As women resolve to focus on fitness for the New Year, they shouldn’t neglect what they can’t see. Having a strong pelvic floor – the group of muscles located on the underside of the pelvis responsible for bladder control – is vital in helping women stay in control of their bodies and live active lifestyles. [...]
Earlier this month eMaxHealth conducted a weight loss poll asking Do You Think Keeping A Food Diary Could Improve Weight Loss? Out of 553 responders 74 percent believed that yes, writing a food diary can improve weight loss. Now a new study, released by Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research shows that food diary not [...]
A research team from Universit Laval’s Faculty of Medicine and Robert-Giffard Hospital has demonstrated that weight gain induced by the use of antipsychotic drugs–which in extreme cases can be as high as 30 kilos in only one month–can be avoided through a specially designed weight control program. The researchers supervised by psychiatrist Marie-Jos e [...]
Overweight people are offered dozens of options and advices on how to loose weight, but it’s still a question which program or advice is the best. This research suggests that the more overweight a women is, the more exercise she needs.
The research also says that the current recommendation of 30 minutes a day, or 150 [...]
AICAR and GW1516 experiments suggest that these two drugs, also called exercise in a pill, might protect against gaining weight on a high-fat diet, which might make it useful for treating obesity.
Researchers have identified two drugs, AICAR and GW1516, that mimic many of the physiological effects of exercise. The drugs increase the ability of cells [...]
Hong Kong Department Of Health Department of Health (DH) urged members of the public not to buy or consume a slimming product named as “Yu Xiu Tang Yang Yan Shou Shen Jiao Nang” because it was found to have contained an undeclared drug ingredient.
The department launched investigation into the product after receiving a report involving [...]
Health Canada is advising consumers not to use More Slim due to concerns about possible side-effects.
Product Description: More Slim is promoted for weight loss.
Reason for Warning: The Hong Kong Department of Health has warned against the use of More Slim because it was found to contain the undeclared pharmaceutical ingredient sibutramine.
Sibutramine is a prescription drug [...]
Health Canada is advising consumers not to use Karntien, Karntien Easy to Slim, Armstrong Natural Herbal Supplement, Enhanix New Extra Men’s Formula, Power 58 Extra and Platinum Power 58 Extra due to concerns about possible side-effects.
Product Description: Karntien and Karntien Easy to Slim are promoted for weight loss. The other four products – Armstrong Natural [...]
Health Canada is advising consumers not to use Soloslim due to concerns about possible side-effects.
Product Description: Soloslim is promoted as an “all natural” product used for weight loss.
Reason for Warning: The Hong Kong Department of Health warned against the use of Soloslim because it was found to contain an undeclared compound similar in structure to [...]
Health Canada is advising consumers not to use Natural (Xin Yi Dai) and Lasmi due to concerns about possible side-effects.
Natural (Xin Yi Dai) and Lasmi are both promoted for weight loss.
Reason for Warning
The Hong Kong Department of Health warned against the use of Natural (Xin Yi Dai) and Lasmi because they were both found to [...]