While rowing last night, I watched a fascinating documentary about sugar on the History Channel. They covered all kinds of issues, ranging from the role of sugar in the Caribbean slave trade to its use in modern cosmetics.
A few weeks ago, I alluded to the fact that I’d soon be writing more about my health and fitness goals for 2010. Well, that time has come, and I’ve decided that I’m just going to focus one one goal for this year…
In case you haven’t noticed, Americans are fat. The good news is that it seems like the obesity rate in this country has leveled off after several decades of steady increases. The bad news? Well…
Have you ever rationalized eating a bunch of crappy food because you can simply work a bit harder at the gym to burn it off? If so, then perhaps you should read on. While it’s true that an increase in exercise can offset an increase in caloric intake, it’s not as easy as it sounds.
This is just a quick note to say Happy New Year! We’ve been out of town since before Christmas, and won’t be back home for another couple of days. While we’ve been away, I’ve managed to squeeze in a few walks and lots of playing with the kids (including an afternoon of football), but nothing else.
I have a secret to share with you: I snore. While I don’t sound like a lumberjack sawing logs, I’m definitely not a silent-sleeper. Over the past couple of years, I’ve noticed some correlations between my daily routine and the extent of my snoring, so I thought I’d share what I’ve learned with you.
On Monday, I was offered the opportunity to get a swine flu (H1N1) shot through work. I jumped at the chance, but my family wasn’t able to take part. Earlier today, however, my wife called with good news…
As a followup to my earlier article on cancer survival rates, I just ran across some interesting findings from the American Association of Cancer Research. It seems that beer (or at least a compound found in beer) might reduce the likelihood of prostate cancer. Then again, alcohol consumption has been linked to increased risk of breast cancer recurrence…
One of my favorite forms of exercise is rowing. Thus, I was thrilled when I saw that Concept2 is sponsoring a Holiday Rowing Challenge. In short, they’ll make a charitable donation of $0.02 per 1000m (1km) rowed for everyone that rows over 100km between Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve.
I ran across an interesting article about cancer survival rates in a recent issue of Time Magazine. I’ve always had a vague idea about these things – e.g., prostate cancer has a relatively high survival rate, whereas pancreatic cancer has a very low survival rate – but I’ve never really had a good feel for the details.