Better Health as Science Discovers the Secret to Happiness
Posted by Guy Edwards in Health Psychology on 23. Nov, 2009 | No Comments
Adapted from an interview with Robert A. Emmons, PhD
University of California, Davis
urprise: Research suggests that becoming more grateful could make each of us 25% happier — and that being happy is the key to a longer, more successful life.
Our lives do not just seem better when we are happy — they actually become better, [...]
Do You Know How To Soak Your Nuts?
Posted by Guy Edwards in Nutrition & Lifestyle on 20. Nov, 2009 | No Comments
Nature has set it up so that the nut, grain and seed may survive (insects, microbes, animal predators, etc.) until
proper growing conditions are present. Nature’s defense mechanism includes nutritional inhibitors and toxic
substances that can be removed naturally when there is enough precipitation to sustain a new plant after the nut,
grain or seed germinates. When it [...]
How safe are Statins?
Posted by Guy Edwards in Nutrition & Lifestyle on 01. Nov, 2009 | No Comments
If you have been told that you have high cholesterol levels, chances are your doctor has already talked to you about the cholesterol-lowering drugs called “statins.” Statins are one of the most frequently prescribed drug classes in the world – over 2.5 million people in the U.K. alone are currently taking them.
Doctors like statins because [...]
Drinking Green Tea From the Fountain of Youth
Posted by Guy Edwards in Nutrition & Lifestyle on 26. Oct, 2009 | No Comments
Can green tea help reverse your biological age? Well according to recent research, it can!This article show how testing of DNA, can actually link the green tea drinker to a longer DNA strand(a key marker of aging) and a longer life. Great……. brew anyone!
Can Drinking GreenTea Affect Your Biological Age?
A new study carried [...]
You can ‘Burn’ Stress habits into your Brain
Posted by Guy Edwards in Health Psychology, Nutrition & Lifestyle on 17. Oct, 2009 | 1 Comment
Guy’s comments – In this adaptation of an article from the New York times by Natalie Angier, the concept of modern day stress is dicussed, and though the experiments have been done with animal subjects, it mirrors research on Neuroplasticity and brain retraining that have been done recently by other groups. Essentially chronic or continual [...]
World-Class Health & Fitness in 100 Words:
Posted by Mawuena in Exercise, Fitness and Strength Training on 06. Oct, 2009 | No Comments
Eat high quality (organic where possible) meat & vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch & no sugar.
Drink clean water, 2-3L per day.
Eat regularly, when hungry, every 3-5hrs.
Understand good posture, body mechanics, technique before intensity and endurance.
Practice and train major lifts: Deadlift, clean, squat, presses, C&J, and snatch.
Learn [...]
Low Vitamin D can trigger Weight Gain
Posted by Guy Edwards in Nutrition & Lifestyle on 02. Oct, 2009 | No Comments
This time of year is a great time to venture abroad on a late summer holiday and I’m really looking forward to catching some rays and topping up my vitamin D this year. An interesting article appeared this year in the journal ‘Medical Hypotheses’ – my favourite medical reading – which puts forth the idea [...]
Exercise Can Reduce YOUR Risk of Cancer
Posted by Guy Edwards in Exercise, Fitness and Strength Training on 10. Sep, 2009 | No Comments
July 27, 2009 — A study from Finland has shown that men who exercised for at least 30 minutes a day at moderate to high intensity halved their risk of dying prematurely from cancer, mainly gastrointestinal and lung cancer.
The results were published online July 28, 2009 in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
Physical [...]
