Posted by adriaan george on Monday, November 8, 2010 In : Did u know?
What are causes of hair loss?
There are many causes of scalp hair loss, and they do differ in men and women. This article will cover the common ones. Studies show that losing up to 100-150 hairs per day is normal. Human hair naturally grows in three phases: anagen, catagen, and telogen. Anagen is the active or growing phase. Catagen is a fairly short phase of the natural hair cycle during which hairs begin to break down. Telogen is the resting phase. The hairs that are shed daily are often... Continue reading...
Posted by adriaan george on Monday, November 8, 2010 In : Aerobic
How our bodies adapt
Here's what happens inside your body when you do aerobic exercise regularly:
1. Your heart gets stronger and pumps more blood with each beat (larger stroke volume). Elite athletes, as I just mentioned, can have stroke volumes more than twice as high as average individuals. But it's not just that. Conditioned hearts also have greater diameter and mass (the heart's a muscle too and gets bigger when you train it), and they pump efficiently enough to allow for greater filli... Continue reading...
Posted by adriaan george on Monday, November 8, 2010 In : Aerobic
Aerobic exercises are any type of activity that uses oxygen to fuel your muscles. When you engage in aerobic exercises, your muscles and joints send messages to your brain, which stimulates your heart to beat faster and your breathing rate to increase so you take in more oxygen. Because aerobic exercises make your heart work harder, they improve the heart’s ability to pump, even when you are at rest. Any exercise that repetitively uses the large muscles of your arms and legs for a sustained... Continue reading...
Posted by adriaan george on Wednesday, November 3, 2010 In : Health Tips
If you are a female, and are of child bearing age, what is the one vitamin that you should be getting everyday? Any guesses? Here�s a hint: you should be getting about 400 micrograms per day. Still can�t guess? This vitamin has been shown to significantly reduce neural tube defects in newborn children.
Have you heard of folic acid?
In spite of its increasing visibility in the medical / health literature, too many young women still don�t know about the dangers of having too little fo... Continue reading...
Posted by adriaan george on Wednesday, November 3, 2010 In : Unconventional
Men who have sex at least twice a week can cut their risk of heart disease in half. New research shows regular sex is healthy.
According to a group of American researchers who carried out a study of over 1,000 men, sex seems to have a protective effect on the male heart. They did not examine if women benefit from regular sex, too.
Although sex has long been known to be good for physical and mental health, there has been little scientific evidence to show the full benefits that freque... Continue reading...
Posted by adriaan george on Wednesday, November 3, 2010 In : Weights Training
10 things you need to know to get lean and gain muscle quickly.
Don't be surprised if you feel more like Mr. Magoo than Mr. Universe the first time you pick up a dumbbell. Learning proper technique can be somewhat involved, considering that each exercise movement has its own set of quirks.
Having said that, don't mistake "somewhat involved" for rocket science. Just as you can trade stocks profitably without a broker if you're willing to educate yourself beforehand (a lengthy education, mi... Continue reading...
Posted by adriaan george on Wednesday, November 3, 2010 In : Did u know?
Yo! Guys, listen up. You may not need bulging biceps, awesome abs, or colossal quads to be attractive to the ladies.
Researchers from Harvard Medical School in Boston, the University of Innsbruck in Austria, and the Salpetriere Hospital in Paris, France, suggest that the pursuit of rippling muscles by men in Western countries is due, in part, to media portrayals of lean and muscular male physiques. Perhaps weight loss is in order... it's pure health.
In addition, the researchers say that ... Continue reading...
Posted by adriaan george on Wednesday, November 3, 2010 In : Unconventional
Pole Dancing: Learning the Art of this Exotic Dance
When you say the words pole dancing most people would automatically think about men's clubs.
The truth is pole dancing is a form of performing art that combines dancing, gymnastics and the use of a pole. It is an exotic sensual dance that involves graceful acrobatic moves using a metal pole for support. Aside from that, it has also transcended as an aerobic dance workout for health and fitness since it requires strength, flexibility... Continue reading...
Posted by adriaan george on Wednesday, November 3, 2010 In : Health Tips
A large study (41,836 postmenopausal women) of the relationships between the level of coffee drinking and cardiovascular disease, cancer and some inflammatory diseases has found that coffee may reduce the risk of
inflammatory diseases, which includes coronary heart disease.
The study excluded women who already had evidence of a whole variety of existing conditions, leaving 27,312 women, who were studied for an average of 15 years.
For women consuming an average of one to three cups of cof... Continue reading...
Posted by adriaan george on Wednesday, November 3, 2010 In : Martial Arts
Tai Chi Promotes Health
The human body is designed for movement. And because it is designed for movement, the body needs to move in order to function properly. Many health problems arise when the body begins to move less, or when it is moving in a way that leads to harm and injury for the body.
And so the body needs exercise. Health experts constantly preach about the benefits of exercise. After all, exercise gets the heart pumping more blood to the various parts of the body. With the i... Continue reading...
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