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Image via Wikipedia A recent poll by Knowledge Networks on behalf of the Associated Press and LifeGoesStrong.com compared health attitudes and actual health for the baby boomer generation versus the rest of the population (conflict of interest notice – Doc Gurley just falls in the boomer category herself). While the poll actually shows […] Image via Wikipedia Does it feel like Summer is slipping away? (And doing it this year before it ever really got started). Are you already feeling the pressure of the end of Summer looming? How about all the things you didn’t get to do? One of the most useful tips for developing a […] Image via Wikipedia This week, the CDC announced the results of a study that shows that colon cancer rates in the US are decreasing. Between 2003 and 2007 the rate of colon cancer cases fell from 52.3 per 100,000 people to 45.4. That’s great news. So how has it come about? The CDC […] Image via Wikipedia A couple of years ago I wrote a post about Soda Free Summer, how six Bay Area counties got together to try to help people stop drinking soda in the Summer. I also wrote a couple of posts about how diet soda is no better than regular soda and quite […] 1) Giving thanks improves your mood and your quality of life, both of which have a tremendous positive impact on your health. Seems like a cheat, doesn’t it, but who am I to question? We can give thanks for gratitude. 2) You can bulk up in your geriatric years. It’s never too late to start. […] I hate cars. But I love the experience of driving down the freeway, humming a tune,chin-bobbing along to the music with my daughters. Some of life’s most profound, intimate conversations only take place when you’re strapped next to someone, facing front. So then why do I hate cars? See,there’s just this teensy weensy public health… […] |
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