by Brenda Watson | Jan 28, 2013 | General
As we get older it seems that staying healthy gets much more difficult. It’s harder to maintain a healthy weight. All forms of exercise seem more troublesome than they once were. And new health conditions seem to appear as the years add up. With so many people chasing...
by Brenda Watson | Jan 11, 2013 | General
Gastrointestinal complaints such as nausea, cramps, vomiting, and diarrhea are common among athletes. This is thought to be due to the change in blood flow during intense exercise—blood is diverted from digestion to the heart and muscles where it is needed. The...
by Brenda Watson | Jan 7, 2013 | General
Here we go again. A study is published and the media takes its message out of context with headlines like, “Weight Loss No Help for Diabetic Heart” and “Weight Loss No Help for Diabetes Risks.” Oh, please. A large National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded study of...
by Brenda Watson | Jan 3, 2013 | Dementia, Diabetes, Exercise, General, Heart Disease, Smoking
There are five main crucial factors for living a disease-free life: regular exercise, non-smoking, low body weight, healthy diet, and low alcohol intake, according to a recent 35-year study in Wales that was published in the Public Library of Science ONE journal....
by Brenda Watson | Dec 10, 2012 | General
Moderate exercise helps people deal with emotional stress for a period of time after exercising, according to a recent study published in the journal Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. This study takes what we know about the positive mood effects of exercise...