Good Stuff in the LAT Today!
The LA Times posted three useful articles today. Rather than just pick one to highlight, I decided to run with the lot! 1. “In Your Face Fitness: All You Need is Love.” This lengthy article is my man James Fell’s take on the UltimateFatBurner.com mantra: “if it sounds to good to be true, it usually is.” Perhaps you’ve made New Year’s resolutions that have something to do with fitness. If so,...
“Death From a Bun”
I have to give Dr. Neil Barnard (of the vegan front group “Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine“) points for being a good sport here… He had to have known that The Daily Show would poke fun at him. But I guess he figured that all publicity is good publicity. The irony is that I actually share Dr. B’s distaste for hot dogs. But we come at this from two somewhat different directions. When I see a package...
Cleveland Clinic Helps Employees Get Healthier
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer: The Clinic offers yoga classes to employees and its on-campus gym is also free for workers. Use has risen from an average of 21,000 hours annually to more than 240,000 hours this year. Participation in Weight Watchers is also free and employees have lost about 250,000 pounds since 2005. But the changes in the Clinic’s self-insured health plan, which has seen the flattening of its health care costs, was...
Hope is Not a Plan
When it comes to the looming health/obesity crisis, the UK isn’t very far behind the US. Last year, Professor Anthony Barnett, clinical director for diabetes at the Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, called the situation “terrifying,” due to the enormous strain obesity-related disorders are placing on NHS resources. There have been numerous calls for government action, so last week the government responded…...
Vites and Minerals are Dietary Supplements; but Not all Dietary Supplements are Vites and Minerals
Unless you’ve been living in a cave the last week or so, I’m sure you’ve heard about the latest study on dietary supplements. If you go by the headlines (as many folks simply scanning the news do), I wouldn’t blame you for concluding that dietary supplements are dangerous, in general – at least for older women. After all, that’s what the news articles proclaim: “Dietary Supplements Risky for...
An Apple a Day…
Thanks to the focus on antioxidant phytochemicals over the last few years, deeply colored veggies and (super) fruits have been touted over more prosaic choices like apples, pears and bananas. But – according to a recent study – these “white fruit” mainstays may provide significant health benefits, too. Although recent studies have touted vibrantly colored fruits and vegetables as being the most healthful —...
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