Jo Beveridge and John Durkin overhauled their lifestyle and saw an incredible 17th weight loss. (Slimming World/SWNS)
A couple who weighed almost 40st between them look unrecognizable after seeing an incredible 17st (108kg) weight loss between them, almost half their body weight.
Jo Beveridge, 50, an accounts executive and John Durkin, 52, a warehouse manager from Burnley, Lancashire saw the pounds creep on during lockdown after treating themselves to takeaways as they became “all they had to look forward to”.
But indulging in the fatty food had an impact on their size, with Durkin seeing his top weight of 21st…
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Healthy communities explained in three steps
Three key aspects of cities and towns have a big impact on community and individual health, according to Joanna Lombard of the University of Miami School of Architecture. Lombard summarizes his research on healthy communities in a video interview with urban planner Victor Dover:
The greatest predictor of our longevity and health is the level of social interaction—and that goes beyond family to people we see on a daily basis, like the person serving you coffee in the local cafe. The design of the neighborhood you live in impacts the interactions. Research supporting this finding has been conducted all over…
‘People need to slow down:’ Firefighter was lucky to survive crashes with drivers going almost 100 MPH
A DeKalb County firefighter says a recent commitment to fitness and a healthy lifestyle may have saved his life when a driver that nearly topped 100 miles per hour crashed into him head-on.
Captain David McBrayer, a 14-year firefighter for DeKalb County, is at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta recovering from serious spinal injuries that will require a long recovery.
“I can barely lift this arm and I can’t walk,” Cpt. McBrayer said from his hospital room. “I’m paralyzed from the chest down.”
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McBrayer told Channel 2 Gwinnett County Bureau…
Aging with grace: Grab the keys to a long and healthy life
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Carolyn Cabral of Charlotte is part of a relatively exclusive club as a nonagenarian, or people between the ages of 90-99. In November, Carbal, 99, will reach a rarer milestone in November when she turns 100 – there were around 1,800 in North Carolina in 2021 according to the Population Division of the United Nations.
What’s the secret to a long, healthy life?
For Carolyn Cabral, who lives in Charlotte, it’s playing bingo twice a week with friends and Zumba once a week.
Cabral…
Show 1345: Secrets to Living a Long Healthy Life
Too many of us assume that aging automatically brings debility and cognitive decline. So it’s a pleasure to talk with centenarians who are ready to share the secrets to living a long healthy life.
Secrets to Living a Long Healthy Life:
Dr. Gladys McGarey is 102 years old. She spent her childhood in India because her parents were doctors caring for people in extremely remote, poor villages. An encounter with an elephant when she was nine years old clarified for her that healing should be her life’s work, too. The first and most important of her secrets for a satisfying…
Life Time Announces Summer 2023 Opening of Life Time Sienna in Missouri City; Preview Center Open
Published: Jun. 15, 2023 at 8:57 AM CDT
Memberships now available for 124,000-square-foot athletic country club, Life Time’s 12th location in the Houston market
MISSOURI CITY, Texas, june 152023 /PRNewswire/ — Life Time (NYSE: LTH), the nation’s premier healthy lifestyle brand, today announced the late-summer opening of Life Time Sienna, its 30thth destination in Texas. A preview center is now open at 8421 Hwy. 6 suite #400 for prospective members to learn more and be among the first to join the highly anticipated club. With an outdoor beach club, leisure pools, an expansive workout floor, six dedicated studio spaces and…
Here’s how to keep dogs healthy, fit for life
New research shows the best way to keep dogs happy and healthy as they age with their human companions by surrounding them with other dogs.
Researchers conducted the largest survey of its kind on more than 21,000 dog owners. Published on May 13 in the journal Evolution, Medicine & Public Health, the study shows what health factors are important to keep canines aging alongside their humans.
“People love their dogs,” Noah Snyder-Mackler, assistant professor of life sciences at Arizona State University, said in a press release. “But what people may not know, is that this love and care, combined with…
Taurine may help slow the aging process, new animal study shows
Share on PinterestTaurine is a compound found in dairy products as well as some energy drinks. Kevin Day/Getty Images
Taurine is a compound found in humans as well as dairy products and some energy drinks.
In a study, researchers say taurine was effective as an anti-aging agent that promoted longevity in mice.
Experts say the findings are promising, but more research needs to be done by humans.
A deficiency in the nutrient taurine appears to drive aging in animals, but experts say more research is needed to determine if the same effect is found in humans.
A study published today…