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Risks: Sugary Drinks Linked to Heart Disease by Mary Ellen B. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise By NICHOLAS BAKALAR A man who drinks one 12-ounce sugar-sweetened drink a day sharply increases his risk for heart disease, according to a large epidemiological analysi ... Read on »

Resistance Training & Older Adults by Mary Ellen B. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise More and more research is coming out concerning strength training and adults 50 years and older. One such study included 752 older adults who strength trained 3 days per ... Read on »

Luck is a matter of preparat ... by Mary Ellen B. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity. -Oprah Winfrey Read on »

To stent or not to stent! by Mary Ellen B. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise For patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD), stent placement offered no more benefit than optimal medical therapy, according to a new meta-analysis. In clin ... Read on »

Higher mortality for younger women experiencing a heart attack without chest pain. by Mary Ellen B. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise The Journal of the American Medical Association published in the February issue that women who are hospitalized for a heart attack are less likely to experience chest pa ... Read on »

Want that six pack for the beach, crunches may not be the answer. by Mary Ellen B. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise This is the time of year when panic sets in for the up coming beach season. Take a walk through any gym and you will see scores of of exercisers performing endless abdomin ... Read on »

Is soy a miracle food? Maybe, maybe not! by Mary Ellen B. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise The following article Soy- Miracle food or Hazard, was recently featured in The John’s Hopkins Magazine – Winter 2011. Soy has been promoted as a miracle food, after a ... Read on »

“Let food be thy medicine an ... by Mary Ellen B. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food” Hippocrates Read on »

Ending the obesity epidemic could save billions. by Mary Ellen B. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Losing weight could save the United States lots of money. By now I’m sure we all know that the United States is in economic trouble. Our economic stability is unstable for ... Read on »

One more reason to hit the weight room. by Mary Ellen B. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Researchers from the University of California Los Angeles, suggest that a decrease in muscle mass in associated with increase risk of diabetes. The study published in the ... Read on »

“Nothing will benefit human ... by Mary Ellen B. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise “Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival of life on earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet.” —Albert Einstein Read on »

What’s healthy for you is also good for mother earth. by Mary Ellen B. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise What’s healthy for you also helps keep our environment healthy and pure, coincidental or just common sense. Personally I would agree with the latter. What is the best way ... Read on »

Real people eat plants. by Mary Ellen B. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise What are the benefits of a plant based diet? Are health bebefits that significant that we should consider adopting a vegan diet? How does a plant based diet effect our env ... Read on »

“Nothing will benefit human ... by Mary Ellen B. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise “Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet.” - Albert Einstein (1879-1953 ... Read on »

Outdoor fitness improves mood by Mary Ellen B. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Want to improve your mood? Take your workout outside; fresh air, open blue skies, the intoxicating smell of honeysuckle is a definite mood enhancer. Add a little exercise ... Read on »

High intensity exercise improves cardiovascular risk factors in youth by Mary Ellen B. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise A recent study published in American Journal of Human Biology stated one way youngsters can reduce cardiovascular disease risk factors is to participate in high intensity ... Read on »

Trying to make exercise stick, focus on how not why. by Mary Ellen B. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise I love to preach about the benefits of regular exercise, apparently this is not the best way to motivate the reluctant exerciser. Recent research published in the Ameri ... Read on »

NIH Battles Obesity by Mary Ellen B. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise The National Institute of Health recently announced it’s new course of action in it’s battle on obesity. To help put the brakes on America’s obesity epidemic science will ... Read on »

Summer can be the best time to improve cardiovascular health. by Mary Ellen B. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise I think it’s safe to say we are well past the cold weather months of being locked inside. Being stranded in your house with nothing to do can lead one to pick up bad habi ... Read on »

FDA Sends a Stern Warning to the Supplement Industry by Mary Ellen B. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise The FDA sent manufacturers of dietary supplements a letter about deceptive labeling or claims that have not been proven. These letters will most likely fall into the appro ... Read on »

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