BlogEvolve.com - Health

25,000 steps

Toad — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:39:24 -0700

A lot of the people I work will use pedometers to track home much walking they do each day. I though I would give it a try. Last week I average around 25,000 steps per shift and covered about 7 miles a day. We work 10 hour shifts. It was actually kind of fun…I never realized how much exercise I get each day at work.

I shall give you an appetiser for a later story...

huttriver12 — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:23:24 -0600

I shall give you an appetiser for a later story:

From todays Dominion Post newspaper in Wellington,NZ.

"Diabetes sufferers are hoping for a cure with a long awaited(NZ)government decision giving the go-ahead to a clinical trial transplanting pig tissue into humans".What do you think?

Humans were first infected with the Aids virus in 1908...

huttriver12 — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 21:27:04 -0600

New research evidence has proven humans were first infected with the Aids virus between 1884 and 1924 - more likely 1908.

It is thought the disease passed undiagnosed through two generations of people before infecting a woman in Kinshasa,Congo, in 1960, some 20 years before it surfaced as a pandemic in America.

Fat cells stay with us for life

Toad — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:46:44 -0600

A person at a healthy weight usually has 10 billion to 20 billion fat cells in there body. As we gain weight fat cells will swell and eventually divide increasing in number. Unfortunately fat cells cannot be destroyed but we can add more too are bodies by over eating. If we lose weight our fat cells will shrink in size but will never die.

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome - a breath of fresh air...

huttriver12 — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:22:24 -0600

Just read the following information that could be a breakthrough for parents of young children:

Letting children sleep on their backs has certainly reduced the danger of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome(SIDS), but other simple measures such as using a fan or opening a window could reduce it by a further 72%, compared to those sleeping in a room without a fan. Just opening a window on its own, reduced SIDS by 36%.

New Zealand could soon legalise the medicinal use of cannabis...

huttriver12 — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:05:50 -0600

NZ could legalise the medicinal use of cannabis...

First published at Qassia:

The New Zealand government could soon legalise the medicinal use of cannabis products such as sprays, after an application by the leading British manufacturer of "Sativex".

Children face five times the risk of brain cancer from extensive cell phone use....

huttriver12 — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 16:42:34 -0600

Scientists have issued warnings to US legislators that the risks of brain cancer from cellphone use is real - people under 20 years are five times more likely to develop brain cancer from cellphone use.

"Fasting" the perfect way to keep you healthy.

prasannas — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:39:54 -0600

A quality diet & sufficient exercise is the pillar of healthy life.Your mental condition plays an important role in this.Fasting is the key player to control of
food habits,it will control your diet and support your mentality of controlling thoughts.That's why "Fasting" is the self control habit of taking diet in every

The dangers of mobile phones

Elly — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:28:13 -0600

When will we know the truth? Again there is research suggesting that the humble mobile phone may be a health hazard.

Over the past few years there have been a number of announcements about medical research suggesting that there may be risks with using mobile phones continually.

Sea sickness

Toad — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:14:28 -0600

Sea sickness is a form of motion sickness attributed too the movement felt while on a boat. Although no one has died directly from sea sickness people have died from asphyxiation from inhaling their vomit. But for the vast majority sea sickness is just a very unpleasant experience which will eventually pass as your body becomes accustomed too the movement of the ship.