MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'endurance'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:09:07 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5181804&cid=t_105578_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthree-common-ailments-that-can-be-treated-with-regular-exercise%2F2011.08.31 It’s Wednesday, so I would like to tell you about some cool things I learned this past week about the science of how exercise can be used as a treatment for three common ailments. First, some background about exercise: The great thing about exercising every day that you eat is that this magic potion is not a shot or a pill. It does not involve a doctor burning or squishing anything in your body. There are no HIPAA forms, no insurance pre-certifications, and not even a co-pay. It’s as we say, easy and free. And drum roll please…exercise is active—not passive. Here’s the Mandrola take on how exercise might treat three specific medical conditions: (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Dr John M* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5181804 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 18:00:42 +0100 5181804 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5118929&cid=t_105578_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F08%2Ftry-try-again.html The hand clearly points to the desired action.He tries rolling it there.That doesn't work.The hand decides to demonstrate desired action.He tries to drop it straight in this time.Now he takes another go at rolling it in.Ugh, still no luck!Maybe I should just give up.Maybe putting my shoe in the hole is good enough.Oh, I've almost got it! How invigorating!Maybe kicking it will work?Nope, that didn't work either. Shucks!We do this ourselves, so often, especially in our relationships and with God. I often know what is desired of me, but I lack skill, confidence, or motivation to just do it. I end up running in circles around what's being asked of me, trying every human skill I have to reach the goal. I forget that the author and finisher of my faith is my ultimate golf bag of tricks. He knows... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5118929 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:49:00 +0100 5118929 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3980979&cid=t_105578_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F09%2Fcallouses.html cal·lous [kal-uhs]1. made hard; hardened.2. insensitive; indifferent; unsympathetic: "They have a callous attitude toward the sufferings of others."3. having a callus; indurated, as parts of the skin exposed to friction.The hardening of the skin is inevitable: handle the tool long enough, work enough hours with it, and your hand will shape to it, the dense patches of yellow skin forming a glove for that tool, that work.  First, the pain as skin pulls, fluid collects in the little blister there where the rub is, it bursts open and bathes your hand in the white fire of exposed flesh.  You keep swinging, and the burn becomes an ache, and then fades to nothing, and in a few days you pick up the tool and find that your hand likes this shape.  Remembers this shape.  Is mad... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3980979 Sat, 18 Sep 2010 05:24:00 +0100 3980979 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3831535&cid=t_105578_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F08%2Fi-passed.html "A faith untried is no faith at all," someone has said. Today I declared my faith before a hundred women and came home to a startling piece of bad news. Hopes were dashed, plans ruined, over a seemingly trivial thing. We did not know what to do. "Trust me" is always the word at such a time. "But Lord, we did trust You. You answered us and everything was working so beautifully. Now this. What shall we do?" "Keep on trusting me. That is my assignment for you tonight. Commit your way to Me; trust in Me; stand still and see."Why, of course, Lord! I see what You mean. How could I be sure I'm trusting You unless You keep giving me "pop quizzes"? These are the exams in the school of faith."More precious than perishable gold is faith which has stood the test. These trials come so that your faith m... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3831535 Sat, 07 Aug 2010 03:09:00 +0100 3831535 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3691064&cid=t_105578_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F06%2Fdark-path.html But that was a long time and no matter how I tryThe years just flow by like a broken down dam.There's flies in the kitchen I can hear 'em there buzzingAnd I ain't done nothing since I woke up today.How can a person go to work in the morningAnd come home in the evening and have nothing to say.Just give me one thing that I can hold on toTo believe in this living is just a hard way to go~John Prine~Searching.  I am sure I have questions answered, so positive I practically skip instead of walking.  And then, in the darkness of a new time of testing, I turn my ankle in the same holes.  One minute, I have the clearest sight and surest perspective, as a worshiping woman confident in her faith.  The next, I am blinded by my ignorance and my tears as I struggle with the weight o... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3691064 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:49:00 +0100 3691064 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3633601&cid=t_105578_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F06%2Fpassed-from-darkness-into-light.html (Colossians 1:13-14)Sometimes the buffeting of this world tempts me to forget. There are days when I don't feel Him at all. Whole days. Comfort comes as I read the Word He provided for times like these. I open the Book, and I feel the comfort flowing immediately. Regardless of present suffering, I have so many blessings to remember. Instead of dwelling on what He has not done, I choose -mindfully, willfully, doggedly - to remember what He has done. Remember my word for the year - "abide"? Remember those earlier days after you had received the light, when you stood your ground in a great contest in the face of suffering. Sometimes you were publicly exposed to insult and persecution; at other times you stood side by side with those who were so treated. You sympathized with those in prison a... