What’s the Difference Between Walking and Running Shoes

You need to go past the marketing hype to get to the truth. So while it's a bit much to think that wearing and walking in a shoe will shape your butt or that the cushioning of the shoe will energise your body with every step, it is important to know what's the difference between walking and running shoes. The logical answer is actually the correct one - it's to do with cushioning that results from the force with which...

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Weekly Health News Digest – 10 September 2011

A weekly round-up of health news stories that grabbed our attention from around the world over the last 7 days: Pot smokers less likely to be obese, global cases risks increasing, moderate alcohol consumption recommended for women and a man's ring finger gives away his libido information...
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Mainstream Media’s Top Health Generalities

Bombay's Hindustan Times has been running a campaign to get the city to become fit. The campaign launched two weeks ago and is focused on getting to the root of why Bombayites are unhealthy, what is keeping them from becoming fit and healthy and running informational pieces to raise awareness about the various services available in the city to help a person lead a fit and healthy life. Noble though the efforts may be and despite the qualified experts they've...

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What is the Recommended Maximum Protein Intake Per Day?

"Recommended maximum protein intake" is the phrase to focus on because it is a debate that has even numbers of qualified experts on both sides. Some say there is no such thing as a recommended maximum protein intake per day and there are other that recommend a safe and comfortable range for your protein intake per day. Attacking the debate logically, what seems to make the most sense is that since  most of us aren't trained athletes or professional bodybuilders,...

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Is Laughter Really Good for Health?

A few days ago, the news reported another study that claimed that laughter is good for health. The study carried out by the University of Maryland School of Medicine, USA studied the effect that laughter had on different body functions and processes and then compared them to other emotions to conclude that laughter really is good for health. While there is obviously nothing wrong in prescribing healthy amounts of laughter and no doctor will ever say that brooding and depression...

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Cooked Tomatoes are Healthier Than Raw Tomatoes?

Yes - cooked tomatoes are healthier than raw tomatoes when you're talking about its anti-oxidant properties. The oldest rule of thumb says that raw fruits and vegetables are the healthiest because cooking destroys a lot of the nutrients very quickly and most cooked vegetable dishes have very little nutritional value left in them. So tomato is an exception to everything - not only is it not actually a vegetable, cooked tomatoes are healthier than raw tomatoes as long as you're...

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