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 'good for you'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:40:45 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4636440&cid=t_194143_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fis-radiation-good-for-you-ann-coulter-got-it-wrong%2F2011.03.25 Sometimes when a pundit or politician makes claims that are either contrary to or distort science for ideological or political advantage, I feel the need to discuss those claims, sometimes even sarcastically. Such was the case last week, when Ann Coulter wrote a blisteringly ignorant column, entitled A Glowing Report on Radiation. She wrote this article in the wake of the fears arising in Japan and around the world of nuclear catastrophe due to the damage to the Fukushima nuclear power plant caused by the earthquake and tsunami that hit northern Japan on March 11. Coulter was subsequently interviewed by Fox News pundit Bill O’Reilly on The O’Reilly Factor on Thursday evening: Yes, according to Coulter, radiation is good for you, just like toxic sludge! Even more amazing, in this video ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4636440 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 17:00:25 +0100 4636440 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3672052&cid=t_194143_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Fsex-prevents-colds-and-flu-2%2F Sex Can Boost The Immune System It’s official: sex is good for you, at least in moderation. Psychologists in Pennsylvania have shown that people who have sex once or twice a week get a boost to their immune systems. Scientists can evaluate how robust our immune systems are by measuring levels of immunoglobulin found in saliva and mucous linings. "This is the first line of defence against colds and flu," says Carl Charnetski of Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre. Immunoglobulin binds to pathogens at all the points of entry to the body, then calls on the immune system to destroy them. To find out if sex can alter immunoglobulin levels, Charnetski and his colleague Frank Brennan asked 111 Wilkes undergraduates, aged 16 to 23, how frequently they’d had sex over the prev... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3672052 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:51:00 +0100 3672052 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2648989&cid=t_194143_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fjuices-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly%2F I confess. I love juice. As someone who really can’t be bothered with peeling oranges,  slicing up mangos, or grating carrots, I find having a jug of juice in the fridge a matter of necessity. But, as usual, it turns out that what I think is good for me might not necessarily be so. According to this WebMD slideshow, there are three diverse sides to juice - the good, the bad, and the ugly - and how to spot the differences. The Good - Vegetable Juices which have far less sugar and fewer calories than fruit juices The Bad - Fruit juices might be the real deal full of vitamins and anti-oxidants but they are also naturally full of calories and sugars. The Ugly - anything labeled juice cocktail, juice-flavoured beverage or juice drink. Odds are they will only contain minor amounts of the real... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2648989 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 10:00:39 +0100 2648989 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2615335&cid=t_194143_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fstrenuous-exercise-and-memory-loss%2F I’ve always believed that strenuous exercise wasn’t good for the health. And now, with this new study, I have think I might just have the proof.  According to the study, conducted by researcher Mary C. Tierney, PhD, of the University of Toronto,  long term strenuous activity such as running, swimming laps, or calisthenics may lead to memory loss. The study looked at 90 recently menopausal women between the ages of 50 and 63. They were surveyed on their exercise regime - how frequently they did both strenuous and moderate recreational activities - from high school to menopause. For this study, strenuous activities were defined as swimming laps, aerobics, calisthenics, running, jogging, basketball, cycling on hills, and racquetball. Moderate exercises, on the other hand,  included bri... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2615335 Sun, 19 Jul 2009 10:00:41 +0100 2615335 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2405518&cid=t_194143_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F7cocvYrjN8g%2F If you thought you felt better when listening to music you loved, turns out you are right. Literally. One study, conducted by Dr. Mike Miller from the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, shows that listening to music can “create a feeling of well being, which affects the vascular system.” It has the same effect that laughing has on our hearts. Miller found that when patients watched funny movies and laughed, it “open up blood vessels, allowing blood to circulate more freely.” This is the exact response we want in our bodies. When we have the opposite happen, where blood vessels are closed, it adds stress to the heart and can cause cardiovascular disease. Miller found that by listening to music patients enjoyed, the inner lining of their blood vessel... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2405518 Tue, 12 May 2009 20:40:13 +0100 2405518 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1677332&cid=t_194143_134_f&fid=36049&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FDiabetesNotes%2F%7E3%2FAoJTtMKZbUo%2F Soak your brown rice and eat it up! Researchers have found that a compound that is beneficial among brown rice consumption among diabetics is triggered to activate again after being submerged in water. Up to now we knew that brown rice was good for diabetics but did not understand exactly how and why this process took place. Germinated brown rice’s ability to help diabetics lower their blood sugar has been shown but how it works remained unknown. New research, published online in the Journal of Lipid Research, shows the growth factor acylated steryl glucosides or ASG, helps normalize blood sugar and enzymes that are out-of-whack in diabetes. Knowing this will allow us to manufacture this compound and sell it as such in order to benefit even more diabetics. Personally I love brown ri... Diabetes Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1677332 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:48:33 +0100 1677332 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1649223&cid=t_194143_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F343844701%2F I am off on vacation this evening. I am looking forward to the rest and relaxation. You know that they say it is good for your heart! Using information from the Framingham Heart Study, which started in 1948, researchers looked at questionnaires women in the study had filled out over 20 years about how often they took vacations. Those women who took a vacation once every six years or less were almost eight times more likely to develop coronary heart disease or have a heart attack than those who took at least two vacations a year, said Elaine Eaker, a co-author of the study and president of Eaker Epidemiology Enterprises, a private research company. It is true what they say… My neurologist last week said that he thinks this will help my physical symptoms better then the medications t... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1649223 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:24:18 +0100 1649223