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Compression Clothing: Tight & Toned
by Editorial Team May 12th, 2014 | Special Interest Section
If you walked into a gym 15 years ago, you would find people exercising in baggy clothes. Loose clothing seemed to be pretty standard; not only for comfort, but to hide areas that needed to get into shape. Today when you go to the gym you would see people running on the treadmill, lifting weights, or doing Zumba in tight work out gear. This tight clothing is known as compression clothing. The snug apparel is made for nearly every part of the body, compression shorts, skull caps, hoods, arm sleeves, shirts, and socks. The trend of wearing snug workout clothes
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How I’m Getting My Winter Body in Summer Shape (Fast!)
by Editorial Team April 3rd, 2014 | Special Interest Section
Hey Bostonians, are you ready for warmer weather? Boston summers are the best. Boston summers mean beach parties, Red Sox games, food festivals, fishing, and so much more…It’s a regular Smorgasbord of activity, except if you’re like me, you’re not looking your best, and the summer is actually a daunting reality. I’ve grown soft since winter, and it’s going to take some work to get this body beach ready.
I have roughly two months to lose 15 pounds, get my skin in order, update my wardrobe, update my hairstyle, and generally reinvent my tubby tuckus for swimsuit season. Like you,
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I have roughly two months to lose 15 pounds, get my skin in order, update my wardrobe, update my hairstyle, and generally reinvent my tubby tuckus for swimsuit season. Like you,
Children’s Diets During American Heart Month
by Joe Lawrence March 30th, 2014 | Children's Health, Health Observance
February is American Heart Month where we need to highlight the heart disease requiring research and those that we already know how to prevent with proper care. Adults, for the most part, know what needs to be done to make a difference. However, when it comes to our children we often ignore the truths, especially when it comes to their diets.
There are very few, if any, people on this planet who wouldn't argue that fast food is terrible for heart health. Why then, do we allow them to eat fast food two to three times per week? On any
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There are very few, if any, people on this planet who wouldn't argue that fast food is terrible for heart health. Why then, do we allow them to eat fast food two to three times per week? On any
How Pharmacogenomics Is Linked To Appropriate Drug Uptake
by Editorial Team February 28th, 2014 | Special Interest Section
Vitamins behave in a wide variety of ways inside the human body. Vitamin K, for instance, is significant for the role it plays in the biology of living systems. It is basically a cofactor involved in the synthesis of γ- carboxy-glutamic acid. The amino acid is linked with the structural and functional properties of at least 14 different proteins. Many of these proteins are linked with blood clotting factors.
This shows the link that starts off with Vitamin K. Interestingly, the human body cannot synthesize Vitamin K, and its acquisition within the body must be achieved through dietary products. The
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This shows the link that starts off with Vitamin K. Interestingly, the human body cannot synthesize Vitamin K, and its acquisition within the body must be achieved through dietary products. The