Just over one-third of American adults are obese. Though alarmingly high, this rate has remained relatively steady over the past decade, leading some public health experts to suggest that the obesity epidemic has peaked.

Now, researchers at Harvard University are predicting that the worst is yet to come. If current trends continue, they say, the obesity rate in the U.S. won’t level off until it reaches at least 42 percent, circa 2050.

Man I remember this so clearly. I can not believe it has been 19 years. WOW!

On this day in 1991, basketball legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson stuns the world by announcing his sudden retirement from the Los Angeles Lakers, after testing positive for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/magic-johnson-announces-he-is-hiv-positive

Do you remember the blizzards of 2010? for some reason i was thinking of them today, so I pulled out this picture a friend had sent me. Brings back memories!

I am always grateful that people who are so much smarter then me exist. I wish this doctor all the success in the world.

$45 million to help create first-of-its-kind institute.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/health/bs-hs-celiac-donation-20101028,0,807102.story

A study published this week in the British Journal of Sports Medicine suggests that my penchant for exercise may have a lot to do with me making it to work on a daily basis.

Dr. David Nieman, a professor in the College of Health Sciences at Appalachian State University, says, “Exercise is probably the most powerful thing you can do to reduce your sick days this winter.”

According to  ASU, Nieman and his colleagues have spent more than 20 years studying the effects of exercise, diet, weight, gender and education levels on one’s health. Regular exercise was shown to have the greatest influence.

A brisk walk for 30 to 45 minutes a day increases the number of immune system cells that circulate in the body, Nieman said. Although these levels decline within a few hours, each bout of exercise is likely to enhance surveillance of harmful viruses and bacteria, and reduce the number and severity of upper respiratory infections, such as the common cold.

Are you serious? We have to much free time in this country!

http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/bs-ae-pumpkin-cannons-20101030,0,3438999.story

1. Identify your non-negotiables
2. Find your time-sucks
3. Scrutinize your day
4. See what’s missing
5. Say no
6. Stop multitasking
7. Cut back on email
8. Schedule in what you love
9. Get up early, or stay up late
10. Don’t feel guilty

The BOLD one are the ones I need the most work on!

http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/10-things-you-didn-t-know-about-breast-cancer-2403665/

Check it out!

Keeping your vitamins fresh and potent longer means thinking like a real estate agent: location, location, location.

And the worst location? Your bathroom or kitchen. Research shows that these steamy hot spots can degrade some vitamins in as little as 1 week.

Harmful Humidity
In a study, scientists tracked two vitamin C powders (ascorbic acid and sodium ascorbate, both common in supplements) at a variety of temperatures and humidity levels. In desert-dry, zero-humidity environments, either form was A-OK for weeks on end. But in hot and moist conditions, ascorbic acid lost 90 percent of its potency in 8 weeks. And sodium ascorbate? It lost 100 percent of its potency after just 2 weeks. Yikes!

Climate Control
Turns out your medicine cabinet or that pill shelf in the kitchen can get hot and humid enough to harm supplements anytime you take a long, steamy shower or boil up a big pot of water for pasta. So relocate your vitamins to a cool, dry spot — like the bedroom closet (out of reach of little hands, of course). And if you see any brown spots or discoloration, it’s probably time to toss the pills and start over.

Alzheimer’s risk increases after heavy smoking in middle age

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39837972/ns/health-addictions/