Category: Health
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Get this iPhone app to quickly calc your BMI.
Boy, am I a broken record yet? With 61% of Americans “obese” and 50% of all illness caused by obesity AND preventable, it’s going to take every single one of us being a broken record to get America healthy which is the real healthcare program that will save us economically. These percentages are from the…
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Ideal weight one of your resolutions? Track it for success.
Maybe on of the most common New Years Resolutions is for loosing weight. New gym memberships skyrocket this time of year and the gyms gets packed. I see it every year as I’m an avid weight lifter since I was 18. Unfortunately, most people give up because they don’t have a plan and are not…
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PBS airing special on 7 steps to happiness this Saturday
PBS is airing a special show by Dr. James Gordon called Unstuck. Dr. Gordon is a graduate of Harvard Medical School, clinical professor at Georgetown University School of Medicine and Founder & Director of Center for Mind Body Medicine in Washington D.C. Unstuck will cover his seven-stage program where he discusses some of the keys…
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New simple way to calculate your maximum weight.
Now you can figure the max safe weight for anyone in a few seconds! Professor George Fernandez of University of Nevada, Reno has come up with a simple calculation to know our Maximum Weight Limit (MWL). This works like BMI but it’s quick! For a man, his MWL at 5’ 9” is 175 pounds. Now…
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Get your own genetic map for $1000?
IBM is working on a system that could someday give you a personal map of your own genome. The Human Genome Project successfully mapped the first human genome in 2001 for $1 billion. This is what competition can do for consumers and patients. With your own personal DNA map, it’s possible that exacting diagnosis could…