The mckinsey quarterly report, an on line economics think-tank-like publication, comes from an economics/business perspective and articles deal with everything from banking to investing to market dynamics….to health care. Why not? That’s the fastest growing …
Vitamin D….Again?
It seems that science is a very inexact…science. not too long ago, I posted some of the latest info, from newspaper review, of vitamin D requirements based on a large body of studies reviewed by …
Obesity, Kids, and School Lunches
Should the State dictate what you eat? nope. but if it’s paying for it, it has the right to lay out a menu that it believes is better for you than menus we know are …
Whole Body Vibration, Bones….and FAT!!!
Wow, this changes the discussion: Phys Ed: More Bone (and Less Fat) Through Exercise Yes, whole body vibration (WBV) has been in the states now for over a decade, a technology popularized by Powerplate but …
Barefoot and Pregnant….With Questions
So the debate continues: is running barefoot better for you than running in shoes? Here’s an easy to read scientific review of the many facets of this issue: http://www.lowerextremityreview.com/cover_story/the-truth-about-barefoot… In sum, it says that the …
Alcohol and Exercise Consumption?
Here’s an article that stimulates absolutely no thought in my mind: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/05/does-exercising-make-you-drink-… The essence is that exercise seems to stimulate rather than blunt alcohol consumption. Humans present one layer of evidence; mice, which we assume …
Obesity, Brain Chemistry, and Choice
The search for clues as to why we americans are getting so fat over the past few decades stops at nothing. The other day I read about mice that were genetically altered to not be …
On Vitamin D: Changing Standards?
The other day, I got my tufts nutrition newsletter. There was a small piece in there about the need to take more vitamin D and how many are getting this message. The same day, the …
Too Much Time, Not Enough Activity
As I’ve reported in the past, sedentary behavior, of which we are all guilty in the modern society of advanced economies, is killing us. (Disclosure: while you sit and read this, I’m typing it standing …
Aging and ‘Physiologic Reverse’
Maybe you think I’m afraid of aging because I cover it so often. The reality is, we’re all doing it so I find its processes and progressions quite fascinating. Kinda like following my newborns’ progressions …