The Internal SPF. The Top 5 Countdown of Best Foods. Number 5.
The health benefits of omega-3 fatty acids are very well known, especially for reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke. There are 2 basic kinds of omega-3s – docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentenoic acid (EPA) – which, beyond the benefits it brings for your ticker, are also...
Internal SPF Foods. The Top 5 Countdown.
It’s summertime. And with the combination of more sunshine + more time out in it, sun becomes the best source of vitamin D and also the most readily available source of skin cancer generation. The bottom line is that you need the sun but not too much. The...
The New Freshman 15 Is The “Fitbit 15”. A Cautionary Tale.
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished They say that “No good deed goes unpunished.” In this case, it’s definitely the case. You get the schmancy wearable device complete with flashy lights, beeps, reminders, apps, it tells you your calories, steps, heart rate and billions of other things you didn’t even...
What’s the Matter With Your Gray Matter? More Than Just Brain Strain.
It’s 50 shades of gray for the matter of your gray matter. As you age, little by little you start dropping threads. Then you have to retrace your steps, physically and mentally to force yourself to remember the things you forgot. This is as inevitable as it is normal....
Enough Is Enough, But How Much Is That?
I was going to write a big long post about overdoing exercise, it’s potential bad effects on your heart, and just the impossibility of keeping up with that unless you’re already Joe Athlete. So in stead, I just thought I’d answer the basic questions. If you’re not running marathons,...
Never Chew On A Tree
“Do what you love, love what you do?” Even as I write this, it sounds like a cartload of kum bay ya ya sisterhood of the traveling meaningless aphorisms. It just needs Sarah McLaughlin warbling in the background to tie-dyed retro hippies dancing in some field. That said, and...
Obesity Link To Rheumatoid Arthritis
Excess weight creates inflammation inside your body. Rheumatoid arthritis is an immune disorder that leads to inflammatory swelling and pain in the joints. You know how they market Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups as “two great tastes that taste great together”? This is exactly the opposite of that. Each of...
A Geenie Grants Your Wish You Don’t Want
Okay, bear with me. Let’s just say you’re a normal person leading a normal life with the normal litany of gripes: my KID wanted this dog, but now I have to walk them every day?; if I have to mow this grass one more time I’m just going to...
Stress May Be A Nightmare, But You Can “Find The Good” Solution
Let’s say you have a nightmare. King Kong is chasing you through New York City, and you may hide under some random desk in a random building that your brain conjured up for this little dream sequence, but no matter where you go, the giant bloodshot eyeball tracks across...
Good Stress Gone Bad … it is a bit like Darth Vader
When I grew up, Darth Vader was marauding the galaxy, just being 50 shades of evil. And that was great to know. Vader = bad. Luke = good. But that simple little equation didn’t hold for long, because later we learned that dear old Darth was actually daddy Darth...
Top 10 Probiotic Foods
(Excellent article from Alexandra Sifferlin at Time/Health) One of the most crucial parts of our body when it comes to health is our microbiome—the trillions of bacteria that live in our gut. Scientists are learning that the bacterial communities we live with are linked to everything from body weight...
When It’s Okay To Be Type-A
I feel like I need to go to meetings. “Hello, my name is Will”. [in unison] “Hello Will.” “It’s been two weeks since my last workaholic episode, my phone is no longer physically plugged into my umbilical cord, and I don’t hyperventilate until I pass out when I take an entire day off.” [polite...