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Tall Tales, Truth and My Twitter Diet

Tom — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 02:17:17 +0000

This is a cool story about how this guy used his Twitter account to gain support for his diet. Nothing like accountability!!

www.nytimes.com/2010/08/22/weekinreview/22stelter.html?pagewanted=print

Americans Cut Back on Visits to Doctor

Tom — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:28:39 +0000

There are a lot of reasons people are cutting back on visits to the doctor but the primary reason is financial. As co-pays, deductibles, etc. continue to rise on an annual basis, we seem to have finally reached a point where the consumer is feeling it and cutting back. There is only one long term solution to this issue and that is personal responsibility for our health. Click on the link in the right hand column to our health and wellness site, TK Family Plan, and find some very basic nutrition and fitness information that can put you on the path to wellness without any major lifestyle changes or expense.

online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703940904575395603432726626.html?mod=ITP_pageone_0#printMode

The Salt Hiding in Your Diet

Tom — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 12:28:52 +0000

There is a lot published about salt/sodium intake but here is some valuable information that identifies some sources of salt that we may not have been aware of. With the impact too much sodium can have on our bodies and our health, take a few minutes now to avoid negative health issues later on.

online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704905004575405173133646604.html?mod=ITP_personaljournal_0

Dehydration, exercise and heat don’t mix

Tom — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 11:30:08 +0000

This is must reading from Dr. Eric Heiden, five time Olympic gold medal winner, if you are exercising in the heat that covers so much of the country right now. We can’t be careful enough.

www.chicagotribune.com/health/sc-health-0728-heiden-20100728,0,5087705,print.story

The New Nutritionist: Your Grocer

Tom — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:58:40 +0000

This article is about a food rating system being used by some grocery chains that is provided by a company called NuVal LLC that basically measures nutritional value. My first reaction was this could be good information for the average consumer but reading further into it, it seems some of the criteria used to establish the rating is pretty subjective. I am glad I don’t have a food product being negatively rated by these people. In my opinion, what is intended to help the consumer and simplify things is just confusing the issue even further. What’s yours?

online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704229004575371010407610760.html?mod=ITP_personaljournal_0#printMode

Exercise may reduce chronic pain

Tom — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:19:14 +0000

Here is some interesting anecdotal evidence of how many are using exercise/movement to treat pain, including chronic pain that many had struggled with for years. This certainly seems like something to be at least investigated further if not just tried.

www.chicagotribune.com/health/sc-health-0721-pain-20100721,0,6621419,print.story

Insurers Push Plans That Limit Choice of Doctor

Tom — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:59:50 +0000

This stuff is not fun to read but it is probably good if we have an idea of what we are facing in the health insurance market, whether it be immediate changes or those to come in later years as health care reform is phased in. As it appears health care costs are going to continue to rise, these limited plans described in this article are going to be more common. We will try to keep you as updated as possible on this subject that is so important to all of us. Some of the comments here are interesting and feel free to add yours in our comments section.

www.nytimes.com/2010/07/18/business/18choice.html?_r=1&ref=health

Eating to Live or Living to Eat?

Tom — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:43:38 +0000

There is a lot here but some very interesting information describing how different areas of the brain affect our eating habits. This might help to explain some of the cravings we have, especially, in my case with sweets after eating a meal. Basically a concise, easy to understand account of what can be a very complicated subject for some of us non-medical “civilians”.

online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704288204575363072381955744.html?mod=ITP_personaljournal_0

Health watch: Are you label literate?

Tom — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 01:33:01 +0000

Here is valuable information that we can all use regarding the importance of being able to really understand what we are reading on a food label and know exactly what we are putting in our bodies.

www.chicagotribune.com/health/sc-foods-0702-health-labels-20100702,0,4610566,print.story

How nutritious is Vitaminwater?

Tom — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:37:49 +0000

I’ve gone through stages where I drank a lot of this stuff or similar drinks. It might not be a bad idea to do a little research, beginning with this article, and see if drinking these vitamin “fortified” drinks are worth it, both in nutritional value and expense. With more of these type drinks, high energy drinks, etc. coming out all the time and after they are tried and tested for a while, it seems that now, more than ever, good old water is the way to go.

www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/28/AR2010062804257_pf.html