Feb. 14, 2012 — Can an ice bath really ward off the muscle soreness that can kick in a day or so after an intense workout?

According to a new review, it is better than doing nothing and equal to other remedies such as compression stockings or stretching.

Ice baths are favored by some elite athletes and have become a habit of other exercisers as well.

“We only found an effect in favor of cold water immersion when it was compared to doing nothing — that is, passive rest after exercise,” says Chris Bleakley, PhD, a researcher at the University of Ulster in Northern Ireland.

The ice bath reduced muscle soreness by about 20%, he says.

“There were no differences when cold water immersion was compared to other popular recovery interventions,” he says.

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There are a few foods, mostly veggies, that come with the title negative calorie food because the mythology is that they are so low in actual calories and high in fiber that the mere act of chewing them and digesting them uses more calories than the food itself, making them a negative calorie food.

Is there any truth to this?

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From innovative designs that promise to lend extra support and comfort to stylish cover ups that transition seamlessly from the studio to the street, it’s no secret that yoga fashions are becoming increasingly more sophisticated these days. But is yoga clothing stylish enough for fashion week?

Apparently so. Fashion designer Vivienne Tam, partnering with Chinese sports brand Li Ning, presented a fashion yoga collection yesterday at New York’s Lincoln Center during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week.

The “modern women’s dream yoga collection” wasn’t shown with a traditional runway show, but a “‘Live Sculpture Garden,” led by yoga teaching duo Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman Yee.

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(HealthDay News) — Parenting a disabled child can be quite a challenge, but there are plenty of programs and services that can help.

The womenshealth.gov website offers these suggestions for the parents of disabled children:

• Find out as much as possible about your child’s particular disability.
• Talk about issues and concerns with friends, family members or parents of other disabled children.
• Every state has a range of programs and services for disabled children and their parents.

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