If doctors want to get inactive adults up and moving a formal, written prescription for exercise might just do the trick.
These prescriptions work according to the unique new research out of Spain, published in this week’s Archives of Internal Medicine.
Mainstream medicine has mostly ignored the idea of writing prescriptions for exercise, favoring instead surgical procedures [...]
Call it what you want, abdominal fat, a spare tire, belly fat, love handles, no matter what name you use, the truth remains – belly fat is of particular concern to doctors.
Fat in this area pads internal organs and releases inflammation producing hormones.
More common in men than women, experts have long been convinced that those [...]
If you chew sugarless gum, you might actually cut the urge to snack according to gum manufacturer funded research presented on April 19, 2009 at the Experimental Biology 2009 conference held in New Orleans.
The mission of this organization is to share the newest scientific idea and research, giving scientists a chance to hear from others [...]
Wondering why the weight isn’t coming off?
Consider this – you might be unknowingly interfering with your goal, even if your resolve to shed those extra pounds is rock solid.
This according to new research just seeing a healthy food option on a menu actually tempts you to chose a fattening food instead.
It doesn’t make sense, but [...]
A new study suggests that about a half a glass of wine each day might just be good for you, increasing life span by as much as 5 years.
The findings of the Dutch research appear online in the April 2009 issue of the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health and are the first to suggest [...]
Dental experts have some surprising news…
Our teeth are wearing away at a faster rate than ever before and this because of acids in our mouths that come from what we’re drinking and how we’re drinking it.
It might shock you to hear that some of the common drinks are almost as corrosive to your teeth as [...]
As we move toward beach season, we’ll all be spending more time outdoors and raising our chances of joining the ranks of the 1 million people the American Cancer Society tells us are diagnosed with skin cancer each year.
Experts firmly believe many of these cancers are sun related, which means there are things you can [...]
If you’re like most of us, you know more than you ever wanted to about swine flu, or under the more scientific name the World Health Organization (WHO) has been using: Influenza A(H1N1).
The name change is an effort to limit the confusion over any connection to pigs or pig products. Besides the unfortunate name, swine [...]
All of us forget an appointment or phone number once in a while, but when forgetfulness is serious enough to affect your daily life, or is getting more pronounced over time, you have a symptom you may need to mention to your doctor.
The latest good news in the battle to preserve memories comes from the [...]
If someone you know is at risk for developing prostate cancer, or already has the disease here’s some dietary recommendations from research on both sides of the Atlantic that will be of interest to you.
Drinking 8 ounces pf pomegranate juice has been shown to delay the progression of localized prostate cancers in a U.S. study.
What’s [...]
