Fasting diets are gaining in popularity. I still favor the Waisbren diet: No alcohol; No sugar; No carbohydrates. You end up fasting a bit for you aren't hungry...
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Men who live alone have a 23 percent increased risk for dying prematurely from any cause and a 36 percent increased risk for cardiovascular death.
OK guys....honor our wives....
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It is all about possible risks vs benefits: Statins reduce cardiovascular events by 25%/year; coronary artery deaths by 28%/year; blood clots to the legs and lungs by 15-25%/year and also might decrease the risk of developing Alzheimer's Disease. The risks DON'T outweigh the significant benefits in most patients.
For sure this is true: Exercise helps fend off depression. The "runner's high" is the exercise induced release of endorphins which helps our mood.
Recovering from surgery? Here are a possible 56 things to do while recovering. I found that I needed more than the 56 listed....
Over the counter cough medication: tastes bad and they don't really work......(sorry)...
I am a "Keto" man. I believe that the Ketogenic Diet is simple and effective....Just NO CARBS... Some eggs and bacon for breakfast, some meat and vegetables for lunch and some more meat and vegetables for dinner. Throw in some exercise and surely enough your weight will fly off. Surprisingly, you will lose your cravings for carbohydrates; you will have a dramatically decreased appetite; you will have increased energy and you will develop a feeling of well-being. Number wise, your cholesterol and blood sugars will normalize, as will your blood pressure.
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The times are indeed changing. Traveling with your adult children really exemplifies the growing up of your offspring (sometimes)....
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You can read this but I'm not sure that there really is a way to beat the winter blues (especially with the snow storm heading this way.....)
After controlling for smoking, diabetes, fasting glucose and cholesterol, researchers found that compared with people who slept seven to eight hours a night, those who slept less than six hours were 27 percent more likely to be in the highest one-third for the amount of plaque in their arteries. Hence, get to bed early! (I tell my wife this all the time....)
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