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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 […]
What Dietitians Really Eat
Amid the latest fad diets and celebrity weight-loss secrets, experts’ opinions are often overlooked. Vice-president of Dietitians New Zealand, dietitian Hannah Cullinane, says International Dietitians Day is an opportunity for the professionals to get a word in. While anyone can call themselves a nutritionist (to become registered requires training), dietitians must complete around five years […]
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 […]
Nobelist proposes unconventional view of type 2 diabetes causation
At 85, Nobel laureate James D. Watson, the co-discoverer of the double-helix structure of DNA, continues to advance intriguing scientific ideas. His latest, a hypothesis on the causation of type 2 diabetes, will appear in the online pages of The Lancet, the British medical journal. Watson’s hypothesis, which is featured as the Lancet cover story […]
Healthy Snacks, Food And Drink: Broccoli Bread, Fresh Juices And Delivery Boxes
Healthy snacks[1] aren’t just the key to weight loss[2]. When chosen well, they help regulate your blood sugar (so that it doesn’t spike and crash leaving you hunting for the biscuit tin) and are a sustainable way of keeping your energy levels up. HuffPost UK Lifestyle[3] tried three different healthy food and drink brands currently […]
Test 180 Scam
I hate to admit when I’ve been super-stupid, but this is one of those times. With all of the ads on TV about “declining testosterone levels” and various supplements intended to remedy the situation, I decided to do some investigation. One of the more heavily advertised supplements is called “Test 180” (also “Test 180X”), produced […]
Get Fit In 2014: Bu Programs Help Students Meet Exercise Goals For The New Year
With the start of the New Year, resolutions to become a better person and make mental and physical self-improvements are in the air. However, maintaining these resolutions prove to be more difficult than creating them. According to the University of Scrantons study of resolution statistics, only 46 percent of resolutions were maintained after the six-month […]
Hcg And Weight Loss: A Fools Errand?
Losing weight is not easy. In fact many would argue that it is one of the hardest things you will ever have to do. The issue is not so much that dropping a few pounds here and there is hard to accomplish, rather it is that keeping the weight off is extremely not easy. Recently […]
Acai Berry Weight Loss Reviews Info
When you are trying to lose weight, you can often find yourself looking for the quick fix and an instant solution. Tons of supplement manufacturers have been making millions off of people’s need for a quick solution that requires no work. The problem is there are no quick solutions for weight loss. The fact is, […]
Shoveling Snow Is A Workout, Here's How To Do It Right
The weather in St. Louis is fickle. That can mean a 70-degree day in December. Followed by a record-breaking snowfall a few weeks later. With the foot of snow that dropped Sunday capped by a couple of days of bitter cold and strong wind, a lot of people are still dealing with packed snow and […]