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Overcoming the odds Connection Share     Springfield, Va., resident Becky Scheip is an eight-time gold medallist swimmer who has set numerous records and conquered all competition along the way. Most athletes in her position would be gracing Wheaties boxes and starring in Gatorade commercials, but Scheip is more than content being the face of something bigger. Scheip, 18, is competing in her third U.S. Transplant Games this summer. After earning a medal in every single event she has ever participated in, she is returning to defend her crown. Though she appreciates the individual accolades, Scheip is more excited to show people that life goes on after a transplant. More
What you don't know might kill you Sports Illustrated Share
Last November, a month after his 32nd birthday, Rene Gonzalez moved with his wife and two young daughters from Miami to Cape Coral, a wetlands community whose canals have earned it the nickname the Little Venice of Florida. In Miami the competition in his chosen career—nutritional supplement sales—was fierce, and Cape Coral offered a less congested marketplace. He opened a small store, Just Add Muscle, in a strip mall near two gyms. "Opening the store is the first step," Gonzalez says in his native Massachusetts accent. "What I really hope to do is open my own manufacturing company. That's my dream: to franchise this store and manufacture my own supplements and then sell them in the stores." Gonzalez has no background in chemistry or nutritional science. His previous job was restoring cars; before that he was in the Marines. What he knows about sports supplements—those pills, powders and drinks marketed to athletes and would-be athletes—he learned from using them (initially as a chubby adolescent hoping to add muscle) and from reading articles in magazines and online. Except for his own experiences, there is nothing to suggest that he is qualified to offer advice on supplementation, let alone to design and manufacture his own line of products. Gonzalez's dream, however, is not as fanciful as it would appear. More
Swimming: An important skill to learn for safety and exercise The St. Louis American Share
Swimming is the third most popular sports activity in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and a good way to get regular aerobic activity and reduce the risk of chronic illness. Black, Hispanic children are more at risk for drowning Alarming data from a recent study conducted by the University of Memphis for USA Swimming says parent's fear of having their children take swimming lessons is one of the reasons African American and Hispanic children have a higher incidence of drowning. Fear outweighed financial concerns across all race groups in low-income families. More Athletes suffer skin problems from germy locker rooms Scripps Howard News Service via The Republic Share
For all the images of healthy, joyous activity competitive athletes may conjure up, sports can be a germy business. Sweat, shared gear and playing surfaces, coupled with the erratic personal hygiene of adolescents, have combined to ramp up the risk from skin infections in sports at the high school and college level. At any given moment, about a third of all people in the United States are carrying some strain of staph germ on their skin or in their nasal passages. Normally, this isn't a concern if you have a healthy immune system and intact skin. More
Kids now see fewer television ads for sweets and beverages, but more for fast food Science Daily Share
Children saw fewer television advertisements for certain foods, including those for sweets and beverages, in 2007 compared with 2003, according to a report posted online that will appear in the September print issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. However, children now see more fast-food ads, and racial gaps in exposure to all food advertising have increased. More Pools, lakes can make swimmers sick KARE Share
In the prime of summertime, the Minnesota Department of Health is reminding people to take measures to avoid spreading disease in the pool or on the beach. Epidemiology supervisor Dr. Kirk Smith says germs on and in swimmers' bodies can end up in the water and make people sick. Younger people, pregnant women and people with weak immune systems are at higher risk. More Study: Fit teens make smart seniors CNN Share
Being a physically fit teen may increase your chances of becoming a mentally fit senior. A new study in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society found that older women who had exercised consistently (at least one period of moderate physical activity- jogging, tennis, etc. a week) during their teen years were sharper mentally than women who got less than that exercise in their youth. More
Strong relationship found between food environment, built environment and obesity Medical News Today Share
Researchers at the University at Buffalo conducting a neighborhood-scaled exploratory study that tested the association between the food environment, the built environment and women's body mass index (BMI) have found that women with homes closer to a supermarket, relative to a convenience store, had lower BMIs, and that the greater the number of restaurants within a five minute walk of a woman's home, the higher her BMI. More The 6 traits of a successful small business owner Inc. Share
There is no magic formula for small business success, but most owners who do well share the same six personality traits, according to a new report. The Guardian Life Small Business Research Institute report hopes to explain why only one in two small businesses will survive more than five years, according to Small Business Administration figures. More |
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