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How Hard Is Moderate Exercise? Not As Hard As You Might Think

No pain, no problem: A brisk walk is enough to qualify as moderate exercise for most people. A study published by the Canadian team last year found that 80 percent of inactive older adults couldn’t tell when a workout qualified as moderate intensity activity. The experts asked each person to run or walk on a treadmill at an effort level that the subjects felt was a moderate intensity. The participants

Sick of Being Tired? Sneaky Signs Your Thyroid Is Slacking Off

Dragging throughout the day after logging enough shut eye is one of the most common symptoms of an under-active thyroid.  (Frederick Bass/fstop/Corbis) For all the attention paid to the popularity of sleep medications, it’s surprising to find out that the No. 1 prescription drug in America is one that’s meant to help people out of bed.  With 23 million brand-name prescriptions filled between April 2013 and March 2014, the top pill

Samsung Electronics scales back LED lighting business

SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Monday that it will cease its light emitting diode (LED) lighting business outside of South Korea, scaling back what was identified as a key growth business four years ago. LED, rechargeable cells for hybrid electric cars, solar cells, medical devices and biopharmaceuticals were five areas singled out by the Samsung Group in 2010 as new growth drivers for the conglomerate. At

Elon Musk warns AI could wipe out humanity

(NaturalNews) Humanity’s quest to outsmart the Creator by developing robots of a higher and more adaptable level of intelligence could prove disastrous for the survival of our species, says Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk.Speaking at Vanity Fair’s New Establishment Summit in San Francisco…