Aching Feet? One of the runners I coach had been experiencing foot soreness following long runs. If you’re an avid runner, walker, or other athletes who spend a lot of time on their feet, you have probably experienced sore, tired, achy feet, and know it’s not fun. Our feet are complicated – a human foot is made up of 26 bones, 33 joints,…
As though to confirm the hunch many of us had that our ‘junk’ DNA was anything but disposable, researchers from the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program at Sydney’s Centenary Institute have proven that 97 percent of human DNA programs or encodes proteins in our bodies. One of the researchers involved in this study said, “this discovery, involving what was previously referred to…
Attention Gen-Y: Your nutritional ignorance is showing. At some point in your 20s, you became aware of what you were putting in your body. Whether it’s realizing that your metabolism just isn’t what it used to be, or simply an epiphany that you are, in fact, what you eat, it becomes clear that a steady consumption of freezer meals, ramen and wings just…
Learn how you can stay healthy by noshing on 10 anatomically shaped eats Every child has heard the healthy-eating mantra "You are what you eat." But there may be a closer resemblance between good-for-you grub and your body than you thought. We found 10 foods that mirror the body parts they provide nutrients for—for example, brain-boosting walnuts actually look like a brain. Coincidence?…
Scientists from Harvard Medical School claimed that they have finally found the ‘elixir of youth’ which can not only slow down the aging process but also reverse it. This rejuvenating substance created by American scientists currently works only on mice. The scientists claimed that this drug reverses aging: “We worked on understanding the mechanisms of aging and conducted experiments on mice. For this purpose, we selected…