Category: Health
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Man turns into ‘zombie’ after swimming
See CBS Sacramento A Stockton man claims he got severely ill and nearly died after swimming in a popular lake, losing 28 pounds in just one week. Luis Lopez swam at the Woodward Reservoir Regional Park in rural Stanislaus County. “I couldn’t move; I couldn’t look around, like I was a zombie,†Lopez said.
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Amy Van Dyken out of ICU
Read for instance The Gazette and KDVR Olympic champion swimmer Amy Van Dyke-Rouen has been moved from intensive care to a regular hospital room, nine days after severing her spinal cord in an all-terrain vehicle accident. Hospital spokeswoman Jamie Grimm says the six-time gold medalist was in good condition and moved from the ICU on…
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Dave Denniston is sure Amy van Dyken will be fine
Read Classicalite and CBS Six-Time Olympic gold medalist Amy Van Dyken is in a hospital after an ATV accident last weekend. She is paralyzed after suffering a severed spinal cord. The former Olympic swimmer has put on a brave face for news and social media, although it has been obviously a difficult time for her…
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What Athletes Eat Before They Compete
Including Michael Phelps. And phew, we dodged the Bacon / Chicken McNugget / 2 Boiled Cabbages menus.
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Natalie Coughlin – Prescription Drug Awareness
12-time Olympic medalist Natalie Coughlin warns consumers that “One Pill Can Killâ€. Find more information at http://www.mbc.ca.gov http://youtu.be/1gju5yhnFMc
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Avid Swimmer Celebrates her 99th Birthday at the Pool
See WLTX 19 The next time you think about skipping a workout, you should think of Arline Minns. Minns celebrated her 99th birthday on Wednesday at the Drew Wellness Center — after she finished the hour-long water aerobics class she attends five days a week! Minns says the secret to a long, healthy life is…
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Becky Adlington reveals swimming can make you happy!
Press release from dna A new study by British Gas SwimBritain published today reveals swimming can increase positivity, sleep quality and energy levels.
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Amy Van Dyken Recovering After ATV Accident Severs Spine
Read for instance SwimmingWorld and Bleacher Report Former Olympic swimming champion Amy Van Dyken-Rouen is recovering following surgery to stabilize her spine after it was severed during an all-terrain vehicle accident in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Friday, according to Jeff Metcalfe of azcentral.com. The 41-year-old six-time Olympic gold medalist told emergency personnel she had no feeling in her…
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Chronic pain sufferer Katie Pumphrey completes 15-mile open water swim
See The Washington Post For the ensuing eight hours and 45 minutes, Pumphrey, 26, would fight fatigue and nausea in the water, pain in her back and, perhaps most difficult, the mental strain of trying to propel herself across the river and back. When she finished, she said, she stood on the beach and cried.…