Bikram yoga is equally effective at improving health whether the exercise is done in a heated room or a room at normal temperature, according to a new study. The research was published in Experimental Physiology and carried out by investigators from Texas State University and the University of Texas at Austin. Bikram yoga is popular… Continue reading Bikram Yoga Doesn’t Have to Be Hot to Be Good for You
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Eat Like An Italian (Minus the Pizza)
Mediterranean cuisine has gotten a lot of attention for its potential impact on cardiovascular health. In fact, newer research has added to the mounting evidence that certain food choices of Italians who live in the Molise region correlated with 37 percent fewer deaths during the research than those who didn’t make those choices. “Mediterranean diet”… Continue reading Eat Like An Italian (Minus the Pizza)
Decrease in Exercise Can Affect Vascular Health
Even a few days of physical inactivity can lead to vascular dysfunction in even young, healthy people, according to a new study. Paul Fadel, associate professor of medical pharmacology and physiology at the University of Missouri School of Medicine, and John Thyfault, associate professor of nutrition and exercise physiology, also found that the vascular dysfunction… Continue reading Decrease in Exercise Can Affect Vascular Health