Health & Fitness
Weight gain study suggests polyunsaturated oil healthier option
Short-term modest weight gains in healthy, normal weight young adults was associated with more bad cholesterol levels in those who ate muffins cooked using saturated oil. However, individuals in the same study who ate muffins made with polyunsaturated oils had improved blood cholesterol profiles, according to a new study published in the Journal of the […]
Male and female brains aren’t equal when it comes to fat
Researchers have found that male and female brains respond in remarkably different ways to high-fat meals. Those differences in the brain lead to greater inflammation and increased health risks in males that indulge on fatty foods in comparison to females, a new study in mice shows. The findings reported in the Cell Press journal Cell […]
Martial Arts Training And Nutrition
Bruce Lee did more than blaze the movie screens with powerful, lightning quick punches and kicks. He launched a martial arts revolution and encouraged martial artists to break the ties that bound them as practitioners. Lee freed himself and other martial artists from the ties that limited the skills traditional fighters. He envisioned unity among […]
The Best Golf Exercises Are Very Simple
The best golf exercises are not complicated; you don’t need to be a member of a gym; and you don’t need thousands of dollars in equipment. Yes there are new golf fitness machines coming out in the market that look respectable, but they want an arm and a leg for them. When you think of […]
How to Relieve Foot Pain Using Myofascial Release
October 15, 2014, 12:00AM PT in Fitnovatives Blog | Foot pain affects nearly all people at one time or another and it can negatively affect one’s quality of life and ability to enjoy workouts and/or maintain a regular program of exercise. In this exclusive ACE video, biomechanics expert Justin Price explains how […]
5 Career Lessons From A Pioneer Female Astronaut
I never dreamed of being an astronaut. None of my girlfriends growing up in the 60s did either. Maybe its because when we thought of astronauts, we associated the word with white men and Tang. But the truth is women are astronauts and have been since 1978, when NASA selected its first six female astronauts. […]
Living near major roads may increase risk of sudden cardiac death in women
Living close to a major road may increase women’s risk of dying from sudden cardiac death, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Circulation. “It’s important for healthcare providers to recognize that environmental exposures may be under-appreciated risk factors for diseases such as sudden cardiac death and fatal coronary heart disease,” said […]
The Best Workouts For Overweight Women
When you’re overweight, it’s hard to motivate yourself to get the pounds off. Exercise may seem like a burden to you, or you may think you’re just too out of shape to get started. You might get out of breath just going outside to get the mail. If you really want to lose weight, getting […]
Weight Loss And Appetite Suppressants – Hoodia
For decades, the Holy Grail of the diet industry has been an all natural appetite suppressant with no side effects other than the intended weight loss. Like the Holy Grail, it has been elusive. The diet pharmaceutical companies thought they found it in starch-blockers, in ephedra, in fat binders. the list goes on. While many […]
Mediterranean diet, olive oil and nuts can help reverse metabolic syndrome
For people with metabolic syndrome, a Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil or nuts may help reverse the condition, indicate findings from a clinical trial published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). About 25% of adults around the world have metabolic syndrome. The syndrome exists in the presence of three or more factors such […]