You’re Never Too Old III: Meet Harry Packer
If this isn’t an inspiring story to begin the new year, I don’t know what is… For those making New Year’s resolutions to get fit, we’d like to introduce you to Harry Packer. Packer is a 75-year-old mortgage broker from Porter Ranch. He had two knee...
read moreTaiwan Considering Junk Food Tax
According to the China Post… The Bureau of Health Promotion (BHP) is drafting a bill to charge special tax on food that are considered unhealthy, such as sugary drinks, candies, cakes, oily fast food, and alcohol.According to the BHP Director General Shu Ti-chiou, the...
read moreChristine is No Jared Fogle
Methinks most people recall Jared Fogle, whose dramatic weight loss on the “Subway Diet” helped boost the fortunes of the restaurant chain. Apparently Taco Bell is taking a leaf from the Subway book, by highlighting another dramatic weight loss story in ads for...
read moreChampagne May Be Good For Your Heart!
Since the hubby and I are about to uncork a bopple of bubbly tonight, this study from the University of Reading is rather timely. Research from the University of Reading suggests that two glasses of Champagne a day may be good for your heart and circulation. The researchers...
read moreWhat’s Wrong With This Picture?
Ok, that’s a rhetorical question, since I didn’t have my camera with me. But I wish I did, as what I just saw would have been worth recording for posterity… John and I were driving home from the gym by our usual route, which always takes us past the...
read moreGet More Sunshine in Your Life
Failing that, take a vitamin D supplement. It’s a little unusual to see mainstream docs actually recommending supps, but the evidence in favor of supplementing with vitamin D is piling up. As the latest Harvard Heart Letter explains: Heart disease. Falls and broken...
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