Whose Side Is the CDC Really On: How The Agency Is Talking Out Of Both Sides Of Its Face On Soft Drinks

Whose Side Is the CDC Really On: How The Agency Is Talking Out Of Both Sides Of Its Face On Soft Drinks
The Sketchy CDC: How The Agency Is Playing Both Sides Of The Fence On Sugary Soft Drinks The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sure seems like it is in disarray these days. There’s the Zika panic, of course, which has launched a series of herky-jerky mandates from the agency, including a door-to-door urine sampling unit that cruised the neighborhood where the Zika-infected mosquitoes were thought to be found, to the travel ban issued for pregnant women going to Miami, to the heavy spraying of naled and other dangerous chemicals in neighborhoods where Zika-carrying mosquitoes are suspected to reside.… Read the rest

It’s The Little Things: Small Changes That Can Make All The Difference In The Fight Against Expanding Waistlines

It’s The Little Things: Small Changes That Can Make All The Difference In The Fight Against Expanding Waistlines
Small Changes Make For Big Outcomes: Easy Changes You Make In Your Life That Will Help You Take Off Those Extra Pounds It seems like as soon as humans developed the technology necessary to feed ourselves we have sought ways to lose weight. And with the obesity epidemic in developed nations spreading across the globe, the problem only seems to be getting worse.… Read the rest

Should You Mix Alcohol And Exercise: Surprising Study Answers The Question If Booze And Calorie-Burning Can Ever Mix

Should You Mix Alcohol And Exercise: Surprising Study Answers The Question If Booze And Calorie-Burning Can Ever Mix
Pilates and Pinot: Should You Ever Mix Alcohol With Your Workout? Surprising New Study Answers The Question We’ve all been there: about to leave work at the end of a long day, tired but intent on getting in a workout nonetheless. But then Alice from accounting suggests you join her for a quick drink. Well, what harm could one or two beers do, in terms of getting your pump on afterwards at the gym, right?… Read the rest

Secret To Preventing Alzheimer’s Is Simple: Get Up, Get Out–Do Something! Exercise Could Be The Key

Secret To Preventing Alzheimer’s Is Simple: Get Up, Get Out–Do Something! Exercise Could Be The Key
Breakthrough New Study Shows That Exercise May Be The Key To Preventing Alzheimer’s Younger people have a hard time imagining the frustration one must go through in dealing with the ravages of aging. Your body doesn’t respond the way it once did; you’re a little slower, a little clumsier; the little aches and pains that have always been a part of living inside a meat-sack become more frequent and longer-lasting; forgetfulness becomes a bitter joke to be ruefully shared with friends and family.… Read the rest