Links for Active Lifestyle

Surprising Factors That May Keep You Thin

How much you fidget, where you live and other details about your life correlate with keeping off unwanted weight, according to observational studies. Click for more: http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/09/health/thin-factors-jampolis/index.html

The Science Is In: Exercise Won’t Help You Lose Much Weight

We’ve been conditioned to think of exercise as a key ingredient — perhaps the most important ingredient — of any weight loss effort. You know the drill: Join the gym on January 1 if you want to reach your New Year’s weight loss goal. Click for more: https://www.vox.com/2018/1/3/16845438/exercise-weight-loss-myth-burn-calories

Dizziness, Vertigo and Balance Issues: MS and the Vestibular System

The vestibular system is in the inner ear, and when it doesn’t work it causes dizziness, vertigo, and balance issues. These are the same symptoms with which some MS patients suffer.  Click here to learn more:  http://denver.cbslocal.com/2017/06/16/ms-society-research-technology/

Medicine in the Mountains: Exercise and MS

An interview with Dr. Hebert on the GrassRoots Community Network: http://www.grassrootstv.org/view?showID=13042

‘Yes, Sitting Can Kill You’: Study Says Sitting Increases Risk of Death

CNN examines the benefits of getting up and moving. http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/11/health/sitting-increases-risk-of-death-study/index.html