Humans are instinctively obsessed with living a long life, and many of our pursuits are aimed at achieving this goal. This is the story of a man who has reached the age of 94 and whose claim to fame is running. Don McNelly started his running career after a friend died of a heart attack […]
The Chinese martial art of tai chi can be beneficial to people suffering with chronic illnesses, according to research in the British Journal of Sports Medicine (2015), conducted by Dr. Yi-Wen Chen and colleagues at the Department of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia, Canada. The study suggests that this thirteenth-century practice has positive health […]
According to the American Diabetes Association, one in three Americans have high blood pressure, and this condition may lead to other chronic diseases like heart disease and diabetes. There are a number of ways to lower your blood pressure. Using medication, nutritional supplements, weight management and exercise have all been researched and reviewed extensively to […]
If you’re a regular reader on this site, you’ve likely made a lot of positive changes already (you cut the gluten, you stopped drinking alcohol daily, you banned sugar from your house, you eat lots of green leafy vegetables), and you have every reason to expect the pounds to fall off for good. But what […]
Preliminary findings have uncovered that diabetic women are at significantly higher risk of serious heart problems than men. The first study by Dr. Dr. Xue Dong and colleagues involved 19 previous studies conducted between 1966 and 2014 from a sample size of 11 million people across the globe. They found that approximately 38 percent of […]
No one denies that exercise is important for optimal health. Exercise helps regulate the endocrine system, keeps excess weight off, and helps boost mood and metabolism. All around, exercise is one of the healthiest things you can do. However, far more often than we might like to admit, we skip exercise for other activities. Traditional […]
Sitting all day can take years off our lives. Despite this fact, most Americans work at desk jobs and then relax after work. Sitting increases our chances of back problems, obesity-related illnesses and shortens our lifespan. Many of us have such busy schedules that we can find it difficult to squeeze in a workout. Remaining […]
Why is your spine so important? Here are five reasons to take better care of your back and maintain good posture. Your spinal cord gives you the ability to bend and twist. When your spine is injured, your mobility is limited. If you accidentally injure it, wear it out over time, or have repeated bad […]
Most of us are well acquainted with the paranoia of having sweat marks under our arms, or giving off a bit of an aromatic tang in the presence of another human being. We all sweat, but any degree of noticeable perspiration is pretty much a no-no in any civilized setting. However, we want to take […]
Losing weight is a matter of calories in versus calories out. So the most effective exercises to lose weight are those that burn the most calories. Here are 10 workouts that will help you burn 400 calories or more to lose weight. There’s something for everyone! You’ll never know until you try, so go out […]
