Exercise and Disease Prevention
Posted on August 13, 2010 - Filed Under Exercise, Prevention | View Comments
Just thought you might want to know this information: Regular exercise is still really good for you.
[Source: WSJ: The Hidden Benefits of Exercise].
Medical Complications of Obesity
Posted on August 10, 2010 - Filed Under Prevention, Weight Control | View Comments
Some of the medical complications of obesity:
[Source: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: CDC Vital Signs: Adult Obesity; August 2010].
Things You Can Control
Posted on July 29, 2010 - Filed Under Behavior Change, Prevention, healthy lifestyle | View Comments
“Four modifiable health risk behaviors—lack of physical activity, poor nutrition, tobacco use, and excessive alcohol consumption—are responsible for much of the illness, suffering, and early death related to chronic diseases.”
— CDC
You can do stuff to help control your health. You can start right now.
Even if chronic disease is creeping up on you, it’s never to [...]
How a Healthy Lifestyle Helps You
Posted on July 16, 2010 - Filed Under Heart Health, healthy lifestyle | View Comments
I know where I want my heart disease risk to be. You?
[Source: Harvard School of Public Health: Take Heart, underline added].
Health Risks of Overweight and Obesity
Posted on July 6, 2010 - Filed Under Behavior Change, Prevention, Weight Control | View Comments
Higher morbidity in association with overweight and obesity has been observed for hypertension, type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke, gallbladder disease, osteoarthritis, sleep apnea and respiratory problems and some types of cancer (endometrial, breast, prostate, and colon).
Obesity is also associated with complications of pregnancy, menstrual irregularities, hirsutism, stress incontinence, and psychological disorders (depression).
[Source: [...]
Exercise
Posted on June 23, 2010 - Filed Under Exercise, Prevention, healthy lifestyle | View 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, [...]
What I’m Eating
Posted on March 29, 2010 - Filed Under Nutrition, Prevention | View Comments
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 | View Comments
The heart fascinates me. Always has. Always will. Let’s take care of it.
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William 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. [↩]
Follow Friday
Posted on March 12, 2010 - Filed Under Exercise | View Comments
Follow Exercise is Medicine on Twitter. Here’s their vision:
To make physical activity and exercise a standard part of a disease prevention and treatment medical paradigm in the United States.
For physical activity to be considered by all health care providers as a vital sign in every patient visit, and that patients are effectively counseled and referred [...]
Limit Soft Drinks
Posted on February 14, 2010 - Filed Under Nutrition | View Comments
“The bottom line is that limiting consumption of sugar-sweetened soft drinks can help in maintaining a healthy weight, which in turn will reduce risk of many types of cancer and other serious diseases.”
– Eric Jacobs, strategic director of pharmacoepidemiology at the American Cancer Society, via here.
Just another reminder to take care of ourselves and to [...]
