Month: September 2013

I eat like that every day for the most part, i also eat very healthy foods every day as well (green smoothies, pumpkin seeds, etc) I have lost weight and inches. i …

By Dorene Internicola NEW YORK (Reuters) – When Diana Nyad became the first person to swim the 110 miles from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage, baby boomer-aged fitness experts greeted the 64-year-old's achievement with pride and delight but not disbelief. The aging body, they said, is capable of more than previously thought. "Today's 60-to-65 is not what it was one or two generations ago," said Dr. Angela Smith, an orthopedic surgeon and past president of the American College of Sports Medicine. …

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Former Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart has a new piece of equipment accompanying him on his latest tour — a cap fitted with electrodes that capture his brain activity and direct the movements of a light show while he's jamming on stage.

By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Children adopted from orphanages or in foster care have a high rate of fetal alcohol syndrome and other physical, mental and behavioral problems related to alcohol exposure before birth, according to a new review of past studies. Among those children, researchers found that rates of alcohol-related problems – which can include deformities, mental retardation and learning disabilities – were anywhere from nine to 60 times higher than in the general population. …

A recent experiment finds that when people are about to lie via digital text they take longer to construct their words. Christie Nicholson reports

It doesn’t come from success, it can be bought, and other shocking truths about achieving bliss.        

In my opinion, the best way to navigate the ever-changing weight loss landscape is to find an expert you trust, to help you sort out fact from fiction and hype from help. That’s exactly what this post is all about. Here’s the real deal about four of the most confusing weight loss concepts I’m asked about often, and my bottom line advice.        

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – A 58-year-old Uruguayan man who disappeared four months ago in the remote Andes Mountains was found alive on Sunday, after he spent a brutal winter eating rats and raisins to survive, local media reported. Raul Fernando Gomez Circunegui in May set out to cross the mountains from Chile to Argentina on foot because his motorcycle broke down. He then reportedly lost his way during a snowstorm. …

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Former Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart has a new piece of equipment accompanying him on his latest tour — a cap fitted with electrodes that capture his brain activity and direct the movements of a light show while he’s jamming on stage.

By Balazs Koranyi OSLO (Reuters) – Norway's center-right opposition, promising tax cuts, privatisation and a smaller government, is set for a sweeping election win on Monday, ousting a Labour-led government accused of wasting a once-in-a-lifetime economic boom. The only electoral risk facing the likely next prime minister, Conservative Erna Solberg, is an anti-immigration party whose participation in her coalition could repulse other potential allies and deprive her of a full majority. …

By Mary Milliken TORONTO (Reuters) – Ron Woodroof was about the most unlikely of heroes in the frightening early days of AIDS in the 1980s – a homophobic, cocaine-snorting, sex-addicted Texas rodeo cowboy who crudely made fun of actor Rock Hudson's battle against the disease. No one wanted to make the film about the guy for the longest time, says actor Matthew McConaughey. But 20 years after inception, "Dallas Buyers Club" – a chronicle of Woodroof's transformation from bigot to AIDS patient to savior of many – has finally made it to the screen. …

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Time Warner Inc is planning to transfer its U.S. retirees from company-sponsored health plans and move them to private insurance exchanges. According to an August memo obtained by Reuters, the media company will make allocations to a Health Reimbursement Arrangement account for retirees to use towards the purchase of coverage on an exchange. Previously, Time Warner provided an indirect subsidy through a supplementary Medicare program. The shift “will ultimately be beneficial for all retirees by providing more choice of coverage … …