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Despite hopes that higher blood levels of Vitamin D might reduce cancer risk, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) reports that there is no protective effect against non-Hodgkin lymphoma or cancer of the endometrium, esophagus, stomach, kidney, ovary, or pancreas. In...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Germs in the gut may help drive appetite, says research into the link between obesity and bacteria. Previous studies have showed that overweight people and normal-weight people harbor different types and amounts of microbes that naturally live...

Losing some weight and strengthening your legs may prevent pain on your knees, according to the editors of HealthBeat, an e-newsletter from Harvard Medical School. "Being overweight raises your risk for developing osteoarthritis in a weight-bearing joint like the knee...

The Jewish Community Center of RI in Providence has a new lift that allows people with all types of physical disabilities to swim and use the facility's pool for physical therapy. Richard Walsh, 69, who has cerebral palsy and is...

Take your yoga practice out of the studio and into nature with Kyle Willets, pictured here, creator of Yoga Trails. She has scheduled two hikes for Sept. 11 and 25. The first hike will go to Green Falls Pond in...

This Providence Journal file photo from 2003 shows a sunrise yoga class held at the Town Beach Pavillion on Crescent Beach on Block Island. Block Island will provide an idyllic setting for a work-week-long yoga retreat called, "Balancing the...

OK, so it's hot outdoors. It's August. It's supposed to be hot. Sunshine is good for you, say the editors of HealthBeat, an e-newsletter from Harvard Medical School. Here are some of their reasons for recommending more time "al fresco."...

Providence Journal photo / Kris Craig Mrs. Rhode Island USA Lynne Diamonte works out with a stability ball. It's been about two years since I first tried using a stability ball at my desk at work. I had recently...

Get Out More is a mobile tour that brings the pages of Backpacker magazine to life for audiences nationwide. It's coming to the REI store in Cranston, Tuesday at 7 p.m. From April to December, Backpacker's Get Out More road...

Dr. Leah Millheiser and the "wine doctors" discuss the health benefits of wine for women. Dr. Mary Jacobson and Lynn Kretkowski, the "Wine Doctors, appeared in a video on the Stanford School of Medicine's Women's Health website to discuss...

Crews will begin work on a new segment of the William C. O'Neill (South County) Bike Path Monday, according to the Rhode Island Department of Transportation. padding: 15px;"> Providence Journal photo / Connie Grosch The path currently covers 5.6 miles...

AP photo / Paul Sakuma) Neville Owen, from the University of Queensland in Australia, sits on a exercise ball during a conference on sitting at the Center on Longevity on the Stanford University campus in Palo Alto, Calif. Sitting...

AP photo A bean and vegetable salad would be OK in a yogic diet As editor of "Thrive," I have been accused by some as being "the food police." Although I've never been too hard on anyone other than...

To get more out of your walking routine, try using rubber tipped trekking poles, sold online and in outdoor outfitters such as Eastern Mountain Sports and REI, both in Cranston, "Nordic walking" is like cross-country skiing without the skis, so...

Get Out More is a mobile tour that brings the pages of Backpacker magazine to life for audiences nationwide. It's coming to the REI store in Cranston tomorrow, Aug. 3, at 7 p.m. From April to December, Backpacker's Get Out...

We've been getting notices about a lot of charity fitness events in Rhode Island. Here are a sampling of some upcoming run, bikes and swims you might want to participate in: 1. 8th annual "Runaways Runaround" -- Sunday, Aug. 8,...

As part of their ongoing partnership to help Americans improve their health and curb the onset of chronic diseases like diabetes, CVS/pharmacy and the 50 Million Pound Challenge are offering the 32-page 50 Million Pound Challenge Guide in all CVS/pharmacy...

Roger Jahnke, a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine, and the creator of Tai Chi Easy, demonstrates a refreshing practice in this video on "Sitting Qigong," from the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies in New York's Hudson River Valley....

Runner's World has an interesting list of "5 Natural Cures to Heal Your Body" for active exercisers, not just runners. The 2008 post has since been repeated on many fitness sites. AP photo Among the therapies noted in the piece...

Join the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council for an evening paddle on scenic and peaceful Georgiaville Pond in Smithfield, July 22 at 6 p.m. A nearly full moon will rise at 5:58. Paddlers will put in at the historic Smith-Appleby House...