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Get a physical

2011-10-04T17:26:00.001-03:00

Get a physical Get a check-up. To stay fit in the long run, you should perform regular maintenance on your body, just as you would with a car.

Physical and mental activity

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. Physical and mental activity Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity - John F. Kennedy Graphic Humor .

Work in your favorite foods

2011-09-27T01:38:00.003-03:00

Work in your favorite foods Healthy eating programs do not necessarily mean missing out on delivery or freezer pizzas. If you adore pizza then make it veggie. You can also pat the top of a slice with a paper towel when it is warm to remove excess fat. Mamma mia! Delicious and nutritious!

Exercise with patience

2011-09-21T00:40:00.002-03:00

Exercise with patience Be patient and concentrate on doing your ab exercises correctly. It is better to do less reps and do them perfectly than to do a whole bunch of sloppy crunches.

A WORKOUT SCHEDULE

2011-09-17T08:41:00.000-03:00

. . A WORKOUT SCHEDULE How often, how long and how hard you exercise, and what kinds of exercises you do should be determined by what you are trying to accomplish. Your goals, your present fitness level, age, health,

FLEXIBILITY

2011-09-15T15:45:00.001-03:00

.FLEXIBILITY 10-12 minutes of daily stretching exercises performed slowly, without a bouncing motion. This can be included after a warmup or during a cooldown. .

Eat regular meals

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. Eat regular meals Skipping meals can lead to out-of-control hunger, often resulting in overeating. When you're very hungry, it's also tempting to forget about good nutrition. Snacking between meals can help curb hunger, but don't eat so much that your snack becomes an entire meal. .

Cut Fat

2011-09-05T06:31:00.000-03:00

.Cut Fat Avoid the obvious such as fried foods, burgers and other fatty meats (i.e. pork, bacon, ham, salami, ribs and sausage). Dairy products such as cheese, cottage cheese, milk and cream should be eaten in low fat versions. Nuts and sandwich meats, mayonnaise, margarine, butter and sauces should be eaten in limited amounts. Most are available in lower fat versions such as substitute

Don't cheat while exercising

2011-09-04T16:31:00.000-03:00

.Don't cheat while exercising Don't cheat when exercising - you're the one that loses out. Do the exercise with good form at the correct speed. Mexican recipes.

Take concrete steps to improve your eating and exercise habits

2011-08-26T10:52:00.000-03:00

.Take concrete steps to improve your eating and exercise habits According to the International Food Information Council, most people believe they know what they need to do to be healthier, but are not doing it. The reasons? Lack of motivation, competing priorities, and time restraints. It's important to find the inspiration you need to help you take concrete steps to improve your health. Do

Lower body

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. . Lower body For lower body workouts to tone your butt at home start at the bottom of your flight of stairs. Step up with your left leg and kick your right leg back. Contract your right buttock when you do

Be a Tortoise, Not a Hare

2011-08-17T20:32:00.000-04:00

. Be a Tortoise, Not a Hare You've heard the old saying: Slow and steady wins the race. Well, it may also burn more calories, at least in the long run. Researchers at Maastricht University in the Netherlands concluded that people who engage in moderate physical activity, such as walking and biking, had the highest overall physical activity levels. Their study of 30 men and women over a

Predicting Heart Disease

2011-08-09T09:50:00.000-04:00

.Predicting Heart Disease New Test for Predicting Heart Disease: If you're over 40 and have any family history of heart disease, take heart! A new speedy scan warns patients of cardiac problems before they have a heart attack. This test could save your life. Most heart attacks are the first and last warning a person gets. The newly devised test is the electron beam tomography (EBT) that

Carry healthy snacks

2011-07-26T08:22:00.002-04:00

.Carry healthy snacks Start to carry around some fruit or nuts to chew on to distract yourself from hunger. .

