Category Archives: Healthy living

Avocados

Avocados
Avocados are widely regarded as healthy food Does science agree? The Haas Avocado Board in California commissioned a study of the nutrient composition of avocados and the potential health effects of those nutrients. Avocados contain a wide variety of nutrients including fiber, minerals, vitamins, and phytochemicals. Two nutrients are especially noteworthy: 1) high abundance of…
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Build Cardiorespiratory Fitness in 14 Minutes a Week

Build Cardiorespiratory Fitness in 14 Minutes a Week
Tiny amounts of all-out exercise produce big results Increase VO2 max with minimal time Interval training has experienced a recent surge in academic research. Canadian researchers Jenna Gillen and Martin Gibala distinguish among several types of interval training, which can lead to different cardiovascular outcomes. High-intensity interval training involves short, relatively intense but sub-maximal periods…
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Public Health – A Poor Step-Child

Individually-based medical care trumps public health Prevention lags far behind medical treatment In the US, the combination of the baby boom and increasedlife expectancy will create huge pressures on our medical system. Alas, the US spends more and achieves worse outcomes, including care for older persons, than most developed countries. Looking forward, our health care…
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Just a Little Daily Movement Helps

Just a Little Daily Movement Helps
Interrupt prolonged sitting with standing Stand more, live longer Abundant evidence shows that prolonged, uninterrupted sitting predicts poor health outcomes. Standing might improve health compared to sitting. Data from 16,586 participants with an average age of 42 years at baseline in the 1981 Canadian Fitness Survey offered an opportunity to test this idea. Participants were…
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