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How Yoga Can Harmonize the Body & Planet
Health & Wellness  (tags: Yoga, Healthyliving, Body, Planet, Fitness )

Katie
- 131 days ago - treehugger.com
Anyone on the pulse of yoga has probably already heard the buzz surrounding The New York Times' controversial piece, How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body. Most outstanding to me are the 700+ comments its received and the flurry of responses (much like this one)..
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5 Ways to Avoid Diabetes -- Without Medications
Health & Wellness  (tags: Diabetes, Health, Medications, Fitness )

Katie
- 243 days ago - healthland.time.com
New research suggests that when it comes to lowering your risk of diabetes, the more changes you make to your diet and lifestyle, the better.
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15 Old Fitness Crazes You Forgot About
Health & Wellness  (tags: Fitness, Crazes, Forgotten, Weight Loss, obscurity )

Katie
- 250 days ago - medicalbillingandcoding.org
For the most part, popular crazes from the 50s to the 90s have seemed to fade into obscurity, but they were certainly awesome in their day. Read on, and reminisce about some of the most fun forgotten fitness crazes...
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As If Pesticides Were Not Bad Enough...Fake Pesticides Raise Health Fears
Health & Wellness  (tags: Pesticides, Food, Health, Fitness, Toxic )

Katie
- 271 days ago - treehugger.com
Pesticides are a two-edged sword. We take the risks of toxicological and ecological side effects because the first priority is to feed a growing population of humans. Those that cannot afford organic must trust the laws and regulations to protect them.
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9 Habits That May Do More Harm Than Good
Health & Wellness  (tags: habits, Harmful, Health, Fitness, Exercise )

Katie
- 282 days ago - mnn.com
Eat well, exercise, get enough sleep and you should be on the right track, right? Surprisingly, it can be more complicated than that. Oftentimes the very choices we make to benefit our health can be the same ones that hurt us in the long run.
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15 Minutes of Physical Activity Per Day Reduces Risk of Death By 14 Percent, Increases Life Expectancy By 3 Years
Health & Wellness  (tags: physical activity, Exercise, Health, Fitness )

Katie
- 284 days ago - medicalxpress.com
A study published Online First by The Lancet shows that just 15 minutes of physical activity per day reduces a person's risk of death by 14% and increases life expectancy by 3 years compared with inactive people.
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One Woman's Struggle To Shed Weight, And Shame
Health & Wellness  (tags: Woman, Weight, Shame, Fitness, Struggle )

Katie
- 304 days ago - npr.org
In her 37 years, Kara Curtis has seen every dress size from 26 to 6. Looking through old photos, in her slimmer days, you see a young girl standing tall and pretty in her tiara as high school prom queen, and strong and lean in team shots of her track...
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Meditation, Not Medication: Easiest Way to Reduce Risk of Heart Attack
Health & Wellness  (tags: Meditation, Heart Attack, Health, Fitness )

Katie
- 329 days ago - shine.yahoo.com
While many are turning to medication or struggling to change their diet, a new study suggests the easiest way to reduce your risk of a heart attack is through regular meditation.
13 comments
The Best and Worst Foods for Healthy Weight
Health & Wellness  (tags: Health, Weightloss, Fitness, foods )

Katie
- 337 days ago - healthland.time.com
When it comes to keeping your weight down, a new study by Harvard researchers suggests that the quality of your food matters more than its calorie count.
27 comments
The Best Way to Lose Weight Is to Lie to Yourself
Health & Wellness  (tags: weightloss, health, fitness, people, lie )

Katie
- 354 days ago - io9.com
It sounds maniacal, but a group of Yale researchers discovered that lying to people about food actually helps them lose weight.
9 comments
Scientists Find "Master Switch" Gene for Obesity
Health & Wellness  (tags: obesity, Health, Fitness, Gene, Science )

Anna
- 376 days ago - news.yahoo.com
Scientists have found that a gene linked to diabetes and cholesterol is a "master switch" that controls other genes found in fat in the body, and say it should help in the search for treatments for obesity-related diseases.
15 comments
How Our Culture Is Ruining Women's Health
Health & Wellness  (tags: Health, Women, Ruining, Wieght, Fitness )

Katie
- 381 days ago - salon.com
Back in April, my Salon column pointed out that though women are far less likely to be overweight than men, they comprise 90 percent of customers in the commercial weight-loss industry.
23 comments
Drinking Coffee, Having Sex, Blowing Nose: Among 8 Potential Stroke Triggers
Health & Wellness  (tags: Coffee, Sex, Health, Brain, Fitness )

Katie
- 382 days ago - healthland.time.com
It's hard to believe that blowing your nose or drinking coffee could be deadly. But for those who -- perhaps unknowingly -- have an untreated brain aneurysm, these everyday actions could trigger a life-threatening stroke, a new study suggests.
10 comments
Top 8 Disease Outbreaks in College History
Health & Wellness  (tags: Disease, College, History, Health, Fitness )

Anna
- 390 days ago - bestcollegesonline.com
College dorms offer companionship, engagement, a place to rest and refresh and, unfortunately, germs. Catching colds and coughs is common in any work, school or living environment, but sometimes, college campuses turn into breeding grounds for serious....
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Sitting All Day Is Worse For You Than You Might Think
Health & Wellness  (tags: Sitting, Exercise, Fitness, Health )

Katie
- 396 days ago - npr.org
Yes, exercise is good for you. This we know. Heaps of evidence point to the countless benefits of regular physical activity.
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