Mike
Mike is a natural health and fitness expert, with the bulk of his knowledge extending into the fields of kinesiology and nutrition. An advocate of a healthy lifestyle, Mike continues to educate his peers as to how they can improve the quality of their lives. Mike has been labeled both a Life Coach and a "Fitness Virtuoso", and is recognized by many as a leading author in his field. As a writer for Shatter Limits, a paragon of health and science information on the web, Mike has established himself as a giant in the field of health.
Homepage: http://www.ShatterLimits.com
Posts by Mike
U.S. Court Rules Against Obama’s Stem Cell Policy
Aug 27th
Jeremy Pelofsky
Reuters
August 27, 2010
A U.S. district court issued a preliminary injunction on Monday stopping federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research, in a slap to the Obama administration’s new guidelines on the sensitive issue. More >
Rectal Cancer Rates on the Rise in Younger Adults
Aug 26th
Randy Dotinga
HealthDay News
August 26, 2010
While the number of actual cases is still extremely small, U.S. researchers report that the incidence of rectal cancer among people under the age of 40 is on the rise. More >
Diabetes Risk Cut by Leafy Greens Consumption
Aug 26th
Emma Wilkinson
BBC News
August 26, 2010
A diet rich in green leafy vegetables may reduce the risk of developing diabetes, UK research says. In an analysis of six studies into fruit and vegetable intake, only food including spinach and cabbage was found to have a significant positive effect.
Water Before Meals Could Lead to Weight Loss
Aug 25th
Bill Hendrick
WebMD
August 25, 2010
Drinking water before each meal has been shown to help promote weight loss, according to a new study. More >
An Interaction Between Genes and Food Consumption
Aug 25th
Wynne Parry
LiveScience
August 25, 2010
Weight gain is not just the result of an overly rich diet or genes that predispose someone to store fat, mounting research suggests. Rather, studies implicate a third, and more complex, factor – the interaction between our genes and what we eat. More >
ADHD Misdiagnosis Rates Sweeping the U.S.
Aug 24th
Yahoo News
August 24, 2010
Almost one million children in the United States are potentially misdiagnosed with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) because they were the youngest and least mature in their kindergarten classes, a US study released Tuesday found. More >
Drugs for Kids Tested in Poor Countries
Aug 24th
Frederik Joelving
Reuters
August 24, 2010
A law intended to speed up development of new drugs for U.S. kids has ended up financing clinical trials in poor countries, where the medicines might never become available. More >
Canadian People Loaded with BPA
Aug 23rd
Solarina Ho
Reuters
August 23, 2010
Bisphenol A, a widely used chemical that Canada is banning from baby bottles, is present in the bodies of 91 percent of Canadians, according to a report that shows just how prevalent the controversial chemical is in daily life. More >
Teenagers Suffering Early Hearing Loss
Aug 23rd
Nicole Ostrow
Bloomberg
August 23, 2010
Hearing loss among U.S. adolescents has surged, probably because of the use of devices such as earbuds for listening to music, doctors say. More >
Laptop Use Leading to Aches and Pain
Aug 22nd
Alan Mozes
HealthDay News
August 23, 2010
The very design of laptop computers encourages bad posture among college students and other heavy users, which can lead to headaches, muscle strain and debilitating neck, shoulder and hand injuries, researchers caution. More >
