Archive for the ‘Health’ Category
Important Weight Loss Aspects You Must Think About
Friday, December 9th, 2011
There are several key factors that determine your optimal daily caloric intake. This post will review two of the more important ones: our genetic blueprint and your body shape. Understanding these kinds of 2 important factors will help you better understand how to consume properly while counting your weight problems. More importantly, but, it will [...]
Why Calculating Calories Can Be Important
Friday, December 9th, 2011
All of the fuss regarding calories at the moment all through the world is mainly because of the bad side effects of excessive calorie consumption. Actually, calories are not dangerous as a whole. In reality they are an essential component in our everyday life. Calories in fact mean energy. The fuel we derive from every [...]
The Way To End The Beer Belly Epidemic
Wednesday, November 16th, 2011
Lots of men have too much abdominal fat, or what is referred to as a beer belly. While the name implies that the reason for this abdominal fat is beer or alcohol, the truth is that there are many explanations why people get a beer belly. In this article, I’ll talk about the main reason [...]
Quick Weight Loss
Thursday, March 31st, 2011
Do you want to lose weight for a special occassion or planning to start a weight loss plan? Here is a list of 10 simple ways on how to lose weight quick. What you need is a good diet plan and a lot of determination. Before starting a diet plan or a fitness exercise, consult [...]
Get Rid Of Pregnancy Weight
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
Common question is: how celeb mothers along with supermodels wear reveling attire or maybe bikinis perfectly after giving birth? In reality, you saw them packing on weight on their pregnancy. That appears like there is a distinctive technique regarding how to drop baby fats. They actually know how to but not a lot. Superstar moms [...]
Cordyceps Is An Effective Natural Herb For Preventing Cancer
Thursday, March 17th, 2011
Healing Mushrooms The term mushroom is a kind of umbrella term for many of the gilled and fruiting bodies of various fungus and it is their antioxidants, such as beta glutans plus polysaccharides which are becoming so enthusiastically studied by western researchers these days. Beneficial mushrooms have been popular in Asian countries for the last [...]
Cardiovascular Health And How To Increase It
Friday, March 4th, 2011
Your cardiovascular system is an essential factor to the general health of your body. If you can maintain peak levels of heart and lung performance, you have a better chance of living a long and healthy life while decreasing your chances of cardiovascular disease. Mentioned below are some tips on how to accomplish this. Cut [...]
Exercises For Stomach
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011
Do you want to have a flat stomach but don’t have time to go to the gym? Don’t worry because there are many easy exercuses that you can do in the comforts of your own home without even having to buy expensive equipments. Here are some easy exercises for the stomach. For this you will [...]
Muscle-fatigue blocker
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
Fatigue occurs when muscles become weaker with repeated or intense exercise, or as a result of an illness.
Researchers have long thought that fatigue is caused by a build-up of lactic acid in the muscles, but in the past decade, a number of teams have shown that this process does not cause fatigue (and may in fact prevent it).
Muscle-fibre cells contract when calcium ions are released inside them, under the control of ion channels called ryanodine receptors.
Now, a growing body of evidence suggests that fatigue is actually related to how these calcium ions are released and processed. It seems that the ryanodine receptors can behave erratically after excessive exercise or due to disease, allowing calcium ions to leak out inappropriately and leading to fatigue.
So Andrew Marks at Columbia University, New York, has developed a drug that can switch those receptors back to their stable state, making it harder for fatigue to set in.
His invention may make it possible for athletes, soldiers, or anyone else doing strenuous exercise, to stave off muscle fatigue for longer. Victims of diseases such as HIV, muscular dystrophy and cancer, in which fatigue is major side effect of the condition or its treatment, could also benefit, he says.
Read the full muscle-fatigue blocker patent application.
Justin Mullins, New Scientist consultant
Researchers have long thought that fatigue is caused by a build-up of lactic acid in the muscles, but in the past decade, a number of teams have shown that this process does not cause fatigue (and may in fact prevent it).
Muscle-fibre cells contract when calcium ions are released inside them, under the control of ion channels called ryanodine receptors.
Now, a growing body of evidence suggests that fatigue is actually related to how these calcium ions are released and processed. It seems that the ryanodine receptors can behave erratically after excessive exercise or due to disease, allowing calcium ions to leak out inappropriately and leading to fatigue.
So Andrew Marks at Columbia University, New York, has developed a drug that can switch those receptors back to their stable state, making it harder for fatigue to set in.
His invention may make it possible for athletes, soldiers, or anyone else doing strenuous exercise, to stave off muscle fatigue for longer. Victims of diseases such as HIV, muscular dystrophy and cancer, in which fatigue is major side effect of the condition or its treatment, could also benefit, he says.
Read the full muscle-fatigue blocker patent application.
Justin Mullins, New Scientist consultant
I Wish I Looked Different
Friday, September 12th, 2008
by Susan
Sometimes I really wish I looked different. We go through life with this one body and even though we try to keep it healthy and looking it's best we may be dissatisfied with how we look. I am. Women like myself, who are senior citizens, probably understand very well how this dissatisfaction with our appearance can worsen with age.
I keep hoping I will get to the point where I'm comfortable wearing red and purple, and don't care too much anymore about how I look, but I'm not there yet. My self esteem has always been connected to how I feel about my appearance. Lately, I haven't had good self esteem.
My hair is thinning and my waistline is thickening. I know both of these things often happen to senior citizens in spite of exercise and eating right. I know aging is a normal process but by golly......we don't have to like it. I want to age gracefully and happily and I know acceptance is the key to achieving that wish. I'm just not ready. I wish I looked different.........younger, thinner and happier.
I know I'm not the only one who feels this way. According to one article I found, many people are actually Obsessing On Body Image. I'm not obsessing yet, but just having a rant tonight. Thanks for reading.
Sometimes I really wish I looked different. We go through life with this one body and even though we try to keep it healthy and looking it's best we may be dissatisfied with how we look. I am. Women like myself, who are senior citizens, probably understand very well how this dissatisfaction with our appearance can worsen with age.
I keep hoping I will get to the point where I'm comfortable wearing red and purple, and don't care too much anymore about how I look, but I'm not there yet. My self esteem has always been connected to how I feel about my appearance. Lately, I haven't had good self esteem.
My hair is thinning and my waistline is thickening. I know both of these things often happen to senior citizens in spite of exercise and eating right. I know aging is a normal process but by golly......we don't have to like it. I want to age gracefully and happily and I know acceptance is the key to achieving that wish. I'm just not ready. I wish I looked different.........younger, thinner and happier.
I know I'm not the only one who feels this way. According to one article I found, many people are actually Obsessing On Body Image. I'm not obsessing yet, but just having a rant tonight. Thanks for reading.