The Link Between Sleep Apnea and Diabetes

Yet Another Reason to Lose Weight Being overweight can not only increase an individual’s likelihood of developing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), but also for developing type 2 diabetes. Excess fat around a sleeper’s throat and mouth press down around the airways and block them. When the air is cut off, an extremely loud noise is [...]

Fat Burners: Why You Will Lose More Money than Fat!

With over 64 percent of the US population classified as overweight or obese, the diet industry is burgeoning. For some, a mix of diet and exercise is the preferred way to remove excess pounds. But in a way that typifies the instant society in which we live, many opt for using diet pills to shed [...]

The Impact of Alcohol on Fitness

Many individuals like to relax with a drink, especially during the weekend. It can be a way to wind down from the working week. But if you work out regularly or play sports at any level, even a few drinks may have an effect upon your fitness. A study from the American College of Sports [...]

A Nutritional Supplement a Day Keeps the Doctor Away

Nutritionists present guidelines on dietary values in foods for the general public, and the experts hope that the general public will follow such guidelines to maintain a healthy diet.  Those who meticulously follow the guidelines are likely to have flawless skin, a healthy heart, impeccable health and significant energy.  Unfortunately for a variety of reasons, [...]

Can Exercise Combat Aging?

While it is a well-known maxim that eating healthily and taking part in physical activities are two of the best ways to maintain health, is it possible that sustaining a regular exercise routine could actually slow the aging process? A recent study printed in ‘Circulation’, the journal of the American Heart Foundation, appears to indicate [...]

The Matthews Method

Looking for stronger, healthier abdominal muscles?  Or perhaps you exercise regularly, but are becoming bored with your workout and are looking for something different.  Perhaps this is the time to consider the Matthews Method.  This exercise plan was originally developed by Gary Matthews, an Australian who began his fitness career as a trainer with the [...]

Are Chemical Imbalances All in Our Heads?

It sounds a bit like the start of a science-fiction novel: chemical imbalances are nothing more than a figment of our imagination. But could it be true? In a piece she recently wrote for the BBC, Joanna Moncrieff of the University College, London states that it very well could be the case. She proposes that [...]

Beneficial Effects of Sleeping in the Dark

A recent study presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience in Chicago, published in the December 2009 issue of Behavioral Brain Research, examined the degree to which the level of light in a room during a sleeping session may directly affect levels of depression. It has been a question that many scientists [...]

Is Genetic Analysis Beneficial?

One of the pressing questions in recent years is whether or not an individual’s genes can predict their risk of developing diseases or illnesses later in life, such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or other varieties of common diseases that plague modern humans. When the human genome was finally decoded in 2003 the floodgates were [...]

The Role of Motivation and Mindset in Fitness

In the aftermath of the holiday season, large numbers of people purchase gym memberships. The extra holiday pounds many accrue over a few days of inactivity and excessive food consumption often acting as powerful motivators to get fit; a leaner body beckons. The difficulty, as many know, is sustaining the motivation. The fall off rate [...]

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