Beyond Carb-Cutting: Resolutions After A Trauma — Sleep, Play, Love
(katiebordner/Flickr) By Rachel Zimmerman A friend, trying to cheer me up over the holidays, suggested I find comfort in this fact: “The worst year of your life is coming to an end.” In 2014 I became a...
View ArticleWhy To Exercise Today: Avoid Brain Shrinkage As You Age
MilitaryHealth/flickr Middle-age adults take note: the exercise you shirk today may lead to shrunken brain tissue in a couple of decades. This, according to research presented at the American Heart...
View ArticleIs There A Lesson About Treadmills In Sandberg Spouse Death? Yes: Keep...
(MilitaryHealth/Flickr) In this 2013 file photo, Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook, and her husband David Goldberg, CEO of SurveyMonkey, walk to a conference in Sun Valley, Idaho. (Rick Bowmer/AP) The...
View ArticleStudy: Jolt Of Java Before Exercise Makes Legs Stronger But Not Arms
(Wikimedia Commons) By Marina Renton CommonHealth intern Wondering whether you should forgo your Starbucks run in favor of a cross-country run before work? According to a study just out in the June...
View ArticleRoxbury Center Targets Health Disparities In Boston’s Poorest Neighborhoods
Whittier Street Health Center opened its community vegetable garden on June 24. (Courtesy of Chris Aduama) By Marina Renton CommonHealth Intern When it comes to health in Boston, it’s hard to deny...
View ArticleBoston Moms: Let’s Spend Olympics Savings On Gym And Recess For Kids
(Steven Depolo/Flickr) By Kate Lowenstein and Ramika Smith Guest contributors We have a suggestion for how to spend some of the billions of dollars that Boston will likely save by not hosting the...
View ArticleWhy To Do Yoga Today: Some Relief For Arthritis Sufferers
Santa Catalina School/Flickr A relative in her 90s recently mentioned she does “floor yoga” at the local YMCA. When I asked what that was, she replied: “We stay on the floor and don’t stand up.” Hey,...
View ArticleWhy To Exercise Today: It May Make Bullied Adolescents Feel Less Suicidal
How much better can exercise make you feel? A new study suggests that the mood boost may be profound. The nitty gritty of the study is that researchers at the University of Vermont report a 23 percent...
View ArticleWhy To Exercise (During Pregnancy) Today: Ob-Gyns Say It's Best Time To Boost...
il-young ko/Flickr Yes, they’ve told us this before: If you’re pregnant, you needn’t refrain from exercise. But now, the influential (and fairly conservative) professional group of U.S. obstetricians...
View ArticleDoctor’s Orders: Prescribe Exercise To Patients, Make Physical Activity A...
A team of researchers and physicians has issued a “call to action” to colleagues, urging that exercise counseling become a central component of every medical visit. (frodrig/Flickr) Imagine stepping...
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