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Understanding "Good" Fat May Help Fight Obesity
A recent understanding of the origins of brown fat cells - the "good" kind of fat that burns energy and keeps us warm - may lead to the discovery of new treatments for obesity. Researchers at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston said they used a single molecular switch to turn immature muscle cells into brown fat cells in the lab. This suggests that brown fat may be more akin to muscle cells than traditional white fat cells. Another team from the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston found a protein important for bone growth helped promote the development of fat tissues in mice. Both teams claim their new findings lend understanding about the origins of brown fat, which releases energy, in contrast to white fat, which only stores energy. Read more about Understanding "Good" Fat May Help Fight Obesity
Turnpike Medical
Turnpike Medical
3601 Hempstead Tpke.
Levittown,
NY
11756
Call: 888-500-9360
Tired of living unhealthy and unsatisfying life? If you want a healthy, happy lifestyle there is a staff of experienced health care professionals ready to make you feel good about yourself. The practitioners at Turnpike Medical Center in Levittown, New York can help you.
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Obese Women's Newborns Have More Birth Defects
The fetuses of obese women have an increased risk of birth defects such as spina bifida and other neural tube defects, a recent analysis of previous studies showed.
Obesity is at epidemic proportions in the United States and in increasing numbers of countries around the world. Complications from the condition threaten to overwhelm the health-care system. For example, some evidence suggests that pregnant obese women are more prone to give birth to babies with abnormalities, known as congenital anomalies. Such abnormalities contribute significantly to stillbirth, infant death, preterm birth and childhood illnesses. Read more about Obese Women's Newborns Have More Birth Defects
Dr. Louis Miller
Advanced Pain Relief Center of South Florida
6133 Lake Worth Road
Lake Worth,
FL
33463
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Are you suffering from muscle or joint pain? Do you have low energy and have difficulty sleeping? Well, then you might have Fibromyalgia, which can disrupt your daily work and activities. Dr. Louis Miller based in West Palm Beach, Florida, is a nutritionist and can treat the pain using holistic methods.
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Obesity Rates May Be Leveling Off
Here is some remarkable news. We, meaning Americans in general, have finally begun to stop getting fatter. Not that we are any thinner, but at least our national weight expansion has leveled off. This semi-encouraging news comes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Dr. Jeffrey K. Linder DC
Bryant Park Wellness Center
500 Fifth Avenue, Suite 222
New York,
New York
10110
Call: 212-768-4078
If you have asthma, your symptoms may be more serious if they are also triggered by allergens. Finding effective relief for your asthma may be easier than you thought. At the Bryant Park Wellness Center, they have implemented the latest technologies to bring you effective allergy elimination. Using their holistic approach to medicine in conjunction with cutting edge computer technology, fast, effective relief can be yours. Dr. Jeffrey Linder uses his care and expertise to help you change your lifestyle so you can improve your health and quality of life.
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Women Can Quit Smoking While Controlling for Weight Gain
There are many women who hesitate to quit smoking because they fear gaining weight. Nicotine is known to suppress appetite and boost a smoker's metabolism. A new meta-analysis published in the journal, Addiction, shows that women who quit smoking while receiving treatment for weight control are better able to control their weight gain and are more successful at quitting cigarettes.
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Dr. Jeffrey K. Linder DC
Bryant Park Wellness Center
500 Fifth Avenue, Suite 222
New York,
New York
10110
Call: 212-768-4078
Managing and maintaining a successful weight loss program can be extremely difficult, especially when certain diets are involved. These diets can often be unhealthy, lowering your metabolism, stripping away muscle mass, and even causing weight gain. At the Bryant Park Wellness Center, located in Midtown, Manhattan, Dr. Jeffrey Linder and his staff realize that sometimes diets fail because the diet is unrealistic, boring, inconvenient, or there is limited support, and they will work with you to provide you with a healthy, effective weight loss program.
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7 Factors That Make Us Eat More Food
The amount we eat every day is a factor not only of our genetics, the strength of our willpower or our metabolic rate. A lot more is at work, such as:
Time of day. Each of us gets into routines that psychologically "tell" our bodies we need food at the same time each day. "Part of the reason you're hungry at noon is because that's the time you've eaten for the last 100 days," said Randy Seeley, a professor of psychiatry at the University of Cincinnati. Read more about 7 Factors That Make Us Eat More Food
Dr. Slava Pashkevich, M.D.
Immune Recovery Foundation, LLC
4646 N. Shallowford Rd
Atlanta,
GA
30338
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Have you or a loved one struggled to find effective breast cancer treatment? The fight with cancer takes a tremendous long-term commitment for everyone involved. Despite large amounts of money raised for breast cancer research, conventional medicine is losing the war, and millions still die around the world each year. At the Immune Recovery Foundation, they believe that there is another effective way to treat breast cancer. At their practice in Atlanta, Georgia Dr. Slava Pashkevich, M.D. uses the latest research discoveries combined with eastern medicine to offer alternative breast cancer treatments.
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Expert Commentary: Dr. Elliot Goodman, MD April 22, 2009
The latest study reported at the American Heart Association's Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention annual conference confirms what we are seeing all around us - our children are getting fatter. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tells us that 24 percent of American children aged two to five are overweight and an additional 12 percent are obese. 33 percent of children 6 to 11 are overweight, and another 17 percent are obese. Read more about Expert Commentary: Dr. Elliot Goodman, MD April 22, 2009
Dr. Slava Pashkevich, M.D.
