| Here's how to kick start your metabolism | | Posted Saturday, January 13, 2007 1:09:07 PM by Blog57 Team | | You hardly recognized vegetables if they werent in a salad, and you couldnt swallow them without slathering on fat-laden dressings. Back then, it seemed you devoured whatever you wanted without ever gaining an ounce. And if you decided to shed a few pounds, they melted away effortlessly. Now, it seems you barely glance at a slice of pizza and five pounds mysteriously appear around your middle. Wouldnt it be wonderful if you could retain the metabolism of your late teens and 20s for the rest of your life? Ann Hawthorne has learned to maintain her weight and boost her metabolism by walking her dog 30 minutes a day and working out on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays at Curves. To do that, the 65-year-old Detroit woman says, I know I have to eat within two hours after I work out, and I eat small meals several times a day.... | |
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| | | People in business | | Posted Monday, November 13, 2006 3:34:48 AM by Blog57 Team | | John Shafer has joined the Brentwood office of Lattimore Black Morgan & Cain PC as a senior auditor for risk services. Shafer was a senior auditor with the Dollar General Corp. Ernest "Ernie" Baugh, national director of professional standards for Mayer Hoffman McCann PC in Chattanooga, has been appointed to a two-year term with the standing advisory group of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. He also serves on MHM's technical committee and board of directors. He has more than 30 years of experience in public accounting. .... | |
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| | | Experts Detail How Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT) and Tumor Motion Management Are Changing the Practice of | | Posted Thursday, November 09, 2006 7:33:53 PM by Blog57 Team | | New image-guidance and tumor motion management techniques are making it possible for clinicians to detect changes in tumor size, shape, position, or metabolism over a course of radiotherapy treatment, and to adapt the treatment strategy accordingly, according to three leading clinical experts who presented at a symposium sponsored here yesterday by Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR - News). More than 900 radiation oncology professionals attended the symposium on the use of new image-guided radiotherapy techniques to improve the effectiveness of cancer care. The event was held in connection with the annual meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO). IGRT for Motion Management in the Thorax Billy W. Loo, Jr., M.D., Ph.D. of Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, focused on strategies for improving the precision of treatments for lung cancer and other thoracic tumors by tracking and compensating for respiratory motion.... | |
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| | | Value of TaqMan drug assays is validated | | Posted Thursday, November 09, 2006 1:38:29 PM by Blog57 Team | | Identifying these variations is important in both drug development and clinical research, as they are associated with certain diseases such as cancer, and have been shown to significantly impact drug efficacy. The data, presented at the 56th annual meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics, was based on the use of approximately 2400 markers from the TaqMan Drug Metabolism Enzyme panel examining genetic variation across the International HapMap Project and SNP500Cancer populations. Assays were measured for their reproducibility, signal intensity, and the ability to make robust genotype calls. Reference data from this study will be publicly available on the National Cancer Institute's SNP500Cancer website as well as the Pharmacogenomics Knowledge Base, a publicly available internet research tool to help researchers understand how genetic variation relates to individual differences in reactions to drugs.... | |
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| | | Baby boomers: Speed up metabolism by adding muscle mass | | Posted Monday, November 06, 2006 7:24:32 AM by Blog57 Team | | If you are a baby boomer, you probably remember the days when you could eat almost anything, run like the wind and felt like you were related to Superman. Although that may be a bit exaggerated, you know that your body has changed. Now a moment on the lips goes right to the hips. Your run may be more like a gentle breeze, and you wonder who put that kryptonite in your pocket. If you haven't already made fitness part of your balanced routine, I suggest that now is the time to do so. After the age of 30 our body's metabolism, or calorie-burning process, naturally begins to slow down. By exercising and adding muscle mass you can speed up your metabolism again. Think of it as upgrading from a four-cylinder engine to a V8 and still having a lean body appearance. With proper calorie intake and exercise, you can make this happen.... | |
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| | | Increase your metabolism with weight training, small meals | | Posted Friday, November 03, 2006 3:31:50 AM by Blog57 Team | | Question: What are the different ways to speed up your metabolism? - Mark, Highland Heights Dear Mark, Let's start out by defining metabolism and its role in the human body. Simply put, it is the rate at which you burn calories. Metabolism is the number of calories the body uses and processes to function every hour of the day whether you are exercising, eating or sleeping. .... | |
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| | | New website launched at Meat Industry Workshop | | Posted Monday, October 30, 2006 11:31:17 AM by Blog57 Team | | AgResearch MIRINZ launched its new website today at the second annual Meat Industry Workshop at AgResearch's Ruakura campus in Hamilton. Around 50 people from across the meat industry including representatives from processing and packaging companies, and research funders, are attending today. The one-day workshop features presentations about the latest research at AgResearch MIRINZ (Meat Industry Research Institute of New Zealand - MIRINZ became part of AgResearch in 1999.) AgResearch's new website www.mirinz.com aims to create a stronger connection between AgResearch MIRINZ and its customers, says website co-ordinator Robert Kemp. "The website will become a live interface between the red-meat industry and AgResearch MIRINZ. "The MIRINZ brand name is well recognised in the global meat processing industry, especially on-plant.... | |
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| | | Testosterone Levels in Men Decline Over Past Two Decades | | Posted Thursday, October 26, 2006 7:05:01 PM by Blog57 Team | | Testosterone levels in American men have been declining steadily over the past two decades, a new study in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism concludes. The reasons for this decline are unclear; the study suggests that neither aging nor changes in certain health factors, such as obesity or smoking, can completely explain the phenomenon. .... | |
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| | | Porked-up pets reflect U.S. obesity epidemic | | Posted Monday, October 23, 2006 7:07:50 PM by Blog57 Team | | It's no treat; your best friend may be too fat Porked-up pets reflect U.S. obesity epidemic. By Dawn Fallik Inquirer Staff Writer It was no Weight Watchers meeting. Under the glittering chandeliers at New York's famous Tavern on the Green restaurant, Thunder, formerly known as the "black flabrador retriever," padded up to the scale. His competition: a miniature pinscher, a beagle, an English Lab, and a Chesapeake Bay retriever. Starting off at 178.8 pounds, the question was, would Thunder be the biggest loser in the canine slim-down competition? Thunder was always mighty big, but when his owner, Linda Leigh Sacco of Abescon, N.J., got busy with two jobs, he became mighty fat. "He never ate a lot. He just didn't get a lot of exercise," Sacco said.... | |
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| | | Fight fat by not cleaning your plate | | Posted Sunday, October 22, 2006 1:19:45 PM by Blog57 Team | | People unknowingly "booby-trap" their own homes in a way that can lead to overeating, a nutritional expert who has conducted hundreds of food studies said Thursday. Brian Wansink told a joint meeting of the Canadian Diabetes Association and the Canadian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism that some people blame obesity on fast food, the government and food companies, but the food fight really begins at home. One billion overweight Gallery: Portion sizes Weight management channel More Diet & Fitness news The solution isn't concentration and willpower, he told more than 3,000 delegates at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Most people overeat because if food is put in front of them, they'll eat it, said Wansink, who lives in Ithaca, N.Y., and is director of the Cornell Food and Brand Lab at Cornell University.... | |
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