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3633601 Sat, 05 Jun 2010 16:17:00 +0100 3633601 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3542840&cid=t_105578_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F05%2Fsorrow-may-endure-for-night.html Summer was looking pretty bleak, a few hours ago. The consummate pleasures of we Northern dwellers crescendo in the summer months...gardening, running around barefoot, swimming, the long shadows of afternoon sun glinting on aluminum softball bats, and the crickets song in evening. How much of that can you revel in, fighting cancer?Deliverance.Freedom."Sorrow may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning."Aaron gave me a painting yesterday with four words in it: Dream big. [permission granted] And that's what God just did: permitted us to turn again to dreams. The pathology on the 2 inch tumor they removed yesterday came back, miraculously, benign. Which means a summer with hair, a summer without chemo or radiation or vomiting or slowly growing old. A summer without dying from cance... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3542840 Thu, 06 May 2010 18:09:00 +0100 3542840 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3502966&cid=t_105578_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fin-garden-of-soul.html Show me the way that I must take; to Thee I offer all my heart. Teach me to do thy will for thou art my God. Keep me safe, O Lord, for the honor of thy name. ~ Psalm 143:8,10,11 NEBThis is the view this time of year of what I still think of as Steve and Amy's field. Pie in the sky dreaming, probably. The colors of spring are almost as vibrant as the colors of fall: the green of the leaves and yellow of the flowers beginning to break through the tarnished gold of last year's corn stubble on the ground; the pinks, oranges, and yellow flowing out of the black, wet trunks of the trees in watercolor blur; gray stick of the trees yet to blossom standing like punctuation marks between the colors.Same landscape as my life these days, really. Cancer and hospitalizations and illness in the midst of ... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3502966 Sat, 24 Apr 2010 11:20:00 +0100 3502966 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3156641&cid=t_105578_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fword-for-2010.html abide.To stay; to continue in a place; to have one's abode; to dwell; to sojourn;To remain stable or fixed in some state or condition;To endure; to sustain; to submit to.To bear patiently; to tolerate; to put up with.To stand the consequences of; to answer for; to suffer for.This year I will stay with God, continue in this place, take up my dwelling as a sojourner in a land of suffering; fix myself in a state of submission and endurance; bear cancer patiently, learn to tolerate it, stand the consequences of.I will suffer for Christ.Cancer is the mirror in which I see glimpses of bittersweet glory on earth. The reflection of Christ's love in a million small ways. The image of submission in my life. Cancer turns my imagination toward heaven, that blessed and everlasting healing of my mind, b... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3156641 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:42:00 +0100 3156641 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3139271&cid=t_105578_167_f&fid=38271&url=http%3A%2F%2Frebeccascritchfield.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F01%2F04%2Floving-the-spi-belt-for-trail-running%2F Even though I’m officially in my off season of running, my SPI belt is not taking a vacation. I have grown to love this little guy. I’ll tell you why in this post. (Disclosure: I received a free SPI belt to try out and review from SPI’s PR firm. I think the retail value is about $20 as I already had a SPI belt and paid $20 at a triathlon trade show. I gladly accepted the free offer so I could have a back up. They didn’t ask me to say anything so what you are reading here are my honest opinions as the average endurance athlete.) There’s really only one reason I love using my SPI belt. It makes racing easier. That’s it. Here’s a pic of me crossing the finish line at Nation’s Triathlon. It was great to have gels and gummies in my SPI belt for t... Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3139271 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:50:21 +0100 3139271 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3019210&cid=t_105578_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F11%2Ffinding-new-song.html We've found it in the familiarity and trials of sisters finally together to embrace...to play...to relearn the boundaries of living in this family together. Well or ill alike.We've found it in family celebrations cut short by sudden trips to the emergency room.We've found it in celebrating our sameness and togetherness with a set of matching hair cuts.I've found it - the reticent, type A mother that I am - in all the ways I've searched out to make Amelia love living, headaches, and stumbling, and speech impediments and all. Here she is with her radical new hair cut. I cut off that lioness mane with a few tears falling. Because it hurt her so badly every time I brushed or braided or piggytailed.It's a new song.There are a few discordant notes.But we are singing it together. (Source: Turquoi... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3019210 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:04:00 +0100 3019210 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2948460&cid=t_105578_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F10%2Fillness-in-pictures.html Amy's last healthy day, October 8th - her first of three 3rd birthday parties!Amy just post tonsillectomy. A little wan, a little thin and pale. Enjoying stories with Grandpa.Siblings find something fun to do while Amy spent another day at the clinic being evaluated on October 22nd in Eau Claire. They visited Auntie Melissa's museum.Third day at the Children's Hospital, October 29. Neurologists do one final assessment before Amelia goes down for sedation for a 2nd spinal tap.Sisters peeking through the window before Amy goes down to the operating room. Family comforts Amelia inside the room. I have a distinct memory of this same experience when my brother Ben nearly died of pneumonia just after he was born. I still remember the ridges painted on the glass, how they felt beneath my fingers.... