Old people should take up the ancient Chinese martial art of tai chi to prevent falls, according to expert guidelines.

New joint advice from the British Geriatrics Society and the American Geriatrics Society, published today (WED), recommends that all methods of preventing falls “should include an exercise component”.

One suggestion is to take up tai chi, in which martial art movements are carried out in a slow, controlled fashion.

The updated guidelines are based on years of studies examining what does and does not prevent falls, which often lead to hip fractures that can result in extended hospitalisation, and sometimes death.

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Amazon Kindle Replacement Power Adapter (Works with 6″, 9.7″ Display, 2nd and Latest Generation Kindles)

• The replacement U.S. power adapter and micro-USB cable ships to the same countries the device ships except Argentina, Australia, Russia, and South Africa
• Approved charger for Amazon 6″ Display, Latest Generation Kindle and 9.7″ Display, Latest Generation Kindle DX; same as adapter that ships in the box
• Fully charges 6″ Display, Latest Generation Kindle and 9.7″ Display, Latest Generation Kindle DX in 4 hours or less
• Detachable USB cable for powering through computer or transferring MP3 and Audible files
• See Kindle User’s Guide for instructions and important safety information

Replace or supplement your Amazon 6″ Display, Latest Generation Kindle and 9.7″ Display, Latest Generation Kindle DX power adapter with a spare. This adapter is t

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EPA Guidance: The Environmental Protection Agency is recommending that U.S. schools ditch certain electrical components of light fixtures that may leak PCBs and cause health harm over time, the WSJ reports. The problems are most likely to be found in schools built before 1979, and fixing them could carry a high cost — an estimated $1 billion for New York City schools, the paper says.

Where’s the Beef Nutritional Info?: Sharp-eyed and nutritionally conscious shoppers know that meat, unlike other foods in the grocery store, doesn’t bear the standardized nutrition labels that other foods have. As th

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  If living without pasta and bread, or giving up cheese and bacon make losing weight difficult, the latest diet books may provide some incentive to drop that added holiday weight.Instead of deprivation, restricting food groups or counting calories, new weight loss plans offer different approaches to slimming without feeling hungry.”It’s really a diet that brings food back on to the plate that people thought they were not allowed to eat,” said Ellen Kunes, the editor-in-chief of Health magazine and a co-author with dietician and nutrition expert Frances Largeman-Roth of “The CarbLovers Diet.”Unlike other weight-loss plans that restrict carbohydrates, at least initially, the core of the CarbLovers diet is carbs and resistant starch, an ingredient in bananas, oatmeal, beans and lentils, wholegrain pasta, barley, brown rice, peas, polenta, potato chips and rye and pumpernickel bread — foods the authors have been dubbed “carbstars.”"It acts like a fiber in the body and it does not get absorbed in the small intestine, and also at the same time it triggers fat-burning enzymes and helps to feel fuller,” Kunes explained about resistant starch.The 28-day diet includes a kickstart phase with carb-filled recipes totaling 1200 calories a day, followed by a 21-day immersion plan during which foods such as steak, french toast and chocolates are reintroduced.Followers of the diet lost up to six pounds in the first week and 50 pounds over five months, according to the authors.”The best thing you can do is to incorporate good carbs back on to your plate and that is the secret to losing weight and keeping it off,” said Kunes.NOT ALL CARBS ARE CREATED EQUALIn “The Lean Belly Prescription,” Travis Stork, an urgent-care physician in Tennessee and the host of the TV daytime talk show “The Doctors” and Peter Moore, the editor of “Men’s Health” magazine, focus on losing excessive abdominal, or belly fat.”It’s that visceral belly fat that hugs your internal organs, causing diabetes, increasing your risk of stroke and even cancers,” Stork said in an interview.”The concept of ‘The Lean Belly Prescription’ is good protein, good carbs and enjoying the foods you love. Read full article…