I Climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro!
Ok, not the REAL Mt. Kilimanjaro… the “Level A Kilimanjaro Walking Climb” from the “Alpha Male Challenge.” John and I are officially starting the program tomorrow, although we tried this cardio workout yesterday, just for the hell of it. We were...
read more“if you need a study to tell you sugar water is bad for you than you are probably dumb.”
LOL – I didn’t write that, just so you know. It’s one of the comments posted in response to this article in the Sacramento Bee. A sweeping statewide study released today points to soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages as one of the main reasons why we are...
read moreCan Exercise Make You Smarter?
According to this NYT discussion of current research, the answer may be yes… For some time, researchers have known that exercise changes the structure of the brain and affects thinking. Ten years ago scientists at the Salk Institute in California published the...
read more43 Marathons in 51 Days!
BBC News is my home page, so I’ve been keeping tabs on comedian Eddie Izzard’s latest exploit: running 43 marathons in 51 days – 1,100+ miles – to raise money for the British charity Sport Relief. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RbBuyAsoRs]...
read moreWatch – and Wash – Your Hands!
From a personal health perspective, I was fortunate in my choice of career… since I worked with bacteria, viruses, animal blood/tissue samples and a large number of hazardous chemicals, I rapidly unlearned certain involuntary gestures, like unconsciously scratching my...
read moreSchool-Based Program is Effective for Reducing Weight and Improving Health
A two year study conducted by researchers at the Baylor College of Medicine demonstrated that intensive nutrition/health education can improve body composition and lipid levels in overweight/obese children. Researchers compared two groups of overweight and obese...
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