The Norwegian team fought off more than their competitors at the Vancouver Olympics: following guidelines developed by their medical team after disappointing results at the Turin Olympics, they managed to fight off viruses at an impressive rate: only 5% of athletes got sick (compared to 17% in Turin) and just 4 missed an event because […]
Category Archives: Fitness
7 Strategies for Successful Health Change
The start of each year marks a new beginning, and many people resolve to improve their health. Changing diet habits and/or losing weight is a common resolution. If you are thinking about a new diet or losing weight, you might find these resources helpful: How to Eat for Health & Weight Loss News and Review of […]
This Week in Food, Health, & Fitness
This week, read about sports nutrition for stress fractures, 5 great Fall foods, the accuracy of running apps, healthy eating habits for lazy college students, new research into intervals and periodization, Vegan glam, Isagenix, and more. Prone to stress fractures? Consider your sports nutrition. Weight bearing exercise is generally good for bone health, because bone […]
This week in Food, Health, and Fitness
This week, read about BJM’s attack on the US Dietary Guidelines, self-talk for runners, a sneaky experiment about calorie counts, altitude training, respect for sports psychology, carrot wars, time-restricted eating, the Banting diet, and how you can learn anything. Attack on US Dietary Guidelines Many health experts were shocked this week when the British Medical […]