“Sensational headlines don’t always tell the whole story. Look at how nutrition news fits into the bigger scientific picture.”

It seems all the time the media reports on stories that have crazy headlines that contradict current health recommendations. They over-hype these types of stories without looking at the bigger picture.

The Harvard School of Public Health can help you better analyze these types of stories. Check out their tips:

HSPH: Deciphering Media Stories on Diet

Don’t get overwhelmed or frustrated with all the crazy headlines and “scientific breakthroughs.” Just follow common sense. That usually will do you better than believing everything you read or see on TV.

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Interesting. I thought it would have been more.

When looking for info, always check the credibility of the sites you visit. There’s a lot of junk out there too.

Source: CDC: Health Information Technology Use Among US Adults

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“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 late to start living a healthier life.  Need help?  Send me an email.

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Cheesy e-card from the CDC.

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We need to teach good health habits early.  Teach by example. 

[Source: Utah Valley Pediatrics: How to Fight Portion Distortion].

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“We will open the book.  Its pages are blank.  We are going to put words on them ourselves.  The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s Day.”

– Edith Lovejoy Pierce

Let’s all make this upcoming year better than the last. 

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“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.

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Yeah baby.  More Thanksgiving pie and Christmas cookies for me!

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“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better.  The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.”

– Theodore Roosevelt

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“This is an important study because it shows that doing virtually any type of exercise, on a regular basis, can help people feel better about their bodies.  With such a large segment of the population dissatisfied with their physiques, it’s encouraging to know that even short, frequent bouts of lower intensity exercise can improve body image.”

– Kathleen Martin Ginis, kinesiology professor at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada. 

Read an article about the study here. 

Just a little exercise can go a long way in how you feel about your body, for both men and women.  With consistency, our fitness and health can also improve. 

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