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2948460 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 04:09:00 +0100 2948460 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2858877&cid=t_105578_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F09%2Fpaths-to-exhaustion.html Stress is one way to lose energy: I've been bleeding resources to that quite a bit of late. Daily life, fraught with small needs and simple consumption of time and motivation, exhausts resources in a different way. Children with the flu, laundry that is consequently out of control once again, and a Mama with no immunity left to fight the flu off. The latest cancer scare is over for the time being, and I've reached a stalemate in the battle to diagnose and treat my fainting episodes. For now, I am clenching my jaw and putting shoulder to harness in an everyday, work-at-home world. And praising God for every minute of work I have left in this body of mine.A man can do nothing better than to eat and drink and find satisfaction in his work. This too, I see, is from the hand of God, for without... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2858877 Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:37:00 +0100 2858877 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2858884&cid=t_105578_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F09%2Fhappy-anniversary.html The difference is just a breath aparton one side loneliness, on the other warmthSeven years I've waited for something to break my heartbut you just keep holding onI sometimes waver between trust and fearwonder whether someday God's gonna take meMy choice is to remember every morning I'm still herejust keep holding on to loveSeven years or seventy and sevendreams unfinished or dreams forgotten in the dustJust keep walking hand in hand, just keep livin'Till death I'll just keep holding onYou're still the reason I hold on this tight, the reason I live this hard, the reason I am this warm, the reason I believe in oh, so many things I never believed in before. It's been the best season of my life. I can't wait to see what you eclipse it with in the next seven. (Source: Turquoise Gates) Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2858884 Sun, 06 Sep 2009 18:37:00 +0100 2858884 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2364954&cid=t_105578_87_f&fid=36069&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffrankiespeakingfrankly.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F04%2Finnocent-man-in-guantanamo.html I'm currently reading Five Years of My Life: An Innocent Man in Guantanamo, by Murat Kurnaz. I pick up random books to read from my local library, but almost always true stories, preferably autobiographies. Reason being I realised as a teenager that life was short, and interesting, and I had a lot to learn. Since time was limited, I had better learn about truth rather than spend my days dreaming about fiction - I had read plenty of fiction as a child; I then took the decision to try to spend every minute of my life as effectively as I could, learning from others who had succeeded in life as much as I could.I wasn't sure if I wanted to read this book since I knew it would be pretty grim and depressing. But since the guy had come out the other end and had found the strength to write about hi... Frankie Speaking Frankly blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2364954 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:51:00 +0100 2364954 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2035580&cid=t_105578_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F12%2F13%2Fhealthbolt-giveaway-win-a-life-fitness-premium-digital-pedometer%2F Here’s another gadget for fitness geeks. The Life Fitness Premium Digital Pedometer is easy to use and has the following features… Display readings include steps, aerobic steps, calories and distance Dual acceleration sensor enables use even when sitting in a pocket or purse Security strap attaches to clothing A seven day history enables you to review an entire week of exercise Automatic energy saver to extend battery life It’s just the thing to make sure you’re hitting the recommended  10,000 steps a day mark. Want it? Then leave a comment by20th Dec and tell us how many steps you think you do every day. Then if you win the Life Fitness Premium Digital Pedometer, you can find out if you are right. This one is only for US residents. The winners will be announced on 21s... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2035580 Sat, 13 Dec 2008 23:00:00 +0100 2035580 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2033091&cid=t_105578_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F12%2F12%2Fand-the-winner-of-the-one-month-supply-of-detour-runner-bars-is%2F Results were mixed on which would be the best Detour Runner Bar. Chocolate Chip seemed the most popular but the Lemon Yoghurt and Chocolate Peanut Butter were a close second and third. But the winner of the ‘one-month supply of Detour Runner Bars’, according to my trusty random number organizer, is…. Steve who said ‘I just started training for a half-marathon in May. I think the Peanut Butter Chocolate bars would be a good energy boost’. Congratulations Steve. You should be getting an email shortly with directions on how and where to provide your mailing address. And good luck to you with the half-marathon. I’m sure these detour bars will help. As for the rest of the us, there is always a chance to win tomorrow. Tags: detour chocolate chip runner bar, detour chocolate peanut ... