I hear it all the time. “I’ll just exercise it off.” Or, someone will say something like “he’s an athlete, he’ll burn it off.” All of this over the “comes-with-a-hand-truck” sized drink at Starbucks. If only it were that simple. If only all you had to do was exercise more to burn off any excess […]
The answer is yes, but what is striking about this study is just how much it puts you at risk. In this particular study, researchers looked across multiple studies to determine the risks associated with being overweight or obese and diabetes. Here’s what they found: Those who were overweight had a 728% higher risk of […]
ARE DIABETIC MEDICATIONS KILLING OFF OUR DIABETICS? Seems kind of an odd question, huh? I mean, after all, doesn’t the Hippocratic Oath state that first and foremost we should do no harm? So why does it always seem that many medications actually increase the risk of the diseases we are trying to ameliorate? It’s been […]
Sure, you know that a daily meth habit will fry your brain. But what if over half of 40-somethings had brain damage? Couldn’t be possible, right? Alzheimer’s dementia, memory loss, cognitive decline, Parkinson’s…these all happen to OLDER people, so you’re safe. You gave up the obvious brain-damaging behaviors after college and you’re pretty sure your neurons […]
It seems like there is a definite trend of families (both parents and kids) not getting to sleep at a decent hour. There are lots of issues with this. “Sure,” you say, “from the guy up at 11 PM starting to write a blog post. I would be the first to admit that I probably […]
