Recent Health & Fitness Posts
Public Anxiety Meets The Democratic Effort to Get Health Care Done at All Costs
By ROBERT LASZEWSKI The latest polls are an unmitigated disaster for Democratic efforts to get their health care bills passed. This from Rasmussen this morning:“Just 38% of voters now favor… Read more »
Interview with James Currier, Medpedia
By Matthew Holt James Currier founded Tickle, a self assessment testing company later sold to career site Monster.com. But he's set the bar much higher in his next venture, Medpedia… Read more »
LipoScience’s NMR LipoProfile Test: A Revolutionary, More Accurate Lipid Profile Particle Size Screening
Raleigh, NC-based LipoScience changing the way cholesterol is measured It seems just about everyone these days is aware of cholesterol because of the relentless (and might I add nauseating) daily… Read more »
There Be Dragons: Examining the alternatives to unsustainable aquaculture fish feed
This is part 2 of a series on aquaculture, inspired by a recent article published by an international team of researchers in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences… Read more »
Money-Driven Medicine film now downloadable
By Matthew Holt If you want to watch the documentary Money Driven Medicine based on Maggie Mahar’s book, it’s now available for free download at moneydrivenmedicine.org (the DVD is also… Read more »
A reality check on exercise and weight loss
Exercise alone probably isn't enough to help most people lose significant weight, but combined with a healthy diet it has an important role to play.From the RSS feed of CalorieLab… Read more »
FitSugar Roundup
You can go easy on the butter in your mashed potatoes when you use Yukon Gold spuds. New Moon star Nikki Reed says hiking with her boyfriend is her fitness… Read more »
Healthy T-Day Dessert: Pumpkin-Carrot Bars With Cream Cheese Frosting
Thanksgiving is fast approaching, and my love of all things pumpkin is hardly waning. From yogurt to muffins, I relish this tasty flavor of Fall. If you're looking for a… Read more »
Trampoline Workout on Steroids
I took gymnastics like many young girls, and while I loved playing with the white powder by the uneven bars, my favorite part of class was jumping on the trampoline… Read more »
Don't Blow Your Healthy Habits at the Movies This Weekend
It's a big movie weekend, for sure. With New Moon finally out, I've already committed myself to spend an afternoon at the theater - the only complication is that I'm… Read more »
