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Category Archives: Diet and Exercise
Is It Better to Walk or Run?
The New York Times has a story on whether walking or running is better for health, and one of the observations is that running is better for weight control. Running, it turns out, is more of an appetite suppressant, which … Continue reading
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Can Cholesterol Drugs Undo Exercise Benefits?
This is a dramatic difference: The unmedicated volunteers improved their aerobic fitness significantly after three months of exercise, by more than 10 percent on average. But the volunteers taking the statins gained barely 1 percent on average in their fitness, … Continue reading
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No Benefit Seen in Sharp Limits on Salt in Diet – NYTimes.com
No Benefit Seen in Sharp Limits on Salt in Diet – NYTimes.com. I have been saying this for decades. There evidence that low sodium diets can help some people with high blood pressure and heart disease, but little evidence that … Continue reading
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How Exercise May Help Memory
The take home message is that both aerobic and resistance training are good for the brain in different ways. How Exercise May Help Memory – NYTimes.com.
Exercise May Help Protect Children From Stress – NYTimes.com
via Exercise May Help Protect Children From Stress – NYTimes.com There was no difference in the cortisol levels at home between children who were active and those who were less active. But when the researchers gave the children a standard … Continue reading
How to Prevent Stress from Shrinking Your Brain | Psychology Today
Good light roundup of reasons why stress shrinks the brain and how to fight against that. I would add anti-inflamatories to the mix. How to Prevent Stress from Shrinking Your Brain | Psychology Today.
Toxic Sugar?
Apparently Mark Bittman from the NY Times has bought Lustig’s thesis that “sugar is toxic” because an increase in a society’s sugar consumption is correlated with diabetes. So I guess that food is toxic because overeating and obesity is also … Continue reading
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The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food – NYTimes.com
I don’t entirely blame the food companies–they are in fact giving people what they want, and it seems a stretch in a capitalistic society to ask them to promote food people don’t want. Nonetheless, they should use some of that … Continue reading
Why I’m taking daily ibuprofen: Could it give me more brain cells and prevent diseases of aging?
More and more, it is looking like the kind of inflammation that occurs on a daily basis, the kind you never really notice, can have serious health consequences. And there is good reason to believe that daily anti-inflammatories can be … Continue reading
Light-Activated Hydrogel Repairs Cartilage (photonics.com | Jan 2013 | Research & Technology)
This may actually be the best solution I’ve seen so far for cartilage repair because it addresses one of the gaps in current care. The article explains the problem with current therapy: Microfracture — a surgery in which tiny holes … Continue reading
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