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July 20th, 2008

Healthbolt’s Weekly Roundup of Contests and Giveaways.

b5Media’s newest Health blog Grounded Fitness has a Kettlebell The Iron Core Way set which includes a a 15 pound kettlebell and instructional DVD to giveaway.
Womb Within has two giveaways from Playskool (a Shake Rattle and Roll Teether and a Heat Sensitive Plastic Spoons).
Cranky Fitness has some neat exercise equipment to giveaway - a sportstep, […]

By Liz -- 1 comment

July 18th, 2008

Book Review and Giveaway: High Heels to Hormones by Christine Lasich, M.D.

Did you know that women are…
- three times more likely than men to suffer from some types of back pain
- more susceptible to a whiplash injury
- prone to low back pain
And that bra straps, high heels, and hormonal swings add to the chances of women suffering from an aching back.
Christine Lasich MD knows all this […]

By Liz -- 14 comments

July 17th, 2008

Can ‘Quit Smoking’ Contests Help People Kick The Habit?

That’s what the Cochrane Collaboration, an international organization that evaluates medical research, wanted to find out. So they did a systematic review of 17 relevant studies that had taken place in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia.
These studies had used mostly monetary incentives to help encourage participants to quit smoking.
Incentives such as […]

By Liz -- 2 comments

July 16th, 2008

Healthbolt’s Healthy Health Links of the Week.

ABC News has an interesting article on a kids dealing with Tourette Syndrome. The article, Taking on Tourette: Families Reveal Their Personal Struggles, looks at a summer camp called “Camp Tic-a-Palooza” for tourette kids. Have a read of the article and watch the news video to learn more about this syndrome.
Newsweek has a fun article […]

By Liz -- 0 comments

July 15th, 2008

Dance Like No One is Watching.

One of my New Year’s resolutions was to ‘dance like no one is watching’.
Turns out it’s not such a bad idea. Dancing, it seems, has many health benefits. Besides the obvious - it is exercise and therefore should help you keep fit - dancing is also good for lowering the risk of dementia, helping […]

By Liz -- 3 comments

July 14th, 2008

Organic Jeans That Heal.

Check this out.
You can now buy jeans that are not only custom made to your body but can also, according to the company, heal the body. Made by the Make Your Own Jeans company, these jeans are able to treat a variety of medical conditions including skin ailments, diabetes, arthritis, digestive problems, high blood pressure […]

By Liz -- 5 comments

July 13th, 2008

Healthbolt’s Weekly Roundup of Contests and Giveaways.

Cranky Fitness has some Hypnosis CD’s to giveaway. There’s one for eliminating insomnia, one for stress relief, and one on weight loss motivation. If it sounds like something you need, head on over before July 15th and let them know (US and Canadian residents only)
Womb Within is giving away some Prenatal Vitamins to those who […]

By Liz -- 0 comments

July 11th, 2008

Healthmap Tracks Diseases.

Want to know what diseases are bugging your favorite vacation spot before you get there ?
Interested in finding out where the latest salmonella or Avian Flu outbreak is?
Well, now you can thanks to Healthmap.
Healthmap gathers text from the World Health Organization, Google News, and many other resources and filters it down and puts it onto a […]

By Liz -- 3 comments

July 10th, 2008

Eyedentity: Tattoos That Protect.

Two Florida mothers, Zephora Haddon and Nycole Sones, have hit on a novel way of providing a voice and protecting those unable to share vital information in an emergency situation.
Noticing that there always seemed to be someone calling for a lost child during their children’s playdates in crowded public places, they put their heads together […]

By Liz -- 2 comments

July 9th, 2008

The Healthbolt Carnival Is Back.

The Healthbolt Carnival is back once again, full of interesting, informative, and entertaining posts about ‘everything to do with health.
So grab a coffee and have a read. You’ll be amazed at what you find.

Walter from Highlight HEALTH writes about The Upside of High Food Prices, saying, “As the price at the gas pump continues to […]

By Liz -- 1 comment

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