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Friday, 13 November 2009
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New Study Finds That BPA is Linked to Erectile Dysfunction
BPA, which stands for Bisphenol A, is a chemical found in hard, clear plastics like the kind used in baby bottles. It came under fire a few years ago when studies found links between BPA and brain damage, hyperactivity, and other disorders in children. However, at the time, most research groups felt that these low levels of BPA would not have an impact on adults. That seems to have changed with the release of a study that found a connection between exposure to BPA and erectile dysfunction in men.
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Stress/Vice Round-up: Cigarettes & Chocolate
For the first time in 14 years, the percentage of smokers in the U.S. increased from 2007 to 2008. The increase was small—the current number is slightly less than 21 percent of Americans, up from 19.8 percent in 2007—but some experts believe this reversal is significant, signaling that public health officials have "hit a wall" in their battle to reduce U.S. smoking. -
HELP: I'm 22 but My Joints Hurt Like a 65 Year Old
This comes as a message to Healthkicker. Can we help?I've got aching knees, tennis elbow (minus the tennis) and fingers that I could crack five times an hour.
I eat fairly healthy, I exercise when I can, but have had several injuries (torn ligaments, sprained fingers and ankles, broken finger and arm... well, you get the picture).
My friends always yell at me for cracking my knuckles, back and elbows, but they don't understand that when I don't crack these joints, I'm in a helluva lot of pain.
I do think though, that if I were to stop cracking all these joints in my body...I may be able to relieve some of this joint-pain in another way. I just don't know where to start.
What's a good way to relieve tension in your joints? Are there creams or medications that I can look into to relieve some the pressure in my joints (and hopefully get rid of some this pain)? I am only 22 and I feel like a 65 year old man!
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Don't Be Fooled By "Before and After" Weight Loss Photos!
Companies use all sorts of techniques to get you to buy their fitness and weight loss products. One of the most popular ways to sell you something is by showing a “before and after” picture of someone who has used the fitness equipment, weight loss pill, exercise video – you name it. Let’s face it, those pictures can be pretty amazing. Take a minute and watch this short video on the truth behind “before and after” photos you see in exercise magazines or with weight loss products. Are they for real?
Most of the time, the people in the before and after pictures are fitness models who have spent a few months slacking off prior to getting their “before” pictures taken. When a muscle is trained, detrained and retrained, there is a faster change in muscle size.
There are so many different techniques you can use to alter the models bodies, and as mentioned in the video, sometimes the Before and After photos are taken in the same day. So….don’t believe everything you see!
What do you think about Before and After pictures? Have people become so overwhelmed with their looks that they've forgotten the importance of just being healthy?
Post contributed from www.MoveUrBody.com.
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