Watch What You Watch Does watching television lead to cognitive decline (i.e., make you stupid?) Can watching television lead to Alzheimer’s? Now that the term boob tube is marching on near its 50th anniversary, informed citizens want to know. Some of them, anyway – and the answer comes before the commercial break. What Leads to […]
Dr. Medicine Explains Health Care For You (8/30/12)
Meet Dr. Medicine Today marks our first interview with general internist Dr. Medicine, America’s true health care representative – TV interviewer Lolly Partridge: Thanks so much for coming to Superior TV! We’re so, so happy to have the famous Dr. Medicine. Dr. Medicine: Thanks, Lolly. Traffic was murderous, and this show does keep me from […]
“Awake” – In dreams begin realities (3/2/12)
La Vida Es Sueno Is life a dream? Or do realities begin in dreams? “Awake,” NBC’s new drama, premiered on March 1st, 2012. One night police detective Michael Britten, played by Jason Isaacs, survives a horrific car wreck—but not his family. He becomes conscious and finds he’s living two distinct realities. In one his son […]
Weight, learning and sleep – it’s all connected (11/14/11)
Less Sleep, More Weight – and Worse Learning Connections count. A few years ago people had a hard time believing that sleep time determined weight. Though physicians have long recognized that increased weight means increased sleep apnea, most of the population does not recognize that being overweight itself interferes with sleep and increases inflammation. […]
Will my TV kill me? (8/17/11)
Does Watching TV Shorten Your Life? Twenty one point eight minutes of lost life for every hour watched. That’s the precise measurement coming from a widely reported Australian study of watching TV. Based on 11,000 adults, they estimate that Australian males, averaging 2 hours of TV a day, will see their lifespan decrease by 1.8 […]