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Physical Activity Helps Your Kidneys

Kidney function declines, sometimes rapidly in older people Physical activity can help slow the decline Attention seniors: Chronic kidney disease is a fast-growing concern that affects about 30 percent of people over age 70. The rate of kidney function decline varies widely with age, suggesting that healthy lifestyle choices might lower the risk of kidney…
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A Healthy Way to Start Your Day

Eat a healthy breakfast Go for a 22-minute brisk walk Why not start your day on a positive note? It’s easy and it can help you live better. First, eat a healthy breakfast. You have many possibilities. Find one that suits you. By way of example, here’s what I eat most mornings. I start off…
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If You Have Prostate Cancer, Keep Moving

Physical activity may limit prostate cancer progression Exercise can lower risk of dying from prostate cancer Prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment involve non-trivial risks of serious adverse side-effects. Might increased physical activity following cancer diagnosis reduce risk of mortality of prostate cancer patients? Researchers in Alberta, Canada, used physical activity data from a cohort of…
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Physical Activity Trackers

Do they really promote greater physical activity? Or are they just toys? Electronic trackers monitor various aspects of physical activity to let us know the extent of our activity. But the more important function is to motivate those who use trackers to increase or at least maintain their levels of physical activity. Do trackers employ…
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