“If it comes from a plant, eat it. If it’s made in a plant, don’t eat it.”... Read More
Coffee and Your Health
On the other hand, daily consumption of more than one cup resulted in a 1.5 times higher incidence of premature ventricular contractions, or PVCs, than days without coffee intake.... Read More
Noise and Hypertension
THERE IS AN LINK BETWEEN ROAD TRAFFIC NOISE and high blood pressure (hypertension). This association remains after controlling for air pollution. Those are the findings of a new thought-provoking study... Read More
10-Second Balance Test
Falls are the second leading cause of death due to unintentional injury worldwide. A simple and inexpensive test to assess balance could be remarkably valuable.... Read More
Zone 2 Exercise
In Zone 2, you exercise at a level that optimally stimulates your cells’ mitochondria. You meet your ATP demand using only oxygen and fat in the mitochondria. Work harder, and you will begin using carbohydrates in the cell’s fluid (cytosol) to make ATP through glycolysis.... Read More
8 Benefits of Running
Running can help strengthen your heart and lungs, improving your cardiovascular health. Recent research has raised alarms regarding some long-distance runners’ heart plaque buildup and scarring.... Read More
Musical Talent and Genes
Remarkably, even when one twin practiced significantly more than the other twin — in one case, 20,228 hours more — their level of musical ability was roughly the same.... Read More
Running Outdoors Versus Indoors
Regular treadmills can get monotonous; running outside exposes me to many visual threats. Outdoor running also allows me to turn, improving my lateral agility.... Read More