A study at Oxford University shows that exercising together appears to increase the level of the feel-good endorphin hormones naturally released during physical exertion. An unexpected result perhaps, though it reinforces the notion that team work is more productive than individual performance. We know that teams can be synergistic, that is 1 + 1 = …
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From nothing to 43 marathons in 51 days. You can do it.
A less than athletic comedian has completed 43 marathons in 51 days in a run for charity. Wow! If he can do it, so can you and I. I guess it’s simply getting our of bed that’s the challenge … BBC: If he can do it… Eddie Izzard’s run 43 marathons in a row. How …
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Getting real about the high price of cheap food
An informative story from Time magazine. Somewhere in Iowa, a pig is being raised in a confined pen, packed in so tightly with other swine that their curly tails have been chopped off so they won’t bite one another. To prevent him from getting sick in such close quarters, he is dosed with antibiotics. The …
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America votes for cocaine with dollar bills.
95% of dollar bills in Washington DC bear traces of cocaine. The lowest proportion is 77% in Salt Lake City. Many are obviously contaminated as they ciculate through banks, ATM and pockets. But it seems like such a big number that a majority of people would condone legalisation. That day will come when as a …
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Beer for osteoporosis? Not quite.
Spanish researchers found that moderate consumption of beer can help improve bone density. Unfortunately, it appears that it is phytoestrogens in the beer that are good for bones, not alcohol. In fact, more than two units of alcohol a day is know to harm bone health. So it’s better to just eat your veg 🙂 …
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A positive perspective helps you live longer.
Another scientific study has been released that shows that a positive outlook on life significantly lengthens life expectancy. Even controlling for other factors, being positive has a 10% to 15% beneficial impact. A positive outlook on life has additional benefits because it tends to help a lifestyle of more exercise and better eating. BBC: Optimistic …
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Meagre market, massive munchies …
A report on the widening girth of America hit headlines today. The expanding waistline of America (and elsewhere no doubt) continues despite economic constraints. We continue the unnecessary and excessive calorie consumption even if we can’t afford it financially or even for the good of our health. For a very few people, obesity is physiologically …
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Vegetarians ‘avoid more cancers’
It’s been known for centuries that a low/non-meat diet is healthier for you, as well as better for the planet. Here’s another scientific study backing up the health claims reported by Cancer Research UK: Vegetarians less likely to develop cancer than meat eaters which reported the study Cancer incidence in British vegetarians from the British …
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Organic ‘mainstream agriculture in waiting’
We’ve known for a long time that organic agriculture is what the planet needs. A new report shows how much it has to offer and that it must become the mainstream. The new independent report by the University of Reading shows that organic farming has “much to offer” and “is, perhaps, mainstream agriculture in waiting.” …
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Being a “guy” can get you killed.
The reluctance of men to adopt a healthy lifestyle appears to be fuelling a gender gap in cancer cases and deaths. Among cancers which affect both genders, men are 60% more likely to develop the disease and 70% more likely to die from it, Cancer Research UK said. There is no known biological reason for …
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