Health and Fitness

Credit: CC0 Public Domain General service in the US military may lower, rather than heighten, the risk of depression, despite the relatively high prevalence of the condition among active duty and veteran personnel, finds a large observational study published online in BMJ Military Health. The potentially protective effects of military service challenge some previous assumptions …

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A fluorescent image displays reactive gliosis – a condition found in many neurodegenerative diseases – in the cerebral cortex induced by astrocyte-expressed GADD45G, the protein product of the Gadd45g gene. Reactive astrocytes are shown in red and reactive microglia are green, both common glial cell types. Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists …

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OF COURSE, PROTEIN intake is important. It’s a vital nutrient our bodies need to function. However, many avoid it because of the misconception that it causes you to gain weight. That might be a good thing if you’re trying to build muscle, or a bad thing if you’re trying to watch your waistline. Regardless of …

Does Protein Make You Gain Weight? What You Need to Know. Read More »

IF YOU’RE ANYWHERE on the internet on a regular basis, you’ve probably seen an ad (or seven) for VShred. They typically involve a muscled up guy working out, telling you why your last diet failed, and promoting the company’s workout programs, such as Get Ripped in 90 Days or Fat Loss Extreme. VShred provides virtual …

The Viral VShred Diet Is Lean on the Science. Here’s What You Need to Know. Read More »

YOU KNOW THAT to get visibly chiseled abs, it’s not just about your workouts. It’s also about what you eat. But exactly what and how much to put on your plate isn’t always clear. The truth is there are plenty of workout and diet combinations that will shred your abs, but some will get you …

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OF COURSE, PROTEIN intake is important. It’s a vital nutrient our bodies need to function. However, many avoid it because of the misconception that it causes you to gain weight. That might be a good thing if you’re trying to build muscle, or a bad thing if you’re trying to watch your waistline. Regardless of …

Does Protein Make You Gain Weight? What You Need to Know. Read More »

IF YOU’RE ANYWHERE on the internet on a regular basis, you’ve probably seen an ad (or seven) for VShred. They typically involve a muscled up guy working out, telling you why your last diet failed, and promoting the company’s workout programs, such as Get Ripped in 90 Days or Fat Loss Extreme. VShred provides virtual …

The Viral VShred Diet Is Lean on the Science. Here’s What You Need to Know. Read More »

YOU KNOW THAT to get visibly chiseled abs, it’s not just about your workouts. It’s also about what you eat. But exactly what and how much to put on your plate isn’t always clear. The truth is there are plenty of workout and diet combinations that will shred your abs, but some will get you …

Exactly How to Eat and Train to Build a Six-Pack Read More »

WHETHER YOUR WORKOUT goal is to get stronger, gain muscle, or just to move better, the deadlift will be an integral exercise for your lifting routine. The compound exercise is a lower body staple, as it hammers the glutes and hamstrings, two major posterior muscles. If you’re looking to build mass and level up your …

Romanian Deadlift vs. Deadlift: Which Exercise Is Best for Your Workouts? Read More »

WHEN I WAS in third grade, I watched a movie called Space Camp. The plot involves a group of kids at (you guessed it) space camp who accidentally get shot into space and have to figure out how to steer their space shuttle back to Earth. Even though its logic doesn’t hold up, Space Camp …

Some Dads Take Their Kids to Disney. I Took My Son to Space. Read More »