by Rupe | Oct 11, 2016 | Fitness, Health-Wellness-Sex
Intense physical exertion or extreme emotional upset can each trigger a heart attack, and the risk may be highest if the two are combined, according to a new study.
“Our study is the largest study exploring this issue, and unlike previous studies we included people from many different countries and ethnicities,” said lead author Andrew Smyth of the Population Health Research Institute at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Source: Physical strain, emotional upset can trigger heart attack…
My Comments: This is good gouge…
by Rupe | Oct 4, 2016 | Health-Wellness-Sex
IQ is largely fixed, but intelligence depends on context and approach.
Give a person an IQ test in elementary school and again when he or she is a senior citizen and science suggests the score will remain largely unchanged. Which means, like it or not, our sheer mental horsepower is largely fixed.
Source: 5 Mental Habits That Will Make You Much Smarter, According to an MIT Neuroscientist
My Comments: Pretty interesting stuff…
by Rupe | May 25, 2016 | Fitness, Health-Wellness-Sex
So you’re finally ready to lose weight. Now the question is: How? WebMD has answers for you.
The standard advice — to eat less and move more — isn’t so helpful when it comes to the “how.” You probably know you need to cut calories, but how many? Are you better off getting those calories from low-fat or low-carb foods? And what’s going on with your metabolism, your personal energy-burning furnace? Is it programmed to keep you overweight? Is there any way to fan the flames so you can dream of one day eating a piece of pie without gaining a pound?
Source: Mysteries of Weight Loss
My Comments: Probably one of the best reports I have seen on weight loss. Well done WebMD.
by Rupe | Apr 29, 2016 | Health-Wellness-Sex
Chances are that even the lucky among us will see the inside of an emergency room at some point, for ourselves or our loved ones. More than 3 million such patients undergo a surgical procedure each year in the United States, and the costs of this care are soaring to the point where they have overtaken the costs of treating diabetes, heart attacks and new cancer diagnoses.
Source: ‘Looming catastrophe’: These 7 emergency surgeries account …
My Comments: Wow! I am feeling like I dodged a bullet with my appendectomy.
by Rupe | Apr 27, 2016 | Health-Wellness-Sex, Musical Words
Obesity continues to plague American kids, with a new study finding rates of severe obesity climbing over a 15-year period.
Examining national data from 1999 through 2014, researchers found that one-third of American children aged 2 to 19 were overweight, nearly one-quarter were obese, and more than 2 percent were severely obese.
Source: Rates of severe obesity among U.S. kids still rising: study
My Comments: Argue all you want but this is absolutely true. Black and brown females in particular – please get active. It is not genetic and we are dying of heart disease.
by Rupe | Mar 18, 2016 | Health-Wellness-Sex
Why scientists are worried about the growing epidemic and its effects on pregnant women, and advice on how to avoid the infection
The World Health Organization has declared the Zika virus an international public health emergency, prompted by growing concern that it could cause birth defects. As many as four million people could be infected by the end of the year. Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have urged pregnant women against travel to about two dozen countries, mostly in the Caribbean and Latin America, where the outbreak is growing.
The infection appears to be linked to the development of unusually small heads and brain damage in newborns. Some pregnant women who have been to these regions should be tested for the infection, the agency said. Here are some answers and advice about the outbreak.
Source: Short Answers to Hard Questions About Zika Virus
Comments: Living in Florida, this is a bit scary…
