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The ‘Lazy’ Person’s Way to Slim Down
If you’re trying your best to eat right and exercise, it might be worth it to make sure you get the proper amount of sleep each night, according to a new study that suggests lack of sleep can throw off a diet.
According to CNN Health, research from the University of Chicago showed that dieters who slept for 8.5 hours lost 55 percent more body fat than dieters who slept 5.5 hours
“The dieters who slept less reported feeling hungrier throughout the course of the study,” CNN said, even though “they ate the same diet, consumed multivitamins and performed the same type of work or leisure activities.”
The study authors concluded that “Lack of sufficient sleep may compromise the efficacy of typical dietary interventions for weight loss and related metabolic risk reduction,” CNN said. The study was released October 4 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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CNN Health October 4, 2010
Fibromyalgia Affects Mental Health of Those Diagnosed and Their Spouses
“Preliminary research suggests that fibromyalgia is very hard on both spouses because their lives are changed dramatically,” said Christine Proulx, assistant professor of human development and family studies in the College of Human Environmental Sciences. “There appears to be a strong link between fibromyalgia and feelings of depression and fatigue, which can be debilitating for those diagnosed and their marriages. The mental strain felt by both spouses can negatively affect marital quality.”
Laser Therapy and Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia, also called muscular rheumatism or musculoskeletal pain syndrome, is a chronic disorder of the muscles and other body tissue. A person suffering from fibromyalgia typically experiences muscle pain, fatigue, sleeping problems and many tender points on the body. The … Continue reading
Posted in Fibromyalgia, General Health News
Tagged fibomyalgia, fight fibromyalgia, laser, old laser, pain
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FDA slaps Eli Lilly for ‘false or misleading claims’ in ads for Cymbalta
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has slapped drugmaker Eli Lilly & Co. on the wrist for making “false or misleading claims” in advertisements for Cymbalta, a drug for pain and anxiety relief. Continue reading
Posted in General Health News, Medication News
Tagged chronic fatigue syndrome, cymbalta, lilly, misleading
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Insecure Teens Feel More Pain, Are More Likely to Be Anxious
December 8, 2009 — Insecure adolescents feel more intense pain and are more likely to be anxious and depressed than their secure counterparts, new research suggests. Continue reading
Posted in Chronic Pain Syndrone, General Health News
Tagged anxious, intense pain, joint pain, pain
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The 7 foods experts won’t eat
How healthy (or not) certain foods are—for us, for the environment—is a hotly debated topic among experts and consumers alike, and there are no easy answers. But when Prevention talked to the people at the forefront of food safety and asked them one simple question—“What foods do you avoid?”— Continue reading
Posted in General Health News, Healthy Foods/Diets
Tagged food to avoid, good foods, healthy
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$100 Million for Innovative Lupus Research
December 8, 2009—It was announced last night that over the past decade, the Lupus Research Institute (LRI)’s pioneering science has generated $100 million in new research funding for the devastating autoimmune disease of systemic lupus. Continue reading
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Tagged chronic fatigue symptoms, Fibro, Lupus, lupus research, pain
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Appetite Hormone May Play a Role in the Development of Osteoarthritis
New research suggests that the appetite-regulating hormone leptin may play a role in the long-recognized connection between obesity and osteoarthritis (OA). The most common form of arthritis, osteoarthritis is characterized by the breakdown and loss of cartilage and the formation of bony overgrowths in the joints. Continue reading
Posted in Chronic Pain Syndrone, General Health News
Tagged Arthritis, arthritis pain relief, arthritis treatment, joint pain
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Fibromyalgia Patients Show Decreases In Gray Matter Intensity
Previous studies have shown that fibromyalgia is associated with reductions in gray matter in parts of the brain, but the exact cause is not known. Using sophisticated brain imaging techniques, researchers from Louisiana State University, writing in The Journal of Pain, found that alterations in levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine might be responsible for gray matter reductions. Continue reading
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Tagged chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia, fibomyalgia, Fibro, joint pain, pain
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