I have been going to a cycling class. All I can say is WOW – it is a workout. At first I could not do much more than just pedal the bike for the hour – now I can sprint, pedal while standing, do hills and suck air :- ). I still can’t keep up…
I have recently been reading a lot of research on topics related to the lifespan – mainly as I am teaching that class. The ones that stick in my mind are those related to obesity. We are becoming such an obese country that the airplanes are widening seats and now children’s safety seat makers are…
Fruits, vegetables not as nutritious as 50 years ago By LANCE GAYSCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE In spite of what Mother taught you about the benefits of eating broccoli, data collected by the U.S. government show that the nutritional content of America’s vegetables and fruits has declined during the past 50 years — in some cases…
See this article? Glaxo Chief: “Most Prescription Medications Don’t Work” “A senior executive with Britain’s biggest pharmaceutical company has admitted that most prescription medicines do not work on most people who take them. Allen Roses, worldwide vice-president of genetics at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), said fewer than half of the patients prescribed some of the most expensive…
I was reminded this week by a few people that WE better be in charge of our health and our lives – i.e. “Take control of your health and life before disease does!” Who knows our bodies better than we do? Who knows our family and loved ones better than we do? Who knows the…