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How to lose weight the healthy way

Posted by adriaan george on Sunday, May 29, 2011, In : Health Tips 

The healthiest way to lose weight is neither crash diets nor bursts of exercise. The body likes slow changes in terms of food and exercise.

For example, someone who hasn't exercised for years shouldn't rush into running miles a day or pounding the treadmill. Not only will the struggle to do so leave you feeling disheartened and demotivated, you're also far more likely to injure yourself and set your fitness levels back further.

The same goes for people who suddenly start starving themselves...


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Your Exercise Routine: How Much Is Enough?

Posted by adriaan george on Tuesday, December 21, 2010, In : Health Tips 

In January 2005, the U.S. government released a new set of dietary guidelines essentially telling us that as Americans get bigger, so does the length of time we need to be physically active.

While it's a little more involved than that, the guidelines from the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services indicate that at least 30 minutes of daily physical activity is required to reduce the risk of chronic diseases in adulthood. And for some, that's only the beginn...


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Anemia and iron deficiency: effects on pregnancy outcome

Posted by adriaan george on Wednesday, November 24, 2010, In : Health Tips 

INTRODUCTION

The provision of iron supplements to pregnant women is one of the most widely practiced public health measures, yet surprisingly little is known about the benefits of supplemental iron for the mother or her offspring during fetal or postnatal life. The purpose of this article is to examine published information on the effects of anemia and iron deficiency on pregnancy outcome and to identify current gaps in the information.

A high proportion of women in both industrialized ...


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Young Women Need Folic Acid Every Day

Posted by adriaan george on Wednesday, November 3, 2010, In : Health Tips 
If you are a female, and are of child bearing age, what is the one vitamin that you should be getting everyday? Any guesses? Here�s a hint: you should be getting about 400 micrograms per day. Still can�t guess? This vitamin has been shown to significantly reduce neural tube defects in newborn children.

Have you heard of folic acid?

In spite of its increasing visibility in the medical / health literature, too many young women still don�t know about the dangers of having too little fo...


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Coffee Reduces Risk of Heart Disease

Posted by adriaan george on Wednesday, November 3, 2010, In : Health Tips 

A large study (41,836 postmenopausal women) of the relationships between the level of coffee drinking and cardiovascular disease, cancer and some inflammatory diseases has found that coffee may reduce the risk of
inflammatory diseases, which includes coronary heart disease.

The study excluded women who already had evidence of a whole variety of existing conditions, leaving 27,312 women, who were studied for an average of 15 years.

For women consuming an average of one to three cups of cof...


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