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Skin specialist advise on cellulite

... buttocks, knees and lower abdomen. Massage, diet, exercise and creams may all have a beneficial effect on the appearance of cellulite - but there's no cure for the condition.// It's the body's natural way of storing fat in women and occurs even in very thin women. According to Dr Michael Goldman, a dermatolo...

Keep fit always

... or jogging shoes - about $60 - and you're free to exercise any time, anywhere. If it's raining, run on the sp...clothes and gardening all count towards your daily exercise total....

Losing that baby fat among women

...were 8.4 kilograms heavier. The study also showed exercise and breastfeeding had a positive impact on long-te...for four months or more or participated in aerobic exercise during the postpartum period weighed comparitively less at the end of the study than those who did n...

Protein can change worn muscle fibres

...cing type of fibre which is found more in those of exercise a lot. In the experiments, mice received PGC-10 and their type II fibres were converted to type I. The research isn't meant for a quick-fix to replace a commitment to exercise. But it could help those confined to bed to counteract muscle wasting, o...

Stretching does not rule out soreness after exercise

According to latest review shows that pre and post exercise stretching does little to reduce muscle soreness and injury. If you do gym routines or exercise classes// you'll be well used to doing special stretches before and after the session to prepare you...

Balanced diet important in cancer prevention

... oesophagal, liver and throat cancers. Taking more exercise will help you ward off cancer - and fruits and veg...sk - but if you don't smoke, attention to diet and exercise will help keep you free of cancer....

Spreading knowledge to doctors about herbal medicine

Recently an internet-based learning exercise has helped a group of doctors increase their knowledge of herbal remedies and food supplements. Many people take herbs and other dietary supplements, but find their doctors are lacking in knowledge// about these complementary medicines. A group calle...

Hazards of anger in heart patients

...and physical states before an attack.While regular exercise is essential to maintain good health, physical over-activity can also be responsible for adding strain to an already weak heart, thereby provoking for an abnormal behaviour.Such patients with cardiac diseases may have to take up exercises provoking f...

Regular exercise linked to extended menstrual cycles

According to a new study, moderate exercise may extend the time a woman has between her menstr...dence suggests that hormonal changes brought on by exercise may help lower the chances of breast cancer developing. However, the authors of the new study point...

Stretching the muscles doesn't make them more resilient

... says Herbert. He thinks that repeated brisk, good exercise alone builds up resistance to muscle damage: “The only best way to prevent soreness is to get soeness.”...

Less exercise doesn't help prevent osteoporosis

...to bone density. Aerobic fitness and doing light exercise did nothing to increase bone density and so avoid ...bone by increasing the force on it. Doing vigorous exercise is another way of strengthening bone....

Exercise has a undeniable effect on cholesterol

According to a new study, doing exercise improves your cholesterol profile, even in the abs...s. Researchers from Duke University have shown how exercise affects the level of 'good' and 'bad' cholesterol in the body.// Cholesterol is transported througho...

Running delays disability in the aged

...sity have been looking// at the effects of aerobic exercise on the health and wellbeing of a group of older pe...searchers suggest that running - and maybe aerobic exercise in general - may be especially important for older people, because it allows them many more years of...

Risk of Heart disease reduced by yoga

...decreases the number of angina episodes, increases exercise tolerance and decreases narrowing of the arteries (coronary stenosis). Researchers feel that Given that yoga is relatively cheap, and acceptable to many people as a therapy, it would be useful to have some bigger studies to confirm its effectiveness ...

Change in weight not a risk in healthy men

...should not stop people adopting healthy eating and exercise patterns. But they should do all they can to keep to a healthy weight....

Exercise helps with leg cramps

... than 120 studies and learned that persisting with exercise is well worthwhile for people with PAD. But pain on exercise is so common that many give up - becoming increasingly housebound and dependent on others. The bes...

Obesity risk for immobilized adults

...bility difficulties and those who had not received exercise counselling had 2.5 times higher risk of obesity. Adults who were deaf or hard of hearing were also at high risk.. Lead author Christina Wee, Ph. D., says, "Physicians should recognize that patients with disabilities face increased risks for obesity...

New oral antiviral treatment of cold sores approved

...irus. People who develop cold sores are advised to exercise high levels of caution, like washing hands immediately after touching the sore, as they are highly contagious, like other herpes infections. Though, it is estimated that that 20 to 40 per cent of adults develop cold sores at some point in time, it is...

More compelling reasons to lower blood pressure

...f blood and trigger a heart attack and that drugs, exercise and reduced salt intake, for certain people, can improve blood pressure....

Immune function could benefit from exercise

Several studies in the past have shown that exercise could benefit both the young and the old in more ways than one. A new study has now shown that exercise not only helps the elderly in protecting their bones, it also helps boost the immune function, thus ...

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