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Health and Wellness

Healthier and Wealthier.

October 13, 2007

Are you on the fast track to corporate success, but on a downward spiral with regards to your health and wellness?
Well, check out “Healthier and Wealthier“, an article I recently penned for The Glass Hammer (an online portal for women in finance and professional services).  The article details how exercise benefits your earnings capacity and [...]

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Weapons of Joint Destruction.

October 7, 2007

Before you put on that pair of Manolo Blahniks, consider for a moment the ramifications:
Consider the unnatural joint position you must attain with your ankle just to stand in them. Now, consider movement – the range of motion (read: flexibility) requirements are stretched even further.
Hope your joint capsule can support it.
With all that stretching [...]

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We’re Fat – Again.

August 28, 2007

In case you didn’t realize, Americans on a whole are fat and gettting fatter.
Rates of obese adults in America continue to rise steadily, but the most troubling statistic: The rate of childhood obesity more than doubled between 1980 and 2000. Moreover, the chances of a child born today developing Type 2 diabetes are a striking [...]

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Too Much Exercise is Bad For You.

August 25, 2007

For 4 of the last 6 days, I have subjected my body to one of the most enjoyable stresses on this planet (at least in my eyes) – training in Brazilian Jiujitsu.
Above: Harai Goshi is now my new favorite throw.
Most health and fitness professionals would look at my activity level from this past week and [...]

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Greater Chance of Death With…Lower LDL?

August 14, 2007

An interesting “paradox” to ponder:
The lower your LDL cholesterol, the GREATER your risk of all-cause mortality (that means you’ll die sooner of something, just not heart disease). This study says it’s double.
Of course, you don’t need to just look at that study. You can look at the Conference on Low Blood Cholesterol and [...]

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Take Away All of Your Excuses.

August 13, 2007

How do you exercise if you “don’t have the time?”
(Cliche alert)
Simple – you make time for it. Schedule out a chunk of time in your PDA or planner; make it as important as a business call or meeting. It’s important to treat your exercise time as a priority in your own mind, otherwise [...]

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How Low-Carb Can Help You Live Longer.

July 20, 2007

It’s always premature to trumpet the latest, greatest scientific discovery until the science itself is examined (meaning, no, I haven’t read the study yet), but this article was just too compelling to pass up.
Can you believe it? The key to a longer, healthier life is minimizing insulin production.
I previously blogged about how insulin functions [...]

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15 Minutes a Day…

July 4, 2007

In roughly 15 minutes, the average person can consume 300 calories if they drink it in the form of beer.
That becomes zero calories if they drink an equivalent volume of plain or carbonated water.
In roughly 15 minutes, the average person can consume more than 400 calories if in the form of fusilli pasta.
That becomes 61 [...]

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Eat Like a Caveman, Stave Off Diabetes.

July 4, 2007

Type 2 (Non-Insulin Dependent) Diabetes is probably what you could consider a disease of civilization. It stems from the fundamental issue of insulin insensitivity – an inability of insulin to affect blood sugar levels.
Insulin is required to export glucose (sugar) from your bloodstream into your waiting, hungry cells. As your cells’ insulin sensitivity decreases, higher [...]

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Quality Acai, Fresh From Dr. Warden.

November 18, 2006

My good friend and colleague Dr. Warden recently turned me on to Acai. Acai is a berry found only in the Amazon and has the distinction of having the highest concentration of antioxidants of any foodstuff on planet Earth. It has long been used by Brazilians in health food concoctions and drinks.
Being that [...]

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