Weight Loss: Calories don’t count, good food does

Weight Loss: Calories don’t count, good food does The only real way you’ll lose weight is by exercising more or eating less, according to the prevailing calorie theory that maintains weight loss happens when you burn more energy than you eat. Despite its wide...

Diet vs exercise

Diet vs exercise Which is better for your heart: exercising or losing weight? In a randomized, controlled trial, weight loss and aerobic exercise as a means of preventing coronary artery disease were compared over a period of nine months. The 107 subjects were...

Benefit from vigorous exercise

Benefit from vigorous exercise A new study has confirmed that vigorous exercise can improve heart function in patients with atherosclerosis. Although small, the study has gone some way towards defining just what the biological benefits of such exercise might be....

Exercise your way out of depression and anxiety

Exercise your way out of depression and anxiety Lots of people are suffering from depression right now – but instead of reaching for an antidepressant drug, they could get as much benefit from exercising, say researchers. Exercise is a ‘magic drug’ to combat...

Omega-3 fish oils reverse chronic depression

Omega-3 fish oils reverse chronic depression Omega-3 fish oil supplements can reverse chronic debilitating depression, and they are as effective as a powerful antidepressant drug, a major new study has discovered. The OM3 Emotional Balance fish oil supplement helped a...

Fish oils fight asthma

Fish oils fight asthma It’s been a great time for oily fish recently provided you’re not one yourself, of course. The fish may provide protection against asthma, especially among children, and they could be good for diabetes, too. Australian researchers...