Why We Fear Telling What We Know Congress did the right thing. Now men and women can fight and die for their country without fearing for their careers, and living to acknowledge the people they love. Health care is another story. Too many people are scared to tell anyone, especially their doctors, about their symptoms […]
The Four Hour Body – How Not to Become Superhuman (12/16/10)
Becoming Superhuman It’s a publishing phenomenon. The video lasts a minute but shows you can do the impossible – run 100 miles, lose 100 pounds, lift 500. The book promises a a 95% sure way to 15 minute orgasm; rapid weight loss without exercise; “very awesome” sleep in just 2 hours a day; superhuman physical […]
Can poor sleep harm my heart? (12/08/10)
Prevention Before Cure Metabolic syndrome is something you want to avoid. Too few of us do. Involving high blood pressure, high blood lipids, and the the width of your waistline, metabolic syndrome operates as a powerful combined risk factor for heart disease and stroke. It’s been known for quite a while that short sleep […]
If I get sick can I blame the weather? (12/06/10)
Can you blame your illness on weather changes? If you’re injured, yes. Just check your emergency room. Evidence from Warwick University shows significant increases in accident visits when the daily maximum or minimum temperature goes up or down more than five degrees Centigrade (9 degrees Fahrenheit.) The effects were largest in winter and summer. With […]
Even the CIA doesn’t trust your health care (12/03/10)
Your Survival is On the Line In a time of Wikileaks revelations it’s hard for any story to stand out. When US diplomats are asked to obtain DNA samples of any significant foreigner they meet, and the Saudi King is telling the US how to bomb Iran, who cares that the CIA says the US […]