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2033091 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:00:00 +0100 2033091 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2026946&cid=t_105578_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F12%2F09%2Fhealthbolt-giveaway-win-a-timex-ironman-race-trainer%2F   Okay, I’ll be honest. I don’t usually spend much time checking my heart rate when exercising. I’m usually too busy simply trying to keep breathing and not collapsing. But I’ve just discovered a gadget that would probably let me do both. It’s the  Timex Ironman Race Trainer, a heart rate monitor system that allows the user (exerciser) to wirelessly download their workout data. Once downloaded, you can then analyze the information to find out how to improve and enhance your workouts, track your progress and attain any fitness goals you have. Here’s what you get with the Timex Ironman Race Trainer kit… Race Trainer digital heart rate monitor Digital 2.4 heart rate sensor and strap Data Xchanger USB device, and Free access to Timex Ironman online training site. Haven’t... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2026946 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:00:00 +0100 2026946 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1852531&cid=t_105578_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F10%2F03%2F100-and-still-working-retirement-not-an-option%2F Watching what’s happening on Wall Street and following the politicians as they try to bailout what they are calling a crisis that could have catastrophic results for all Americans and the world, I am starting to have a recurrent dream of living out my ‘golden years’ as a bag lady sleeping under an apple tree. Retirement might just become a thing of the past. But for some, retirement has never been an option. Why? Because they love their jobs too much to give them up. Case in point - Mildred Heath. She’s 100 years old and still working in a career that she started in 1923 at the age of 15. And she has no intention of retiring. Working as a journalist what she does and who she is. Commuting the one block from her apartment to the office on an electric scooter, she ta... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1852531 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 06:45:06 +0100 1852531 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1825567&cid=t_105578_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F09%2F24%2Fdavid-blaines-hanging-around-upside-down%2F Illusionist David Blaine has been hanging around, upside down for the past couple of days. You can find him at the swinging in the breeze above the Wollmann ice rink in Central Park, New York. Its a stunt that requires a great deal of endurance, focus, and might I add, stupidity. Medical, hanging up side down for long periods of time is simply not a good idea. It can mess with the heart and cause the blood pressure to rise. There’s increased risk of brain haemorrhage, seizures, and blindness because of all the blood pooling in the brain and skull. It can also cause breathing problems - with the diaphragm upside down, the intestines will be exerting pressure on the lungs, making breathing more difficult. And of course, there’s less blood, and therefore oxygen, going to the le... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1825567 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:16:27 +0100 1825567 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1733866&cid=t_105578_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F08%2F25%2Fdid-you-watch-the-olympics-at-all%2F What a phenomenal run America had in the Olympics this year, and what an amazing go-round athletes from around the world had overall. Lots of records broken (something about some Phelps guy, I dunno) and lots of reason to celebrate. So, we want to know…did you watch the Beijing Olympics, or did you skip them? If you watched, what was your favorite event? If you could, would you love the opportunity to compete in the Olympics yourself? In what event? Let us know… Tags: 2008 Olympics, Athletes, Beijing Olympics, Health Blog, Healthbolt, Michael Phelps, Olympic Games, Olympics, Summer OlympicsShare This (Source: Healthbolt) Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1733866 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:48:34 +0100 1733866 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1652479&cid=t_105578_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F345066816%2F What is the fountain of youth? Hmm… endurance training. Or so it seems. In a new study older people who did endurance exercise training for about a year ended up with metabolically much younger hearts- and women fair better then men. Our hearts suck up glucose while in a high energy activity- thus protecting our heart against an ischemic attack or lowered oxygen that would occur during a heart attack or similar event.  Think of it as protection. Get yourself on that treadmill and go, go, go! to read more  Tags: endurance training, exercise, heart-attack, heart-disease, high activityShare This (Source: A Hearty Life) A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1652479 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:50:09 +0100 1652479 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1645903&cid=t_105578_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F07%2F22%2Fokay-bigshot-how-many-push-ups-can-you-do%2F Image details: Thinkstock Single Image Set served by picapp.com The push-up: it’s said to be a great indicator of good health since it uses many major muscle groups. It’s also the do-anywhere exercise that requires nothing other than your own body weight. That said, push-ups should be the go-to exercise for the whole human race, right? Yet for many people, they’re so darn hard to do. According to a recent NYT article, the average 40-year-old woman should be able to perform 16 push-ups, and the average man of the same age should be able to do 27. So we want to know… How many push-ups can you do? Tags: Health and Wellness blogs, Healthbolt, How many push-ups, physical fitness, PushupsShare This (Source: Healthbolt) Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1645903 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:30:23 +0100 1645903 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1616193&cid=t_105578_134_f&fid=35193&url=http%3A%2F%2Fannetics.