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Health.com: You’ve heard it all before—a sedentary lifestyle can cause a myriad of health problems including heart disease and type 2 diabetes. You may have also heard that regular, moderate exercise dramatically reduces your risk of these chronic diseases. However, your job, like the jobs of a huge number of Americans, may require long periods of sitting—and […]
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ByMaria Masters: Health.com Run smarter, avoid injury, burn more calories, and claim a bigger body payoff with this “aha!” advice top fitness pros reserve for their private clients. Tips from trainers Ever wish you could eavesdrop on the personal training session taking place across the weight room and snag some inside “gym-formation”? Then listen up:
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ByAmanda MacMillan :Health.com Do you rely on yoga to meet your 150 minutes of moderate physical activity in a week? You might actually be falling short of your goal, suggests a new review of studies on the physical benefits of the popular mind-body practice. That’s because not all forms of yoga are intense enough to count as moderate exercise—although, depending
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ByAmanda MacMillan : Health.com A new study found that people who got regular physical activity were less likely to need an antibiotic than their inactive peers.Anyone who’s had a urinary tract infection knows how annoying they can be. If you make sure to always pee after sex, here’s another prevention method you might want to add to
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ByBy Cynthia Sass, MPH, RD : Health.com Add these versatile foods to your diet for a healthier heart.You’ve probably seen certain foods touted as helpful for lowering cholesterol. But how exactly are diet and cholesterol connected? Let’s back up for a minute. In case you need a quick refresher on cholesterol, we all have two natural types in
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ByAmanda Gardner : Health.com Brian Greenberg was only 11 when he was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, after experiencing abdominal pain, cramping, bloody stools, and diarrhea. Here’s why this inflammatory bowel disease can be mistaken for other conditions, and sometimes take years to be properly diagnosed. Brian Greenberg was only 11 when he was diagnosed with
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ByAmanda MacMillan : Health.com After hearing anecdotal reports from their patients, two physicians decided to test the theory themselves.Kidney stones are no fun—but a potential new treatment for them might be. It turns out riding a roller coaster may help people shake small stones loose, according to a new study by two physicians who took their research to Disney
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ByMahita Gajanan, Time.com Blue Bell has recalled packages of ice cream due to concerns of potential listeria contamination specifically in the chocolate chip cookie dough flavor. On Wednesday, the company announced the recall of select products, including Blue Bell Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough and Blue Bell Cookie Two Step. These ice cream varieties were produced at
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By Karen Pallarito : Health.com Crohn’s disease is a serious condition in which the immune system attacks and destroys portions of the intestines, causing pain, bleeding, diarrhea, fevers, and more—for reasons that are far from clear. Now an international research team has found a link between a fungus and the inflammatory bowel disease, which may open
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By Health.com Stress can manifest itself in numerous ways, both in the longterm and short. Whether you’re having a tough time unwinding after a long week, or you’re preparing for a big presentation, too much exposure to stress hormones can put you at risk for certain health problems such as anxiety and depression. But if you
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