Like fine wine, aging done right is the key.
It is true, a new study finds, that some forms of vitamin E, mainly those found in vegetable oil, protect us from some cancers. The research, which was conducted at Rutgers, suggests that gamma and delta-tocopherols – found in soybean, canola and corn oils as well as nuts, do appear to prevent colon, lung, breast [...]
Hang on; Roy Wallack, the Los Angeles Times gear guy, has a few things to say about resistance cord workouts. First, without stretching the truth, Wallack points out that that resistance cords have come a long way since the inner tube-like bands we used to know and not love. The new models are light, easy [...]
How do we know exercise is good for your brain? Gretchen Reynolds explains in the New York Times that researchers at the University of Illinois studied four groups of mice: one group lived in luxury, eating cheese and fruit and playing on many toys; another had the same luxuries but also had a running wheel; [...]
Why is is unsurprising that soda has been associated with a higher risk of stroke? Perhaps because it has long been associated with weight gain, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and coronary artery disease. Hmmm. Now, finally, comes a study from the Cleveland Clinic’s Wellness Institute and Harvard University, showing not only that sugar-sweetened [...]
The next time someone likens an experience to a day at the beach, listen up–it could be good for your health. How do we know? Researchers from the European Centre for Environment and Human Health (ECEHH), Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, and the School of Psychology, University of Plymouth studied data from 2750 people who [...]
Does exercise make us hungry? Or not hungry? The answer, apparently, is “generally, it makes us less hungry than no exercise.” But, Gretchen Reynolds warns in a Well column in the New York Times, that goes for most people, but not all people. Reynolds directs us to research conducted at California Polytechnic State University in [...]
Would you give up your arms and legs to live? Will Lautzenheiser, a 36-year-old instructor at the Montana State University, made that choice after his body was invaded by a flesh eating bacteria. Now Lautzenheiser is in the sites of the limb transplant team and Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital, who would like to replace [...]
We’re not talking about the bruises and sprains from contact sports. We’re taking about the shoulder soreness from long-distance swimming, or the elbow pain from too much tennis. Wait. Why are we talking about that? Because researchers at Michigan State University have found that such overuse injury can lead to, among other things, “psychological exhaustion.” [...]
Perhaps it’s because men are more vain than women. Or they could have more time on their hands. Or maybe they just stick to it, when women punk out. Whatev. An Oregon State University news release reports that when researchers tallied the exercise patterns of more than 1,000 men and women from a nationally represented [...]
How to go from road running to trail running? Take shorter strides, relax, and watch this video from RunnersWorld TV.
Original post by Art Jahnke
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