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F07%2Fjen-alexander-swimming-northumberland.html Cheer on Jen Alexander as she swims the Northumberland Strait today. Her plan, according to a quick email this morning, is to swim from Prince Edward Island to New Brunswick and then to Nova Scotia. Wish her warm thoughts, calm water, and clear skies! You can follow along at her blog or track her real-time at her Britech site. Also give her cell phone a call if you have the number, and they will post your name on a board that she will see every now and then. Go Jen! (Source: Annetics) Annetics blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1616193 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:50:00 +0100 1616193 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1537896&cid=t_105578_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F06%2F23%2Fthe-sunday-monday-sidebar-the-video-edition%2F Newborn twins tip scales at 23 pounds (Boy weighed 10 pounds, 14 ounces and his sister was 12 pounds, 3 ounces) Man Drops 80 pounds on McDonald’s Diet The All-In-One Bathroom glumbert - The All-In-One Bathroom! The Model of a Psychopharmacologist AMATEUR TRANSPLANTS: Anaesthetists Hymn LIVE Tags: health news, health videos, Healthbolt, sunday sidebar, videosShare This (Source: Healthbolt) Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1537896 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:39:08 +0100 1537896 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1451779&cid=t_105578_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F05%2F18%2Fthe-sunday-sidebar-12%2F Finally, sleeping after no sleep for three years - most new parents expect that their sleep will be disturbed, at least during the first few months after having a baby. But imagine ‘no sleep for three years’. That’s the case for the Lamb family of St.Petersburg, Florida.  Their son Rhett suffers from chiari malformation , a structural defect that puts pressure on the brain stem which controls vital functions such as sleep, speech, circulation, and breathing. But thanks to experimental surgery designed to relieve this pressure, Rhett (and his parents) are now sleeping… Unable to Forget - although most of us would love to have better recall of past events, no one wants to remember every single life event. After all, there are somethings in life that you just don&#821... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1451779 Sun, 18 May 2008 22:03:37 +0100 1451779 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1446016&cid=t_105578_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F05%2F16%2Fmy-pick-healthbolts-top-5-posts%2F I suddenly realized that Liberty and I have just passed our 5 month anniversary as Healthbolt bloggers. Wow, how time flies when you’re having fun. And it is fun. Getting to research and post on all the interesting, informative, bizarre, and oddball health and medical things is like a dream come true… I did some maths and five months working on ‘the Bolt’ equates to around 250 posts between us. That’s a whole lot of words. My choice for Top 5 Posts… Doing a Hasselhoff…new medical slang and it’s companion piece Pumpkin Positive - more medical slang would be my all time favorite post to write. I simply laughed my way through it. On the other hand, it was tears and laughter when writing Randy Pausch’s ‘The Last Lecture’ Revisit... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1446016 Fri, 16 May 2008 11:52:25 +0100 1446016 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1442799&cid=t_105578_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F05%2F15%2Fhow-fit-are-you%2F You might think you’re fit. But are you ? Find out with the President’s Challenge Adult Fitness Test. It’s been designed by The President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, a group of volunteers who advise the government and ultimately the President about fitness, physical activity, and sports in the U.S. It measures your aerobic fitness, muscular strength & endurance, flexibility, and body composition by having you… Walk one mile or run 1.5 miles and log in your time. Count the number of half sit-ups you can do in a minute. Count the number of push-ups you can do in a minute. Do a sit-and-reach flexibility test. Measure your height, weight, and waist. The results are then entered and an evaluation and tips for improvement will be done. As this was... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1442799 Thu, 15 May 2008 10:13:40 +0100 1442799 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1439520&cid=t_105578_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F05%2F13%2Fnasa-wants-youto-stay-in-bed%2F So who hasn’t dreamed of spending a day or two in bed? Maybe even a week? But what about lying around in bed for three months and getting paid $5000 a month for doing so? Well, according to Wired Science that’s just what NASA is asking people to volunteer for. NASA is running a ‘Bed Rest Study’ at it’s Human Test Subject Facility at Johnson Space Center to examine the effects of microgravity on the human body. Want to know more - check out this Q&A with a NASA Scientist about the study. It might sound like a dream but it could easily turn into a nightmare… On the other hand, if you combined it with the Getting Paid to Eat Chocolate research, it might just be worth it!!! Tags: bed rest, chocolate, medical research, NASA, research, sleepingShare This ... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1439520 Tue, 13 May 2008 11:57:20 +0100 1439520 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1358529&cid=t_105578_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F04%2F08%2Fwho-should-win-nbcs-the-biggest-loser%2F Big day today on The Biggest Loser. Did you watch it? Here’s a recap of what happened: * Roger set a record for the most weight lost on campus in the history of the show. * Ali lost the most weight of any female contestant ever on the show. * Ali and Kelly BOTH secured a shot at the top spot, making the probability of a first-time female winner quite strong. * For the first time ever, viewers will vote who to eliminate this week, and it’s between Mark and Roger. Lots of excitement this week, and definitely looking ahead as well. Every one of those contestants brought their A-game this week, shocking themselves and their trainers with the weight they managed to peel off so far along in the process. Truly inspiring and completely commendable. So who do you think should be voted o... