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Conceived by fashion designer Donna Karan, the Urban Zen Integrative Therapy programme is bringing the medical and complementary worlds together
HCM issue 8 2015
Derek Beres – a yoga practitioner, DJ and music producer – has created a class called
Flow Play for fitness company Equinox. The class showcases choreographed playlists that
have been designed to incorporate scientific research and understanding about how music
and movement influence brain chemistry.
news •
01 Jun 2015
A range of high protein peanut butters, an ambient liquid
egg white, a cinnamon and raisin bagel and a high protein
flat bread are to be launched later this year by Dr Zak’s.
product innovation •
15 May 2015
The number of people living alone has increased by a staggering 80 per cent in the last
17 years, rising to 341 million globally in 2013 according to a report by Euromonitor
International. Of course, living alone and feeling lonely are not mutually exclusive but the
statistics give some indication of the growing number of people who may be battling
loneliness – a disease which has dramatic ramifications for our health.
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15 May 2015
Australian wellness blogger, Belle Gibson, who built an online community and sold a recipe
book off the back of claims she cured terminal brain cancer through diet and lifestyle
changes alone, has admitted she never had the disease.
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23 Apr 2015
Brown fat tissue - the body’s ‘good fat’ - serves as an organ which communicates with the
brain through sensory nerves to inform how much fat we have and how much we’ve lost
while the brown fat is generating heat, a study has found.
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02 Apr 2015
A new study focuses on the impact exercise has on 10 sets of twins – one of them active, the other not
HCM issue 5 2015
The New York-based David Lynch Foundation helps people to overcome extreme stress using the power of meditation. Julie Cramer talks to co-founder Bob Roth
HCM issue 5 2015
A high fat diet, which changes the mix of bacteria
in the gut, alters behaviour and produces signs of
brain inflammation – even in the absence of
obesity, according to a study.
news •
30 Mar 2015
Aside from helping to combat ageing, reduce risk of life-threatening conditions and
improve brain function, regular exercise can also help men perform better in the bedroom,
according to a study.
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30 Mar 2015
A nap lasting between 45-60 minutes produces a five-fold improvement in information
retrieval from memory, according to a new study conducted at Saarland University,
Germany.
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27 Mar 2015
Milk consumption increases the levels of a naturally-occurring antioxidant in the brain
which is in charge of resisting damage caused during the normal metabolic process –
according to a study.
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26 Mar 2015
Obesity is a disease which cannot be reliably prevented or cured with current
frontline methods, according to a feature published in The Lancet.
news •
13 Mar 2015
People with obesity have a significantly lower number of neurotransmitters dedicated to
generating pleasurable sensations than people of a normal weight, according to a study,
which could explain why they have difficulty restraining their eating.
news •
06 Mar 2015
Lifetime Training has partnered with FitPro affiliate PTA Global to create a new Level 3+
personal training course for instructors who wish to take their knowledge base to an
advanced level.
news •
04 Feb 2015
Physical activity may help counter the debilitating physical symptoms of multiple
sclerosis (MS) and delay the associated cognitive impairment, researchers
have found.
news •
17 Dec 2014
A small trial suggests wellness interventions, including exercise, can help reverse memory loss in Alzheimer’s patients
HCM issue 1 2015
Providing public parks, walking and biking trails is
the most cost-effective way of increasing physical
activity in urban populations, according to a new
systematic review in the American Journal of
Health Promotion.
news •
12 Dec 2014
The Canyon Ranch Tucson resort is launching a series of brain health
improvement courses this month, to run throughout 2015 as one of its speciality
weeks during the property’s Life Enhancement Programme.
news •
12 Nov 2014
AlterG’s ‘Bionic Leg’ rehabilitation aid is the only wearable,
battery-powered robotic device that can sense the user’s
intent to move and respond accordingly.
product innovation •
21 Oct 2014
Major lifestyle and wellness interventions appear to have reversed memory loss
caused by Alzheimer’s disease in a small group of patients for the first time,
according to a US study.
news •
09 Oct 2014
Exercising could help to induce changes in skeletal muscle, purging the blood of an
unwanted substance that accumulates during stress, according to a new study published in
the journal Cell.
news •
02 Oct 2014
Vasper claims to reproduce the effects of intense anaerobic training in just 20 minutes. We report
HCM issue 10 2014
Combining aerobic exercise with resistance training could prove to be the most
effective answer to the growing problem of teenage obesity, according to a new
study published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics.
news •
24 Sep 2014
Running and other forms of aerobic exercise could help people to maintain self-
control and prevent cravings for junk food, according to research published in
the journal Psychosomatic Medicine.
news •
22 Sep 2014
The Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science (formerly known as the Miami
Science Museum), which is nearing the halfway stage of moving to a new
US$275m (€212m, £168.5m) facility in downtown Miami, has received a
donation of US$5m (€3.9m, £3.1m) to fund health and wellness programmes
when the new facility launches in 2016.
news •
17 Sep 2014
Higher levels of physical activity during boys' first three school years has
been linked to improved academic performance, according to a new study
published in the PLOS ONE journal.
news •
16 Sep 2014
Vasper, a hi-tech training system based on cooling and compression, has been
designed to deliver the benefits of anaerobic exercise without the high intensity
effort. With companies including Google among its admirers, the product has
been earmarked as a potentially vital tool for helping savvy spa operators make
sure their fitness offering is up to date.
news •
16 Sep 2014
Before-school exercise could help to reduce the symptoms of ADHD in children
both at school and at home, according to a new study published in the
Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology.
news •
11 Sep 2014
Active IQ has announced the launch of a new qualification designed to provide
learners with the skills to design and adapt exercise programmes to meet the
needs of older adults.
news •
08 Sep 2014
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