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Post-Exercise Hormone Predicts Biological Age Posted on March 7, 2014, 6 a.m. in Longevity Exercise Mechanisms of Aging Post-Exercise – image from Shutterstock In that calorie restriction has been observed to extend lifespan in mammals, irisin – a newly-identified hormone released from muscle after exercise – is thought to induce similar effects by increasing adipose […]
Read MorePhysical Fitness Preserves Thinking & Memory Posted on Dec. 16, 2013, 6 a.m. in Exercise Brain and Mental Performance Physically Active – image from Shutterstock Previous studies have linked a lack of exercise with declines in thinking and memory with aging. Carrington R. Wendell, from the National Institute on Aging (Maryland, USA), and colleagues studied […]
Read MoreSteak is not necessarily bad for you. ‘Low fat’ is not always good. So just what should we eat if we want a healthy diet? By Lucy Cavendish 5:47PM BST 26 Oct 2013 Two years ago, I went to see Dr Pierre Dukan – of the Dukan Diet fame – at his plush office on […]
Read MoreDiabetes ignorance high among Australians | 15th Jul 2013 Byron Kaye and AAP all articles by this author 1 comment ALMOST 80% of Australians think they are not in danger of getting diabetes even though more than 10% already have pre-diabetes or are at high risk, Diabetes Australia says. And, according to Medibank, 97% of […]
Read MoreExercise Reduces Breast Cancer Risk Posted on June 10, 2013, 6 a.m. in Exercise Cancer Women’s Health Exercise – image from Shutterstock Regular aerobic exercise may reduce a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer by altering estrogen metabolism. Mindy S Kurzer, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Food Science and Nutrition at the University of […]
Read MoreInterval Training Boosts Women’s Health Posted on Sept. 16, 2013, 6 a.m. in Women’s Health Cardio-Vascular Exercise Interval Training – image from Shutterstock High-intensity interval training (HIIT) is an enhanced form of interval training, an exercise strategy alternating periods of short intense anaerobic exercise with less-intense recovery periods. Whereas numerous interval training studies have focused […]
Read MorePosted on Aug. 30, 2013, 6 a.m. in Exercise Alzheimer’s Disease Exercise with Personal Trainer – image from Shutterstock Population-wide surveys routinely identify memory loss leading intervention was found to be effective in improving word recall. The study authors conclude that: “These findings suggest exercise may improve neural efficiency during semantic memory retrieval in [mild […]
Read MorePosted on Aug. 19, 2013, 6 a.m. in Men’s Health Alternative Medicine Longevity Tai Chi – image from Shutterstock A form of mind-body exercise that originated in ancient China, tai chi combines slow motion exercise and mind concentration to focus on movement. Xianglan Zhang, from the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (Tennessee, USA), and colleagues […]
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