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One should never throw all his apples into one basket. In science, some will rot, others will dry up, and a few might taste really good…for now. So when I read a study touting the benefits of the Mediterranean diet not just for health but for weight and fat loss, my eyes perk up. ButRead More
There is no perfect weight. Let’s get that off the table right now. But each of us has a weight that is more better (intended bad grammar), even more perfect than other weights we’ve been. Some make us look less fit, less attractive, less able to wear a particular style of clothing, or less healthy.Read More
As we’ve discussed in prior posts, sedentariness is deadly and basic levels of exercise – 30-60 minutes -cannot entirely diminish the effects of a sedentary lifestyle of 8 hours of sitting. In one of my prior REAL News newsletters, I reviewed a study that reported that exercise can’t compensate for inactivity but that substituting activityRead More
After years of current research showing that the high-simple carb diets we were encouraged to eat back in the 70s and 80s lead to more obesity, and that we needed to add more (healthy) fats to our diets, and that higher protein might help more people lose weight by controlling both hunger and blood sugar,Read More
DNA, the chains of molecules that design who and maybe what we are, is the question. The answer is, we’re still trying to decipher it all. One thing we do know is that their ends – telomeres – act like the tips of your shoestrings in that they take the brunt of daily wear soRead More
Generally in America it is recommended that post-menopausal women take calcium supplements – up to 1200 mg/day – to prevent the ongoing loss of bone density that naturally occurs with age and changes in hormone status. But questions abound as to whether or not supplements really work or are perhaps detrimental in other areas ofRead More
We have written and many have read here and in the mass media that exercise, and diet, may reduce your risk of dementia and maybe even Alzheimer’s disease (AD). But the big question is, HOW? Now, maybe they are getting close to figuring out how: perhaps both diet and exercise reduce the protein build-up ofRead More
Much has been written in the news, the research world, and in my blogs and newsletters about sedentary living and how it impacts morbidity and mortality. There have been credible studies showing that even if you exercise regularly, if you sit more than 8 hours a day, you virtually negate the benefits of all thatRead More
Many of you know that dieting is a fool’s errand for many of us. We can go for a period of time, usually short enough that it can fit between major holidays or events, and monitor and regulate our diets and even our activities if the goal is deemed worthy….despite the healthiness of that goalRead More
A NYT article came out recently summarizing a study of 500 women and their experiences as young girls when it came to weight and parental comments about it (the link to the article is embedded): Parents Should Avoid Comments on a Child’s Weight Then, in a running and fitness newsletter, one of theRead More