Immune Recovery Foundation, LLC
4646 N. Shallowford Rd
Atlanta,
GA
30338
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Cancer is one of the most serious disorders facing Americans today and continues to affect more and more lives. If you have cancer and are unsatisfied with your past care, Alternative Cancer Treatment is proven to ease a wide range of cancerous disorders. Serving Baltimore, Maryland, the Immune Recovery Foundation are experts in administering Alternative Cancer Treatment to a growing number of satisfied patients. They will welcome you with open arms to their remarkable healing center, which will put you at ease throughout treatment.
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More Exercise Induces Women to Eat Treats
Overweight women who engaged in exercise for one to two hours a week lost several pounds over six months without dieting. But paradoxically, those who exercised even more – three hours a week – failed to lose as much as expected.
The researchers, who published their findings in PLoSONE, a Public Library of Science online journal, speculated that the reason for this phenomenon was that the women who exercised the most rewarded themselves with food treats for their “sacrifice.” Read more about More Exercise Induces Women to Eat Treats
Dr. Steven Shoshany
New York Integrative Medical and Rehab
632 Broadway, Ste 303 (btw. Bleecker & Houston)
NYC,
NY
10012
Call: (888) 435-7155
Chronic back pain is a terrible burden to bear. Not being able to stand, sit, or move without feeling pain means that every facet of a life is affected, and the fear of surgery or a dependency on pain killers just to live "normally" is frightening. However, there are non surgical alternatives to surgery or medications that provide lasting back pain relief. At New York Integrative Medical and Rehab in NYC near the B, D, F, V, N, R, W, and 6 train, Dr. Steven Shoshany, D.C. uses chiropractic adjustment, spinal decompression and other alternative back pain treatments.
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Social Class No Shield Against Smoking's Toxicity
Smoking erases the health benefits normally conferred by being well-to-do or female, a recent study has found. The findings, which were published online in the British Medical Journal, revealed that even the poorest non-smokers had a lower premature-death rate than smokers of all social classes.
The research was conducted on over 15,000 men and women over a 28-year period. The subjects, who were aged from 45-64 at the beginning of the study, were recruited in western Scotland in 1972-76. Their survival rates were checked at 14 years and 28 years after their enrollment in the investigation. Participants were classified according to whether they were male or female; well-heeled, middle-class or poor; and smokers, never-smokers or ex-smokers. Read more about Social Class No Shield Against Smoking's Toxicity
Turnpike Medical
Turnpike Medical
3601 Hempstead Tpke.
Levittown,
NY
11756
Call: 888-500-9360
Back pain can be extremely hard to live with. If you are suffering from a bulging or herniated disc, you are probably experiencing severe discomfort. Back pain is one of the most common disorders affecting adults today. Herniated discs are so painful because of the pressure on your spinal nerves. If you are looking for effective relief, Turnpike Medical offers a multidisciplinary approach to treating back pain. With the help of medical doctors, chiropractors, massage therapists and physical therapists, you are guaranteed to receive the highest quality care and treatment available. If you are ready to take action and seek treatment in Levittown, New York, Turnpike Medical can bring you the results you need and deserve.
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Self-Confidence, Motivation Key to Exercising
It's all in the mind. At least that's where it starts in terms of pursuing an exercise regimen, according to a recent study.
The investigation, performed on 5,167 Canadians by a team of researchers led by Sai Yi Pan of the Public Health Agency of Canada, found that self-confidence in participants' ability to exercise and a strong desire to do so were the main factors in whether they actually went ahead with an exercise program. And the main reasons for holding back from exercise were negative psychological factors.
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Richard W. Walker Jr., MD
Healthe and Well PC
201 Enterprise Ave. Suite 800
League City,
Texas
77573
Call: 888-450-2599
Noticed signs of aging? Want to get that youthful look back? At Healthe and Well, PC in Bay Area Houston, Texas, Richard W. Walker, Jr., MD provides patients with anti-aging techniques. For many people reaching 40 and 50 can be difficult to deal with. Signs of aging start to develop ranging from weight gain to decreased focus. You don't have to accept the aging process anymore. Dr. Walker utilizes preventative techniques to get the root of the disease before it occurs, affecting the body and mind.
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Intestinal Chemical May Suppress Appetite and Fight Obesity
A biochemical produced by the small intestine every time we eat a fatty meal and which signals the brain to suppress appetite may be the answer to the obesity epidemic, a recent study suggests.
Researchers at Yale University who investigated the biochemical, known as N- acylphosphatidylethanolamine (NAPE), found that mice and rats injected with it ate less and lost weight. The scientists, who published their work in the journal Cell, theorized that NAPE curbed appetite by suppressing the activity of neurons in a brain region known as the hypothalamus.
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Dr. Slava Pashkevich, M.D.
Immune Recovery Foundation, LLC
4646 N. Shallowford Rd
Atlanta,
GA
30338
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Older men know the importance of regular prostate check-ups, because nothing is more important than catching prostate cancer early. However, for those that currently suffer from prostate cancer, they can go the trained professionals at the Immune Recovery Foundation serving Charlotte, North Carolina for the finest in alternative treatment.
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