Archive for the 'Health News' Category
Obesity raises risks of serious digestive health concerns
The prevalence of obesity and overweight in the United States coupled by the increased risk of gastrointestinal diseases correlation to obesity raises serious implications for the health of Americans. Several scientific studies in the recent issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology examine …
Biggest Loser’s Bob Harper and His Book “Are You Ready”
Bob Harper, who is a fitness and diet specialist who appears regularly on the Biggest Loser, one of the most popular shows still today on network TV (can you tell America is still obsessed with losing weight and weight in general?), has written a book entitled “Are You Ready?:, and from what I…
Alpha Lipoic Acid May Prevent Weight Gain After Weight Loss
In an interesting new development, and one that I’m excited about considering I happen to already include that excellent little antioxidant supplement in my daily vitamin and supplement routine, alpha lipoic acid, one that is touted for it’s antioxidant and skin enhancing capabilities in…
Overweight children at significant risk for pre-diabetes
A study by scientists at the University of Southern California (USC) observed that overweight Hispanic children are at significant risk for pre-diabetes, a condition marked by higher than normal blood glucose levels that are still not high adequate for a diagnosis of diabetes. The persistence of pre…
Causes for sexual dysfunction change as folks age
Sexual dysfunction is not an inevitable part of aging, but it is strongly related many factors, such as mental and physical health, demographics and lifetime experiences, a number of of which are interrelated, as per a new study by scientists at the University of Chicago. The study, funded by the Na…
Milk OK, but Only Low Fat
It’s towering been heralded as one of the best ways for public to get their daily dose of calcium, particularly women, who have had problems in older age maintaining bone density and calcium in the bones due to estrogen levels dropping with age. It’s the ever popular, sometimes snubbed…
Exercise Benefits Without Exercising?
Well, whenever I take in that one, it really just tends to invent me mad. The view that any company, whether pharmaceutical or not, would try to sell anything that claims you do not need exercise or that it is a replacement for exercise is just very irresponsible. Even every diet product on here…
