It is 7 weeks until the end of 2016. November and December can be a time of overindulgence, especially if you live in the United States. In the US, Thanksgiving is close enough to Christmas to make it one long, eating season. It starts badly, with Americans reporting that they eat a couple of days worth of calories at one …
Improve your fitness with type 2 diabetes
Do you worry about your blood sugar? Have you been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes? You know that exercise, endurance and strength training, helps control blood sugar? Guess what else helps? A plant based diet. Eating a plant based diet improved physical fitness, maximal performance and lung capacity, in people who have type 2 diabetes when compared to a typical …
Sleep more, eat less.
I spent the weekend with a Jack Russell puppy. Stella is super cute, but no one got enough sleep. I found myself eating dark chocolate almonds half way through the afternoon thinking about having a nap. You might recognize that feeling, when you know you should really get some rest, but you eat instead. We all feel like eating more …
The Cure For Everything
I spent this weekend at The Perspectives in Health and Fitness Conference. It was very good and while it was mostly about fitness, there was one idea that relates to all health, fitness or nutrition knowledge. One of my favourite health researchers presented on the influence of pop culture and health. It was very entertaining, a little distressing and very …
Running while angry
Think it’s cathartic to run angry? Think again. That is what the NY Times article states. Don’t exercise angry, because it may be bad for you. You might have a heart attack. Really? I don’t disagree that negative emotions can exacerbate heart conditions, however the article goes on to state, “The study does not prove that running or otherwise sweating …
One Question about Health and Fitness
What are your health and fitness questions that you want answered?
How about those Jays?
Hey, how about those Jays? Okay, I admit I am not a baseball fan. I may have a bias (or two) when it comes to baseball, but I am glad to know that I am not the only one that noticed that baseball players seemed to be getting much larger lately. Penn State researchers recently tracked the weight of baseball …
Calcium Supplements
Taking supplements has often been recommended, but many times the results are not as expected. Calcium supplements are the latest with unexpected consequences. New research from Johns Hopkins Medicine followed over 2,700 people for more than 10 years and found that taking calcium supplements might increase artery plaque build-up in arteries, leading to heart disease. Unexpected side effects Participants that …
Better together
Do you need a little extra motivation to get moving when the days get shorter? Having a workout buddy can make the difference, but choosing the right one makes all the difference. What makes a good workout partner? According to research from the University of Aberdeen, having a new workout partner that is emotionally supportive is better than choosing a …
I love good news
Exercise has many benefits, but weight loss is not one of them… or maybe it is. New research published in the American Journal of Physiology shows that exercise stimulates the production of the hormone irisin. Irisin, helps change calorie storing, white, fat cells into energy releasing, brown, fat cells. Irisin also inhibits the formation of fat cells. There is more good news, …
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