Diet and Exercise Blog Entries

Men and domestic abuse Thursday May 22, 2008 in: Diet and Exercise Tag(s):
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It is common notion that women are the ones who are victims of domestic violence and abuse. However, recent research shows that this issue affects men too.

According to Group Health research led by Dr. Robert Reid, men too experience domestic violence. However, this is not really known publicly because more often than not, the trauma that they experience is often hidden and understudied.

Reid's findings debunk common beliefs and myths about abuse of men. The study confirms that 29 percent of American men are actually victims of domestic violence in their lifetimes. This debunks the idea that only a handful of men ever experience this kind of situation.

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Athletica nervosa attacks young men Thursday April 17, 2008 in: Diet and Exercise Tag(s):
After 'metrosexuality' is introduced to society, it appears that there is no stopping young men to get conscious about their fashion sense, gadgets and physique. Just grab a men's magazine and take a look at the featured articles and you will see how modern men are so enthralled with looking great and all that stuff.

In relation to this, a new research shows that the laddish culture promoted by men's magazines has created a new medical condition known as athletica nervosa – an obsession with exercise.

Flipping through the pages of men's magazines, you can clearly see several self-help guides and how-to's geared to make you the best alpha male out there. The result? Men get so anxious about their own physique, and tend to embark on excessive exercise routine.

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Jogging can hold back the years Thursday April 10, 2008 in: Diet and Exercise Tag(s):
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We know that exercise really brings good things to our physical health. But this new finding brings in another benefit exercise gives especially to those who are trying to defy aging.
Jogging or cycling through middle age can actually delay ageing by 12 years. Researchers claim that taking a regular exercises could help stop the biological clock and delay ageing by up to 12 years.

Keeping yourself fit by jogging or cycling through middle age and beyond can slow down or even reverses the decline in muscle power, balance, and coordination in later life.

Maximum aerobic power in men falls by up to half between ages 20 and 60 without regular workouts. When this happens, older men and women will find simple everyday activities "intolerably fatiguing."

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Guide to Yoga for Men Friday January 11, 2008 in: Diet and Exercise Tag(s):
We live in a stressful world - beating deadlines and the rush hour. If you belong to the middle-class, you are exposed to the worst stress than any other human being. You have the bills to attend to, obligations at work and at home to take care of, aside from the fact that you have other commitments and responsibilities that need to accomplish. Seems like a hard and tough life huh. But this is really true also to most people of the elite group.
And when it comes to the battle of the sexes, men are said to be the most exposed to stress than the female counterpart. Why? Well, guys tend to be more competitive so that alone brings enough stress already to be at the top of the game.

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Being moderately overweight is not that bad at all, study says Thursday November 8, 2007 in: Diet and Exercise Tag(s):
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If you think that being a fat ass makes you a miserable hag then you better think twice. There's a new study determined to give you hope.

Researchers from the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia found Americans who are 5 to 10 kilos overweight are less likely to die of heart disease and cancers. A whhhhaaat?!!

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High fiber diet not helpful in fighting breast cancer Friday July 20, 2007 in: Diet and Exercise Tag(s):
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A study, which was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, was conducted in order to determine if having a high fiber diet will do well in helping breast cancer survivors avoid getting cancer again.

Women who are breast cancer survivors are advised to eat five servings of fruits and vegetables a day and to get no more than 30 percent of total calories from fat. This is to ensure that they are getting the right amount of nutrients necessary for them to avoid the recurrence of a breast cancer.

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