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1358529 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:42:45 +0100 1358529 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1337937&cid=t_105578_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F03%2F31%2Fthe-ice-man%2F Wim Hof, aka ‘The Ice Man’, runs barefoot in the snow and is somehow able to survive and even thrive in temperatures that would put the average person into a hypothermic coma. Scientists are mystified by this 48 year old Dutchman who seems to be immune to frostbite and hypothermia. So is the Dutchman. Unable to explain it, Wim Hof has instead decided to push the boundaries to see how far (into the cold) he can go. So far, he has run a half-marathon near the Arctic Circle in his bare feet, dove under the ice at the North Pole wearing only a swimsuit, and become a Guiness World Record holder for swimming 80 meters under the ice (the longest time yet). He then climbed Mt Everest in shorts. Still the cold didn’t touch him. The scientists appear stumped. Given that Hof is in g... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1337937 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:01:39 +0100 1337937 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1315352&cid=t_105578_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F03%2F19%2Fphantom-pain-in-amputees-a-strange-phenomenon-and-a-strange-new-treatment%2F Phantom pain felt by amputees in their missing limbs is nothing new. This bizarre phenomenon has been around since at least the Civil War era. But as the U.S. marks its fifth anniversary of the war in Iraq, we are finally seeing the emergence of a new and very unlikely source of phantom pain therapy: mirrors. That’s right, mirrors. Dr. Jack Tsao, a Navy neurologist with the Uniform Services University remembered reading a paper in grad school which concluded that using a mirror to cast a reflection of the amputee’s remaining limb - which the amputee flexes and moves - tricks the brain into thinking the missing limb is still present. This is an incredibly important treatment discovery since phantom pain is rarely cured or effectively controlled with medication. What’s more... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1315352 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 02:37:36 +0100 1315352 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1287810&cid=t_105578_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F03%2F07%2Fweekend-must-watch-discovery-channels-human-body-pushing-the-limits-2%2F Were you able to catch Discovery Channel’s Human Body: Pushing the Limits Parts 1 and 2 last week? If you did, what were your thoughts? I found it amazing. I learned a ton and was captivated from start to finish. This Sunday, March 9, Parts 3 and 4 will air. These are the final segments in the series, so be sure to tune in. Here’s what’s in store: Episode 3 - Sensation Airs at 9pm ET/PT, Sunday March 9 This episode focuses on the “antennae” that allow us to sense the world around us. These innate forces are crucial to our nervous system, and can travel across the body and to the brain at hundreds of miles per hour. During this show, we will see a father and daughter stranded in the scorching Australian Outback without water. As the situation worsens, their ner... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1287810 Sat, 08 Mar 2008 03:37:16 +0100 1287810 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1286207&cid=t_105578_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F03%2F07%2Fyoure-never-too-old-to-runa-marathon%2F Meet Buster Martin. He is a man on the move. Last year he was in the British band, The Zimmers, who made their way up the charts with a remake of the old Pete Townsend song ‘My Generation’. Nothing unique there, except that the band was made up of a group of pensioners with a combined age of over 3000 years. The youngest was 64. The oldest was 99. And they were great. Just in case you missed it…. Well, it seems that Buster has moved on to bigger and better things. He signed on as an ‘agony uncle’ for men’s magazine FHM, offering guidance to a younger generation. And he is running marathons. Just last week he ran a half marathon in 5 hours and 13 minutes. Now he has his sights set on the 26 kilometer London Marathon. At a 101, he hopes the be the world... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1286207 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:39:39 +0100 1286207 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1269566&cid=t_105578_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F02%2F29%2Fweekend-must-watch-discovery-channels-human-body-pushing-the-limits%2F As a Discovery Channel junkie, I am salivating to the point of dehydration over this new series, set to begin airing this weekend. Human Body: Pushing the Limits will spend two nights taking a look at the most amazing mental and physical feats humans have accomplished during the most dire of circumstances. The series was shot on location around the world, guaranteeing a visual extravaganza, something the Discovery Channel does best. What’s more, Human Body will use stunning graphics and animation to illustrate the changes our bodies and brains undergo when faced with a crisis. Here, we’ll see just how far our bodies and minds can be pushed to restore order to ourselves and others. Here’s what we have to look forward to: Episode One - Strength Airs Sunday, March 2 at 9pm... