To eat or not to eat before doing exercise?

To eat or not to eat.

That is the question for many people before they go out and exercise.

Researchers have been trying to answer that query for decades.

The results of a recent study from the American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism makes a case for not eating. At least for overweight men.

The researchers say that fasting before aerobic exercise results in higher fat burning rates than exercising after eating.

This confirms findings from a similar 2016 study in the British Journal of Nutrition.

Another study from 2013 even qualified the improvement, stating that overnight fasting before exercising (i.e., skipping breakfast) can result in as much as a 20 percent increase in fat burn compared with eating breakfast before a workout.

Keep learning at http://www.healthline.com/health-news/should-you-eat-before-you-exercise#2

The Best Places To Go Around The Globe

Great Barrier Reef

Paris

Bora Bora

Florence

Lot of the Best Places at http://travel.usnews.com/rankings/worlds-best-vacations/

There is no better time than now to start living healthy.

Child head injuries could harm relationship with parents

"A simple bang on the head can alter a child's relationship with their parents claim academics," the Daily Mail reports.

A Canadian study found children who had experienced even a mild traumatic head injury, may have developed changes to their mood and behaviour.

Mild head injuries are common in younger children and may carry a risk to their developing brains. The study team were concerned that the psychological effects of head injuries may be underestimated.

The study aimed to assess the social and developmental effects of a mild head injury on 47 young children aged under five years. The group was compared to groups of children who'd had an orthopaedic injury (e.g. a fractured bone) or no injury.

Six months after the injury, researchers observed the child and their parents during 45 minutes of play or other activities, and rated the interactions among the head injury group as significantly poorer than the no injury group. There were no differences from the orthopaedic group.

There are several limitations to this study, including lack of observation prior to the accident to compare against. We also do not know whether these score differences have any meaningful implications for the child's long-term development, particularly given that the parent's reported no change in their interactions with their child.

Parents should not be overly concerned by these findings. However, they know their child best and if they think a head injury could be having longer-term effects on their child, they should seek medical advice.

View source here: http://www.nhs.uk/news/2016/04April/Pages/Childs-head-injury-could-damage-child-parent-relationships.aspx

How to curate and hang a gallery wall?

When I was younger I used to watch my mom and her sisters hang art in their homes.  It was always an occasion when one of them wanted to redecorate and finally hang their wall art.  They used to all gather at whoever's home was changing things around and over a cup of coffee, share opinions on just how the art should be hung.  Not too high, not too low, never in the center of a room. It was fun to watch it all happen and I suppose some of their opinions rubbed off on me, as I always find myself silently critiquing the way art is hung.  So when the folks at Society 6 asked if we'd be interested in curating a gallery of wall art, myself and our art-deprived walls jumped at the chance.

We've always been big fans of Society 6 and their artists and we love that you can not only order your prints from them, but that you can choose to get them framed as well or even order canvas versions.  With this project we ordered both and were impressed with the quality, and it was super easy! 

There are a few guidelines we go by when selecting art for our walls.  Although in many cases, art is a personal choice; sometimes it can be a difficult process even for the well-seasoned decorator.  Here are a few tips if you're struggling curating and hanging a collection.

View source here: http://www.poppytalk.com/2016/04/how-to-curate-hang-gallery-wall-like-pro.html

Diabetes cases quadrupled in 3 decades

It's a potentially fatal disease whose risks can in many cases be prevented through lifestyle measures. So why has diabetes seen a massive increase in sufferers?

View source here: http://rss.cnn.com/c/35492/f/676950/s/4ec3b32a/sc/14/l/0L0Scnn0N0C20A160C0A40C0A60Chealth0Cdiabetes0Equadruples0Ewho0Ereport0Cindex0Bhtml0Deref0Frss0Ihealth/story01.htm

Key To Happiness and Mental Clarity

The more I fast, the more I free up clutter of mind, body, and spirit....

View source here: http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-24396/fasting-from-these-3-things-could-be-the-key-to-happiness-mental-clarity.html