More people may be living to 100, and beyond, than ever before. But the real challenge is how to become one of them, and how to care for an aging population. Noel H. Ballentine, M.D., director of geriatric health in the Division of General Internal Medicine at Penn...
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Performance Breathing: 2-2-4 Sets the Pace, Wins the Race
by OR Today Magazine | Sep 21, 2016
Why? Because whatever activity you do these days – walking, running, swimming, biking – you’ll do it better and relish it more if you learn to exercise a little control over your breathing. Call it “conscious breathing” or “performance breathing” or don’t name it at...
READ MORETurn Away From Neck Pain
by OR Today Magazine | Sep 21, 2016
Neck pain is a nagging ailment that affects everyone at some time. In fact, approximately 80 percent of people experience neck pain during their lifetime, and 20 to 50 percent deal with it annually, according to Frank Pedlow, M.D., an orthopedic spine surgeon at...
READ MORERefresh Your Storage Strategy
by OR Today Magazine | Sep 21, 2016
If you’re on a quest to lose weight, you probably already know that eating right and exercising will be key to your success. But here’s another tip: How you store your food may influence how many calories you consume, and how healthy your choices are. “You’re three...
READ MOREA Splash of Vinegar Offers Surprising Health Benefits
by OR Today Magazine | Sep 21, 2016
Vinegar’s not a magic elixir – but it may be able to help your waistline, cholesterol and more! Research suggests that a splash of vinegar may give your weight-loss efforts a small boost, as people who added raspberry vinegar or apple-cider vinegar to their diets...
READ MOREHow Much Exercise is Best
by OR Today Magazine | Jun 21, 2016
Exercise & Heart Health: What America Doesn’t Know by Cleveland Clinic News Service Exercise is one of the keys to preventing heart disease, the No. 1 killer of both men and women in the United States, but yet, a Cleveland Clinic survey shows only 20 percent of...
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