US Fitness Guide

1. Soft drink image by Leticia Wilson from Fotolia.com  Soft drinks offer little or no nutritional value. Having a soft drink might be refreshing on a hot day, but it isn’t very healthy. There are many health problems related to the consumption of soft drinks, and doctors recommend having a maximum of only one a day. But ideally you should not drink them at all, or only as a special treat.

Addiction

2. The caffeine found in many soft drinks is known to be addictive.

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A senior UK doctor has warned that diagnostic errors are the central cause of avoidable harm to patients in hospitals. Gordon Caldwell, a consultant physician at Worthing Hospital in Western Sussex, argued that doctors need better facilities and sufficient time to make a correct diagnosis. When a patient is admitted to hospital, the team of doctors formulate a “working diagnosis,” he explained. At this point, the diagnosis is uncertain but the patient is treated as if the working diagnosis is correct. “If over the next few days the patient gets better, the working diagnosis is confirmed and becomes the diagnosis,” he said. However

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WASHINGTON, DC — Most consumers use dietary supplements for prevention purposes, according to a new survey by .

Patrick Rea, publisher and editorial director of and vice president of research and data for , spoke to congressional staff members Wednesday as part of a Capitol Hill briefing about supplements. The briefing was sponsored by the Congressional Dietary Supplement Caucus, in cooperation with the Natural Products Association and the Council for Responsible Nutrition.

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Nashville, TN, September 08, 2010 –()– Augie Nieto has helped shape the Health and Fitness Industry through his leadership, dedication, and commitment to excellence. In 1975, Augie helped launch Lifecycle by traveling the country selling the original Lifecycle to gyms and health clubs from a motor home. Augie sold Lifecycle when revenue reached $7 million a year and continued to run the company as it grew into Life Fitness, one of the world’s largest fitness equipment manufactures. Under his watch, revenue hit nearly $200 million by 1997 before the company was sold again for $310 million.

Ironically in 2005, besides being named as Chairman of Octane Fitness, this unbelievable fitness entrepreneur was diagnosed with ALS, Lou Gehrig’s disease. The Read more…