Wellness

March 18, 2013

Week in Words: Erin McKean

By Logan Lafferty

Moving Expenditures: NEAT, All the movements a person does during the day – from getting up to close the garage to rocking in a chair – are nonscheduled physical activities that can make a big difference in terms of daily calorie expenditure by causing a person’s metabolism to increase, says Gabriel Koepp, a program manager […]

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Tags: calorie, Gabriel Koepp, metabolism, NEAT, Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis, physical activity, Wall Street Journal


March 14, 2013

Cash Stimulates Weight Loss?

By Logan Lafferty

A new study found that this principle can be related to weight loss as well – the higher payout you seek or you are offered, the more weight you lose…Researchers from the Mayo Clinic conducted a study testing financial incentives for weight loss…So, according to leading study author Donald Hensrud, M.D., the study clearly proves that financial incentives […]

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Tags: cash incentives, diabetes, Dr. Donald Hensrud, Dubai News, financial incentives, heart disease, Obesity, weight loss


March 13, 2013

The 6 Smartest Ways to Beat Pain

By Logan Lafferty

Many wounded Iraq veterans have a tragedy in common: Their chronic pain led to pill dependency. It’s a common side effect of pain potions…But there are other ways to tackle pain. “Usually the smartest plan is to start with the least invasive treatments and work up to more invasive treatments if the pain isn’t going […]

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Tags: chronic pain, Dr. Peter Dorsher, men's health, pain management, pill dependency


March 6, 2013

3,500 Calories Equal A Pound Of Fat?

By Logan Lafferty

The formula comes from a simple truth: there are 3,500 calories in a pound of human fat, explains Dr. Donald Hensrud, chair of preventive medicine at the Mayo Clinic and medical editor-in-chief of The Mayo Clinic Diet. But diet and exercise cause the body to lose lean tissue and water along with fat, making it unlikely that […]

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Tags: calories, diet, Dr. Donald Hensrud, exercise, Huffington Post, pound of fat, The Mayo Clinic Diet


March 1, 2013

Walking while I work has been a big step forward

By Logan Lafferty

I first came across the idea of a treadmill desk around seven years ago, when I covered the research of Prof James Levine, a Briton working at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He had done studies to show that weigh loss was not just a matter of diet and strenuous exercise but the calories […]

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Tags: calories, Dr. James Levine, The Independent, treadmill desk, weight loss


February 7, 2013

Mediterranean diet may be best for diabetes

By Logan Lafferty

Diets lean on meat and rich in healthy fats like olive oil were most effective at promoting weight loss and lowering blood sugar among people with diabetes in a review of evidence from the last 10 years…”Weight loss is important, but so is nutrient quality,” Katherine Zeratsky, a registered dietician at the Mayo Clinic in […]

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Tags: blood sugar, diabetes, diet, Katherine Zeratsky, Reuters, weight loss


January 29, 2013

Critics Decry Designers for Offering Discounted Juice Cleanses to Models

By Logan Lafferty

A trade group of fashion designers has partnered with a prominent juice cleanse company to provide “nutritious” and “convenient” food for models at a discount during Fashion Week…Dr. Donald Hensrud, Mayo Clinic’s chair of preventative medicine, said the food could be good as part of a healthy diet, but there is no evidence to suggest juice cleanses or […]

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Tags: ABC News, colonics, diet, Dr. Donald Hensrud, Fashion Week, juice cleanse, Mayo Clinic Diet blog, Organ Avenue


January 8, 2013

New Rules for Giving Good Cholesterol A Boost

By Logan Lafferty

In the war against heart-damaging high cholesterol, a promising weapon has been largely neutralized…That leaves patients seeking a heart-health booster beyond statins with old-fashioned lifestyle methods such as diet and exercise. “If you raise HDL in non-pharmacologic ways, it really does help you,” says Steve Kopecky, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist. “We always assumed it was […]

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Tags: diet, Dr. Steve Kopecky, exercise, HDL, heart disease, high cholesterol, statins, Wall Street Journal


January 7, 2013

Stop Bringing Cupcakes to School

By Logan Lafferty

Some of our best memories in school seem to revolve around food. Birthday parties, Valentine’s Day, Halloween and other holidays celebrated in classrooms highlight sweet treats.  Rewards for good performance often mean candy or a favorite snack. .. Dr. Joseph Sirven is a first-generation Cuban-American. He is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Neurology […]

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Tags: cupcakes, Department of Neurology, Dr. Jospeh Sirven, NBC Latino


January 3, 2013

How To Stay Energized From Morning To Night

By Logan Lafferty

We work, we plan, we organize, we go, fueling ourselves on coffee and pure determination. Until, that is, we fall onto the sofa in a stupor…You know the Cheeseburger Effect — the haze that sets in after a fatty lunch. Donald Hensrud, M.D., a specialist in preventive medicine and nutrition with the Mayo Clinic says, “When […]

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Tags: blood samples, Cheeseburger Effect, Dr. Donald Hensrud, fatty meals, Huffington Post


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