Michael Dregni
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Endurance Athletes and Heart Arrhythmias: Exercise Overdose?
A new book, The Haywire Heart, examines the symptoms, prevention, and treatment of a condition dubbed “athlete’s heart.”
Untangling Alzheimer’s
Breakthroughs in understanding dementia are leading to new healthcare approaches. Nutrition, lifestyle, and sleep may be the keys to prevention.
LIFE, UNEDITED: Yellow Jersey
Greg LeMond remains the only American to have won the Tour de France, as a wonderful new book details.
Lifestyle Can Thwart Cancer
Thirty-year mega study finds up to 48 percent of carcinoma could be prevented with healthy lifestyles.
5 Ways to Ease Digital Eyestrain
The time you spend staring at your screen is taxing for your eyes. Here’s how you can take the edge off.
Book Review: Kitchen Matrix Cookbook
Mark Bittman’s new cookbook will give you the confidence you need in the kitchen.
The Upside of All-Out Intervals
The results of a 12-week study on interval training offers good news for exercisers short on time.
LIFE, UNEDITED: Overcoming Gymtimidation
Anxiety about being judged in the gym can lead to a fear of working out at all. Rejoice instead in what you can do.
Sugar-Coated Lies
How the sugar industry paid Harvard scientists to shift heart-disease blame to fat and cholesterol
3 Ways to Fight Alzheimer’s
The key to avoiding Alzheimer’s is fighting neuroinflammation. How do you do that? Rudolph Tanzi, PhD, says it’s all about lifestyle choices.
Recovering From a Head Injury
Three experts weigh in on how to treat concussions and other head injuries.
Being Out of Shape Almost as Bad for You as Smoking
A long-term study links poor aerobic capacity with a significant risk for premature mortality.
LIFE, UNEDITED: Living With Alzheimer’s
Writer Greg O’Brien fights his early-onset dementia by chronicling the effects of the disease in the stunning memoir On Pluto.
Government-Sponsored Junk Food
A new study links consumption of foods containing subsidized ingredients with America’s obesity epidemic.
Which Exercise Is Best for the Brain?
A new study has identified the most beneficial workouts for your neurological health.
5 Ways Your Office May Be Harming Your Health
Discover what you can do to make your work environment a healthier place to be.
Exercise Enhances Genes
New research by the Swedish Karolinska Institutet is beginning to unravel the mystery of how exercise alters the function of our genes.
High-Intensity Intervals Change How Muscle Cells Manage Calcium
New study explains why short, intensive bursts of exercise are as effective than long workouts — and why antioxidants can undermine endurance training.
Coca-Cola Funds Scientists Who Blame Obesity on Lack of Exercise, Not Poor Diet
Such “science-backed” misinformation is part of the food industry’s PR campaigns to mislead the public on nutrition.
A Drop of Blood Can Reveal Every Virus You’ve Ever Had
The new VirScan test may be used to create vaccines, track disease outbreaks — and more.
Roll Over Henry Ford — and Tell All Bicyclists the News
Ford Motor Company launches an innovative e-bike “modal transport system.”