Happy Canada Day!
Here are this week's reading diversions for your personal enlightenment. Have an awesome Canada Day weekend!
Foods Before Working Out: 10 Carbs To Eat Before And Post-Workout
Exercising on an empty stomach never quite feels right. When it comes to helping our bodies feel good before and after workouts, most of us would agree we should start with a healthy plate of food.
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What The Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast | Fast Company
Mornings are a great time for getting things done. You’re less likely to be interrupted than you are later in the day. Your supply of willpower is fresh after a good night’s sleep. That makes it possible to turn personal priorities like exercise or strategic thinking into reality.
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Tall women are more likely to develop ovarian cancer than their shorter friends, research suggests.
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Could caffeine transform the average nan into supergran? | Mail Online
Their study on mice revealed that caffeine boosted power in two different muscles in elderly adults - an effect that was not seen in developing youngsters.
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Foods For Vision: 6 Top Picks For Your Eyes
Here are six of the best foods for promoting eye health. Any favorites we forgot? Let us know!
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Having Your Coffee and Enjoying It Too - NYTimes.com
Coffee drinkers who were relatively healthy when the study began were less likely than nondrinkers to die of heart disease, respiratory disease, stroke, diabetes, infections, injuries and accidents.
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Heart Disease - 8 Surprisingly Bad Foods for Your Heart - MedHelp
Women who eat a lot of foods rich in refined carbohydrate like white bread, pizza and rice are twice as likely to develop heart disease as women who eat few of those foods, according to a recent study from Italy. The increased risk seems to be associated with carbs that are quickly absorbed into the bloodstream rather than carbohydrates on the whole, say the researchers.
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