Take concrete steps to improve your eating and exercise habits

2011-07-12T07:32:00.000-04:00

. . Take concrete steps to improve your eating and exercise habits According to the International Food Information Council, most people believe they know what they need to do to be healthier, but are not doing it. The

Tripping Over Baby Steps

2011-04-23T20:44:00.000-03:00

.Tripping Over Baby Steps Of course, not everyone is certain that baby steps can walk you all the way to good health. Marc Siegel, MD, a clinical associate professor at the NYU School of Medicine, says that while doing something is certainly better than doing nothing, making such small changes is like using a Band-aid to stop a hemorrhage. "It's a small, gimmicky idea to target people

Balance your food choices over time

2011-02-25T21:47:00.002-03:00

.Balance your food choices over time Not every food has to be "perfect." When eating a food high in fat, salt or sugar, select other foods that are low in these ingredients. If you miss out on any food group one day, make up for it the next. Your food choices over several days should fit together into a healthy pattern. Schizandra Plus

Enjoy how good your healthier weight feels

2010-12-01T17:51:00.000-03:00

.Enjoy how good your healthier weight feels Are you more energetic? Sleeping better? Has your doctor remarked on your improved blood pressure, blood sugar, or cholesterol level? Taking off even a few extra pounds can do wonders for your body and your health. When you're tempted to abandon your healthy eating plan, remember how good it feels being thinner. Garfield.

Rise and Work Out!

2010-11-13T21:29:00.001-03:00

.Rise and Work Out! Individuals with exercise-induced asthma may be less likely to experience an attack in the morning than in the evening, according to the results of a new study.Researchers conducted exercise tests with 22 people with asthma and 12 healthy patients at 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. and measured the resulting lung spasms.For individuals with asthma, lung spasm scores were 30 percent

U.S. Obesity Rate May Hit 42% by 2050

2010-11-05T14:20:00.001-03:00

.U.S. Obesity Rate May Hit 42% by 2050Researchers say the more obese people you know, the greater your chances of gaining weight.By Kathleen DohenyHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Despite reports that the rate of obesity among U.S. adults might be slowing down, a new projection from Harvard University and MIT suggests otherwise.Instead, using a sophisticated model that

S-T-R-E-T-C-H

2010-09-24T11:41:00.000-04:00

.S-T-R-E-T-C-H Fifteen seconds is better than five, though five is still better than nothing when it comes to improving flexibility.A new study out of the United Kingdom suggests a significant benefits from holding each stretch at least 15 seconds as opposed to five seconds or not stretching at all.Twenty-four college students (average age 20) participated in the five-week training

Study may lead to new CF therapies

2010-07-07T00:49:00.000-04:00

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., May 18 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've discovered additional evidence that increases in protease activity might be central to the pathogenesis of cystic fibrosis. University of Alabama in Birmingham researchers said they measured a common protease called MMP-9 in cystic fibrosis patients whose condition was stable and compared it with healthy volunteers. Previous studies

Kidney removal studied in kidney cancer

2010-06-30T00:47:00.000-04:00

CLEVELAND, May 17 (UPI) -- A Cleveland Clinic study suggests the removal of cancerous kidneys does not prolong the lives of patients 75 years or older. The study, led by Dr. Stephen Campbell, indicated older patients who have confined kidney tumors do not live longer if their entire kidney is removed.Such patients, the study revealed, typically have other med- ical problems of greater

Statins may lower risk of blood clots

2010-06-23T00:45:00.002-04:00

MANSFIELD, Conn. - A U.S. review of studies found people at risk for blood clots may be helped by use of statin -- a cholesterol lowering drug, researchers say. Lead author Vanjul Agarwal of the University of Connecticut said the researchers reviewed 10 studies involving more than 900,000 men and women evaluating the effect of statins in preventing venous thromboembolism -- clots formed in the

New prostate cancer target proposed

2010-06-16T00:43:00.000-04:00

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - A University of Michigan study suggests prostate cancer treatments that target the hormone androgen and its receptor might be going after the wrong target.Researchers at the university's Comprehensive Cancer Center said they've discovered when two genes fuse together to cause prostate cancer, it blocks the receptor for the hor- mone androgen, preventing prostate cells from