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Your Chance to Run and Shine! by Nikki F. Posted in: General Discussion in Endurance Training Run a Triathlon or 10K and Everything Inbetween! September's back and is marking the beginning of fall, school and football. Why not make it the beginning of your training? From coast to coast cities are lining up running events for their eager residents. Live in San Francisco? Check out the annual Bridge to Bridge run scheduled for September ... Read on »

Football, Pistachios and Lower Cholesterol, Oh My! by Nikki F. Posted in: General Discussion in Healthy Eating This football season, ditch the chips and crack open some pistachios. Turns out a handful or two of these green, salty, flavorful morsels of goodness lower your cholesterol. Penn State revealed this fun find along with a bundle of “Pistachio Heart Health recipes” which, from Pistachio Crunch Muffins to Pistachio Pesto, satisfyingly keep your “b... Read on »

Football, Pistachios and Lower Cholesterol by Nikki F.

3 Comments Posted in: General Discussion in Healthy Eating This football season, ditch the chips and crack open some pistachios. Turns out a handful or two of these green, salty, flavorful morsels of goodness lower your cholesterol. Penn State revealed this fun find along with a bundle of “Pistachio Heart Health recipes” which, from Pistachio Crunch Muffins to Pistachio Pesto, satisfyingly keep your “b... Read on »

Hello Marathon Runners! by Nikki F. Posted in: General Discussion in Marathon Hello all! My name is Nikki and I am this groups moderator. I started this group because I intend to run the 2008 LA Marathon in March. I thought I'd begin training during the summer, but now that Sept is half over I am disappointed to note that training has not begun! Hopefully your discipline is better than my own! My goal is to join Team in T... Read on »

Garlic Lowers Bad Cholesterol! by Nikki F. Posted in: General Discussion in Healthy Eating Garlic for Cholesterol Tracii H. 2 2 Entry type: General Category: Eat healthy > Improve my diet Garlic can lower levels of bad cholesterol (LDL cholestero... Read on »

More Great Low-Cholesterol Books! - Rated for your ease! by Nikki F. Posted in: General Discussion in Healthy Eating American Heart Association One-Dish Meals: Over 200 All-New, All-in-One Recipes by American Heart Association (13) $16.29 The New American Heart Association Cookbook, 7th Edition by American Heart Association (28) $13.57 ... Read on »

Great Low-Cholesterol Cookbooks! by Nikki F. Posted in: General Discussion in Healthy Eating The Cardiac Recovery Cookbook: Heart Healthy Recipes for Life After Heart Attack or Heart Surgery Paperback by M. Laurel Cutlip The New 8-Week Cholesterol Cure: The Ultimate Program for Preventing Heart Disease Paperback by Robert E. Kowalski The No-Salt, Lowest-Sodium Cookbook Paperback by Donald A. Gazzaniga The Healthy Heart Co... Read on »

Clean Air, Clean Arteries by Nikki F. Posted in: General Discussion in Marathon A friend of mine is supposed to run the L.A. Marathon with me, but she has reneged on her decision with the excuse that polluted L.A. air will corrode her lungs. While I think she should tough it out and run with me, new research out of UCLA is starting to make me think otherwise. Apparently, air pollution causes heart attacks, go figure. The ... Read on »

The Obesity Rate is Obese by Nikki F.

1 Comments Posted in: General Discussion in Weight loss Americans are larger than ever. Trust for America’s Health, a research group that focuses on disease prevention, has documented the round-belly-growth in their latest report on each state’s obesity rate. According to the report, obesity rates continued to climb in 31 states last year, and no state showed a decline. With over 30 per... Read on »

Team Athena by Nikki F. Posted in: General Discussion in Sports Responding to young, female athletes’ fight for respect in sports, Nike is launching ATHLETE, a multi-platform campaign that Nike US Brand Director, Nancy Monsarrat, says “challenges stereotypes and provides a platform for female athletes to air their views.” Several world-class female athletesâ€”including Mia Hamm, Gabby Reece, Picabo Street, a... Read on »

Top 5 Full-Body Workouts by Nikki F.

