More Foot Power, Less Car Pollution Best for Health

Walking and cycling plus low-emission vehicles may reduce future disease burden, researchers say
FRIDAY, Nov. 27 (HealthDay News) — Encouraging city dwellers to walk and bicycle instead of using cars would offer much greater public health benefits than increased used of low-emission vehicles, U.K. researchers have found.

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How to Reduce Job Related Stress

Our surroundings directly affect our health and wellness: consider that we spend 40 or more hours on the job weekly. Creating an inspiring environment for wellbeing in our working space is crucial to living a long and meaningful life.

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Green Towns Where Most People Walks Cuts Obesity, Pollution, Expert says

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Designing walkable communities is a cost-effective way to address the growing epidemic of obesity in the United States and cut down on harmful car emissions and pollution, a researcher told the American College of Sports Medicine’s 12th annual Health and Fitness Summit in Long Beach, California.

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Any Kind of Exercise Helps Diabetics

Canadian researchers said weight training works just as well as running on a treadmill or biking to help the most important symptom of type-2 diabetes — long-term control of blood sugar –
Doing both aerobic and resistance training lowered blood sugar levels better than either alone, researchers said — and both appeared to be safe.
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