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Pain, alcohol use disorders and risky patterns of drinking among people with chronic non-cancer pain receiving long-term opioid therapy

Published March 23, 2016 | By tony w

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Exercise Matters, But Does It Effectively Promote Weight Loss?

Published March 22, 2016 | By tony w

Need to lose weight? Eat less. Move more.You’ve probably heard those guidelines as the simplest requirements for achieving weight loss. But they also happen to be the same methods that increase bodily hunger. If you aren’t convinced, try skipping a meal while adding an extra Zumba class to your daily planner. What happens? Odds are you’ll…

A Simple Phrase That Inspires This Dad to Run

Published March 22, 2016 | By tony w

This is not a story about weight loss — unfortunately. Nor is it a fitness how-to. I’m not the right person to write that. This is simply about one dad’s motivation to get through his workout.Like many adults, I’ve struggled with those extra pounds over the years. And, like most parents, part of the problem has been finding the time and energy…

Research unveils 'mind boggling' state of adult health in the US

Published March 22, 2016 | By tony w

The research, conducted jointly by Oregon State University and the University of Mississippi, assessed adults according to four general barometers that could help define healthy behavior: a good diet, moderate exercise, recommended body fat percentage and being a non-smoker. The results uncovered that a total of 71 percent of adults did not smoke, 38 percent ate a healthy diet, 10 percent had a normal body fat percentage, and 46 percent were sufficiently active, yet only 2.7 percent of all adults had all four healthy lifestyle characteristics. While experts say that more research is needed to identify ways to increase the adoption of multiple healthy lifestyle characteristics among adults, Ellen Smit, senior author on the study and an associate professor in the OSU College of Public Health and Human Sciences, said these the findings of the research were not encouraging from the perspective of public health.