Exercises To Help With Tendinitis And Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

May 17, 2009

As a person, whose primary day-job of Software Engineering involves almost exclusively clacking away at the keyboard, I find that words like Carpal Tunnel Syndrome or Wrist-Tendinitis carry special significance. Based on the way a computer-user sits, rests his/her hands and types on a keyboard, these wrist based injuries can be pretty debilitating resulting in [...]

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How Healthful Is That “Health Food”?

May 16, 2009

It’s almost fashionable to “eat healthy” these days. Pretty much any food in the supermarket now seems to have a claim to health and really how could you go wrong if you eat so-called “natural”, “whole grains” and “fat free” stuff all day? Well …….
The Wall Street Journal does some digging of its own [...]

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Exercise Without A Gym: 100 Different Ways

May 15, 2009

The X-Ray Vision-aries Blog describes itself as “a healthy and green living blog designed for non-health nuts” and their post featuring gym-alternatives certainly follows that philosophy. Don’t have a gym-membership? Have one but are not motivated enough to use it? Then “100 Fun and Free Exercise Alternatives to Your Gym Membership” is right up your [...]

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Getting The Most Out Of A Lunchtime Workout

May 14, 2009

If you have ever been stressed for time and wondered how to get the most effective use workout from the few precious minutes you have during lunch, then the Smart Fitness Blog on MSNBC Health has a few quick tips for you. In answering a question posed by a mom of three kids about maximizing [...]

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FDA To Cheerios: Don’t Say It Lowers Cholesterol Or Reduces Risk Of Heart Disease

May 13, 2009

Cheerios, the quintessential American breakfast cereal, has been making some pretty tall claims on it’s boxes for the last two years and it looks like the long (and apparently slow) arms of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have finally caught up with it.”You can lower your cholesterol 4% in 6 weeks” claims the big [...]

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