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Why You Should Stand At Work For Two Hours A Day
By David Dunstan, Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute | Photo Credit: Sebastiaan ter Burg, CC BY Office workers, stand up from your desk for two hours a day We've known for some time that too much sitting increases your risk of diabetes, certain cancers, heart...
What Occurs Inside Your Brain When You Give Up Sugar
Here's what happens to your brain when you give up sugar By Jordan Gaines Lewis, Neuroscience Doctoral Candidate Penn State College of Medicine Anyone who knows me also knows that I have a huge sweet tooth. I always have. My friend and fellow graduate student Andrew...
Why You Should Stand At Work For Two Hours A Day
By David Dunstan, Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute | Photo Credit: Sebastiaan ter Burg, CC BY Office workers, stand up from your desk for two hours a day We've known for some time that too much sitting increases your risk of diabetes, certain cancers, heart...
What Occurs Inside Your Brain When You Give Up Sugar
Here's what happens to your brain when you give up sugar By Jordan Gaines Lewis, Neuroscience Doctoral Candidate Penn State College of Medicine Anyone who knows me also knows that I have a huge sweet tooth. I always have. My friend and fellow graduate student Andrew...
Feeling sick? Here’s when you should — and shouldn’t — exercise through it
If your symptoms are above the neck, you'll still be able to manage a lighter-than-normal workout. By Toby Mündel, Massey University | Photo Credit: Matthew Kenwrick, CC BY-NC-ND Health Check: can I exercise while getting over a bug? As we move into winter, the...