Category: "Wellness" Articles
August 12, 2014
Link between Calories and Breast Cancer Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University have discovered a link between restricting calorie intake and prevention of the spread of breast cancer. In an article published in “Breast Cancer...
August 1, 2014
Humans do not require 100 percent renal function, or functioning of the kidneys. Most people can live well with only 50 percent renal function, which is why healthy people are able to donate a...
August 1, 2014
It seemed an unlikely friendship—this crew-cut wearing football coach and a guitar-strumming poet revered among the happy hippies of Austin. Yes, Darrell Royal and Willie Nelson were an odd pair, but music and golf...
August 1, 2014
Hiking and being active in the woods or in tall grass can expose you to ticks. While ticks are much more prevalent in the Northeast, where wooded areas are wet and moist, they are...
August 1, 2014
Early on the morning of June 1, just six short days before the 2014 AFM FITTEST competition, I was sitting in my car at Camp Mabry feeling an intoxicating mixture of confidence, anticipation, and...
August 1, 2014
We all look forward to going on vacation. For most, it is the highlight of the year. It is a time to refuel, reflect, spend quality time with the people we love, and make...
August 1, 2014
It doesn’t happen often, but kids can suffer through some serious heart incidents. This March, a 15-year-old boy in Colorado nearly died after collapsing on the field in the middle of baseball practice due...
July 1, 2014
Women, Activity, and Type 2 Diabetes Researchers have found women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) who increase their physical activity can prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes mellitus...
July 1, 2014
Take a close look at many of Texas’ outdoor trails, and you’ll find the familiar three leaves of poison ivy.
July 1, 2014
An Active Alternative to Joint Replacement Almost six years ago, Julie Elrod tore her meniscus while running. Since the initial injury, Julie endured five failed knee surgeries and was desperate for something to work....
June 1, 2014
ACL tears and concussions are common soccer injuries, but the incidence of these can be lessened with proper equipment and training.
June 1, 2014
There are three different methods for applying cold therapy to tired and injured muscles, each with its own unique attributes.
May 1, 2014
How a mother of five, Yale-educated lawyer, fitness-nut, and now entrepreneur, created a local solution for a wide-spread problem
