Basics of weight training
Weight training helps to develop muscular strength and endurance in the same way that endurance exercises help to develop the cardiovascular system. Muscles tend to adapt and improve their function when they are stressed by a greater load than they are accustomed to. ..
Complementary medicine and the health care system
Since the 20th century, complementary medicine has been seen as an opponent to conventional medicine. Conventional medicine is a disease-based model. It offers the best medicine in trauma and surgery care. It targets treating symptoms and not the underlying cause. ...
Main dish salads for lunch or dinner
The Christmas dinner and other festive meals are over and you have enjoyed some wonderful meals. I hope you have not over consumed. It can be very difficult to consume the same amount of calories as you normally would, as the opportunities for eating are much more and the festive meals...
Tobacco and poverty drive cancer in developing world
WASHINGTON, (Reuters): Rising tobacco use and poverty will fuel cancer across the developing world, more than doubling the number of new cases to 27 million by 2050, experts predicted last week. Cancer is already the number two cause of death globally, after heart disease...
Most seniors lack vitamins, study finds
If you're over 50, chances are you aren't getting the recommended amounts of vitamins and minerals from food alone, according to a new study from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The simple answer is to take supplements, but the study found that only about half of those in the over-50...
Health trends - Six foods linked to longevity
The December issue of Eating Well magazine offers some thought-provoking information on whether you can add years to your life by making smarter food choices.Whether or not that is true, the magazine's list of foods to include often in your diet is interesting.
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