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How to Stop the Aging Process
by Shin Ohtake on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 • 20 Comments
The science of aging has always been considered controversial. A little like chasing Big Foot or the Lock Ness monster, people are intrigued but no one takes it very seriously…until now. Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn, Dr. Carol Greider, and Dr. Jack Szostak were were the scientists who were awarded the Noble Prize for discovering what may in fact be the key to aging. Until recently, the aging process was just an accepted process of human development.
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Can Too Much Running Cause Death?
by Shin Ohtake on Thursday, October 22, 2009 • 28 Comments
Death by running? Talk about an oxymoron. The once savior to all heart disease is now a possible culprit? Say it ain’t so! Well, just this past week there were three deaths in the Detroit Marathon. The incidents all happened within 16 minutes of one another—most likely all from cardiac arrest. But don’t worry, as suggested by the CNN article titled, “Despite 3 deaths in Detroit race, runner fatalities are rare”, these incidents are not common. Whew! A sigh of relief if you love running and participate in long distance events like the marathon, right? Not so fast. What I’m about to tell you may have you thinking otherwise…
Forget Everything You’ve Heard About Muscle!
by Shin Ohtake on Thursday, October 15, 2009 • 30 Comments
The fitness community has always been obsessed about muscle and how it makes us lean, fit, and strong, but there’s a group of researchers that argue that our focus has been on the wrong part of the anatomy, especially when it comes to maximizing your fitness potential while staying injury free.
