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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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. …
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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