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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team In Training (TNT) offers hands-on training unlike any other program. You’ll get more help than with other charities, gyms, online training programs or sports clubs. We’re an established network of coaches, mentors and teammates, built by The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society over the past 22 years.
We set your training regimen. We advise you on nutrition and injury prevention. We hold weekly team workouts to encourage one another and …

In studies with mice, amino acid reduced fat deposits and boosted metabolism
(HealthDay News) — An amino acid called isoleucine may play an important role in weight loss, a new study suggests.
Japanese researchers fed mice a high-fat diet (45 percent of calories from fat) for six weeks. After the first two weeks, the mice were divided into two groups. One group received isoleucine in their drinking water while the control group received an inert substance. This continued for the remainder of the study.
Even though their dietary, fluid and caloric intake was …

Study shows it reduces inflammation associated with heart disease
(HealthDay News) — If you’re tempted to raid your child’s Halloween candy stash at the end of this month, here’s one reason you might not have to restrain yourself.
Spanish researchers put 42 men and women on a diet that included 40 grams of unsweetened cocoa powder (about 1.4 ounces) mixed with skim milk daily, or plain skim milk. After one month, those who drank the cocoa-flavored milk had lower levels of inflammatory markers associated with heart disease than those drinking the milk …

Comparison of plans finds differences in mood despite similar weight loss
(HealthDay News) — Both a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet such as the popular Atkins program and a low-fat, high-carb diet appear to help people lose pounds over the course of a year.
But as for mood? Only the low-fat diets will result in long-term improvement in mood, according to a study in the Nov. 9 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.
People on both diets consumed roughly the same number of calories.
“Both an energy-reduced, very low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet and a conventional high-carbohydrate, low-fat …

By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration is challenging makers of alcohol-infused energy drinks to prove their beverages are safe, citing complaints that the products can cause risky behavior and injury.
The FDA issued a letter Friday to 30 beverage manufacturers, giving them 30 days to provide evidence that the combination of caffeine and alcohol is safe.
“Today the FDA has listed caffeine only as an ingredient for use in soft drinks,” said Deputy Commissioner Dr. Joshua Sharfstein. “The agency has not approved caffeine for use in alcoholic …

The Right Multi Maks a Difference
Just how important is proper nutrition? Extremely! We believe it to be responsible for 80% of the way you look and feel. How often do you see people in your gym, that have been “working out” for months or years with little to no change in the way they appear? Quite often! Why? Simple, they are not putting the necessary emphasis on their nutrition.
In today’s society, with the advances in food preparation and packaging, we unfortunately, have lost quite a bit of the natural nutrients …

Result may be left atrial enlargement, study finds
(HealthDay News) — Obesity is a major risk factor for left atrial enlargement, which increases the risk of atrial fibrillation, stroke and death, a new study shows.
Atrial fibrillation is the most common type of arrhythmia (an irregular heart rhythm or heartbeat).
Researchers analyzed data on 1,212 men and women, aged 25 to 74, in Germany who were followed for 10 years. The study authors concluded that obesity and hypertension cause structural and functional changes in the heart and are independent predictors of left atrial …

New York City health officials have battled trans fat and high-calorie fast food. Now, they’re taking on salt.
The health department planned to release on Monday draft guidelines suggesting the maximum amount of salt that should be in a wide variety of manufactured and packaged foods.
New York City’s program is modeled in part after a similar initiative in the United Kingdom that has been underway since 2003.
The recommendations call for sizable reductions in the sodium content of many products, from a 20% drop in peanut butter to a 40% decline in …

Testing of vascular risk can be simplified, researchers say
(HealthDay News) — Methods to gauge blood cholesterol to determine vascular disease risk can be simplified, researchers in England say.
Their method measures levels of either total or high-density lipoprotein (HDL, or “good” cholesterol) in the blood or apolipoproteins (proteins that help transport cholesterol), without the need to have patients fast and without regard to another form of blood fat called triglycerides.
“Expert opinion is divided” on which combination of measurements is ideal in gauging cardiovascular risk, explained John Danesh, of the Emerging Risk …

Study found eating dark version lowered levels of stress hormones
(HealthDay News) — Feeling stressed? A dose of dark chocolate could cheer you right up by lowering your stress hormone levels, a new study suggests.
Swiss researchers, who report their findings in the online issue of the Journal of Proteome Research, tracked volunteers who said they were highly stressed.
“The study provides strong evidence that a daily consumption of 40 grams [1.4 ounces] during a period of two weeks is sufficient to modify the metabolism of healthy human volunteers,” wrote the researchers, from …