Health and Fitness for Thursday December 30, 2010

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Preparation can reduce skiing injury risk DALLAS (UPI) -- Getting in shape before skiing may be the best way to prevent injuries, a U.S. professor of orthopedic surgery advises. Dr. Robert Dimeff of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas says exercises to strengthen the core are critical, so abdominal crunches, back extensions, squats, lunges and balance exercises are advised. "However, any exercise regimen should be coordinated with your primary care physician, or a sports medicine specialist for more advanced athletes, to be sure it takes into account your health history," Dimeff says in a statement. Injuries are more frequently reported when skiers are fatigued, such as the end of the day or end of a ski vacation week, but aerobic workouts can assist in improving stamina and reduce fatigue, Dimeff says. To prevent or lessen the severity of common ski-related injuries: -- Take time to learn techniques for moving, stopping and falling from a professional instructor, rather than just relying on haphazard tips from friends. -- Check to make sure your ski binding is working properly and perform a self-release test at the start of each day. -- Wear a helmet to help protect against head injuries. -- Drop your ski pole when you fall to avoid thumb and hand injuries. -- Avoid alcohol and drugs, which can interfere with your performance, slow response times or make you jittery or nervous. Copyright 2010 by United Press International
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Oranges better than vitamin C capsules PROVO, Utah (UPI) -- What makes fruit so healthy is not one compound or another but how fruit compounds combine, a U.S. nutritionist says. Tory Parker of Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, says oranges, blueberries, strawberries and other fruits are so healthful because they contain powerful combinations of compounds. This is the reason why the whole orange is healthier than the orange's components taken separately. "There's something about an orange that's better than taking a vitamin C capsule, and that's really what we're trying to figure out," Parker says in a statement."We think it's the particular mixture of antioxidants in an orange that makes it so good for you. "Carbs and fat increase free radicals, and fruit and internal antioxidants counteract that -- that means fruit should be your desert," Parker says in a statement."We're looking for synergistic effects -- cases where the effect of two or more antioxidants together was stronger than the sum of them separately." Parker and colleagues will be seeking patents for some of the identified combinations of antioxidants that were the most synergistic -- especially involving the compounds hesperidin and naringenin -- that seemed to contribute the most. The findings are published in the Journal of Food Science. Copyright 2010 by United Press International
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Powerful people may feel power over cancer CHICAGO (UPI) -- People who feel powerful are more likely to believe they can beat cancer if it's described in anthropomorphist, or human, terms, U.S. researchers say. Study authors Sara Kim and Ann L. McGill, both at the University of Chicago, say previous research shows consumers tend to like objects that they perceive to possess human characteristics. "We examine people's assessment of the risks associated with a gambling machine and a disease and how these risk perceptions may vary depending on whether these risk-bearing entities are anthropomorphized or not," the study authors say in a statement. In one study, the researchers found study participants who recalled an incident in which they felt powerful perceived lower risk toward a slot machine game and were more likely to play it when the machine had a human-like face. However, people who felt powerless felt greater risk in the game and were less willing to play it when the machine resembled a human. In a second study, people who felt powerful felt they could better control skin cancer when it was described as if it had human-like evil intentions to hurt people, but people who felt less powerful say they had little control over the disease when it was described in human terms -- perceiving greater risk. The findings are published in the Journal of Consumer Research. Copyright 2010 by United Press International
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Men could be more caring of partner's pain COVENTRY, England (UPI) -- Most men say they are compassionate, but some women suffer in silence with a painful period because of an uncaring partner, a British survey indicates. The survey for Lloydspharmacy based in Coventry, England, indicates 87 percent of men claim to be very or fairly compassionate, but one in five women who have painful periods say they have suffered in silence because of an unsympathetic partner. The survey indicates 89 percent say they have painful periods and although men describe themselves as compassionate, 42 percent admit they try to stay out of their partner's way when their partner has a period. One in six women said period pain has resulted in an argument with their partner -- especially for those women who suffer severe pain every month. The survey indicates: -- 61 percent say their periods are extremely or very painful. -- Half say they've been doubled over in pain. -- One in five have been physically sick. -- One-quarter have taken a sick day from work. "Many women clearly suffer quite badly -- so much so that it appears to be affecting the harmony of their relationships," Melinda Setanoians, prescribing pharmacist at Lloydspharmacy, says in a statement. The survey of 2,157 British adults was conducted by YouGov Plc. Oct. 22 to 25. No margin of error was provided. Copyright 2010 by United Press International
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