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What Should We Know About The Fish Oil Supplement
We’re far more likely to associate foods like chocolate or strawberries with February than, say, fish and fish oil. Unlike oysters, with their reputation as an aphrodisiac, fish and its oil hardly inspires warm and sexy thoughts – possibly a result of the decidedly unromantic side effect of “fishy burps” that some people may experience from eating fish or consuming rancid or cheaply-coated fish oil capsules. But February is American Heart Month. And as such, the benefits of eating fatty fish (among which tilapia isn’t counted) and taking fish oil supplements merit some attention.
What We Benefit From The Exercise
Think exercise is all about toned abs and weight loss? It also makes you happier and smarter. Maybe you exercise to tone your thighs, build your biceps, or flatten your belly. Or maybe you work out to ward off the big killers like heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. But how about sweating to improve your mind? "Exercise is the single best thing you can do for your brain in terms of mood, memory, and learning," says Harvard Medical School psychiatrist John Ratey, author of the book, Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain. "Even 10 minutes of activity changes your brain." If you need a little extra incentive to lace up those sneakers, here are ways that exercise can boost your brainpower.
What’s The Acupuncture Visit Like And Using
Acupuncture may help reduce stress and ease pain associated with certain conditions and help with many other health problems. Take a few days to learn about acupuncture, what the first experience is like, and what it can do for you.
Who Can Be Treated With Acupuncture
Some studies have shown it to be an effective treatment for dental pain, fibromyalgia and nausea associated with chemotherapy.
Why are Lung Cancer Rates and Deaths Plummeting?
In the top medical news of the week in recent days, four studies caught me off-guard:
Lung cancer rates plummet;
We’re doing less physical activity but not eating more;
We’d have 40 percent less breast cancer if we had BMIs of 27;
40 percent of us will have diabetes by 2050.