Good Health is Your Greatest Wealth……Virgil
ABC News’ Ben Forer and Olivia Katrandjian report: The soft drink industry is fighting back against New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposed ban on large sugary drinks, by running an eye-catching, full-page ad in Sunday’s New York Times with an image of the mayor…
| Michael Zamora/Corpus Christi Caller-Times, via AP Could exercise actually be bad for some healthy people? A well-known group of researchers, including one who helped write the scientific paper justifying national guidelines that promote exercise for … See all stories on this topic » |
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| It's well established that exercise substantially changes the human brain, affecting both thinking and emotions. But a sophisticated, multifaceted new study suggests that the effects may be more nuanced than many scientists previously believed. See all stories on this topic » |
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| Patients aren't the only ones interested in alternative and complementary medicine. In an occasional series, Well talks to doctors around the country to find out what nontraditional medicines or therapies they sometimes recommend or use themselves. See all stories on this topic » |
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| About 12 years ago engineers at IBM began to sketch out an idea for a weight loss application that rewarded employees for eating healthy food, according to a recent report in the New York Times. The article follows the story of the patent IBM secured … See all stories on this topic » |
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Like many other health apps, IBM's program requires users to submit their own data on eating and exercise, though it's notably more flexible in scope. As inventor Michael Paolini told the New York Times, his system could offer guidance to those …
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| Now Ms. Reynolds has distilled the knowledge gained from years of fitness reporting into a new book, “The First 20 Minutes: Surprising Science Reveals How We Can Exercise Better, Train Smarter, Live Longer,'' published last month. See all stories on this topic » |
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30-Day Plan for Healthy, Lasting Weight Loss, a book that offers a very slow approach to a plant-based diet, with a focus on healthy eating and conscious living. Her other instant New York Times bestsellers include Veganist, Quantum Wellness, …
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Gretchen Reynolds writes the "Phys Ed" column for the New York Times and is the author of The First 20 Minutes: Surprising …
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| Some people respond to exercise by eating more. Others eat less. For many years, scientists thought that changes in hormones, spurred by exercise, dictated whether someone's appetite would increase or drop after working out. But now new neuroscience is … See all stories on this topic » |
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| By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS, Columnist Statistically, people who exercise are much less likely than inactive people to abuse drugs or alcohol. But can exercise help curb addictions? Some research shows that exercise may stimulate reward centers in the brain, … See all stories on this topic » |
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An Israeli attack on Iran might lead to a wider regional war, possibly drawing in the United States and leaving hundreds of Americans dead, according to US officials who spoke to the New York Times after a classified war simulation exercise held this …
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