Half Glass of Wine a Day Adds Five Years

Just when we thought the world had run out of good news, researchers at a reputable institution have found evidence that drinking as little as half a glass of wine a day could add five years to our lives. Geezer…
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Born To Run (Outside) – Part 2

Running or walking outside also involves some "rules of the road" to make sure that you are safe and avoid serious injury.  Here are some things to consider:
Try to run in areas with little to no traffic, if possible.   Even if this means driving to another neighborhood, parking and running there.  I often walk [...]

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Eating Fat Triggers Long Term Memories of a Good Thing

It’s nice to know that, when it comes to remembering whatever it was we weren’t supposed to forget, the chemistry of our bodies is sometimes on our side. One of the things our bodies help us to remember, it appears,…
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Breathing During Weight Training

In keeping with talking about fundamentals of training, one thing I’d like to address is the issue of how to breathe while lifting weights since this is yet another place that people often get vastly contradictory advice (usually from folks looking at the same thing from a different direction) and …
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Swine Flu: Should You Be Worried And How To Be Prepared?

What a cute little killer
We’re now into a Phase 4 Swine Flu Pandemic! Get your plastic tarps and duct tape! I hope your freezer is stocked because there’s no telling how long you’re going to need to cordon yourselves off from the rest of civilization to avoid the dreaded swine flu.
With the media frenzy surrounding [...]

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Are Vitamins Gender Specific?

Are vitamins gender specific? Because vitamin ad campaigns certainly are. The L.A.Times separates the marketing from the mean truth , which is, in this case, maybe, but nobody knows. The reason nobody knows, says Jeffrey Blumberg, professor of nutrition science…
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Born To Run (Outside) – Part I

Ironic that I would title this with a song title from "The Boss", because as far as I know I'm the only person from NJ who actually doesn't like Bruce Springsteen.  Several of my old Garden State pals actually refuse to speak to me because of this, but I digress…
What I wanted to say was…It's SPRING— [...]

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5 Life Lessons on Success from the Mountain Bike Trail

It’s just you and the trail….embrace the challenges and enjoy the journey that lays ahead.
One of my favorite active lifestyle (as there is no “cardio” in my life) hobbies is going out for a mountain bike ride. I’m lucky enough to have a nice 6-mile technical trail near enough that I can go out for [...]

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Two Studies Show Prostate Cancer Slowed by Statins

The BBC reports on two promising, but yes, preliminary studies presented at a recent conference of the American Urological Association: One study, which was conducted at the Mayo Clinic and followed 2,447 men aged 40 to 79 for nearly two…
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Two Studies Suggest that Statins May Ward Off Prostate Cancer

The BBC reports on two promising, but yes, preliminary studies presented at a recent conference of the American Urological Association: One study, which was conducted at the Mayo Clinic and followed 2,447 men aged 40 to 79 for nearly two…
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