Archive for July 15th, 2008
Fighting Shrinkage: Exercise Keeps Brain from Shrinking, Slows Alzheimer’s
There is always news coming out of the health world regarding advances in our knowledge of diseases and what can be done to prevent them. Here’s the latest news that is really no news at all in terms of our knowledge of how good it is for our health. But to this point, we didn’t [...]
Posted: July 15th, 2008 under Alzheimer's Disease, Exercise.
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Flip-Flop Flub: Your Choice of Footwear and Foot, Joint Pain
If you’ve been even somewhat attuned to political news in the past year, you’ve no doubt heard the word “flip-flop” with some regularity. But pols aren’t using the word to refer to their foot attire. No, they’re using the word to refer to their political adversaries’ modifying views on taxes, foreign policy, immigration and abortion. [...]
Posted: July 15th, 2008 under foot pain, joint pain.
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More Broccoli, Please: An Extra Helping or Two May Prevent Prostate Cancer, Study Finds
A few months ago, I wrote about broccoli and why those who never liked the cruciferious veggie when they were young might want to give it another try now that they’re older and wiser (see article entitled, “Broccolicious!”). If you’re now eating more broccoli than you ever were – and I hope you are – [...]
Posted: July 15th, 2008 under Prostate Cancer.
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