Competition vs. cooperation: What motivates you?
A recent University of Pennsylvania study found that college students' attendance at exercise sessions was 90 percent higher if they felt they were competing against their peers. But as Franklin D. Roosevelt once said: "Competition has been shown to be useful up to a certain point and no...
High-protein diet helps reverse fatty liver
Fats Domino strolled out of New Orleans, Fats Waller tickled the ivories, and Fats Navarro trumpeted be-bop jazz. They're responsible for a healthy dose of great American music. But the same cannot be said for the 30 percent of Americans who could be called "Fats Liver." That's right - almost...
Preventing sports-related eye injuries
On Feb. 18, 2009, the point guard for the Phoenix Suns, Amar'e Stoudemire, was poked in the eye by LA Clippers' forward Al Thornton. The result? A detached retina. And that followed a torn iris he sustained from a poke in the eye in training camp!
Every year around 30,000 sports-related eye injuries lead to...