bottle of dish-washing liquid, and by the time you've washed the pots and pans, … [Read more...] about Fragrance Allergies: A Sensory Assault
Why your brain makes you reach for junk food
Will that be a pizza for you or will you go for a salad? Choosing what you eat is not simply a matter of taste, conclude scientists in a new study at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital of McGill University and the McGill University Health Centre. As you glance over a menu or peruse the shelves in a supermarket, your brain is making decisions based more on a food's caloric content. The study, published in Psychological Science, is based on brain scans of healthy participants who were asked to examine pictures of various foods. Participants rated which foods they would like to … [Read more...] about Why your brain makes you reach for junk food
Sports Performance Nutrition Guidlines
The goal of most athletes is to become bigger, faster, and stronger than the leading competition. They will spend countless hours performing speed and agility training, strength training, stretching, etc., however the one area that is most often neglected by an individual is nutrition. Nutritional protocol is one of the most crucial aspects in an athlete's repertoire. If they don't consume the proper balance of proteins, fats, carbohydrates, and fluids the training benefits can fall by the way side. In this excerpt by Felicia D. Stoler, DCN, MS, RD, FACSM, she gives some basic guidelines as to … [Read more...] about Sports Performance Nutrition Guidlines
Paleo Diet Guide – Should You Eat Like a Caveman or Not?
So if you have not been living under a rock or in a cave (pun intended), you have probably heard about the Paleo diet. It is one of the hottest new diet plans on the market. The Paleo diet is a modern nutrition plan based on the presumed diet of Paleolithic humans. The diet is based on several theories: (1) That human genetics have changed only slightly since the end of the Paleolithic era and the dawn of agriculture. (2) That we as modern humans have adapted to the diet of the Paleolithic era. (3) With current science and technology, we are able to distinguish what the Paleolithic … [Read more...] about Paleo Diet Guide – Should You Eat Like a Caveman or Not?