Here’s something to think about from the introduction in Walter Willett’s book Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating:
“By making the right choices, you will help yourself avoid some of the things we think of as the inevitable penalties of getting older.  A healthy diet teamed with regular exercise and [...]

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Research has shown that overweight/obese children as young as 10 can have the same blockage of arteries as 45-year-olds.  What’s the cause?  The same thing that usually causes blockage in adults –an unhealthy lifestyle.
“The time has come to seriously deal with the issue of childhood obesity and physical inactivity on a governmental and parental level.” 
Source [...]

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I was cruising around on CNN.com this morning and I found a video about a study that shows how running can help you live longer and healthier. Here it is:

(Can’t see video?  Go here).
I think this is an interesting study that has good news: Exercise is good for us.
One thing that caught my attention from [...]

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Yesterday I read a post called Exercise is Good Medicine from Carole Carson’s blog.  She talks about the “Exercise is Medicine” campaign which calls on doctors to “assess and review every patient’s physical activity program at every visit.”
I hadn’t heard about the Exercise is Medicine movement but I was excited to learn about it.  It [...]

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The leading cardiac surgeon in France has developed an artificial heart that beats almost exactly like a real heart.  The “Smart Heart” uses sensors to regulate heart rate and blood flow.  The new heart was described:

“If you show the graphs to a cardiac surgeon he will say it’s a human heart.  But no, it’s not [...]

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Here’s a nice Sunday thought from Steven G. Aldana’s The Culprit and the Cure: Why Lifestyle is the culprit behind America’s poor health and how transforming that lifestyle can be the cure.  It’s a great read and I highly recommend it.  He says:

(Can’t see the text?  Click here).
Remember.  It’s about lifestyle.

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Remember how we’re always going off about the importance of getting enough vitamin D in your life? How outdoor activity - and vitamin D producing sunlight - is important for any Primal Blueprinter? It seems some recent scientific research is again making this point for us.
Vitamin D and Parkinson’s

Come to think of it, I’ve never [...]

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Remember how we’re always going off about the importance of getting enough vitamin D in your life? How outdoor activity - and vitamin D producing sunlight - is important for any Primal Blueprinter? It seems some recent scientific research is again making this point for us.
Vitamin D and Parkinson’s

Come to think of it, I’ve never [...]

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A series of studies done in the US and Europe show that optimism can have a positive impact on health and longevity.  Here are some highlights of the different studies (read full article here):

For six months following coronary artery bypass surgery, optimistic patients were half as likely to require re-hospitalization.  

Similar results were found for [...]

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Edited to say: This one shot wonder misspoke while filming.
My inspiration, my fabulous great aunt, is a 55 year survivor of breast cancer.
Some random PINK LINKS for your perusal:
*FREE TREATS during the month of October.
*Mel has gone PINK!
*Reb is pink too!
*wanna have a PINK PARTY (please to not forget *my* pinkvitation!) this site gives you [...]

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According to the American Heart Association, about 1 in 3 Americans has high blood pressure.  Because there are no symptoms for high blood pressure, they also estimate that 1/3 of these people don’t know they have it.  
The only way to know if you have high blood pressure is to have it checked.
Research shows that [...]

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Just in case you were wondering if obesity really is a growing problem in our country:
Percent of Obese (BMI >30) in U.S Adults in 1987

 
Percent of Obese (BMI >30) in U.S Adults in 2007

Source: CDC.
One word:  Lifestyle.
Why does this matter?

“Obesity raises concern because of its implications for the health of Americans.  Obesity increases the risk [...]

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Dear Mark,
Do the benefits of tea outweigh its negatives (caffeine, teeth staining, etc.)? Is tea a worthy substitute to a glass of water? If so, how many times a week should one drink tea?
Given our big fall theme the last week or so, I thought this was an especially timely question. [...]

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Ah, yes. Another mishmash of random yet relevant contemporary science news updates is upon us. This week’s offering includes news that engaging in sports (or even just being a fan) can improve one’s mental faculties; that though a diet rich in oily fish is supremely beneficial to your overall health, just a once-a-week fishy fix [...]

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As we make our first foray into fall cuisine, we wanted to serve up the top 10 Primal-approved fall vegetables.
Read on to discover our picks for this autumn.
Belgian Endive

If you’re looking for a low-cal vegetable that packs a heavy nutritional punch, Belgian endive – or French endive, chicory or witloof, as it is also known [...]

