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Air Pollution Linked to 7 Million Deaths in 2012 (WHO)

Posted on June 29, 2014 by admin

LONDON (Reuters) – Air pollution killed about 7 million people in 2012, making it the world’s single biggest environmental health risk, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.The toll, a doubling of previous estimates, means one in eight of … Continue reading →

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Food Revolution Summit

Posted on May 15, 2014 by admin

  *** The Food Revolution Summit 2014 *** http://goo.gl/jynkgx Woody Harrelson and other leading food experts are giving their top insights in the Food Revolution Summit April 26-May 4. Listen for free and get empowered! http://goo.gl/jynkgx Tags: sustainability, food, policy, … Continue reading →

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Walking Boosts Creativity

Posted on April 28, 2014 by admin

WALKING BOOSTS CREATIVE THINKING Research in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory and Cognition (April 2014) shows that walking boosts creative thinking, which is perhaps why walking meetings have had some success (in spite of being “non-traditional”). The good … Continue reading →

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Think Scientists Cannot Make Mistakes?

Posted on April 24, 2014 by admin

I cannot help laughing when someone says that they only believe in science and what papers published in peer-reviewed journals say, as if 100% of what they describe was truthful and correct. Even leaving aside the various well-known cases of … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 26, 2014 by admin

Connections and Happiness ” the happiest people tend to be those who spend one or two hours a day talking with close family and friends.” http://goo.gl/lSIbIX Are you making enough time for connections EACH DAY? Your brain needs it (the … Continue reading →

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Walking Reduces Cardiovascular Risk As Much As Running

Posted on April 30, 2013 by admin

Brisk walking can reduce a person’s risk of diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol just as much as running can. Perhaps even a little more. The finding came from a study published in the journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular … Continue reading →

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Hello world!

Posted on May 25, 1013 by admin

Welcome to Pilates Fitness’s blog! This blog is where I intend to share my thoughts on health and fitness in a bit more detail and with more flexibility than Facebook allows. I think of this blog as not just “mine” … Continue reading →

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