Shocking Statistics about Weight in America
Using statistics gathered by the federal government’s Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, researchers recently published predictions about future trends in weight in the journal Obesity. Using past trends they calculated where our collective weight is heading. This really is shocking - if current trends continue for the next 40 years the same way they have for the last 30 years:
100% of the American population will be overweight or obese in 2048.
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Exercise Trumps “Fat” Genes New Study Reports
A study published in The Archives of Internal Medicine this month found that physical activity is more powerful than “fat” genes in determining whether a person becomes overweight or not. Read on to see how you can shape yourself for a healthier future.
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Your Health: Whose Responsibility Is It, Anyway?
This week a couple of articles came to my attention that focused on the following issues: the chronic disease epidemic, how health care can be reformed, over-burdened doctors, who is going to pay for prevention and just who is responsible for keeping you healthy.
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Vitamin D - Let the Sunshine In
I’ve been seeing a lot of headlines lately about vitamin D. I recently read that one of the largest labs in the country reports vitamin D blood testing has risen for the last four years and is already up 90% so far this year. So does vitamin D really prevent disease and death or is it just a lot of hype? I reviewed the literature to learn more about vitamin D - and here is what I learned.
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Smoking: No More Butts about It – It is Time to Quit!
If you don’t smoke or use tobacco you are excused from this post and I will see you next week. Now, those of you who do smoke or use tobbacco - listen up. I know how hard it is to quit. I was a smoker myself - and not some wussy, Pollyanna type smoker - I was a hard core, two pack a day smoker. From the time my best friend Connie and I got caught smoking in the third grade until I quit at age 23 I was HOOKED! If you smoke, I know you would like to quit. And you can. I want to help, so please read on.
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What Adult Vaccinations Do You Need?
Do you remember your childhood vaccinations – the smell of alcohol that warned of the impending pain of needles? I sure do. I’ve had patients tell me they still get nervous around doctors and nurses and needles, all because of those awful shots. I hate to break this to you – but some of those shots have worn off and there are other vaccinations you need as an adult that you may not have had yet. Don’t get nervous, I can’t give you a shot over the Internet. But please read this post, shore up your courage and go get the vaccinations you need!
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Aging to Perfection: Part 2 - Wisdom
I don’t know about you, but if I am lucky enough to grow old, I hope I get there having aquired a little wisdom along the way. All I know so far is that wisdom has a price. Anything of real value does not come cheap and money can’t buy life’s richest gifts - they can only be earned. Here are some excerpts from an article about wisdom and the qualities of those who seem to possess it.
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Aging to Perfection: Part 1 - Maintaining Functional Capacity
My patients often say to me “It’s hell getting old.” My reply is always the same, “It beats the alternative!” Growing old is not for the faint of heart. This is the first of a two part post called Aging to Perfection. Part 1 is about how to maintain functional capacity and Part 2 is about wisdom.
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How to Control High Cholesterol
With so much written in the popular press about high cholesterol and so many TV commercials selling cholesterol lowering medications, I am always surprised by how little my patients know about it. Here’s a little primer on high cholesterol to put you in the know.
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Improving Health with Balance or As the Pendulum Swings
If there is a seed from which all health and wellness grows it is balance. If there is root cause for most of the unhappiness and dis-ease we experience in our lives, it is lack of balance. A pendulum is a simple object possessing powerful forces of nature that you can use to bring your life into a more comfortable and healthy balance. Read on and I’ll explain how.
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