A study published in the August 17 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine gives some hope that a test to determine who is at higher risk for Alzheimer’s disease may be on the horizon.

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia (loss of mental, or cognitive, capacity) in the later years of life, affecting 8 percent of those over age 65. Approximately 4 million Americans suffer from the disease, and this figure will rise dramatically as the population ages, since the rate of Alzheimer’s rises with age. Read the rest of this entry »

Studies have shown that weight training can reduce fat while increasing lean muscle, reversing bone loss, and increasing energy and balance. According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, after a year of weight training twice a week, women?s bodies were 15 to 20 years more youthful. Read the rest of this entry »

Our teen has no clue about how to manage his time. He never seems to have enough time for the things he is supposed to do, or even the things he wants to do. How can we help him with this problem without doing too much ourselves? Read the rest of this entry »

“I can’t exercise because I have no time.”
Counterattack:
Split up your workout. Weight-train in the morning and do aerobics later on; or do several bouts of aerobics. Read the rest of this entry »