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Friday, May 24th, 2013Exercise Among Young Children Leads to Better Grades in School
Friday, May 24th, 2013Kids who exercise regularly do better in school, attend more classes, score higher in tests and feel better about themselves. All of that is according to studies, experts and teachers themselves.
Really? Never Go Grocery Shopping on an Empty Stomach
Friday, May 24th, 2013Most people know the age-old diet advice about grocery shopping when you are hungry: You are more likely to buy fattening, unhealthy foods. So avoid it. But the weight loss maxims found in diet books do not always hold up in the real world. So two researchers at Cornell University recently devised an experiment that [...]
Owning a Dog Is Linked to Reduced Heart Risk
Friday, May 24th, 2013The nation’s largest cardiovascular health organization has a new message for Americans: Owning a dog may protect you from heart disease. The unusual message was contained in a scientific statement published on Thursday by the American Heart Association, which convened a panel of experts to review years of data on the cardiovascular benefits of owning [...]
Optimism Health Benefits: 6 Perks Of Looking On The Bright Side
Friday, May 24th, 2013Do you see the proverbial glass half empty or glass half full? If you chose the latter, you’re not alone — most people around the world are optimistic about the future, according to a new study. The research, published in the Journal of Personality, shows that optimism’s benefits are seen in both high- and low-income [...]
Why We’re Motivated to Exercise. Or Not.
Thursday, May 2nd, 2013If you give a rat a running wheel and it decides not to use it, are genes to blame? And if so, what does that tell us about why many people skip exercise? To examine those questions, scientists at the University of Missouri in Columbia recently interbred rats to create two very distinct groups of [...]
In Parents’ Embrace, Infants’ Heart Rates Drop
Thursday, May 2nd, 2013New mothers quickly learn that babies quiet down when carried and rocked. Now researchers say that this calming response is actually a coordinated set of reactions, involving the nervous, motor and cardiac systems.
Heart Rate as a Measure of Life Span
Thursday, May 2nd, 2013A new study, published in Heart, suggests that a higher resting heart rate is an independent predictor of mortality — even in healthy people in good physical condition.
How to Stop Losing Your Stuff
Monday, April 22nd, 2013“A common trait of people with ADD is the uncanny ability to lose things,” writes psychotherapist Stephanie Sarkis, Ph.D. For instance, you might lose everything from your keys to your phone to important papers. And this can cost you both time and money, Sarkis says. Dr. Sarkis offers a variety of valuable tips to stop [...]
Getting a Brain Boost Through Exercise
Monday, April 22nd, 2013Two new experiments, one involving people and the other animals, suggest that regular exercise can substantially improve memory, although different types of exercise seem to affect the brain quite differently. The news may offer consolation for the growing numbers of us who are entering age groups most at risk for cognitive decline. It was back [...]
