Archive for the 'Prevention' Category

Sugar-Sweetened Drinks and Blood Pressure

Posted on June 25, 2010 - Filed Under Blood Pressure, Nutrition, Prevention | 4 Comments

“Our findings suggest that reducing sugar-sweetened beverages and sugar consumption may be an important dietary strategy to lower blood pressure and further reduce other blood pressure-related diseases.”
— Liwei Chen, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor at Louisiana State University Health Science Center School of Public Health
[Source: Science Daily: Drinking Fewer Sugar-Sweetened Beverages May Lower Blood Pressure].

Exercise

Posted on June 23, 2010 - Filed Under Exercise, Prevention, healthy lifestyle | 2 Comments

“Other than not smoking, exercise is the single best thing you can do to get healthy or stay healthy and keep chronic diseases at bay. Exercise is far more than merely a way to lose or control weight.”
— Walter C. Willett, M.D., chair, Department of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health (from Eat, Drink, [...]

Solving Childhood Obesity

Posted on May 11, 2010 - Filed Under Prevention, healthy lifestyle | Leave a Comment

[Source: Solving the Problem of Childhood ObesityWithin a Generation].
The Whitehouse Task Force on Childhood Obesity gave a report to the President on how to solve the childhood obesity problem within a generation. The above graph (click graph to enlarge) shows what they hope to do by 2030.
You can read the report to the President (120 pages) [...]

What I’m Eating

Posted on March 29, 2010 - Filed Under Nutrition, Prevention | Leave a Comment

What I’m eating right now:

Just wanted to share.
“Eating plenty of fruits and veggies may help reduce the risk of many diseases, including heart disease, high blood pressure, and some cancers.”
– via Top 10 Reasons to Eat MORE Fruits & Vegetables

The Heart is Awesome

Posted on March 18, 2010 - Filed Under Heart Health, Prevention | Leave a Comment

The heart fascinates me. Always has. Always will. Let’s take care of it.
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ShareWilliam D. McArdle, Frank I. Katch and Victor L. Katch, Exercise Physiology: Energy, Nutrition, and Human Performance, 6th ed (Baltimore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2007): 317. [↩]

Feeling Good

Posted on January 12, 2010 - Filed Under Prevention, healthy lifestyle | 5 Comments

I’m feeling good tonight. I got a lot done today and this evening I was able to get in a good workout. Did 45 mins on the bike and then a 3 mile run. To top it off, wife made a great dinner for me after. Had some spicy grilled chicken, steamed broccoli, roasted sweet [...]

Duty

Posted on December 29, 2009 - Filed Under Prevention, healthy lifestyle, motivation | Leave a Comment

“To keep the body in good health is a duty…otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.”
– Hindu Prince Gautama Siddharta, the founder of Buddhism, 563-483 B.C.

NYC Anti-Soda Ad

Posted on December 16, 2009 - Filed Under Nutrition, Prevention | 1 Comment

I’ve seen this ad all over the place on the internet the past few days. It was made by the New York City Department of Health and hopefully it makes you think twice about knocking back sodas all day, every day.

[Can't see video? Go here].

Prevent Breast Cancer

Posted on December 15, 2009 - Filed Under Prevention, healthy lifestyle | Leave a Comment

In last Sunday’s newspaper insert of Parade Magazine, I read an article called “Preventing Breast Cancer” by Dr. Ranit Mishori. This article talked about a report recently published by the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR). After reviewing more than 900 studies of the links between lifestyle habits and cancer prevention, the report concluded:
“Women can cut [...]