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Energy-Conserving Exercise: Yoga Off the Mat
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about energy conservation in order to maintain an ideal balance of work and self-care …
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Healthy Headlines: How to Avoid Exercise Injury, Soda Ban Spreads, and Olympics in Space
Ixnay Injuries: Get expert advice and some pre-workout moves to avoid joint damage. No pain you say? We’re in. (Equinox)
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Heathly Headlines: Eating Dirt, the Exercise Sweet Spot, and Disney Goes on a Diet
Dig This: The latest food trend to hit plates? Edible dirt. The earthy ingredient is giving a brand new meaning …
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Caffeine With Exercise Reduces Skin Cancer
Caffeine With Exercise Reduces Skin Cancer
Of course protecting yourself from UV rays is your best defense against skin cancer, but a new study presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) suggests exercise combined with caffeine consumption could cut …
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PepsiCo Aims to Bring Urban Cool to Mountain Dew Image: Retail
Now it's working to broaden the sugary, caffeine- laced drink's appeal to a wider, more diverse, array of young soda consumers. In a marketing push featuring hip-hop singer Lil Wayne and street skateboarder Paul Rodriguez, PepsiCo is hoping Mountain …
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Exercise Is Just As Good as Meds at Preventing Migraines
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Don’t want to pop a pill? Hit the gym instead. Exercise is just as effective as drugs are when it comes to preventing migraines, according to new research from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Treatments documented as effective in the prevention of migraines have, until now, included topiramate-based drugs (like the migraine-prevention medication Topamax) and relaxation exercises, but not exercise.
The study, published in the medical journal Cephalalgia, compared the effects of 40 minutes of exercise three days a week to the effects of the already proven migraine-prevention methods: performing relaxation exercises and taking topiramate. The study lasted for three months and follow-ups were completed after three and six months.
The number of migraines decreased in all three groups, with no recorded difference in the preventative effect between the three treatments.
But since exercise packs tons of other health benefits, why not strap on your running shoes?
Check out these other health benefits of exercise:
Why Your Body Needs Strength Training
6 Reasons to Run
Caffeine, Exercise: Skin Cancer Prevention?
Caffeine, Exercise: Skin Cancer Prevention?
Previous studies have found that caffeine and exercise are independently associated with lower skin cancer rates in mice that have been bred with susceptibility to the disease, but this is the first study to look at the combined effect of these …
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Caffeine Pregnancy Effects: Mom's Intake May Not Hurt Baby's Sleep
Pregnant women are typically advised to limit their caffeine intake to no more than 200 milligrams per day and to stick to that rule while breastfeeding. However, there are conflicting reports about how caffeine affects babies in utero as well as …
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