Live Fit Blog

There was an article in the Sunday Reader section of this week’s paper titled “Youthfulness an obsession - but at what cost?”  The author discusses some of the technologies available for maintaining both the appearance, and in some cases, the attributes of youth.  Options available to people now include things like injections with botulism (Botox), [...] Read more »

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There have been several articles on the subject of cancer published over the course of the last week.  I’ve already written about the benefits of lifestyle in preventing cancer.  I think two others deserve discussion as well.
The first has to do with the link between sleep and exercise in cancer prevention.  Researchers at the National [...] Read more »

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Prostate cancer causes nearly 30,000 deaths each year, making it the second leading cause of death among men, behind lung cancer.  In studying ways to maintain my health, one of the things I’ve read regularly is that adult men should take a selenium supplement.  The RDA for selenium is 55 micrograms, but suggestions for protection [...] Read more »

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Last night my wife and I were looking through some pictures for one of the kids school projects, when she turned to look at me shockingly with a picture in her hand, and exclaimed, “You looked so young there!”
What do you say to that?  She turned the picture toward me, and it was a picture [...] Read more »

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Getting your DNA sequenced just got a lot cheaper.  The genomics company 23andMe recently announced a reduction in the price of their home test kit.  The new price is $399.  There are many who say this is a huge step forward in the ability to manage your health, as an entire industry is evolving around [...] Read more »

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