Archive for August, 2008
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
Your nerve system is your body's master communication system. Your brain - your body's central processing unit - receives information from every other system. Information on sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell is constantly bombarding your brain. Information on muscle activity, placement of your arms and legs and fingers and ...
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Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
Kids don't have that strong a relationship to vegetables. Kids will go through the motions, pushing broccoli spears and lima beans around their plate a few times, but few veggies actually reach the inside of a kid's mouth.
And yet, we want our kids to eat vegetables on a regular basis. ...
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Friday, August 15th, 2008
Medical breakthroughs are big business. We know this because such news is reported in the Business Section of newspapers and magazines. Discussions relate primarily to the potential impact on the company's share price and revenues. Possible benefits to patients are a secondary concern compared to the amount of money involved.
Business ...
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Thursday, August 14th, 2008
Do you sometimes wonder whether all the hard work you put in at the gym goes right out the window once you start your real workday? You felt great before you got to the office. You were energized, pumped-up, invigorated. You were thinking, “It’s great to be 35!” Or 45. ...
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Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
You are the lucky owner of a magnificent piece of biological machinery - the human brain. Your brain is always on, performs lightning-fast calculations, and is a whiz at making connections between seemingly unrelated factors and observations. The only downside is that your brain didn't come with an owner's manual.
Fortunately, ...
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Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
Eating for Life by Bill Phillips is an extraordinary guide to healthy eating, packed with excellent guidance and a vast variety of delicious recipes.
The book's subtitle is "Your Guide to Great Health, Fat Loss and Increased Energy" and every part of this is true in my experience.
When I took on ...
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Sunday, August 10th, 2008
Core Performance by Mark Verstegen is one of the best fitness books available. Verstegen has a long track record in the field of athletic performance and he brings years of experience to his many revolutionary training recommendations.
Core Performance is packed with exercises that not only strengthen your core musculature, but ...
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Tuesday, August 5th, 2008
America’s weight problems are now so well-known they’re even fair game for jokes at the Oscars. “Americans really know how to fill up a seat,” jibed Ellen DeGeneres, host of the 2007 Academy Awards.
The statistics are alarming. Sixty-five percent of Americans - 130 million in 2001 - are overweight or ...
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Monday, August 4th, 2008
6. Have more fun with your kids. Your kids, your grand-kids, your friends' kids, big kids (like us). Basically, have more fun.
It's tough when you walk in the door of your brother's or sister's house and your 5-year-old niece or nephew runs toward you with outstretched arms, ready to giggle, ...
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Monday, August 4th, 2008
1. Looking good. :-) C'mon, you know it's true. Everything else is really important, but looking good is number one!
2. Lean muscle mass burns fat for energy. Physiologically speaking, this is the bottom line. Excess fat creates all kinds of problems, increasing the potential for diabetes, heart disease, various kinds ...
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