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Jodie Kidd: The Model Who Loves Pizza And Shuns Extreme Fitness Regimes
Model, polo player and racing car enthusiast Jodie Kidd shares her fitness and beauty secrets BY Sarah Royce-Greensill | 20 March 2014 There’s no rushing from Barrecore to TRX while nibbling on the latest superfood fad for Jodie Kidd. The 35-year old ex-supermodel advocates a far more relaxed approach to health and fitness. “Fitness and dieting […]
Meta-analysis: Any blood pressure reading above normal may increase risk of stroke
Anyone with blood pressure that’s higher than the optimal 120/80 mmHg may be more likely to have a stroke, according to a new meta-analysis published in the March 12, 2014, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The meta-analysis looked at all of the available research on the risk […]
Nicotine patches do not appear to help pregnant smokers to quit, study shows
Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes and may have long lasting effects in offspring. In England, 26% of women smoke in the year before their pregnancy and 12% smoke through to delivery. The rate is similar or even higher in other high income countries. Guidelines suggest adding nicotine replacement […]
Healthy midlife diet may prevent dementia later
Healthy dietary choices in midlife may prevent dementia in later years, according a doctoral thesis published at the University of Eastern Finland. The results showed that those who ate the healthiest diet at the average age of 50 had an almost 90 per cent lower risk of dementia in a 14-year follow-up study than those […]
Healthy Eating May Reduce the Risk of Preterm Delivery
In the study, which was conducted by researchers from the University of Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska University Hospital and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, the participants completed a scientifically evaluated questionnaire about what they had been eating and drinking since becoming pregnant. The researchers also had access to information about the women’s general lifestyle e.g. level […]
Fitness Entrepreneur Offers 5 Tips On How To Choose What Is The Best Fitness Franchise
Chino Hills, CA (PRWEB) February 24, 2014 Making the decision to open a fitness franchise can be a little intimidating for personal trainers, especially if they lack a strong business background and arent sure of how to start the process of choosing one. But fitness entrepreneur and marketing expert, Bedros Keuilian, says choosing a fitness […]
Blue Goji Unveils Consumer Health & Fitness Index
SANTA CLARA, CA–(Marketwired – Mar 5, 2014) – The makers of Goji Play (www.bluegoji.com[1]), which turns cardio fitness machines into a more enjoyable, engaging, and rewarding workout experience, have announced the results of its first Consumer Health & Fitness Index. With two-thirds of Americans overweight and one-third clinically obese, the country is in the midst […]
Fitness Franchise Founder Offers Eight Tips On How To Market A Fitness Boot Camp Business More Effectively
Chino Hills, CA (PRWEB) March 01, 2014 Marketing expert and founder of the fitness boot camp franchise Fit Body Boot Camp, Bedros Keuilian, reveals his best eight marketing tips in an effort to teach personal trainers with an entrepreneurial spirit how to market a fitness boot camp business[1] more effectively. Hoping to save personal trainers […]
High-calorie diet could slow progression of motor neuron disease (ALS), study finds
A high-carbohydrate, high-calorie diet could delay the progression of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neuron disease or Lou Gehrig’s disease, according to a phase 2 study published in The Lancet. ALS is a rapidly progressive, fatal neurodegenerative disorder affecting the nerve cells that control muscle movement (motor neurons). Patients gradually lose the […]
White matter disease exacts heavy toll, increasing risk of stroke, Alzheimer’s, dementia
Researchers have found further troubling evidence that cognitive damage from white matter disease is more widespread than first thought. A comprehensive meta-analysis of twenty seven published studies comparing healthy older adults to those who have cognitive impairment due to white matter disease has revealed that the disease can sabotage several cognitive areas. Led by the […]