Monthly Archives: September 2010
News: power poses increase testosterone levels?
Don’t be a poser, boost your testosterone levels?
“Strike a pose, there’s nothing to it” – Madonna… Turns out Madonna may not have been right, after all… Though Madonna is widely known to have a high intelligence quotient (IQ), even she didn’t appreciate the effects of striking a pose.
A widely publicized study published in the journal, Psychological Sciences, explored the impact of what they deemed, ‘power poses‘ or ‘low power poses‘ on salivary testosterone and cortisol levels. The study researchers included Amy J. C. Cuddy, an assistant professor of Harvard Business school as well as Dana Carney and Andy Yap–both from Columbia University.
New study: Cinnamon improves blood sugar levels…
For those with type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, or other cardiac risk factors, new research suggests that supplementing your diet with cinnamon may have important health benefits.
Cinnamon supplementation improves blood sugar control?
For today’s post, I happened to find an interesting article that was just recently published in the medical journal, Diabetic Medicine: A Journal of the British Diabetic Association regarding the health benefits of cinnamon supplementation. No, I’m not talking about Cinnamon toast, or the cereal called Cinnamon Toast Crunch either…
Researchers in London conducted a study involving 58 patients with type 2 diabetes (25 males, 33 females) over a period 12 weeks. For inclusion in this study, the participants had to have a Hemoglobin A1C level of greater than 7%. Hemoglobin A1C is a marker of long-term glycemic control in those who have diabetes.
Too funny for words… Exercise motivation.
I spilled my coffee when I saw this at Doug’s site.
