Congratulations. You just finished your workout and have reached your calorie goal. Well, maybe not…
It turns out you can’t trust most exercise machines. They often grossly overestimate how many calories you’ve burned.
A study at the University of California, San Francisco evaluated the accuracy of calorie counters on various cardio machines. Researchers revealed your go-to cardio machine’s calorie counter can go over by almost 50%:1
… Read MoreYour portfolio isn’t the only thing that suffers in a falling stock market.
Researchers have found that volatile stock prices lead to an increase in heart attacks, hospitalizations, and mental disorders.
Study after study shows how market fluctuations can damage your health:
… Read MoreIt’s a myth that it’s safer to ride in the back seat of the car. A new analysis shows that in most crashes, you’re better off in the front.1
Years ago, front-seat passengers faced the danger of smashing into the dashboard or the windshield. Airbags come with their own risks, too… For instance, children aged 12 or younger should still sit in the back.… Read More
An exercise we were all taught to do since grade school causes more than half the workout injuries in the U.S. Army.1
What’s more, tests reveal it doesn’t provide the fitness benefits claimed for years by exercise gurus.2
As one group of researchers stated: This common exercise is best left in the dustbin of fitness history.
Of course, it’s important that we all stay fit.… Read More
If you feel lousy and suspect a vitamin deficiency, your doctor will likely give you a blood test or some other kind of expensive screening.
But sometimes the best way to tell if you are lacking in an important nutrient is to look in the mirror. Experts say signs of deficiencies often show up in your face.
Here are five common facial symptoms linked to vitamin deficiencies.… Read More
Super Bowl bashes might never be the same. It’s the biggest day of the year for pizza deliveries. Some 12.5 million were delivered for last year’s game.1
But it turns out that pizza delivery box is full of health-damaging chemicals.
Three substances commonly found in pizza cardboard containers were just banned by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.2,3
The three are part of a group of chemicals called perfluoroalkyl substances, or PFASs.… Read More