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(Reuters Health) – Chronic lower back pain is equally likely to improve with yoga classes as with physical therapy, according to a new study. Twelve weeks of yoga lessened pain …
What’s Better For Your Back? Yoga or Traditional Physical Therapy? Read More(via Reuters) Drinking 32 ounces of energy drink is associated with potentially harmful changes in blood pressure and heart function that are beyond those seen with caffeine alone, according to …
Energy Drinks Worse for Your Heart Than Caffeine Alone: Study Read MoreFor young women running on little sleep, 10 minutes of stair walking increased energy more than the amount of caffeine in a soda or half a cup of coffee, according …
Taking the stairs may boost energy more than drinking caffeinated beverages Read MoreFifty-eight million pounds! That’s how much chocolate is purchased during the week of Valentine’s Day. We definitely have a love affair with this confection. The question is…does it love us …
Research On Health Impact of High Cocoa Chocolate Read MoreDon’t be misled by article just came out this morning in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Study of cancer-causing toxins finds e-cigarettes much safer than smoking This can lead one …
About those e-cigs Read MoreBelow is an excellent review by the Harvard School of Public Health for how to reduce your risk of heart problems. When heart experts talk about prevention, they usually refer …
February is the Month For Heart Health Read MoreWe all know about the physical benefits of working out; we become leaner, fitter, and stronger. Our body isn’t the only thing reaping gains from exercise; our brain also benefits …
Benefits Of Aerobic Exercise On The Brain: 30 Minutes Of Working Out Improves Memory, Thinking Skills Read MoreFocus on low-fat diets and lack of differentiation between healthy and unhealthy fat has led to ‘paradoxical policies’ about healthy eating. Eating a non-calorie restricted Mediterranean diet high in vegetable …
Mediterranean diet high in healthy fat NOT associated with weight gain Read MoreHaving an optimistic outlook on life—a general expectation that good things will happen—may help people live longer, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. …
Cheer up. You could live longer! Read MoreWhat’s love got to do with our health and eating patterns? As it turns out—quite a lot. I was recently on a phone interview with a newspaper editor who asked …
What’s Love Got To Do, Got To Do With It? For Your Weight and Health, It Turns Out, Quite a Lot! Read MoreExercise may be an effective treatment for depression and might even help prevent us from becoming depressed in the first place, according to three timely new studies. The studies pool …
How Exercise Might Keep Depression at Bay Read MorePutting on some extra weight over winter or during a super-stressful time may not seem like such a big deal, as long as you slim down again when the weather gets …
Why Yo Yo Dieting Is So Bad For Your Heart Read More