Michaelhussey's Article in Health and Fitness

753 Gastric Bypass More Effective than Lap-Band, Studies Show
The first study, conducted by Dr. Guilherme Campos at the University of California San Francisco, was published in the February 2011 issue of the Archives of Surgery. The study used 100 pairs of patients, equally matched in terms of age, weight, sex, body mass index (BMI), and severity of Type 2 diabetes symptoms. Each patient was randomly assigned either a laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass procedure, or a laparoscopic banding procedure. The study then followed the participants’ lives during
Posted on Jun-01-2011

588 Can Weight Loss Surgery Cure Diabetes?
Thousands of Americans elect to have weight loss surgery because of medical conditions that are aggravated by obesity. The most common chronic illnesses that are linked to being overweight are heart disease, high blood pressure, arthritis, some types of cancer, and diabetes. According to a new study from researchers at Columbia University in New York and Duke University in North Carolina, bariatric surgery can affect the body’s metabolism in a positive way that mere dieting alone cannot, and can
Posted on Jun-01-2011

585 Why the way we lead our lives is the main cause of our stress
Can you remember when you last spent time alone. In today’s day and age being alone means having the TV or radio on or the phone causing constant distractions. With all this going on it’s almost as if the world has conspired to ensure that you never have to actually hear what is going on in your head. We live thoughtless lives of constant action that are programmed and repetitive. We make the same mistakes over and over again expecting different results. When that doesn’t happen we get stressed.
Posted on Apr-20-2011

592 Stress is inevitable in modern life, but there are ways to reduce it
Stress is really another name for the modern condition. It is a byproduct of urbanity and the only way to truly eliminate it is to rise above it. Engage in activities that promote stillness like yoga or Tai chi. get involved in activities that are repetitive and require little thought like vacuuming the house or mowing the lawn. If you can truly achieve this higher plane, stress will never be a problem again.
Posted on Apr-20-2011

656 Reduce stress by living one day at a time
Today’s corporate world is filled with arbitrarily imposed deadlines. Everyone is in a hurry to get things done now, right away and ASAP. Eliminate these meaningless timeframes from your life. We all know that a job will take a finite number of hours to be completed if you want it done right; most times these deadlines are imposed because we have failed to vocalize the fact that a particular job is going to take these many hours to do. Start vocalizing these thoughts and see what difference it m
Posted on Apr-20-2011

696 Lead a longer life by beating stress
If you can beat stress you will lead a longer life that is much fruitful and productive. So how do you go about doing it other than eliminating stress inducing substances like cigarettes, coffee and alcohol from our lives? The following are some simple life lessons that can help you change your attitude towards life and help you eliminate stress from it all together.
Posted on Apr-20-2011

846 How to reduce stress induced chronic acidity?
How many times have you gone to the doctor with symptoms like tension headaches, chronic acidity and irritable bowel and been told that we were suffering from stress. Most doctors will prescribe a mild tranquilizer and recommend that we adjust our lifestyle to change the discomfort that we feel.
Posted on Apr-20-2011

620 How to approach stress relief through lifestyle adjustments
How many times have you gone to the doctor with symptoms like tension headaches, chronic acidity and irritable bowel and been told that we were suffering from stress. Most doctors will prescribe a mild tranquilizer and recommend that we adjust our lifestyle to change the discomfort that we feel.
Posted on Apr-20-2011