May 16th, 2013 | Warmer weather and more daylight hours are the perfect combination for exercising and getting work done outside. In fact, many people don’t realize that outdoor chores like yard work, pulling weeds and mowing the lawn are actually great forms of exercise. Activities such as weeding, planting flowers and mowing can burn between 200 and 400 calories…
May 16th, 2013 | Prior to Angelina Jolie’s op-ed in the New York Times, announcing her decision to opt for a prophylactic (preventative) double mastectomy, few had probably even considered this topic as a means of preventing breast cancer. Within hours, the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes—identifiers for increased risk of breast cancer—became common topics of…
May 16th, 2013 | ACL injuries were once reserved for adult athletes, but several recent studies show a significant rise in pediatric ACL injuries, which have climbed 11 percent every year from 1999 to 2011. It’s a trend that continues today. Increased intensity in childhood sports and the number of hours kids are exposed to risky movement patterns are considered…