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How to Determine Your Body Fat Percentage

Posted on January 11, 2013 | Comments Off on How to Determine Your Body Fat Percentage

Laura Dolson discusses how you might determine your body fat percentage and what the number means.

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What About Red Palm Oil for Longevity?

Posted on January 11, 2013 | Comments Off on What About Red Palm Oil for Longevity?

Science-Based Medicine blog criticizes Dr. Oz for promoting it.  They’re usually right.

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FDA Cuts the Women’s Dose of Sleeping Pill Ambien (Zolpidem) By Half

Posted on January 11, 2013 | Comments Off on FDA Cuts the Women’s Dose of Sleeping Pill Ambien (Zolpidem) By Half

Details are at MedPageToday.

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How Much Exercise Is Enough?

Posted on January 10, 2013 | 4 comments

“I’m a minimalist when it comes to exercise. A really small, really intense dose is all that is needed for the vast majority of people to manifest all of the health benefits that exercise can provide. This does not mean that you can then get away with bed rest in the face of this concentrated dose of exercise, I’m not saying that at all. I’m saying that if a person is living a fairly “normal” life with a decent amount of non-exercise activity built into their day, not a lot of “exercise” is needed above that to maximize health markers.”

     –Skyler Tanner in a recent blog post (click for the rest)

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Healthcare Spending By Country and Age

Posted on January 8, 2013 | Comments Off on Healthcare Spending By Country and Age

Interesting graph comparing the US, Germany, UK, Sweden, and Spain.

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What People Who Live to 100 Have in Common

Posted on January 8, 2013 | Comments Off on What People Who Live to 100 Have in Common

“Centenarians in the United States are considerably different from the overall population.”

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Obesity and Cancer Risk

Posted on January 8, 2013 | Comments Off on Obesity and Cancer Risk

“Shocking but true: according a new poll, only 7% of Americans understand that being obese increases a person’s cancer risk. This level of ignorance spells tragedy, for being overweight and obese not only boosts your risk of developing cancer, it also reduces your survival after a successful cancer treatment. But there’s hope: Go Mediterranean!“

 

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Despite Obamacare, Health Insurance Premiums Rising

Posted on January 8, 2013 | Comments Off on Despite Obamacare, Health Insurance Premiums Rising

“Although one goal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was to rein in the high cost of health insurance, dozens of health plans continued to implement double-digit rate hikes.”

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Mail In Spit To Learn Your Risk of Future Disease

Posted on January 8, 2013 | Comments Off on Mail In Spit To Learn Your Risk of Future Disease

23andMe is one of several companies offering genetic testing that estimates your future risk of various gene-related diseases.  I have no opinion yet on whether the testing is valid or not.  An article at MIT Technology Review will introduce you to the concept.  Cost for the test is $99 (USD) plus $10 shipping.  I’m not sure I want to share my genes with anyone but my children.

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Dr. Freedhoff’s Review of Marla Heller’s “DASH Diet”

Posted on January 8, 2013 | Comments Off on Dr. Freedhoff’s Review of Marla Heller’s “DASH Diet”

The DASH diet is well-established as an approach to control high blood pressure, and it tends to improve other metabolic markers of heart disease risk.  If memory serves me, there are  low-sodium and regular-sodium versions.

I’d never heard of a low-carb DASH diet before.  Click for review.

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