Missed a day of exercise? No sweat, literally and figuratively. Researchers at the UT Southwestern Medical Center have found that a single workout can activate neurons that influence metabolism for up to two days, and the same effects last longer with training. A UT Southwestern news release reports that the […]
Author: Art Jahnke
New Fitness Guidelines Include Short Workouts
Ten years ago, the federal government released its first set of exercise guidelines designed to keep adult Americans healthy. As Gretchen Reynolds reports in the New York Times, the feds recommended 150 minutes a week of moderate-intensity exercise, 75 minutes of vigorous exercise, and some type of strength training twice a week, among many […]
Vigorous Exercise Lowers Risk Of Advanced Prostate Cancer
For years, studies of the effect of exercise on prostate cancer delivered mixed results. Some showed that it decreased the chances of getting prostate cancer; some showed no relationship. Now, from Harvard”s Chan School of Public Health, comes evidence that men who routinely do vigorous exercise have a 30 percent […]
One Hour Of Weights A Week Cuts Heart Risk In Half
Apparently, it doesn’t take much exercise to cut your risk of heart attack or stroke in half. In fact, according to researchers at Iowa State University, less than one hour of weight lifting a week could reduce your risk for a heart attack or stroke by 40 to 70 percent. […]
Marijuana Relieves Pain, More Research Is Wanted
No. It’s not surprising to learn that marijuana relieves pain, but it’s helpful for some people to know exactly how much cannabidiol (CBD), a marijuana plant extract, is needed to kill pain without getting anyone high. That’s what researchers at McGill University have figured out. First, from a McGill University news […]
Exercise Lowers Death Risk From Prostate Cancer
For years now, researchers have suspected that exercise lowered the risk of prostate cancer, but several studies turned up conflicting results. Now, from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, a large scale study suggests that exercise can lower the risk of aggressive prostate cancer. A Harvard news release reports that […]
Antibiotics And Your Gut Bacteria
By now, we all know how important gut bacteria is for, well, just about every aspect of our health. And we all want to encourage a rich and pleasing variety of gut bacteria, gut bacteria with kind of diversity that is destroyed by antibiotics. How bad is the damage? Researchers […]
For Strong Bones, Diet Tops Exercise
Yes, both diet and exercise help build stronger bones, but which has the greater influence? Researchers at the University of Michigan give the edge to diet. A U of Michigan news release reports that when researchers at the school looked at mineral supplementation and exercise in mice, they were surprised […]
Placebos Work, Even When We Know They’re Placebos
OK, it’s not news that placebos work. But it is interesting that they work even when patients are told that they being given a placebo. And it’s even more interesting to note that doctors can tell, by looking at a patient’s brain anatomy and psychological profile, if the placebo is […]
Marijuana Ages Brain More Than Alcohol
No, pot is not safer than alcohol, at least when it comes to your brain. That’s the verdict of a study by researchers from Amen Clinics (Costa Mesa, CA), Google, John’s Hopkins University, University of California, Los Angeles and the University of California, San Francisco, who evaluated 62,454 brain SPECT […]