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I am loving the new blog by EditorMom Katharine O’Moore-Klopf: Editing My Body. In it, Katharine chronicles her weight loss journey one little change at a time, offering a glimpse into the challenges and celebrations of a complete lifestyle overhaul. She also lays out her comprehensive but totally realistic weight-loss plan. Check it out to […]
A UK-based international study recently published in the journal Nature reports that scientists have isolated five parts of the genome that are associated with increased breast cancer incidence in women. The good news is that these genes contribute to approximately 25% of inherited breast cancer, so detecting it earlier may be possible for that quarter […]
Bally Total Fitness must be hurting for membership despite their 30-days-before-and-after commercial campaign, because now they’re busting out the vacation giveaways. (Granted, membership isn’t required to enter, but that’s right up there with Coke’s “no purchase necessary to win” policy. But who wins? Someone who drinks Coke. I digress.)
So what’s the […]
A study in the January issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine suggests that Americans may benefit (or at least think they will) from employer and government incentives targeted toward reducing overweight and obesity and encouraging healthy lifestyles.
From WebMD:
The new telephone survey of 1,139 adults found that 85 percent supported tax breaks for employers […]
If you’re anything like me, you don’t have time to get to the gym as much as you’d like. Check out these no-gym-needed workout moves from iVillage:
Seated Quad Shaper - Body-blast impact: Works your quads to help you achieve leaner, slimmer thighs
Wait-in-Line Toner - Body-blast impact: Strengthens your calves and makes your stumps look […]
As health conscious as we are these days, we often miss the ways our lifestyle choices and activities can contribute to poor health. This hit me like a punch in the nose when I saw Sarah’s post on “blogfat.” If you don’t know what blogfat is, here’s the official definition from the appropriately […]
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