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1269566 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 04:04:04 +0100 1269566 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1251738&cid=t_105578_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F02%2F23%2Fsexbolt-saturday-hit-the-sheets-people-sex-is-good-for-you%2F Last week on Sexbolt Saturday, we discussed why the Big O is such a big boon. While this is true and exciting as all get out, the bottom line is that not every horizontal romp ends in that big moment. So can sex without climaxing be good for you too? The answer in short: Oh, hell yeah! Sex uses every single muscle group in your body, which is more than you can say about the treadmill, no? Sex gets the heart and lungs working hard, providing a sound physical workout. Sex burns about 300 calories an hour, so go ahead and order dessert on date night. As with regular gym-type exercise, sexercise helps keep your heart healthy and lowers your risk for heart attack. Sex can help you sleep better, feel happier and become less-stressed. Sex with a bit of extra physicality (aka athletic sex) is goo... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1251738 Sat, 23 Feb 2008 18:33:33 +0100 1251738 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1235971&cid=t_105578_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F02%2F15%2Fa-lip-lickin-roger-clemenss-actions-speak-louder-than-words%2F Photo/Source Credit It’s one thing to lick your lips profusely after scarfing down a powdered sugar doughnut. It’s quite another to lick your lips profusely whilst testifying in a Congressional hearing…with no doughnuts in site. Alas, this appears to be the M.O. of baseball great Roger Clemens these days, as he fumbles through hours of swearing to have never used HGH. While Clemens talks a good game, analysts surely aren’t buying that this guy is on the whole-truth plan (of course, it doesn’t take an analyst to recognize that, now does it?) With Clemens continuously displaying tell-tale signs of nervousness such as looking down, avoiding eye contact, and wrinkling his forehead, body language experts are left believing there’s more to the story than Clem... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1235971 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 03:48:58 +0100 1235971 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1219449&cid=t_105578_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F02%2F08%2Fneed-a-good-reason-to-close-your-eyes-here-you-go%2F Photo Credit Sorry folks, but we’re not telling you to hunker down for a nap here (although you’re certainly welcome to…it’s the freakin’ weekend, after all). Nope, what we want you to do is close your eyes for a moment and visualize yourself achieving a goal you’ve set (or plan to set). It can be anything from acing an interview to shutting the junk food cupboard to not losing your temper with your kids (hello, why does that last one really speak to me today? Anyway.) This type of visualization is called “mind sculpture” and practicing it a mere 60 seconds a day is nearly as effective as daily practice in an instrument or sport. Now I guess we know why so many hoops players stand at the 3-point line forever before shooting, eh? Even more int... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1219449 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 02:55:56 +0100 1219449 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1132146&cid=t_105578_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F01%2F06%2Fthe-sunday-sidebar-4%2F The Sunday Sidebar this week is all about pregnancy… Pregnant Women Eat Dirt Eating dirt (geophagy) is actually more common than most people realize. It’s a practice that many people around the world indulge in. In fact, in parts of Africa, the sight of a young woman eating dirt is seen as a sign that she is expecting a baby. But not to worry, it’s not just any old dirt they eat. According to a recent study, the pregnant women go to great lengths to find the right type of dirt. They rake and collect it from specific places outside their villages. (Why People Eat Dirt?) Wombs for rent in India Commercial surrogacy is becoming a growth industry in India. Poor Indian woman are undergoing in-vito impregnations with the egg and sperm of couples (from as far away as the United ... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1132146 Sun, 06 Jan 2008 09:48:05 +0100 1132146 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1126457&cid=t_105578_151_f&fid=35793&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thejunkyswife.com%2F2008%2F01%2Feverybodys-doing-it.html Well, if MPJ, Question, Mantra, and Recovery Discovery are all doing it, then I'm going to have to do it, too. I can't let my imaginary friends play a game without me.It started with Question suggesting that she wanted to find a word to dive into for the New Year, and then Mantra said that we should really also have words for the old year. My imaginary friends really like words, you see.So I've chosen mine. For this year, my magical word is the top secret recovery open-sesame password-word: SERENITY.I'm going to seek out opportunities to find serenity, and when I find a moment, a person, a place, or anything that gets me closer to some kind of inner stillness, peace, clarity--I'm going to embrace it. I'm going to chase it down. I'm going to trap it with a big old net. Serenity! Now! Yeah!I... Heroin Addiction Codependence blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1126457 Wed, 02 Jan 2008 23:15:00 +0100 1126457 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1098789&cid=t_105578_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2007%2F12%2F16%2Fwillpower-from-pillpower%2F So the Stick-to-It Fairy missed you on her last trip through, hey? And you can’t quit that one thing no matter how much time you spend wishing you could? Hey, don’t sweat it. We know the feeling. That’s why we were thrilled to catch wind of a new study from the University of Minnesota which suggests we can buy our willpower in pill form! Woo-hoo! This is the best news evah! Check it out: After 27 compulsive gamblers were given an amino acid supplement - about 1,200 milligrams of N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) - daily for eight weeks, more than half of them reported a reduction in the urge to splurge. Why did this happen? As with most good science, no one really knows, but it may be because NAC boosts levels of glutamate, a hotwire in your body that buddies up with the sensations... