Archive for the ‘anti-aging’ Category

Top Ten Tips for Running for Fitness

Sunday, November 30th, 2008

Aerobic exercise is a key component of all comprehensive fitness programs. Running is a supremely beneficial form of aerobic activity. If you can run, running is king. However, there's plenty that can go wrong when you run. Running seems simple – and it is – but you need to know how ...

Drug Companies and Health Care - Foxes in the Henhouse

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

In July 2008 the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended that some children as young as 8 be treated aggressively with cholesterol-lowering drugs. More recently, in the November 20th, 2008 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers recommended that statins be prescribed for millions of healthy people with normal cholesterol levels. Needless ...

Dr. Jill Baron - Stress Management

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

Click the icon to play the podcast [caption id="attachment_446" align="alignleft" width="209" caption="Dr. Jill Baron"][/caption] Jill Baron, MD is a board-certified Family Physician who practices Integrative Medicine in New York City. Dr. Baron’s practice combines conventional western medicine with holistic and mind-body therapies including nutrition, stress management, weight management, and menopause therapies. A ...

What Dancers Know - Part 2

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

"Love the Pain" was my first choice for the title of this article. "Love the pain" is what dancers really know. But I was concerned about attracting too kinky a crowd and therefore kept the title informative yet generic. :-) If someone pays you a supreme compliment by saying "you look ...

Cholesterol Down - Dr. Janet Brill

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

Click the icon to play the podcast Dr. Janet Brill is the author of CHOLESTEROL DOWN—10 simple steps to lower your cholesterol in 4 weeks without prescription drugs. Dr. Brill is one of the country's leading nutrition, diet, health, and fitness experts. She is a speaker and educator and lectures throughout ...

Aerobic Exercise and Strength Training - Two Pillars of Fitness

Monday, November 3rd, 2008

Ever notice how aerobic exercise and strength training go together? One accentuates the other. Like vanilla ice cream and hot apple pie. One makes the other better, more fun. Like marshmallows and campfires. One makes the experience of the other more powerful. Awareness of these possibilities helps you get more out ...

The Mysteries of Injuries

Friday, October 31st, 2008

As a professional dancer for 10 years in New York City, I've had plenty of injuries. It's a long list. As a retired chiropractic orthopedist, having practiced for many years in New York City, I've treated lots of people with a very long list of exercise- and sports-related injuries. As a ...

Rant on Federal Exercise Guidelines

Monday, October 27th, 2008

I didn't know whether to laugh or to cry. Laughing with joy because The New York Times had a lead article on 10-23-08 focusing on the importance of daily exercise. Or crying in frustration because of the bureaucratized and committee-driven character of these recommendations. [caption id="attachment_373" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Soccer Kids 2004 ...

Weight Loss 101 - Part 2 - Build Lean Muscle Mass

Sunday, October 5th, 2008

[caption id="attachment_245" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="Photography by David Lemberg - Del Mar Fair, 2004"][/caption]We want to be encouraged, not discouraged, in our weight management plans. How many times do people spend two or three frustrating months of serious food deprivation in order to lose 15 or 20 pounds, only to discover ...

Focus - Getting the Most Out of Your Strength Training Part 3

Sunday, September 28th, 2008

[caption id="attachment_225" align="alignleft" width="194" caption="Photography by David Lemberg"][/caption] The only good thing about an injury is the possibility of learning how to train smarter – which often means how to train with increased focus. Most of the training injuries I've had over the years are due to lack of focus – ...