Feature articles on physical activity: | 12/17/2009 - (NaturalNews) Telomeres, regions of DNA which protect the ends of chromosomes from destruction, have made big news in 2009. In fact, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded this year to researchers who investigated the nature of telomeres....
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| 10/31/2009 - (NaturalNews) Exercise is a very important aspect of overall health. Times have changed in the past 100 years making daily chores easy and requiring little physical exertion. The average person no longer has to grow their own food, wash clothes by hand,...
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| 9/7/2009 - (NaturalNews) We are constantly bombarded with gloom and doom news stories warning us that heart disease is America's number one killer, followed closely by cancer. What's more, there's a worldwide epidemic of diabetes and fear mongers are also warning...
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| 8/19/2009 - (NaturalNews) The origin of the word "yoga" is the Sanskrit word yuj, meaning "yoke or union." And practitioners of this ancient discipline, which combines physical postures, meditation, breathing exercises and a philosophy of mindfulness, aim for a union...
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| 6/3/2009 - (NaturalNews) Nearly a quarter of cancers could be prevented by simple changes in diet and exercise, including up to 70 percent of cases of certain varieties, according to a report issued by the World Cancer Research Fund.
"The evidence linking diet,...
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| 5/4/2009 - (NaturalNews) Going to bed may be one of the best ways of protecting yourself from viruses and other diseases. Although the traditional recommendation for sleep is 8 hours a night, the average American sleeps only about 6 1/2 hours. The highly motivated...
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| 4/15/2009 - (NaturalNews) Why do people get cancer? Perhaps more significantly, why have cancer rates soared so drastically over the past century? Is it because of genes? Is it because of what we are eating today? Or are stressful lifestyles to blame? Others put...
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| 3/25/2009 - (NaturalNews) A Swedish study recently published in the British Medical Journal has given those who have reached or passed middle age hope and encouragement to begin a new healthy lifestyle, having discovered that starting a solid exercise regime after...
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| 2/17/2009 - (NaturalNews) Adults who are having trouble remembering things may be able to boost their mental performance with only moderate physical activity, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Melbourne, Australia, and published...
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| 2/11/2009 - (NaturalNews) American people, who are overweight due to body fat and or abdominal fat, may now be able to lower their risk of having cancer naturally by changing their eating habits. Cancer is the second leading disease causing death in the US. Taking...
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| 2/3/2009 - (NaturalNews) A man who is obese and inactive can have a risk of getting heart failure which is as much as three times that of a lean and active counterpart, a study conducted at Brigham and Women`s Hospital has found. And heightened heart failure risk...
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 | 1/9/2009 - (NaturalNews) Recent research published in the journal Breast Cancer Research has found that vigorous activities, which include chores such as digging in the garden and heavy housework, lower the risk of women getting breast cancer. This protective effect,...
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 | 9/29/2008 - (NaturalNews) Are people with fat parents destined to be obese? Not necessarily. According to a press release by the University of Maryland School of Medicine, high levels of physical activity can supersede a gene that typically causes people to gain...
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 | 9/22/2008 - (NaturalNews) Fancy a swinging lifestyle? A study conducted by the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden has revealed that the mortality rate of people who played golf was 40% lower than non-golfing counterparts of the same gender, age and socioeconomic status....
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 | 9/3/2008 - (NaturalNews) In an attempt to delve more fully into the background and origins of insulin resistance, it has been shown that this condition can be very serious, ultimately ending up in type II diabetes, but what can be done to resolve this issue? That...
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 | 7/25/2008 - (NaturalNews) Being inactive increases the risk of developing depression or dementia, according to studies presented at a conference of the British Nutrition Foundation.
According to Nannette Mutrie of the University of Strathclyde, researchers are...
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 | 4/17/2008 - (NaturalNews) Diabetes has become so common in our society that during my last trip to the grocery store I saw two separate magazines dedicated to healthy diabetic living and at least a handful of nutrition bars aimed at regulating glucose levels in the...
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 | 2/14/2008 - (NaturalNews) The biggest epidemic in America hasn't come from birds, Asia, or germs. It's caused by the food you put in your mouth, and it has already affected some 70 to 100 million American adults. Doctors refer to the condition as metabolic syndrome,...
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 | 2/6/2008 - (NaturalNews) A study of Seventh Day Adventists, published in 2000, showed that several of their lifestyle factors increase longevity and quality of health. The study was conducted among 34,192 self-identified California Adventists. Subjects were asked...
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 | 11/2/2007 - (NaturalNews) The American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association have released new guidelines for physical activity that recommend that healthy adults ages 18 to 65 exercise a minimum of five days per week in order to promote health...
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| 11/22/2006 - For many older adults, a visit to the doctor is not complete without the bestowal of at least one prescription. What if, in addition to prescribing medications as necessary, physicians also prescribed exercise? Ann Yelmokas McDermott, PhD, a researcher...
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| 11/1/2006 - Women who reported the highest levels of physical activity in the year before they were diagnosed with breast cancer may have higher survival, according to a new study. Published in the October 15, 2006 issue of CANCER (http://www.interscience.wiley.com/cancer-newsroom),...
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 | 11/1/2006 - (NaturalNews) The Bush administration announced Thursday that guidelines for physical activity are under development -- to be released in late 2008 -- which officials hope will guide the public toward healthier lifestyles and lower health care costs....
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| 10/17/2006 - Physical activity after a high-fat meal not only reverses the arterial dysfunction caused by fatty foods but improves the function of these same arteries compared to before the meal, according to new research from Indiana University.
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| 10/10/2006 - Based on a review of studies on exercise and its effect on brain functioning in human and animal populations, researchers find that physical exercise may slow aging's effects and help people maintain cognitive abilities well into older age. Animals seem...
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 | 10/3/2006 - (NaturalNews) A study published in the October issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine found that as many as one-third of American children are out of shape.
The researchers assessed the physical fitness of 3,287 children aged 12...
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| 9/28/2006 - A study of low-income housing residents has documented that the more television people say they watched, the less active they were, researchers from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and colleagues report.
The findings of television's effects on physical...
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| 9/26/2006 - More physical activity in midlife translates to more physical mobility in old age, researchers conclude in a new study of older adults living in the Chianti region of Italy.
“Previous studies have shown that physical activity in midlife can help prevent...
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| 9/13/2006 - Approximately one-third of adolescents and 14 percent of adults (aged 20 to 49 years) in the U.S. have poor cardiorespiratory fitness, with an associated increased prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors such as higher total cholesterol and...
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| 9/12/2006 - (NaturalNews) A study by researchers in Seattle, Wash. found that obese or overweight young women who exercise have better odds of surviving breast cancer.
"We found a beneficial effect on survival for exercise undertaken in the year before diagnosis,...
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| 9/12/2006 - People who have been treated for colon cancer can substantially reduce the risk that the disease will return and improve their overall chance of survival by engaging in regular exercise, according to new research by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists.
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