Category: Health
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Measuring Health
The health/fitness/weight loss/healthy lifestyle/wellness blah blah whatever you want to call it industry sells the concept of ‘healthy’ or a better life, or some kind of undefinable state of being as the prize and the goal. Words like vitality, energy, vigor, wellness and the like are used…what a load of BS…look at those words, they’re…
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What Does Being Healthy and Fit Do?
‘Health’ and ‘Fitness’ are meaningless terms by themselves. They only become meaningful when you take the time to give your own personal definition to them as it applies to you. Many people will change the way they eat, exercise and live in an effort to be ‘healthier’ and ‘fit’, but how do you measure this?…
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That’s not good for “YOU”
“That’s not good for YOU” “That’s not healthy for YOU” How often have you heard these two claims from someone who is neither a health professional or even in any sort of physical shape that you would consider desirable? It’s is quite common for someone who is overweight or out of shape to comment on…
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We’re All On Drugs
I was having a discussion today about the line between acceptable and unacceptable drugs on sports. I believe all sports should allow drugs and the athletes should disclose the exact drugs and dose they’re using so we could all get a realistic view of what it takes to compete at the highest levels. This got…
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Oxygen Instead of Food
Well this one takes the cake. I received an email about a man who claims that he has not eaten food or consumed water in 70 years. His claim is that he survives from some sort of supernatural life force and simply breathing is enough. Believe it or not some people actually believe it’s possible…