High-intensity interval training can help you get fit with shorter, harder workouts. CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports.
- high-intensity interval training can help you improve or get fit more quickly.
- interval training example is 1 minute high intensity, 1 minute rest, 1 minute high intensity, 1 minute rest ..
Two studies of more than a million UK men and women suggest excess weight and alcohol act together to raise the risk of cirrhosis and other liver diseases.
- "We estimate that almost 20% of liver cirrhosis in middle-aged UK women is due to excess weight, while almost 50% is due to alcohol consumption."
- Obese men who said they drank 15 or more units a week had the greatest risk of liver disease; almost 19 times higher than those who were slim.
Being careful to emphasize physical fitness over physical appearance, first lady Michelle Obama launched her "Let's Move" compaign to fight childhood obesity on Tuesday.
Facebook letsmove: http://www.facebook.com/letsmove?ref=sgm
- Exercise infuses skin with oxygen and nutrients needed for collagen production
- First Lady Michelle Obama is spearheading the White House effort to fight obesity.
- In 2006, obesity accounted for 9.1 percent of medical spending and as much as $147 billion annually
- obese patients spent an average of $1,429 more for their medical care that is a 42% higher cost
- costs of hospitalizations related to childhood obesity rose from $125.9 million in 2001 to $237.6 million in 2005
A new study outlines the health benefits of having more sex.
- sex makes you healthier, happier, feel good, more connected
- some study have shown lower rates of heart attacks, prostate cancer, and breat cancer, lower blood pressure, slimmer physique, fewer menopause symptoms, healthier semen, better testosterone levels, pain relief
It also explains how odor can help lower stress levels, improve mental and physical performance, ease pain, end insomnia, and even help us lose weight, research shows.
- Certain scents can help memory, mood, energy, and libido
- Aromatherapy can help you lower stress and fight depression
Impending layoffs, rising gas prices and foreclosures are just some of the factors contributing to higher-than-normal stress levels.
Look up prescription and over-the-counter drug information.
A Mayo Clinic page with an extensive look-up feature for different drugs and supplements.
There are two factors which contribute to a pH imbalance.
• The first is the person’s diet (Food) and the second is the person’s emotional well being (Stress and Anxiety).
• Stress and anxiety are the principal acid generators aside from the diet. (& Sleep Deprivation)
Balancing your pH is widely considered to be the single most important thing you can do for your health.
full page on Diet and Stress: Acid-Base Disorders