Gridlock vs. Brainlock in Washington?
Why there is so much political gridlock in Washington related to the country’s finances? It is pretty clear that there are plenty of policy solutions out there. Here is information from the Peter G....
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Indoor Exercise: Tips for the New Year!
This is the time of year where people in colder climates do more indoor exercise. People also make New Year’s resolutions to get in shape. Some serious athletes use indoor training year round...
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BMI, Mortality & Health
There was a lot of attention in the press last week about a new report in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) showing that BMIs in the “overweight” category (25-30) are associated...
View ArticleRecovery & Active Rest
I got an e-mail a couple of weeks ago from a reader about when to start training again after a marathon. That is a pretty broad based question and the answer depends on all sorts of things including...
View ArticleRochester Free Phys Ed
In a post last September colleagues from the University of Kansas highlighted a free exercise program in Lawrence, Kansas known as “Red Dog’s Dog Days”. I have been studying exercise in the lab since...
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Exercise and School Performance
Last Fall I reviewed some of the risk factors, including inactivity, for Alzheimer’s disease and cognitive decline with aging. In this short post I want turn the discussion around and highlight a...
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Are Humans Going to Get Dumber?
This post is going to be discursive and ramble a bit, but bear with me and I think the ideas I am trying to integrate will come together for you. In my last post I reviewed some data about how...
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Exercise, Cognition & Conscientiousness
My last two posts have focused in part on the relationship between physical activity and cognitive function. Today I want to make two simple points and connect them. The first is from another...
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The Beginning of Good News on Obesity?
There are two recent reports from the United States Center for Disease Control about obesity and calorie consumption that make me a bit more optimistic that the obesity epidemic might be cresting....
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Obesity vs Fast Food Availability
Most people who read this blog probably don’t have to be convinced about the link between eating a lot of fast food and obesity. However, I wanted to find out just how big the link is and see what...
View ArticleHow I Lost 10 Pounds
Today we are taking a break from data driven topics and things in the news. Over the last 4-5 months I have lost about 10 pounds or perhaps a bit more (5kg). I am tall, about 6’5” (1.95m) and...
View ArticleMistakes, Adaptability and Success
Most of us spend a lot of time avoiding mistakes. However, there is a long line of thinking from multiple fields that suggests too much concern about mistakes inhibits risk taking. Along these...
View ArticleObesity: Who is Responsible?
On a recent plane ride I had a window seat with a trim lady in the aisle seat. The middle seat was then occupied by a short but large man who sat down and immediately fell asleep and started to snore....
View ArticleMedical Ignorance vs. Dietary Salt and Breast Cancer
Recent news reports have highlighted uncertainty about dietary sodium guidelines and also the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. When the breast cancer story came out a friend of mine e-mailed...
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Health Guidelines: Are We Making Them Too Complicated?
In an e-mail titled “Too Close For Comfort…..” my Colleague Doug Seals sent me a link of a satire laced piece from the Onion about how hard it is to get people to change their lifestyles based on...
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Fast Food Calorie Counting
Today’s post is short and in preparation for the fact that many of us eat out more during summer vacation and when we are on the road doing all sorts of different things. The chart below is from a...
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Exercise vs. Aging
Almost all of the data I show in this blog comes from studies in humans or various population databases. I am going to make an exception today and show you some data about what happens when mice that...
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Wheat Belly & Low Carb Diets
A colleague who wants to lose some weight sent me an e-mail asking about the “Wheat Belly” diet which advocates cutting wheat based products and foods from your diet. A book based on this concept is a...
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Healthy After 65
Today’s post is a short one and focuses on a new CDC report on healthy life expectancy (HLE) at age 65. This differs from total life expectancy (LE) and is a measure of how long the average person can...
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