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Olympic gymnast Marjorie Carter still going strong at 84 AGILE: Marjorie says older people need to maintain mobility Marjorie Carter competed in the 1952 and 1960 Olympic Games as part of a team of eight females, and has now bagged the top prize in a nationwide Inspirational Generation competition. Age is certainly no barrier for Majorie, a member of the British gymnastics squad at the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, and the 1960 Olympics in Rome, Italy – just missing out on medals at both. The octogenarian, who has been doing gymnastics since the age of 10, went on to have an impressive coaching career, nurturing the next generation of gymnasts and still trains three times a week – hitting the gym at 6am . “You need to keep moving. It’s so important when you get older to maintain that independence and mobility. As they say, ‘use it or you lose it’ “, says Marjorie, who can still stand on her head, perform the splits, and cartwheel. Grandmother to five, Marjorie, who li

Science based benefits of Pumpkin seeds. Pumpkin seeds may be small, but they're packed full of valuable nutrients. Eating only a small amount of them can provide you with a substantial quantity of healthy fats, magnesium and zinc. Because of this, pumpkin seeds have been associated with several health benefits. These include improved heart health, prostate health and protection against certain cancers. What's more, these seeds can be easily incorporated into your diet. Here are the top 11 health benefits of pumpkin seeds that are supported by science. 1. Full of Valuable Nutrients Pumpkin seeds are the edible seeds of a pumpkin. They are also known as "pepita" — a Mexican Spanish term. Unlike the hard white seeds from a carving pumpkin, most pumpkin seeds bought from the supermarket do not have a shell. These shell-free seeds are flat and oval in shape, and have a green color. There are roughly 151 calories in an ounce (28 grams) of shel

A healthy diet is the key to getting the iron you need Iron stores One-quarter of the world’s population is anemic, meaning they don’t get enough iron to produce the red blood cells and oxygen-carrying hemoglobin needed to nourish their myriad cells. In the United States, blood loss is the main cause of iron deficiency and anemia. Among women, heavy menstrual periods and childbirth account for this. Among those age 65 and older, the causes of iron deficiency and anemia are likely to be internal bleeding, difficulty absorbing iron and other nutrients, and eating a less varied diet. The average American man harbors about 3.5 grams (one-eighth of an ounce) of iron in his body. The average woman has about 2.5 grams. Without enough stored iron, an individual can develop anemia .  Symptoms include fatigue, loss of stamina, shortness of breath, weakness, dizziness, and a pale, unhealthy complexion. So precious is iron for your health that the body uses a protein called tran

Americans Gulp Hormones With Milk Despite America is a country with high quality standards, but when it comes to food, the Americans must be more careful. Their food may contain dangerous ingredients that are banned in many other countries. Even the American milk isn’t safe. They give a special hormone bovine somatotropin (bGH) to cows in order to fasten their maturity and get more milk from them. They started using this hormone which is produced by cows’ pituitary gland in 2013. And this practice reportedly helps them to increase milk production by 10 percent. This hormone is being suspected in breast, colon, and prostate cancers. Because after cows are injected with this hormone, allegedly start producing another harmful hormone called insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1). This practice has a bad perspective. As this hormone makes cows more vulnerable to illness (reproductive problems, lameness, and udder infections), it means that they will receive more antibioti

                        Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) -- Boko Haram launched a grisly attack on a Nigerian village in an area that troops had been using as a base in the search for hundreds of schoolgirls abducted by the militant group, witnesses told CNN on Wednesday. The hourslong assault on Gamboru Ngala that left at least 150 people dead, some of whom were burned alive, is the latest in a series of brazen attacks and abductions by Boko Haram, raising concern about whether the Nigerian government can retake control of the region from the entrenched terror group. Word of the attack follows news that President Goodluck Jonathan, who has been under fire for his handling of the mass abduction, accepted U.S., British and Chinese offers of assistance to find the schoolgirls, officials with those governments said. It's unclear what impact the latest attack could have on the international response to Nigeria's fight with Boko Haram, which so far has concentrated on he

                     US State Department: List Boko Haram as Foreign Terrorist People Committed to the Propagation of the Prophet's Teachings and Jihad better known by its  name Boko Haram (Hausa: lit. "Western education is sinful"), is a jihadist militant organisation based in the northeast of Nigeria. It is an Islamist movement which strongly opposes man-made laws and modern science.  This is due to ignorance and illetracy because the weapons they use, bombs and guns were made by modern technology, but that would be a story for anotther day. This group was founded by Mohammad Yusuf in 2001, the organisation seeks to establish sharia law in the country. The group is also known for attacking Christians and bombing churches in Nigeria.   WARNING ...IMAGE MAY BE TOO CRUEL FOR YOUR VIEW, BUT IT IS VERY REAL HOW WE CAN HELP PLEASE SIGN PETITIONS AGAINST Boko Haram so that we can involve the United State President and other international forces