The Truth About Protein
OVERVIEW If you are what you eat, what does that make a vegan? A string-bean, milquetoast kind of a guy? Of course not—and renowned strength coach Robert dos Remedios, a vegan, is strong evidence to...
View Article8 Strength Training Exercises Every Woman Can Do
From her experience with clients, Beth Lewis, master trainer at Clay Health Club & Spa, finds that women tend to gravitate toward cardio—and run away from heavy lifting for fear of bulking up. “The...
View ArticleThis Woman Is the Most Stylish Athlete Right Now
Though she has twice represented the U.S. at the World Championships, middle-distance runner Maggie Vessey hasn’t yet made it to the Olympics, nor become a household name. But the 32-year-old 800-meter...
View ArticleBreakthroughs could lead to ‘powerful treatment for depression’
The researchers, including Dr. Jeffrey Zigman, associate professor of internal medicine and psychiatry at UT Southwestern, say they have uncovered an important mechanism by which ghrelin – a natural...
View Article8 Fall Tips for Healthy Living
A nip is in the air, as summer eases into the fall season. Football season starts, and so does school. The holidays are right around the corner. So is the flu season. To help keep you healthy over the...
View ArticleTeen binge drinking linked to long-term brain changes
Binge drinking – defined as men consuming five or more drinks and women drinking four or more drinks in 2 hours – is a serious problem in the US. According to the Centers for Disease Control and...
View ArticleCaffeine may boost long-term memory
The research team, led by Daniel Borota of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, notes that although previous research has analyzed the effects of caffeine as a cognitive enhancer, whether...
View ArticleToo much protein in middle age ‘as bad as smoking’
Another key finding is the suggestion that while a high-protein diet may in the short term help people lose weight and body fat, in the long term it may harm health and reduce lifespan. Both studies...
View Article‘Rise of saturated fat in diet does not raise fats in blood’
Levels of palmitoleic acid were reduced with lowcarbohydrate intake and increased as the participants consumed progressively larger amounts of carbohydrates over the course of the study. According to...
View ArticleAlcohol does not benefit the heart, claims new study
The large multi-center international study, which was co-led by the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, calls into question previous research that suggests...
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