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Lose More Weight Successfully By Frequently Logging Your Progress
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The more people used an interactive weight management website, the more weight loss they maintained, according to a Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research study published online in the open access Journal of Medical Internet Research. The National Institutes of Health-funded study evaluated an Internet-based weight maintenance intervention involving 348 participants. Consistent website users who [...]
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New Information Discovered About Muscle Pain
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Chronic muscular pain may be linked to a previously unknown principle for how pain signals are transmitted in the human body. Muscles have sensory organs called muscle spindles. Their task is to inform the brain of changes in muscle length. Muscle spindles therefore contain a special type of large diameter nerve filaments that signal stretch [...]
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High Protein Diets May Lower Bone Density in Older Women
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Overweight and moderately obese postmenopausal women using diets based on higher protein intake also need to be aware of potential bone loss, according to new research from Purdue University. “We know that when overweight, postmenopausal women reduce their energy intake to successfully lose weight, they can lose less lean body mass when they consume higher [...]
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German Researchers Find That Acupuncture Improves Exercise Tolerance
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Acupuncture can improve exercise tolerance in patients suffering from chronic heart failure, according to new research from Germany. The finding comes from a clinical pilot study by the team headed by Dr. Johannes Backs, physician and study director at the Department of Internal Medicine III (Cardiology, Angiology, and Pneumology — Medical Director: Professor Dr. Hugo [...]
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Caffeine Boosts Performance For Better Workouts
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UK scientists show for the first time that high doses of caffeine directly increase muscle power and endurance during relatively low-intensity activities. New research shows increased muscle performance in sub-maximal activities, which in humans can range from everyday activities to running a marathon. With no current regulations in place, the scientists from Coventry University believe [...]
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The Mega Supplement: Omega-3 Fatty Acids!
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Some supplements are multitasking powerhouses. The more research that’s done on them, the more benefits that are found. The current teacher’s pet of the supplement world? That would be omega-3 fatty acids. You may already take omega-3s since many of their benefits are old news by now, such as how they reduce harmful inflammation and [...]