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1098789 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 02:55:17 +0100 1098789 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=948431&cid=t_105578_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2007%2F10%2F13%2Fkaraoke-world-record%2F A South Korean woman collapsed after karaoke singing for nearly 60 hours in a Valentine’s tribute to her husband. The man is fighting a brain tumor, and his dedicated wife did not even sit down in her world-record-breaking performance in an effort to demonstrate her love and cheer him up. Serenade your sweetie whenever you like: iKaraoke for iPod Share This (Source: Healthbolt) Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=948431 Sat, 13 Oct 2007 19:14:56 +0100 948431 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=891778&cid=t_105578_134_f&fid=36049&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FDiabetesNotes%2F%7E3%2F159461438%2F Researchers out of University of Ottawa have discovered a mutation in a gene that is considered to be a major controller in the way that energy levels are used in our bodies. This is a big discovery for endurance athletes as well as diabetics. What gene is being examined and how does this pertain specifically to diabetics? The gene adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase, AMPK, which controls the amount of energy in our cells by becoming active when fuel stores start to deplete such as in extreme exercise. The mutation showed a doubling of the energy use in the cells. In diabetics there are high levels of fat stored in the muscle have been linked to insulin resistance, so increased energy production would be a leg up in the right direction. In addition, as metformin, a drug common... Diabetes Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=891778 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 13:06:32 +0100 891778 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=718028&cid=t_105578_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F07%2F06%2Fpenn-state-football-team-tackles-kidney-cancer%2F Filed under: Kidney Cancer, Exercise, SportsMore than 90 Penn State football players will compete on July 13 in an event where they plan to tackle kidney cancer. Well, maybe they won't literally tackle kidney cancer -- wouldn't that be nice -- but by raising awareness and funding, they'll surely make a difference.The strength and conditioning event, called Lift For Life, will benefit the Kidney Cancer Association for the fifth year in a row. In past years, it's generated more than $148,000. In the 2005-06 year alone, $60,000 was raised for this rare disease.Lift For Life challenges the mental and physical endurance of student-athletes and consists of 11 exercises. Think traditional bench and leg presses and the less conventional giant tire flip and iron cross and you've got an idea of what... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=718028 Fri, 06 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 718028 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=623506&cid=t_105578_87_f&fid=34866&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecardioblog.com%2F2007%2F05%2F18%2Fshould-you-invest-in-a-heart-rate-monitor%2F Filed under: ExerciseWhen you're working out, do you ever notice those hard-core gym fanatics seem to all have heart-rate monitors on? No? Maybe it's just my gym. But I see them so much that I've started to wonder whether I need one. Heart rate monitors aren't a bad investment, but as fitsugar points out, they're usually more for keeping track of your workout than your heart. You know those heart-rate charts they have all over the gym? Well, in a nutshell, they're telling you what your heart rate should be at depending on what you're aiming for. For cardio-vascular conditioning, your heart-rate should be a bit higher than if, say, you're trying to burn fat. So the heart rate monitor helps you monitor that, and it's a heck of a lot easier than trying to count your pulse while your running o... The Cardio Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=623506 Fri, 18 May 2007 04:00:00 +0100 623506 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=551198&cid=t_105578_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthbolt.net%2F2007%2F04%2F18%2Ffighting-for-last-place-former-400-pound-man-completes-the-boston-marathon%2F Jacob Seilheimer ran the Boston Marathon yesterday. He did not qualify, he did not finish before they took down the course. But he did finish, in 9 hours… I kept to the side as they let a few groupings of several thousands of runners pass. I’m going on the record as saying that I’ve never been visually-assaulted as much I was during the time period. And it was not all in my head. I got a few dozens NASTY looks from other runners. Some snickers. Some laughs. blah. blah. blah. It’s been awhile since I’ve felt that uncomfortable. However, there were quite a few runners that won’t out of there way to tell me congrats on making this far and good luck… Get the rest of Jacob’s story over at his blog,WhatWouldJacobDo.com, documenting the lead-up-to a... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=551198 Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:54:29 +0100 551198 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=489481&cid=t_105578_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthbolt.net%2F2007%2F03%2F21%2Feffects-of-sleep-deprivation-a-journal%2F Over at totse.com they’ve published a log that was kept by a guy while he undergoes some self-inflicted sleep deprivation. 2:00 PM, Sunday, March 28. I haven’t slept in 29 hours. Right now I’m feeling drowsy. I’ve been drinking a cup of coffee every now and then, and it’s working well. Through the night, I kept myself occupied as best as I could with movies and computer games. Staying awake wasn’t a challenge. I have no change in mood at the moment, although I am starting to feel slightly sluggish. I’m not quite as enthusiastic as I usually am about day to day activities. Overall, nobody I associate myself with has been able to tell I’m lacking sleep. I remember watching Nightmare on Elm Street as a kid, and then vowing never to sleep again. ... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=489481 Wed, 21 Mar 2007 17:13:22 +0100 489481