Well, how interesting for me that two issues I have oft addressed appear in the same news story! The issues are colon cancer screening and r...
Medicine is Not Always the Answer
In fact, it hardly ever is - though that is not a well advertised fact! I have lauded Senator Charles Grassley in the past and continue to s...
Let Not Your Limbs Be Idle
Something we hear often when health experts discuss the rising rates of both obesity and diabetes is that the population as a whole has beco...
Odds and Ends
Ah now, what have I been holding onto this week? FAT: I reviewed a study that I did not set aside, so you will have to trust me on this o...
vegetable spotlight
The incredible brussels sprout- In the video you will see my past with brussels sprouts and I have to say - I was wrong - they are delici...
Vigorous Activity
Got home late because I was with over 900 people running a 5K race to support a local nature preserve. I do NOT run 5Ks - my last one was in...
Lifestyle vs. Genetics vs. Chance vs. Risk
And so forth and so on. The European Breast Cancer Conference is being held in Barcelona Spain this week. News came out yesterday regardin...
Count 'em Because They Count!
To the best of my knowledge the legislation that was signed into law by President Obama yesterday is called the Affordable Health Care for A...
Fields of Influence
When I was studying to become a social worker, I was most excited about a concept that we called P-I-E or Person In Environment. It had to d...
Tanning Tax?
Though I had a topic in mind for tonight, I do not have the time to submit anything substantive so I will simply make an observation. I was ...
New Resources To Check Out!
Hi, While you seniors are intersessioning, you might want to check out the three new lectures that WHEP has created this year - Gender Diffe...
Odds and Ends
Here we are again - where does the time go? Points I pondered this week are as follows: Popcorn, Cotton Candy, Soda : I went to an awesome e...
Garmin Connect - Activity Details for Lido 8+ Miler
Garmin Connect - Activity Details for Lido 8+ Miler
AstraZeneca Wins!
Astrazeneca is the company responsible for Seroquel which is an antipsychotic medication. This medicine is in the same category as Zyprexa ...
Exercise Is Medicine TM
I do not personally need any persuasion or convincing to believe that exercise is vital for maintaining optimal mental, physical, biologica...
Vital Stats 101 section 2
To my dear friend who refers to me as the energizer bunny - mercy - I give - I'm toast... So I will highlight just a few more points fro...
Happy MATCH!!!
Congratulation WH Pathwayers (Maire, Edwina, Tikki, Orion, Caroline, Kristin, Neha, Nancy, Erin, Kelly and Jennifer) and Honorary Pathwayers...
The State of Mortality
For the last few days, in my spare time (HA HA HA HA ) I have been reviewing that document I mentioned to you a few posts ago - National (US...
How Green Improves Health
On any given day, I am intrigued by a great number of news articles and research studies. Today I am going to share only a few points from a...
Odds and Ends
Step Class "oh no!" I have said so many times that lifting weights should be an activity in and of itself and not done simulta...
What You Really Need to Know about Weight Control
There is a not to be missed article in the April issue of Runners World magazine. I will link it at the end of this post. It is a MUST read...
Maternal Mortality
We are most moved by news of infant death and many organizations exist to reduce the rates of infant mortality. What we hear less about is m...
Let's Talk About Sex
The research that I am referring to today can be found in the online version of BMJ and this particular article is available for free. Lind...