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Performance Boosting Hormone May Help Patients With Mental Disorders

September 23, 2016 SrijitaBoosting, disorders, Help, Hormone, May, mental, Patients:, Performance, With

Individuals suffering from bipolar disorder or depression treated with a hormone best known to boost performance in sportspersons may also improve their cognitive functioning, a study has found. The hormone erythropoietin (EPO), mostly produced by the kidney, is essential for the production of red blood cells. EPO gives the blood a greater capacity to carry oxygen, and is thus used as a performance-enhancing drug by the sportspersons, the study said. The findings showed that EPO had beneficial effects on patients’ verbal memory, attention span as well as planning ability. The…

You Snooze You Lose: 5 Ways to Fall In Love With Your Morning Workout

September 16, 2016 Srijita5%;, Fall:, In, lose, love, morning, Snooze, to, Ways, With, workout, You, Your

“Just five more minutes,” you mumble to yourself and hit snooze, returning to your sweet slumber. Are you among those to play the snooze game and miss out on your morning run? Does it feel like it takes you ages to drag yourself out of the bed? If morning workout and you can’t look each other in the eye, you either need to shift your regime to the later part of the day or consider altering your routine to start getting up on time.Although one can exercise at any point…

10 Everyday Ingredients with Hidden Gluten

September 16, 2016 Srijita10', Everyday, Gluten, hidden, ingredients, With

Being ‘gluten free’ doesn’t mean you only look out for gluten free food items, it also means you stay away from gluten cross contamination and avoid foods that have hidden gluten in them. In simpler terms, it means you should look out for food products that are manufactured in a 100% gluten free facility and avoid food that is processed alongside gluten. The truth is, when we talk of gluten, we immediately refer to wheat-based products. But there are various everyday ingredients which also contain small amounts of gluten. And…

Teens less likely to purchase beverages with health warning labels

September 9, 2016 Srijitabeverages:, Health, labels, Less, Likely, purchase, teens, to, warning, With

Soft drinks and other sugary drinks that include health warning labels are less likely to be purchased by teenagers, a study has found. In the study, researchers used an online survey to gauge the beverage selections of more than 2,000 participants aged 12-18 and from diverse backgrounds. The beverages included either no label at all, or one of five warning labels — one featuring calorie content, and four displaying a variation of warning text. “The average teen consumes at least one sugar-sweetened beverage every day, which could account for more…

Babies Born With Low Birth Weight May Be Less Active Later in Life

September 6, 2016 SrijitaActive, Babies, be, birth, Born, In, Later, Less, Life, Low, May, Weight, With

Babies born with a low birth weight are less likely to be good at sports at school, or to engage in exercise later in life, according to a recent study. The findings showed that those with a low birth weight were less likely to take part in exercise and sports across adulthood, from 36 to 68 years. Although previous studies have shown that a low birth weight can affect sporting ability and exercise levels at a younger age, however, this is the first study that has revealed how low birth relates…

Exercise May Help Patients with Lung Disease

September 6, 2016September 6, 2016 SrijitaDisease, exercise:, Help, Lung, May, Patients:, With

Increased physical activity among patients with a type of lung disease could reduce their risk of anxiety as well as depression, a study has found. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a group of lung diseases that block airflow and make it difficult to breathe. The prevalence of depression and anxiety is approximately 40 per cent in COPD patients while the corresponding figure is less than 10 per cent in the general population, the study said. But, the results suggested that in patients with COPD, higher levels of physical activity could lessen…