President Obama No one should have to worry that they will go without health care.
Glen Beck We have to teach our children the things that have been lost.
Recent research at the University of Alabama at Birmingham studied a group of women who lost an average of 26 lbs over several weeks using diet only for some, diet and aerobic exercise (walking) for some, and diet with resistance training exercise for others in the group.
Those who lost weight but performed no exercise and [...]
Ever since the mid 80’s when we began to realize that the whole running craze was resulting in a high incidence of injury, doctors have prescribed walking as the exercise of choice for their mature adult patients. Walking is fairly easy on the body. It is convenient. The chance of injury is low. It makes [...]
Have you ever been told that the muscle soreness you are experiencing two days after a workout is from lactic acid?
Have you heard of Lactate Threshold? Athletes have been taught to work out just under this threshold for years. Working out at just the right intensity for the right length of time helps build the [...]
The following was published on July 13, 1854 in a newspaper called The Agitator in Wellsborough, Pennsylvania. Not only is the language interesting, but the content is fascinating. The original language and grammar has been left exactly as originally published. Disclaimer: This is not actually a remedy for anything today. [...]
Have you ever wished you had all your medical records and pharmacy records in one place that you could access and your doctors could access? Google created a free online medical records system that is really quite good. It’s suprisingly easy to use.
You simply go online to https://www.google.com/health and register to add your profile along [...]
How do you feel when you work out? How hard do you push yourself? Do you feel like you are getting results?
There are so many questions and different techniques when it comes to working out. There is strength training, core training, cardio workouts, bodybuilding, sports fitness, sculpting, yoga, pilates, and so many more. The [...]
Imagine a pill that you swallow that intelligently works its way through your intestinal tract releasing pre-programmed quantities of medication at just the right locations for maximum effectiveness. Imagine that while the pill is doing its job, the precise quantities dispensed can be controlled by a physician. I give you the iPill from Philips.
This sounds [...]
[Editor's note: Kerri Munro joins us as our Fitness and Nutrition Correspondent, and to introduce her in a more personal way, we asked Kerri to share this background for our readers.]
I am a proud 42 year old loving mother of four children. My children are 23 then 20, 16 and 13, three girls and one [...]
ANYTIME FITNESS has opened in Sequim!
Located on the northwest corner of Old Olympic Highway and Sequim Avenue, Anytime Fitness provides members with 24 hour secure access, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Their state-of-the-art equipment includes strength training, balance, aerobic and cardio equipment, and also free weights and dumbbells. The membership reciprocity program [...]
Many of us have almost lost loved ones or relatives or elderly friends because of potentially lethal prescriptions of multiple drugs. As we get older we learn that a combination of normally safe drugs and non-prescription drugs and/or herbal supplements can create health endangering propositions.
In a report released Tuesday a research team said that more [...]
