EUGENIZATION.

*** Warning - Spoilers ahead! ***

Pixar’s Wall-E is cautionary tale; not just of the environment and planetary stewardship, but personal stewardship as well. Although a work of fiction, the film is scattered with reminders of how lack of movement and poor diet (and lack of self-responsibility) can lead to obesity and early death in [...]

Or do they? (Check out Dr. Eades‘ great post on this study)
Most of the China studies I’ve read deal with rural Chinese and appear to show that their low-fat, high-grain diet is superior for health. This, of course, flies in the face of all Western research, which clearly shows a link between carbohydrate [...]

Tip of the day:
My client Joanne passed along a neat-o Jedi magic trick for defeating the night time leg cramps so prevalent in older folks (I’ve no doubt many of you out there over the age of 50 know what I’m talking about).
The Cure:
Press your thumb into the little divot under your nose (the infranasal [...]

Congratulations to Australia; you’ve outdone us Americans.
Australia Now World’s Fattest Nation.
Barely nudged out the win - by one percent!  Australia also sadly holds the distinction of having the fastest growing rate of childhood obesity in the world.
Some stats for your perusal (from the article):

About 4 million adult Australians are obese.
The “fat bomb” is ticking loudly, [...]

First off, my sincere condolences to Mr. Russert’s family and friends.  May he rest in peace.
On to the lesson (warning: links to studies and media ahead):
Tim Russert’s recent passing is (to my eyes, anyway) another example of how doctors with the best intentions doing everything they’re “supposed to” do end up not being able to help a [...]