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Leave it to modern science to tell us exactly what we’ve always suspected, but don’t really want to know for certain.  A recent scientific study, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology warns those of us who sit most of the day that we are putting our very lives in jeopardy.   It turns out that it’s actually healthier to be pounding the pavement than sitting at your desk and fretting about having too much work and too little time.  While some prior studies showed a correlation between obesity and diseases like type II diabetes, few researchers have looked at the ill effects of the

At last, summer is here and it makes you want to get outdoors and go for a run.   But for fitness seekers who suffer from seasonal allergies, the balmy summer days can mean a blast of allergies. Allergy symptoms are triggered by our own immune system’s effort to expel a foreign substance, such as pollen, dust or animal dander. When an allergen finds its way in the body, special cells, called mast cells release histamine and other chemicals, which initiate reactions designed to dislodge the antigen, including sneezing, and watering of the eyes and nose. The symptoms of allergies, runny nose, itchy