2 Comments Posted in: General Discussion in Exercise Great ways to work out multiple muscle groups at the same time!1) Rowing2) Swimming3) Running (stand up straight to keep core engaged)4) Cardio Tae Bo5) Eliptical (use the arm bars) Read on »

Use the Erg ("Rowing Maching") Properly by Nikki F. Posted in: General Discussion in Sports I was on my high school's crew team and was told it would bother me severely to see people using the erg improperly at the gym. I laughed at the ridiculousness at the time, but it turns out my coaches were right. It really is a great piece of equipment that works all parts of your body (calves, thighs, abs, back, forearms, biceps...) if used pro... Read on »

Are Atheists More Well? by Nikki F.

1 Comments Posted in: Questions & Answers in Stress Relief Thought this was funny. I promise it talks about wellness at the bottom Least Religious Countries08-23-2007When you travel to Europe , don't be surprised to find that many Europeans don't believe in God. I have even witnessed some alcohol-infused conversations between Americans and Europeans that almost ended in fist fights over His/Her existen... Read on »

Almonds: Carcinogens in a Nutshell by Nikki F.

6 Comments Posted in: General Discussion in Organic Food Raw and organic almond lovers are appalled by the Department of Agriculture’s decision to pasteurize California almonds sold in the U.S. to retailers and food processors. The Almond Board of California proposed this mandatory sterilization in response to the charge of almonds sickening a few dozen people with the salmonella bacteria both in 2001... Read on »

"Diet" Funnel Cake by Nikki F.

1 Comments Posted in: General Discussion in Healthy Eating Have you ever had a cookie turn the bag it’s in translucent because of all the buttery oils, and then called the now-lacking-some-of-its-fat treat “low-fat”? I have, and it appears that Great Indiana State Fair goers may use a similar loophole. For the first time in any fair’s history, fair executives are banning fryersâ€”which, from deep-fried ... Read on »

50 Million Pounds Making Your Jeans Tight? by Nikki F.

2 Comments Posted in: Questions & Answers in Weight loss You think losing a few pounds is tough? Dr. Ian Smith of VH1 Celebrity Fit Club wants America to lose 50 million of them! The good doctor is teamed with health and wellness leaders and influential celebrities to rally people across the US to get fit and lose weight through “The 50 Million Pound Challenge”. The goal of 50 million pounds goes beyo... Read on »

Weekly Fitness Quota Gets a Scientific Makeover by Nikki F. Posted in: General Discussion in Exercise The American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association released an updated version of the national guidelines for physical fitness. The guidelines define the minimum physical activity required to maintain good health, and have been updated to allow for flexibility and make it easier to determine how much fitness is enough fo... Read on »

seb by Nikki F. Posted in: General Discussion in Healthy Eating The world’s oldest person, Yone Minagawa, has died. She was 114 and from Japan, where her diet consisted mainly of fish and rice. This healthful diet has long been thought to be the main contributor to the island’s extremely long average life span. Japanese women hold the record for life expectancy at 85.81 years, and Japanese men live to the hi... Read on »

A la Mode Obsession? by Nikki F. Posted in: Questions & Answers in Weight loss Americans love ice-cream, that’s obvious enough. But I didn’t realize how grand our obsession with the frozen delight was until an ice-cream maker, Denali Flavors Moose Tracks, commissioned a survey that revealed that 67% of US adults indulge in full-fat ice cream 100% guilt-freely. I personally am a member of the opposing 33%. I find low-fat va... Read on »

You Want Them to Want You Healthy by Nikki F.

1 Comments Posted in: General Discussion in Sports You might think that your own good health is exclusively your concern. If so, you are very wrong indeed. Your boss most likely realizes that when you are healthy, one: your productivity level (i.e. the company’s profit) increases, and two: you won’t be utilizing your health insurance plan as much (i.e. you save the company money). So in order to... Read on »

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