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      Music may be inspiring, but too much of it may be depressing

      April 14, 2011 /

      Would you rather be reading a book or listening to music?

      Study shows that the number of people in the U.S reading books is decreasing, while the number of nearly all other forms of media users is increasing.

      The study led by Dr. Brian Primack, an assistant professor of medicine and pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, comes to the conclusion that by listening to a lot of music there is an 80% higher risk of having major depression than people who read books or watch TV.

      “At this point, it is not clear whether depressed people begin to listen to more music to escape, or whether listening to large amounts of music can lead to depression, or both,”

      Research, Wellness

      Gluten-free whether you need it or not!

      April 14, 2011 /

      Trying a gluten-free diet is not such a bad idea.

      Even though it’s an extremely difficult diet to follow people who struggle with gut problems but have tested negative for celiac disease are determined to take matters into their own hands.

      By eliminating gluten rich foods from the diet they can reduce intestinal upset and improve the quality of their lives.

      With all the new gluten-free products on the market these days, it has become increasingly easier to eat healthily and continue to enjoy a variety of foods.

      “Within a week of eliminating [gluten], I started to feel markedly better,” says Cooper, now 36, from Melbourne, Australia. “It wasn’t a gradual feeling better; it was almost a crossing-the-street kind of thing.”

      Research, Wellness

      Work out, baby on board

      April 14, 2011 /

      For women who exercise daily some mothers choose to continue their exercise routine well into their pregnancy, sometimes even up to their delivery.

      It is the opinion of many that it is generally considered safe to continue with exercises like jogging, power-walking, working out at a moderate pace, lifting light weights, aerobic exercise or practicing yoga as these activities can be healthy not just for the mother but for the unborn baby as well.

      Babies born to women who exercised during pregnancy were found to have healthier hearts.

      Always consult with your physician when planning to embark upon an exercise regime.

      “It’s exciting research,” Dr. May said, though it is also preliminary and incomplete. Just how a pregnant woman’s jogging or power-walking remakes her unborn child’s heart remains unknown, she said. Mother and fetus have, after all, completely separate cardiac systems and blood circulations. But certain hormones released during exercise do cross the placenta, Dr. May said, and could be stimulating changes in the developing fetus’s heart.

      Research, Wellness

      5 Reasons Men Need to Visit the Doctor

      April 13, 2011 /

      An American Academy of Family Physicians survey found that more than half of men—55 percent—hadn’t seen their M.D. in the previous year.

      It seems that men are babies when it comes to visiting the doctor!

      Heart health, blood sugar, colon cancer, aneursym, and melanoma are the top 5 conditions that men need to monitor as they age.

      With early detection and therapy men need not fall victim to disease and may just save their lives.

      Doctors, Health Care Policy, Wellness

      To chocolate or NOT to chocolate?

      April 12, 2011 /

      Milk is good for our kids because it contains vitamin D, calcium and it’s a good source of protein.

      The dilemma about the milk is when we add artificial ingredients such as food coloring, dyes, stabilizers and preservatives.

      The most popular flavors among kids, chocolate and strawberry, also come along with sugars including high fructose corn syrup.

      The best choice for chocolate milk in our schools would be healthy organic milk form grass fed cows and natural raw sugars.

      Keep our milk clean, keep away from rBGH (Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone), GMO (Genetically Modified Organism), antibiotics and high fructose corn syrup which definitely endanger everyone’s health.

      Nutrition, Research, Wellness

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