Why body fat measurement may be better than a scale
Boston Globe Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:10 AM PST
Earlier this week, I wrote about a new study that pointed to the limits of the bathroom scale in terms of evaluating weight gain -- or weight loss. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, found that overeating a high-protein diet led to more weight gain than overeating a low-protein diet but that this extra weight gain came from added muscle, not body fat. |
Lincoln Head Start receives grant to enhance outdoor play
Altus Times Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:52 AM PST
Head Start Body Start National Center for Physical Development and Outdoor Play today announced Southwest Oklahoma Community Action Group, Inc. as one of 394 recipients of a $5,000 grant to improve... |
Man arrested after incident on flight from Miami to Jacksonville
WJXT Jacksonville Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:34 AM PST
When Hanna Riley was flying on Christmas Day, she thought once she made it through airport security she would be safe and on her way. But when she was body checked by a fellow passenger for coughing while they were deplaning, she knew that wasn't the case. |
Scientific Study Explores Benefits of Ilchi Lee Meditation Method
PR Newswire Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:31 AM PST
SEDONA, Ariz., Jan. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BEST Life Media, publisher of the Award Winning Brain Wave Vibration, and other books on health and wellness and the mind-body connection, is pleased to announce the results of a recent study concerning the Brain Wave Vibration meditation... |
Is Yoga Bad for You? A Debate
The Atlantic Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:29 AM PST
Following a New York Times Magazine expose on "How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body," detailing significant injuries to the back, two Atlantic Wire writers contemplate the pros and cons. |
Nathan Newton
My Village Balham Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:29 AM PST
A passionate and qualified member of the health industry. Specialising in key areas of fitness and nutrition I am a Personal Trainer and Sports Nutritionist with over 7 years experience in enhancing clients lifestyle, body composition, fitness and flexibility. |
Study finds age-related effects in MS may be reversible
EurekAlert! Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:28 AM PST
( Joslin Diabetes Center ) Scientists at Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard University, and the University of Cambridge have found that the age-related impairment of the body's ability to replace protective myelin sheaths, which normally surround nerve fibers and allow them to send signals properly, may be reversible, offering new hope that therapeutic strategies aimed at restoring efficient ... |
'Casanova' found murdered
New Kerala Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:19 AM PST
Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, Jan 6 : A man who cheated on several women by marrying them, was found murdered and the body was found lying at Government Hospital here today, police said. |
Top Five Yoga Poses for Football Players
Yahoo! Sports Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:00 AM PST
Yoga is an excellent way for athletes to warm up, football players included. Hip opening yoga poses (asanas) are important because the hips need to be stretched in order for players to run more speedily. It is also important to stretch the legs and trunk of the body. |
US attorney general to make remarks at funeral for ATF agent killed in NY holdup
Washington Post Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:59 AM PST
SEAFORD, N.Y. รข€" Mourners are packing a church and lining the streets for the funeral of an ATF agent who was killed in a friendly fire shooting while trying to stop a robbery at a pharmacy in a New York City suburb. A silver hearse carried the body of slain special agent John Capano to a church in Seaford, on Long Island. Read full article >> |
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