Tag "Health – II"
Photo by Henrik Sorensen/Digital Vision/ A few years back, rumors circulated that Sheryl Crow claimed drinking bottled water left in a hot car gave her breast cancer. The result? Since then, the worry over plastic bottles leaching dangerous chemicals into our water has never quite disappeared — and perhaps for good reason, suggests a new study published in the September edition of Environmental Pollution. Scientists from Nanjing University in China and the
Now that the plank has effectively supplanted the crunch as the go-to core-strengthener, exercisers have placed a premium on their ability to hold the toning move—the longer, the better. As one-minute planks gave way to three-minute planks, and three-minute planks evolved into ten-minute planks, marathon plank-holding has become a calling card of sorts. But, according to Equinox experts, in terms of your fitness progression, it’s an exercise in futility, as
Photo by Listen up, men: A new study has found a way for you to reduce your chances of having a heart attack by a whopping 86 percent. “That is the basic question that health psychologists have been examining for the past 30 to 40 years,” James Maddux, a psychologist specializing in the prevention of disease through lifestyle change at George Mason University, told Yahoo Health.
(NaturalNews) (Natural News) We’ve got an incredible lineup of educational events happening over the next week that you probably won’t want to miss:My interview as part of the Transform Your Health Summit runs tomorrow! Don’t miss this talk about preventing disease and unleashing your inner…
(NaturalNews) After we recently broke the news about the U.S. government’s patent on the human Ebola virus, many of our readers asked for more information explaining how this could possibly be the case. Well, this article will break down the actual patent for so-called “EboBun,” which…
(NaturalNews) The National Cancer Institute hired the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center to determine whether bras are linked to breast cancer. A primary purpose of the study was to prove that bras are not linked to breast cancer, which kills about 40,000 in the U.S. each year…
Photo by Moms-to-be looking for a way to cut down the chances of their kid having autism might start by being vigilant about taking prenatal iron supplements. “This is the first study to demonstrate that maternal iron intake might be associated with autism in the child,” lead researcher Rebecca Schmidt, an assistant professor in the department of Public Health Sciences, told Yahoo Health. In addition, it has been known for
By Wendy Schmid, Q by Equinox The belief that we won’t have our get-up-and-go unless we down our Cheerios has turned the concept of eating upon rising into a die-hard dietary rule. “Lots of people who skip breakfast or practice intermittent fasting are healthy too,” says Dr. John Berardi, co-founder of Precision Nutrition.
(NaturalNews) If you have undesirable fat around your midsection or would like to support cardiovascular health or reduce diabetic symptoms, vitamin C can help. Not only does it improve stamina, boost immunity, lessen stress response and curtail inflammation, but it also encourages…
(NaturalNews) The root cause behind many of today’s most common chronic illnesses is excess exposure to toxic metals found throughout the environment, the food supply and even childhood vaccines. Because heavy metal toxicity can manifest itself as all sorts of seemingly unrelated…
