Lots of people ask me how much they should exercise. First I have to ask them what they think “exercise” is. What Is Exercise? Any use of voluntary muscle. The body is an information processing unit which considers and takes account of innumerable elements of which we are not consciously aware – like how physical […]
What Will Create the Next Epidemic? (10/8/12)
Meningitis, Salmonella, and… Meningitis arrives through contaminated spinal steroid injections by pain specialists. Salmonella infects hundreds of Americans via Dutch smoked salmon sold by Cisco. Dozens die. People are again unnerved by infection. Will there be a new form of AIDS, or SARS, or something truly unknown coming to kill us? And what will we […]
Making Up To The Monster (9/6/12)
What’s Happening to Energy Drinks? They’ve increased to become a larger part of American beverage business – presently $8.9 billion worth per year. Their corporate parents have also been subpoenaed by the New York Attorney General for not fully disclosing their ingredients or their health effects. What’s Prompted the Investigation? Deaths, widely reported in the […]
Smoking Is My Retirement Plan (8/8/12)
Better Living Through Denial? Smokers, one fifth of American adults, often tell me they’re not worried about the future. Why? Because, as my webmaster and other smokers tell me, they don’t foresee a long term future. Retirement? Long term care insurance? Pointless. As many explain, “Smoking is my retirement plan.” Sorry, guys. It doesn’t work […]
Is There a Personality for Longevity? (6/19/12)
Does Personality Change Regeneration? The Next Century Centenarians – people who live to more than 100 – are very popular these days, and not just in older towns like Sarasota. They receive presidential visits and special TV interviews; some get invited to pitch products displaying America’s matchless marketing. But why are they so popular? Is […]