Published February 23, 2015

It's time to rethink the low-fat-diet prescription for heart disease

Due to the popular success of some books like The China Study, many people are of the opinion that diets high in saturated fats are risky for people with heart disease. But is it true? Do saturated fats like butter and other animal fats actually increase the chance for people with a history of heart attacks of having another attack? Researchers recently looked to answer that question. And they published their remarkable new findings just this past month.

 

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Published February 20, 2015

You don't have to jog to get great health benefits from exercise

Everybody knows that not long after you hit the 50-year mark you need to start exercising on a regular basis (if not sooner). It might not be your favorite thing to hear, but it is undeniably true. But not everybody knows the best way to exercise. Or how long you need to exercise. Many of us are really stretched for time. So how do you tell that person that they need to spend an hour every day exercising? It's just not going to work.

 

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Published February 18, 2015

Get better results from exercise in half the time

How many of my readers love exercising? I mean really exercising. Not playing golf, bowling, working in the garden, or doing fun things. I'm talking about huffing and puffing, either running or in some other form of torture? I know that there are some of you out there who actually like doing that kind of thing. But I'm betting that most of you are like me. I exercise not because I like doing it. I exercise because I like what it does for me. So I'm always looking for a way to get more out of exercising in less time. And a recent study has some really good ideas on how to do just that.

 

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