Health

Research has documented that low glycemic index carbohydrates ingested before endurance running or biking improves performance when compared to high glycemic index carbohydrates (Wu CL,…

Many benefits have been associated with green tea consumption. The polyphenols in green tea may also be preventive against various cancers. Regular consumption of green…

It has been known for a while that fish intake is associated with a decreased risk for heart disease, but other protein sources have not…

Prolonged exercise is considered more than 60 minutes of activity. If you exercise for more than 60 minutes or participate in an endurance race lasting…

    Being happy certainly makes life more enjoyable both for ourselves and other people we come in contact with. It may also help protect…

One of the most important aspects of training is the recovery. Incomplete recovery will result in tissue breakdown and optimal benefits from the exercise are…

HDL-cholesterol (high density lipoprotein) the so called good cholesterol has for a long time been used as one of the risk factors for cardiovascular disease.…

Cognitive decline and Alzheimer disease are getting more common as more people are living longer. This is not a good trend and it is something…

A lot of research has been published recently on the importance of vitamin D. The research reviewed here investigated vitamin D levels and its association…

A common way of assessing low grade systemic inflammation is to test the level of highly sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), an inflammatory marker. Hs-CRP is…