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Lead Stories: Sunday, September 7, 2008

Help Lower Your Risk of Prostate Cancer By Eating Pumpkin Pie!

Posted November 22nd, 2007 at 2:54 PM by Adam Jacobs

Section: Nutrition, Healthy Eating, Health & Fitness

Yes - that’s right - it’s OK and even BENEFICIAL to indulge yourself with a piece of delicious pumpkin pie this Thanksgiving!

Thinking that this is some sort of cruel joke? Well think again! As Men’s Health reports:

Eating a large slice of pumpkin pie … will give you about 8,000 micrograms of beta-carotene, an amount Roswell Park Cancer Institute shows may halve a man’s risk of the disease.

Admittedly - there are other beta-carotene-rich foods that are a lot better for your waistline. These include: apricots, carrots, papaya, cantaloupe, spinach, sweet potatoes and mangoes.

However, the holidays are a special time - and after a long and stressful year - it’s time to enjoy!

Moreover, treating ourselves once-in-while is actually advantageous in the long-run. Read the rest of this entry »

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Effects of alcohol on your performance & health

Posted January 1st, 2007 at 3:30 PM by Jonathan Faccone

Section: Running & Training, Training Tips, Health & Fitness, Injury & Rehab

There are many studies that demonstrate alcohol’s negative effects on health and physical performance, but the good news is that avoiding it may not be the best idea either.

Believe it or not, athletes used to consume alcohol prior to competition to improve performance. The thinking behind this idea is that alcohol could alter energy metabolism, improve physiological processes, or modify psychological factors to help the athlete. Unfortunately this idea no longer holds as more research is demonstrating that alcohol by no means should be considered a performance-enhancing supplement.
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Yoga can be a cure all – for all (yes, even for runners)

Posted December 7th, 2006 at 12:00 PM by Valerie Cerami

Section: Running & Training, Cross Training, Health & Fitness, Injury & Rehab, Exercise

It can be done by anyone; anywhere. It involves mind, body and spirit. It strives to create balance; unison of physical and mental. It nurtures all areas touched upon in life; thorough in addressing all segments of one’s self and beyond. A learning experience. An art form. A must - for all athletes – and non.

Historically, yoga is almost as old as running. Running was actually the very first form of physical conditioning. I bet those cavemen didn’t even realize the health benefits they were developing while chasing prey – or being chased by an angrier or larger caveman! Read the rest of this entry »

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