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As a trained exercise physiologist, if I were asked the question, “Which would prevent acute respiratory tract infections?” I would have picked exercise over meditation every time. The only reason I would choose meditation is that nagging voice in the back of my brain that says, “If they’re asking the question, maybe there were surprise […]
What’s going to work better to prevent acute respiratory infections: moderate exercise training or meditation training? Have you predicted which would be more effective without looking at the article? Or do you not have enough information yet? Let’s take a look at what each group did. The moderate exercise group met for 2.5 hours each […]
Every once in a while, I come across some research that’s just so interesting and unique, I have to share it with you. In this case, it’s directly related to boosting the immune system, which is what a lot of people are trying to do right now. In this case, researchers tested whether an eight-week […]
Have you ever looked at new health habits as a series of tasks you need to perfect? There are many different habits that are part of a healthy lifestyle such as eating more vegetables, exercising five days a week, taking your supplements regularly, and dozens more. Losing weight is not just eating fewer calories; it’s […]
I’m sure you’ve heard the question, “How do you eat an elephant?” The answer: “One bite at a time!” Paula and I took off last week to try to organize a couple areas of our house. I thought we could get two or three different tasks done. I was wrong; we’re still finishing the very […]
Because this is my birthday week, I thought I would indulge myself and talk about some personal research I recently did. Today it’s all about chicory—it’s everywhere. The little purple flowers can be found alongside just about every road in Michigan. I’m pretty sure it’s probably that way across the U.S. where the climate is […]
Researchers recruited a total of 95 adults, ages 19 to 65, with allergic rhinitis for a double blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial; all the subjects were from two hospitals in South Korea. They were not allowed to take their usual medication to treat seasonal allergies. In the experimental group, 47 subjects received the probiotics, and […]
Let’s begin this week’s research review with a study on the potential long-term benefits of probiotic use in infants. Researchers in Slovenia collected data on 316 healthy-weight newborns whose parents had test-confirmed allergies. The families were divided into two groups: 115 infants were placed into a probiotic group and received probiotics every day between the […]
I’m sure you’ve heard the expression “What we don’t know could kill us” and that’s truer today than at any other time. While we may argue about masks and social distancing, there’s just still too much we don’t know about the novel coronavirus. The critical factor is that because of what we don’t know, we […]
Obesity may be a contributing factor to the severity of symptoms for those who get COVID-19. The best explanation I’ve found why that may be true is in a paper in Nature Reviews Endocrinology published in April. There are several reasons in addition to the cardiovascular and endocrinological co-morbidities associated with obesity. Just a reminder, […]
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