Monthly Archives: April 2013

How Can I Avoid Knee Injuries?

Tuesday, April 30, 2013
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How Can I Avoid Knee Injuries?

Avoiding knee injuries Knee injuries are a common occurrence in exercise and sports. Some athletes prone to such injuries, will often wrap their knees with an ACE bandage, knee wraps or…

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Does Exercise Help Or Harm A Cold?

Monday, April 29, 2013
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Does Exercise Help Or Harm A Cold?

Last week we published a piece called, “Will Exercise Combat the Common Cold?” http://hollywoodhealthletter.com/2013/04/23/will-exercise-combat-the-common-cold/#.UYSe4Pq3OL8. This time around, we offer a different perspective. Most Americans suffer from one to six colds per…

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Live and Learn

Friday, April 26, 2013
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Live and Learn

Our readers who are grandparents will appreciate this one! How many times have you said to your children and grandchildren, “I’m a lot older and a lot smarter than you, so…

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Boys Will Be Boys: A Look at Delinquent Behavior

Thursday, April 25, 2013
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Boys Will Be Boys:     A Look at Delinquent Behavior

  Behavioral inhibition appears to decrease the risk of later delinquency among boys but social withdrawal does not, according to an article in the AMA’s Archives of General Psychiatry, a theme…

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Seniors: Need Another Reason to Exercise?

Wednesday, April 24, 2013
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Seniors: Need Another Reason to Exercise?

People who exercise vigorously in later years are much more sexually active than those who lead a sedentary lifestyle. Whether or not this is psychological or physical is, to the best…

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Will Exercise Combat the Common Cold?

Tuesday, April 23, 2013
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Will Exercise Combat the Common Cold?

Exercise may fight colds and illness.  That is the finding of several major studies concerning the effects of exercise on the common cold.  For example: 1.  A Harvard immunologist found that…

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Cut Your Health Risks by Cutting Caffeine

Monday, April 22, 2013
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Cut Your Health Risks by Cutting Caffeine

Caffeine is the most widely consumed “drug” in America and Northern Europe.  Usually, when we think of caffeine, coffee comes to mind.  But caffeine is present in tea, cola, other sodas,…

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Is Your Current Diet Dangerous?

Friday, April 19, 2013
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Is Your Current Diet Dangerous?

Rate your current diet. How do you know your present diet isn’t dangerous?  Take this test to find out. 1.  Does this diet provide a reasonable number of calories? It should be…

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When Selecting an Eating Plan, Choose a Diet That Works for You

Thursday, April 18, 2013
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When Selecting an Eating Plan, Choose a Diet That Works for You

Dr. Marc Sorenson knows what he’s talking about when it comes to diets.  At his organization, the National Institute of Fitness, more than 90 tons of body fat have been lost. …

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Something Fishy!

Wednesday, April 17, 2013
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Something Fishy!

Enjoy the health-giving benefits of omega-3 fats. These fats help form prostaglandins, which regulate the cardiovascular, reproductive, immune and central nervous systems.  What’s more, they help protect against heart disease by…

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