Archive for April, 2009
Fitness after a baby
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Original post by fitnesspro
Simulated gene therapy
In a recent issue of The Journal of Chemical Physics, published by the American Institute of Physics (AIP), a group of scientists at the University of California, Berkeley and Los Alamos National Laboratory describe the first comprehensive, molecular-level numerical study of gene treatment. Their work should help researchers design new experimental gene therapies and possibly solve some of the problems linked to that promising technique……..
Original post by Heather Craven
Limping rat provides sciatica insights
A newly developed animal model for the painful nerve condition known as sciatica should help scientists diagnose and treat it, as per Duke University bioengineers and surgeons. Sciatica is not a one disorder, but rather a diverse range of symptoms, such as numbness or pain from the lower back to the feet, radiating leg pain or difficulty in controlling the leg. It is often caused by compression, or pinching, of any of the five nerve roots that combine to construct up the sciatic nerve. These roots are the parts of the nerve that pass through openings in the spine to the spinal cord……..
Original post by Heather Craven
Watch Those Coffee Calories
It occurred to me, when I started dieting about three months ago to take off about ten to fifteen excess pounds that had been haunting me after the loooong holiday season I’d indulged in for 2008, that my wee hours coffee may be packing more calories than I thought, or at least that my dawn coffee, which only consisted of one cup, may be setting me up for a day of diet sabotage right from the beginning, not just considering of any additional sugars or carbs I was taking in that had no nutritional or “burn off” value, but additionally considering of a little know fact about coffee and caffeinated products that may sabotage a lot of people’s weight loss efforts, particularly whether you drink a lot of it.
My initial concern though, was that the additional sugar and calorie intake may b ehurting my diet and weight loss endeavors. I thought that even though they say coffee is a natural appetite suppressant for some, even though it may slightly suppress the appetite WHILE you’re drinking it, it may actually increase you appetite immediately afterwards, even more so than whether you hadn’t drank it at all, making you want poor foods, and lots of calories all day expanded. Turns out I’m sort of right about that, but it really depends on the person .
And by the way, I still have my one cup many times in the daylight, but I do skip it a few days a week, in interest of saving my skin which doesn’t react well to lots of caffeine, and I’ve still lost ten pounds, although I do wonder whether I may have lost more whether I hadn’t indulged in that cup several times a week, it seems petty to distress about every singled-out little life gratification whether it isn’t impacting you too terribly.
Coffee, and other caffeinated products, it turns out, actually raise the levels of cortisol in the blood stream. Actually, most stimulant type products do that. that raising level of cortisol is counterproductive to weight loss, since cortisol is a major reason behind fat storage and additional calorie intake, since that stress hormone actually makes us more hungry believe it or not. So, the sugar and additional calories really have less bearing on your weight than the cortisol subject matter and the effects on the stress hormones that coffee may have.
However, whether you’re one of those folks who loves to load up your dawn coffee with sweet syrups, lots of sugar, or full fat heavy creams that contain a lot of fat subject matter as well as calorie density due their richness and thickness. plus beware those “lattes” and foofoo coffee drinks. Many of those machiatoes and other sugary drinks that you see that taste great and like a dessert at Starbucks or your other local coffee shop can pack up to 500 calories and lots of fat and sugar. I can think of a lot of actual food items I’d rather eat than drinking 500 calories, I know that!
Original post by EatingToLive
Risks associated with prostate cancer therapy
Patients with prostate cancer who undergo treatment to decrease testosterone levels increase their risk of developing bone- and heart-related side effects in comparison to patients who do not take these medications, as per a new analysis. Reported in the June 1, 2009 issue of CANCER, a peer-evaluated journal of the American Cancer Society, the study indicates that preventive measures and careful scrutiny of patients’ health can keep men from experiencing these potentially serious consequences……..
Original post by Heather Craven
Building the lymphatic drainage system
Our bodies’ tissues need continual irrigation and drainage. Blood vessels feeding the tissues bring in the fluids, and drainage occurs via the lymphatic system. While much is known about how blood vessels are built, the same was not true for lymph vessels. Now though, Norrmn et al. have identified two of the lead engineers that direct drainage construction in the mouse embryo……..
Original post by Heather Craven
Making waves in the brain
Researchers have studied high-frequency brain waves, known as gamma oscillations, for more than 50 years, believing them crucial to consciousness, attention, learning and memory. Now, for the first date, MIT scientists and his colleagues have found a way to induce these waves by shining laser light directly onto the brains of mice……..
Original post by Heather Craven
