Fitness Rocks: Episodes

Sleep Duration and Risk of Heart Disease<br /><br />This week on Fitness Rocks I review an article from the Journal of the American Medical Association about the risk of heart disease associated with poor sleep.&nbsp; Are you getting enough sleep to keep you healthy?<br /><br />References:<br /><br /><a ...
Low-Carbohydrate Diets and Brain Function<br /><br />This week I interview Dr. Holly Taylor and Dr. Robin Kanarek about their recent study looking at the brain effects of eating a low-carb diet.&nbsp; You should listen to what they have to say.<br /><br />References:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6WB2-4TB181Y-1&_user=10&_coverDate=02%2F28%2F2009&_rdoc=16&_fmt=high&_orig=browse&_srch=doc-info(%23toc%236698%232009%23999479998%23732051%23FLA%23display%23Volume)&_cdi=6698&_sort=d&_docanchor=&_ct=41&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10 ...
Global Warming<br />
The Anti-Inflammation Diet<br /><br />This week on Fitness Rocks I interview Dr. Chris Cannon about his book The Idiot's Guide to the Anti-Inflammation Diet.<br /><br />References:&nbsp; <br /><br /><br /> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1592575587?ie=UTF8&tag=fitnessrocks-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1592575587">The ...
Yoga - An Interview with Carmina Mock<br /><br />This week I interviewed Carmina Mock, a registered nurse who has been teaching Yoga for thirty-four years.&nbsp; Carmina has a wonderful world view that I think you will appreciate.<br /><br />Monte<br />
<div>Yoga for Depression<br /><br />This week on Fitness Rocks I have an interview with Dr. David Shapiro of UCLA about his research on using Yoga as a complementary treatment for depression.<br /><br />References:<br /><br /><a href="http://ecam.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/4/4/493?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=yoga&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&resourcetype=HWCIT">Yoga ...
<div>Big Money, Bad Science - What's the Best Way to Prevent Heart Disease?<br /><br />This week the JUPITER study was published in the <span>New England Journal of Medicine</span>.&nbsp; It is being haled in the lay press as a study that may fundamentally change how we approach the prevention of heart ...
Lifestyle and the Risk of Stroke<br /><br />In an article published in the journal <span>Circulation</span> researchers looked at the relationship between healthy lifestyle habits and the risk of stroke.&nbsp; I review the article in this episode of Fitness Rocks - you should listen!<br /><br />References:<br ...
Dietary Supplements - Buyer Beware<br /><br />This week on Fitness Rocks I review two articles discussing the lack of regulation on the dietary supplement industry - you will be disturbed.<br /><br />References:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.fda.gov/consumer/updates/supplements080408.html">Article from ...
Exercise and Major Depression<br /><br />References:<br /><br /><a href="http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/159/19/2349">Exercise in Older Patients with Major Depression</a><br />
Stress and Your Health<br /><br />References:<br /><br /><a href="http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/18/1/41?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=ratcliffe%2C+h.l.&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&resourcetype=HWCIT">Coronary Heart Disease in Animals at the Philadelphia Zoo</a><br /><br ...
Lifestyle Habits and Mortality<br /><br />In this episode of Fitness Rocks I interview Dr. Rob Van Dam, an Assistant Professor at the Harvard School of Public Health, about his recent paper in the British Medical Journal.&nbsp; Dr. Van Dam and his colleagues report on lifestyle data collected on over ...
Cancer Prevention - An Interview with Dr. Neal Barnard<br /><br />References:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pcrm.org/">Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine</a><br />
Physical Activity Affects the Expression of Obesity Genes<br /><br />An interview with Dr. Evadnie Rampersaud of the Miami Institute of Human Genomics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.<br />
Alternate Day Fasting - an Interview with Dr. Krista Varady<br /><br />References:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/86/1/7?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&author1=varady&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&sortspec=relevance&resourcetype=HWCIT">Alternate Day Fasting and Chronic ...
Lead and Mercury Contamination in Ayurvedic Medicines<br /><br />References:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.drmonte.libsyn.com/rss"><span>JAMA August 27, 2008</span></a><br />
Muscular Strength and Risk of Mortality<br /><br />Music: <p align="justify"><a href="http://music.podshow.com/music/listeners/artistdetails.php?BandHash=1b4307d1bf8a06ce5826c8c461150b9d">Charlie Crowe - Crowe Jam</a></p> <a ...
Is Overweight or Obese a Health Risk - or Not?<br /><br />Music: <p align="justify"><a href="http://music.podshow.com/music/listeners/artistdetails.php?BandHash=1b4307d1bf8a06ce5826c8c461150b9d">Charlie Crowe - Crowe Jam</a></p> <a ...
Exercise Nutrition <br /><br />An interview with Dr. Kathleen Melanson.<br /><br />Music: <p align="justify"><a href="http://music.podshow.com/music/listeners/artistdetails.php?BandHash=1b4307d1bf8a06ce5826c8c461150b9d">Charlie Crowe - Crowe Jam</a></p> <a ...
Reduced Disability Among Aging Runners<br />
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