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On the Rocks
Thanks so much to everyone for their comments and emails on last week’s “Farmed versus Wild Salmon” post. The response, both posted and personal, was amazing. It’s what I love about doing the blog - getting you, our MDA readers, the information you want and the resources you can use. Keep those comments [...]

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Here Fishy, Fishy, Fishy, Fishy…
Last week I noted in my podcast with Jimmy Moore how expensive genuine wild salmon can cost. Since then, I’ve received a healthy number of emails asking for more info, tips, and the real benefits behind buying “wild.”
What exactly are salmon “farms”? How does the farm setting change the nutritional content [...]

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Tell us Something We Don’t Know
In a new study out of the Archives of Internal Medicine investigators discovered that even people with extra copies of the “fat mass and obesity” genes called FTO did NOT get fatter if they were active throughout the day. In other words, a so-called genetic predisposition to obesity was effectively [...]

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Not Just Anecdotal Evidence Anymore
You’ve known for years that cranberries can help stave off urinary tract infections (UTIs), but now scientists have figured out the mechanism behind the benefit!
In a study published in this month’s Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, researchers from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts analyzed the Gibbs free energy of adhesion changes [...]

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Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, ding!
Spinning nausea, wrenching vomiting and relentless exhaustion. No, we’re not talking morning sickness here (although we hope we didn’t give anyone traumatic flashbacks). This is just the everyday reaction to our media’s barrage of celebrity pregnancies. Sure, we wish all the best to anyone celebrating a new child, but [...]

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Continue reading → Pregorexia: Fetus, We’re Hungry

Last week’s New York Times featured an article about a Dr. Jeremijenko, not a physician but an engineer who offered clients tips for making their personal environments healthier, more naturally pleasing, and more environmentally friendly. Dr. Jeremijenko’s suggestions ranged from planting sunflowers and EDTA soil supplements to leach harmful lead in yards to surrounding yourself [...]

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Let’s see those lymph glands…
Once the weather cools off, discussions shift from a run down of the pollen count and other allergens to the importance of shoring up the immune system. But what are we really talking about when we discuss the immune system and can we really fine-tune it to ward off illness?
To enjoy [...]

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In the past I was always told to stretch prior to an activity or exercise. Now we are told to warm up prior to stretching. Recommendations to stretch or not change from year to year and from expert to expert.
Researchers Robert Herbert, Ph.D., and Marcos de Noronha, Ph.D. of the University of Sydney conducted a [...]

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Are you using the wrong oil?
A dizzying array of glass bottles. Some more fitting for salads, others ideal for heavier meat dishes, perhaps one perfect for a dessert dish you have in mind. Imports. Domestics. Beautiful labels here and there. Organic – or not. Good culinary oils, to the most discerning tastes, can be almost [...]

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The older we get it gets noticeably more challenging to shed pounds.
I am always looking for new changes or reminders during my journey.
Let’s keep the metabolism burning!
Prevention has some fantastic tips for us to keep the fat burning.
It is summed up into 4 areas:
1.MAKE SOME EXTRA MUSCLE
2. OUTSMART A PLATEAU
3. BE A STEALTH CALORIE BURNER
4 [...]

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Bones Need Care Too
It can seem like a cruel contradiction: lose weight, lose bone mass. Lose a lot of weight and lose even more. (Rest assured there’s more to the story, but we continue….) A collaborative study involving researchers from the University of Kansas and the University of Missouri highlights the downside of weight loss [...]

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Slippery Saturdays
Researchers say Tuesdays and Wednesdays are the most productive days of the week. Monday tends to be “recovery” day from the weekend, and the rest of the week, well, we’re often coasting along waiting for the weekend to arrive, aren’t we? (Ah, the lure of the weekend: the free time, the social activities, special [...]

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Control Your Mind, Control Your Genes
In the last few months we’ve been highlighting new research that illustrates the power of individuals to influence their genetic expression through basic lifestyle choices, whether through diet, exercise, or avoidance of pollution. The message, as always, is that we aren’t passive victims to aging or any propensities in our [...]

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These feet were made for walkin’…
Reader Peter emailed this new study today after he saw a discussion in which I was participating on Rusty’s site (fitnessblackbook.com) regarding the Maasai diet. Investigators in this new study suggested that one reason that the Maasai (African nomadic cattle farmers) have lower rates of heart [...]

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There’s More to Pairing than Taste
Earlier this week we watched Mark make his signature salad: a veritable cornucopia of vegetable wonder (and anti-oxidant powerhouse). We’ve also heard Mark talk about his personal penchant for a good glass of red wine (another bearer of anti-oxidant goodness). It seems we primal types can’t get enough of those [...]

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