Health & Fitness Digest - 31 March

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Health & Fitness Digest - 31 March

In today's health & fitness digest:

- Suffering from chronic lower back pain? Double your recovery with these tools.

- Being short (men) and overweight (women) has a real impact on your salary.

- Sodium supplements have no impact on nausea & vomiting during ultra-endurance events.

- Why I'm going to start Tai Chi and you should too.

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Health & Fitness Digest - 5 March

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Health & Fitness Digest - 5 March

In today’s health & fitness digest:

  • Iron supplementation shown to boost mental performance in women without iron anaemia
  • High fat dairy “beats” low fat dairy in lowering blood pressure, triglycerides and VLDL Cholesterol
  • Blood levels of Omega 3 affect your risk of depression
  • Yet another study that demonstrates that you don’t need to take sodium for hot/humid endurance races
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The Digest - May 5

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The Digest - May 5
  • 5 easy ways to be more mobile in the office and avoid sitting for long stretches.
  • Adding potassium to a high-sodium meal reduces negative effects, or you can just use real sea-salt!
  • Women and heels… I’m treading lightly on this one… no pun intended!
  • Are e-cigarettes putting newborns at risk of reduced brain development??
  • I hate when athletes skip this specific warm-up before a hard workout!
  • Don’t knock it till your try it!
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The Digest - March 26

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  • The first ever major statistic review reveals that adherence to the USDA dietary guidelines is linked to dramatic rise in obesity.
  • Thinking of buying a “jogging stroller”? Here are some suggestions.
  • Insight into hydration for hot weather endurance training.
  • Most common posture problems causing you all sorts of pains and niggles and how to fix them.
  • Another punch in the gut for antibiotics: linked to increased risk of Type II Diabetes.
  • All you need to know about “seeds”.
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The Digest - March 22

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  • A significant portion of men today are testosterone-deficient, giving rise to higher risks of obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. 
  • The world's first successful penis transplant took place… voila...
  • The media says salt will damage your arteries… take that with a pinch of salt.
  • Treadmill test better predictor of mortality than blood tests.
  • Abdominal exercises shown to be almost useless for weight loss.
  • Exercise without changes to diet will not get you the weight loss results you seek.
  • Almonds, Walnuts, Hazelnuts… The Definitive Guide to Nuts
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