Stepping into big data: who in the world walks the most each day?

With some journalistic flair, the BBC headline titled:  'D o you live in the world's least active country? ' ' caught my eye...

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"a leaky gut may play a critical role in the development of age-related inflammation and frailty"

The quote heading this post is taken from the findings reported by Yanfei Qi and colleagues [1] who set out to investigate whether " a...

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Should anyone be concerned about pathological video game use in relation to autism?

"...  the risk for pathological game use appears larger in adults with ASD  [autism spectrum disorder]  compared with TD  [typically de...

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Physical exercise as a nootropic of choice

Nootropic, defined as a 'smart drug' or cognitive enhancer , is generally taken to mean a substance/compound/medicine that has some ...

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Exercise as medicine by diagnostic label

I consider the paper by Pedersen & Saltin [1] ( open-access available here ) to be pretty good scientific value insofar as their provid...

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Making physical activity more attractive to teens with autism

I don't want to keep you too long today, what with it being All Hallows' Eve and all the formalities that accompany this festival. ...

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Regular exercise and motor skills training for autism?

I approach the study results presented by Serge Brand and colleagues [1] ( open-access available here ) with some caution given the prelimi...

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Coenzyme Q10 and NADH supplementation for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome continued

In a previous post on this blog I briefly discussed the research paper from Jesus Castro-Marrero and colleagues [1] suggesting that "...

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Staying Healthy Through Exercise

People who want to learn more at HeartRateMonitorsUSA.com or other websites need to remember that heart rate monitors are the best way to g...

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How many steps a day should I be walking?

Granted, this entry is a slight departure from the usual material to be found on this blog, but I'm going to post it nevertheless. I...

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Better Way to Exercise

The beginning of the year normally brings resolutions to lose weight and begin a healthy lifestyle. Some of those resolutions stick through ...

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27 ways to keep your cholesterol low

Cholesterol in the body will be manufactured in order to perform certain important tasks one by one to help build new cells, manufacturing h...

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How to lower cholesterol fast and naturally!

Cholesterol is really a soft, fatty substance produced in liver and also present in some foods. Although the body needs cholesterol, too muc...

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Diet and Exercise to Lower Cholesterol

Diet to Lower Cholesterol Cardiovascular disease has long been the number one health killer, and its related diseases caused by very high mo...

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Cardiac Arrhythmia

Cardiac Arrhythmia Cardiac arrhythmia is caused by conditions where in the heart, the electric activity is irregular, faster or slower than ...

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Congenital Heart Disease

Congenital Heart Disease Congenital heart disease is one of the types of heart disease. Congenital heart disease can be developed in a patie...

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