Fitness & Nutrition

Cocoa Powder Effective In Treating Obesity-Related Inflammation In Mouse Model

A few cups of hot cocoa may not only fight off the chill of a winter's day, but they could also help obese people better control inflammation-related diseases, such as diabetes,...

Medical News Today 23 hours ago

My Lucky Day: An Offer to Reverse Type 2 Diabetes

Diabetes

My eyes went directly to the advertisement, featuring a free gourmet meal and a promise to attendees to "discover the hidden secrets about how to potentially reverse your Type 2...

Top Headlines - Diabetes Health 1 day 15 hours ago

The Effectiveness Of Green Coffee Bean Weight-Loss Supplements Questioned

Diabetes

A major ingredient in those green coffee bean dietary supplements - often touted as "miracle" weight-loss products - doesn't prevent weight gain in obese laboratory mice fed a...

Medical News Today 1 day 23 hours ago

Saturday Stories: Photoshop, Soda Bans and Darwin

Fitness Health

Photo from Civil Eats' piece linked belowA photo collection of celebrities before and after Photoshop. (Make sure you scroll right to the end to see Taylor Lautner's shot.)Kristin...

Weighty Matters 2 days ago

Healing metaphors gathered at the beach

Eating Disorders

We just returned from a fun-filled family vacation in Santa Barbara that included visits at two different zoos, special “girls only” pedicures, walks on the wharf, and above...

Eating Disorders Blogs - Advice for Parents 2 days ago

Knowing When to Power Through

Diabetes

This is another post in my series of Powering Through the Extraordinary (first post here), where I’ve decided to add running into my exercise arsenal. I’ve been...

Scott Johnson 3 days ago

My Sugr: A Diabetes App Review

Diabetes 1

Several weeks ago, I got the chance to try out the My Sugr app (for a comprehensive review, you can read Scott's over at Scott's Diabetes) . Anyway, I'm fairly certain that the...

The D-Log Cabin 3 days ago

Summer Beach Body Fat Burner Workout

Fitness 1

Before you start hanging out at the beach this summer, get in shape and stay in shape. Here's a good fat-burning workout for you. All it takes is an intense, 20-30 minute...

My Fitness Hut Blog 4 days ago

Using Rate Of Perceived Exertion As A Training Metric

Fitness Neuroscience

Coaches invest hours devising training plans that will push their athletes just to the edge, but not over. Overtraining leads to burnout and injuries but going easy...

Sports Are 80 Percent Mental 3 days ago

Gadget Review: My Month with BodyMedia's LINK Armband

Fitness Health

My past 28 days of use summaryA month ago the kind folks from BodyMedia sent me one of their LINK armbands to test drive. I was excited as I'm clearly into collecting and...

Weighty Matters 3 days ago

Ever Wonder What Dogs Think?

Fitness Health

Ze Frank does.And today's Funny Friday are his thoughts therein in Sad Dog Diaries.Have a great weekend!(Email subscribers, head to the blog to watch)

Weighty Matters 3 days ago

Muscle Strength And Walking Performance In Ankylosing Spondylitis Improved By Swiss Ball

Fitness

A new study presented at EULAR 2013, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism, demonstrates that progressive muscle strengthening using a Swiss ball is...

Medical News Today 3 days ago

How Often Should I Exercise?

Fitness

How Often Should I Exercise? is a post from: Doug's Health & Fitness Blog.Q. How Often Should I Exercise? A. According to Dr. Pietro Tonino, an orthopedic surgeon and sports...

Healthhabits 4 days ago

Inadequate Noncommunicable Disease Prevention In Low-And Middle-Income Countries

Diabetes 1

Nine years after the World Health Organization adopted a global strategy on diet, physical activity, and health to address risk factors for chronic diseases such as heart disease...

Medical News Today 4 days ago

Identifying Diabetic Foot Infection And Ruling Out A Non-Infectious Complication That Develops In Nerve-Damaged Joints

Diabetes 1

Researchers are kick-starting better diabetic foot care and promoting reduced radiation dose with a new take on a hybrid molecular imaging technique...

Medical News Today 4 days ago

Obesity During Pregnancy Programs Offspring To Be Fat, But Legacy Can Be Overturned

Diabetes 1

Scientists in Sydney, Australia, have discovered that obesity and type 2 diabetes in pregnancy can program children to develop metabolic problems later in life. The good news is,...

Medical News Today 4 days ago