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Mental health providers should prescribe exercise more often for depression and anxiety Traditional treatments of cognitive behavioral therapy and pharmacotherapy don’t reach everyone Exercise is a magic drug for many people with depression and anxiety disorders, and it should be more widely prescribed by mental health care providers, according to researchers who analyzed the results [...]

Tags: benefits of exercise, depression, how exercise helps depression, non-drug help for sadness, sadness

The way this young girl hula hoops is amazing. Just don’t let it discourage you from twisting your own hips…enjoy!

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An exercise program that incorporates walking, strength training and stretching may improve daily function and alleviate symptoms in women with fibromyalgia, according to a report in the Archives of Internal Medicine.  Benefits appear to be enhanced when exercise is combined with education about managing the disease. Fibromyalgia affects approximately 3.4 percent of women and 0.5 [...]

Tags: fibromyalgia, fibromyalgia research

Why are so many people’s knees falling apart? Is surgery the answer? Read the results of two studies. In less fancy lingo, the surgery fails more often than the surgeons would like and on top of that for some unknown reason the problem in the repaired knee appears in the opposite knee. The name of [...]

Tags: ACL, anterior cruciate ligament, bone loss, knee surgery

Research out of Temple’s Gait Study Center suggests basic yoga exercises could help prevent falls in elderly women A specific type of yoga can help improve stability and balance in women over age 65, which could help to prevent falls, finds a preliminary study out of Temple University’s Gait Study Center. Dr. Jinsup Song and [...]

Tags: preventing falls in the elderly, strength building, yoga, yoga and health, yoga exercises

(HealthDay News) — Although your teenager may poignantly plead that he or she is the only child left in America without a bedroom television, health experts recommend that parents stand their ground and keep TV out of the bedroom. There seems to be a good reason for this. The latest research, published in the April [...]

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note – the emphasis is mine Athens, Ga. – Sedentary people who regularly complain of fatigue can increase their energy levels by 20 percent and decrease their fatigue by 65 percent by engaging in regular, low intensity exercise, according to a new University of Georgia study. “Too often we believe that a quick workout will [...]

Nearly twice as many American women die of cardiovascular disease, which includes heart disease and stroke, than from all forms of cancer combined, according to the American Heart Association. Thirty-eight percent who have heart attacks die within a year, compared to 25 percent of men. The main causes of cardiovascular disease, family history (which can [...]

Tags: heart disease, heart health, women's health

Perhaps one of the most difficult aspects of depression is the sense of overwhelming blah, fatigue and stuckness. Depression can be debilitating. Some seek relief through prescription drugs, yet research continues to demonstrate the power of exercise. Doctors are increasingly understanding this and recommending it to patients. Exercise improves circulation and enervates the body, which [...]