‚Cutting out pesticides by eating only organic food could slash your cancer risk by up to 86 percent, a new study claims. The biggest impact was seen on non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma risk, which plummeted among those who shunned chemical-sprayed food, according to the survey of nearly 70,000 French adults. Overall, organic eaters were 25 percent less
Long gone are the days when you can use the excuse of, “I don’t have time to work out.” With this 10-minute AMRAP [as many reps as possible circuit], I’ve taken away that excuse. I mean, come on! Ten minutes! If you really sat down and prioritized your day, I’m sure you would find that
There is nothing like the feeling of strong, vibrant movement in wide-open spaces. Something just feels right about those workouts that break us out of the gym confines and allow us to explore a more three-dimensional, undomesticated fitness experience. We were made to run free, climb trees, swim, and carry essential materials. Unfortunately, sometimes we
Telomeres are the hot topic of cutting edge longevity science. It was just a few years back (2009) that Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol Greider and Jack Szostak were awarded the Nobel Prize in the “Physiology or Medicine” category for discovering caps that protect the ends of chromosomes from free radical damage and the correlating signs of illness
My how the years fly by. It seems like yesterday, you were rolling your eyes listening to elders go on about how they remember being young and not having all these aches and pains—how they remember being your age, full of energy and unhampered by the need to exercise or watch what they ate. The threat
Motivation factors into almost any discussion of approaches to planning for workouts and training programs. It cuts across all trainee levels, from the novice to the hardened enthusiast. For older adults, resistance training is increasingly seen as one of the best ways to provide an aging population with the tools it needs to maintain muscle strength and
Let’s face it: most of us know what we need to do to better our health—whether that be exercising more regularly, cleaning up our diets, getting more sleep, or reducing stress. Everyone has their own unique barriers on the path to health and fitness, but the main objections we hear from our busy professional clients are a
The largest observational study of its kind, published in The Lancet Psychiatry journal1, found that people who exercise report having 1.5 fewer days of poor mental health compared to people who do not exercise. The study of 1.2 million people in the USA also found that team sports, cycling, aerobics and going to the gym
Sure, your run can help you chill out. But practicing meditation can up your zen even more. If you’ve ever spent a few minutes meditating at the end of yoga class, you know that trying to slow down your thoughts is a bit trickier than it looks. “Our minds are constantly moving—worrying about deadlines, evaluating
(Natural News) Renowned family physician and ten-time #1 New York Times bestselling author Dr. Mark Hyman has listed five superfoods that you should integrate into your diet today. Plant foods According to Dr. Hyman, this food group represents a vast array of vegetables that contains up to 25,000 compounds that are beneficial for the health. According to a study published
