Good Health is Your Greatest Wealth……Virgil
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Cutting back kids’ time watching TV and playing video games may not encourage them to spend more of the day running around outside, a new study suggests. Just four in 10 U.S. kids met dual national guidelines for getting enough physical activity and for limiting “screen time,” researchers found – but the likelihood of kids exercising regularly didn’t depend on whether they kept away from screens. …
It's the time of the year when a lot of workout gear and gym memberships get sold (and I suspect a fair number of Fitbits and other gadgets as well.) Even if you are not quite motivated to go to the gym, don't have an exercise bike or even a TV, you …
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Question:I eat healthy all day long, but I start eating junk food after dinner when I sit in front of the TV till I go to bed. What is wrong with me? Answer: Eating healthy does not always mean eating enough. Many people, especially those who are …
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The Indianopolis Colts’ cheerleader who had her head shaved in front of 60,000 cheering fans and a national TV audience had a very personal reason for agreeing to lose her locks to the team’s mascot for cancer research. “I’ve had family members and mentors [with…
| The 60-year-old TV host – who recently revealed she underwent a double mastectomy after discovering she carries a gene that increases her chances of developing breast cancer – says she has lost weight by sticking to a protein-rich diet since September … See all stories on this topic » |
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Women who exercised frequently and didn`t watch much TV were least likely be diagnosed with depression in a new study of middle-aged Americans.
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| "Food Network" star Alton Brown has successfully maintained an impressive 50-weight loss for over three years, and is in better shape now at age 50 than he was at 20, thanks to his fitness-minded lifestyle. Still, the host of … Within nine months … See all stories on this topic » |
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| ADVERTISEMENT. HHGregg Inc. is adding furniture and exercise equipment to its 224 stores in coming months as the homegrown company fights to offset a stomach-churning drop in television sales. The appliances and electronics retailer Friday morning … See all stories on this topic » |
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The Biggest Loser might be a TV ratings winner, but its extreme depiction of exercise is more likely to turn people off exercise than get them off the couch, according to a paper from the University of Alberta . Researchers in the Faculty of …
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BURBANK, California (Reuters) – President Barack Obama suspended the levity during an interview with late-night TV talk show host Jay Leno on Wednesday to address a Republican Senate candidate's assertion that pregnancies resulting from rape are intended by God and to express confidence that Washington could soon address the looming "fiscal cliff." "I don't know how these guys come up with these ideas. Let me make a very simple proposition: rape is rape. It is a crime," Obama said on NBC's "The Tonight Show. …
FRIDAY, Oct. 19 (HealthDay News) — A combination of exercise and healthy eating is better than dieting alone in reducing body fat and preserving muscle in adults, according to researchers who analyzed data from 11 participants on the reality TV show …
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| Exercising intensely for as little as 2.5 minutes a day can burn around 200 calories, say researchers from Colorado State University. They compared the energy expenditure of a group of men on two different days – one spent watching TV, the other doing … See all stories on this topic » |
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