What will be there for you? Over fifty million Americans lack health insurance. Republicans are promising to gut the Administration’s health care bill, claiming it busts the budget. They want to privatize Social Security and talk quietly about doing the same with Medicare. Many health insurance premiums went up 20% last year. The economy went […]
Regeneration – how to spur creativity and productivity (9/27/10)
Americans are in a tough place, with many losing jobs, homes, and the ability to feed their families. So, too, is the American economy. Competition is increasing within a worldwide recession. As human beings are equally talented throughout the globe and knowledge industries are the future, to grow the economy will require innovation on every […]
Can physical activity make me smarter?
Yes, it can and does. You grow new brain cells at night if you walk 20-30 minutes a day. You also can grow new grey matter. Take the case of a long term study of Swedish twins, pointed out to me by my friend Tom Walker. Georg Kuhn, professor of regeneration neuroscience at Gothenburg University, […]
You’re never the same – which keeps you alive
1. A lot of you got replaced last night. Physically you’re a different person each time you wake. And because we rebuild so quickly and completely, this represents a fantastic opportunity to rebuild your body the way you want. Proteins are the complicated business end of life, creating enzymes, receptors, muscle. They should last a […]
What happens when you “veg out?” (9/19/10)
Vegging out. You can hack, goof, hang, yet the meaning’s the same – idly and passively doing “nothing.” But is your body really doing nothing? Ask a plant. Americans are so used to working and living with machines, and seeing vegetables, fruits and cereals as commodities that magically appear on store shelves like industrial products […]