Exercise and Your Immune System: Better health one dead rodent at a time

Exercise boosts your immunity. It’s one of the most touted reasons for getting a good sweat on and in this season where the H1N1 virus has become more popular among school kids than Miley Cyrus, this factoid is getting more play than Jude Law. But is it true? Does exercise really boost your immune system? …

Combatting "Sitting Disease": November’s Great Fitness Experiment

Never say you can’t get in some exercise at the office! It is with great pleasure that I announce the comeback of the Great Fitness Experiment in practice rather than just in name only: For the month of November I am launching a new GFE. Lest you think I’m crazy and have forgotten the occupied …

Curing the Obesity Epidemic One Beatdown at a Time

In a shocking display of honesty or hubris (both?), the immensely likable Robert Verdi recently said, “A lot of women say ‘I should’ve been alive when Ruben was because I’m Rubenesque.’ So times have changed. There are different cultural norms and values and beauty identities, and the fact that thin is in — who cares? …

Parents Told "Your Baby is Too Fat For Health Insurance"

In Colorado, an insurance company recently denied a baby health care coverage because of a pre-existing condition. Setting aside the question of if it is physically possible for an infant to have a pre-existing condition and what implications that holds for uteruses everywhere, you are probably wondering what condition was so horrible that a child …

Sugar Bombed: The Cheat Day Debunked

Hot on the heels of the American Heart Association’s recommendation that all Americans drastically reduce their sugar intake – women are now recommended to limit added sugars to 6 teaspoons a day (for comparison, one serving of soda has 8 teaspoons) – comes more bad news about junk food. Scientists have discovered that not only …

Bigger Breakfasts for Smaller Waistlines

Photo Credit: Natalie Dee Apparently September was Better Breakfast Month. Who knew? Just so you don’t get caught off guard, November is listed as the month for Pancreatic Cancer Awareness, National Novel Writing, Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness and National Homeless Youth. If you can write a novel about a homeless youth suffering from pancreatic cancer which …

Breaking News: Men Like "Thin and Seductive" Women!

Researchers from Wake Forest University shocked the world by discovering that men agree on what kind of women they find attractive: “thin and seductive.” Good thing they told me because I’m not sure Hollywood is getting that message across clear enough. Going past that singular conclusion, there are some other interesting tidbits revealed in the …