Health
Written by Chad Tackett
Most people's primary motivation for weight management is to improve their appearance. Equally important, however, are the many other benefits of proper nutrition and regular exercise. Weight management through reduction of excess body fat plays a vital role in maintaining good health and fighting disease. In fact, medical evidence shows that obesity poses a major threat to health and longevity.
Written by NFPT Staff Writer
Fall is a time of changing seasons. Summer turns to autumn, baseball season gives way to football and basketball, and summer's seasonal fun yields to fall's least popular visitor, flu season. This year fears are heightened because of the latest flu, H1N1 or swine flu, but according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) simple preventative measures can keep you and your family from catching and spreading the virus.
Written by NFPT Staff Writer
With the emphasis on personal physical fitness over the past few decades, the topic of mental fitness is finally receiving some attention. And for good reason: Even repetitive, relatively mundane tasks require brain power. The brain makes up 2 percent of a person's body mass. Yet even at rest, the brain consumes 20 percent of the body's energy (Brown, Guy. The Energy of Life. New York: Free Press, 1999).
Written by NFPT Staff Writer
Swine flu fears have people everywhere doing anything and everything to avoid the potentially serious ailment. From face masks to disinfectant wipes there are all sorts of preventatives in use as people try and dodge this latest bad news bug. One of the most popular continues to be the use of readily available disinfectant hand sanitizers. However not everyone uses these products correctly, and not all products do enough to kill the germs that cause illnesses such as the H1N1 swine flu.
Read more: HAND SANITIZERS (AND THEIR USERS) DON'T ALWAYS DO WHAT'S NEEDED
Written by NFPT Staff Writer
The new Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center at Barrow Neurological Institute announced it will participate in an upcoming study targeting the results of physical and neurological impact of simple exercise on Parkinson’s patients.
Muhammed Ali, a Parkinson’s patient for 20+ years, helped unveil the new Parkinson’s center at the Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona.
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