The Top 9 Fitness Myths

Take a look at the Top 9 Fitness Myths according to WebMD. They make some great points that are good to know.

This is Stupidity at it's Finest!

Health Economist, Eric Finkelstein, published a book this month, "The Fattening of America", in which he states that obesity is not a "lifestyle choice". He states that it's expected that an advancing nation would cause more people to become overweight. He goes so far as to state that, "the side effects of obesity aren't as nasty as they use to be."

Wait one second.

Children today have a lower life expectancy than their parents. More people are having health complications than ever before due to obesity. Diabetics are losing limbs, younger people are having heart attacks, and more and more people die every day of diseases that are preventable if they will just lose their weight.

Based on what I just stated, I have no idea how he could think that obesity is not a "nasty" thing. He goes on to say that people don't chose to be obese. That if they had the choice, they would chose to be thinner.

"But you can't say if you quit going to the drive-through, exercise more and eat more vegetables, you'll lose weight. There are so many more factors involved."

Let me just say that if I had a choice to be in shape without having to exercise, eat all of my fruits and vegetables, and avoiding the drive-through restaurants, I would. However, every day I make a conscious effort to work hard to stay in the shape I want to be in.

"If you knew that you could be what society considers normal, why would you not choose to do that?" English told AFP.

I guess he doesn't realize that "normal" today means watching tv, playing on the computer, not exercising, eating out often, and gaining weight on a consistent basis.

I'm done talking about the article. It makes my blood boil just thinking about it.

What has happened to us? Have we really gotten this lazy? Well, it only cost us our life. It's amazing how we have so much money to spend, and we waste it on things that eventually kill us.

Take a look at this graph so you can see what I mean.

As a nation, we have so much money. And we think that all of this money will buy us better medicine and technology, and allow us to live longer. After looking at the chart, do you have any second thoughts?

Good news for Women in Menopause

A new article suggest that exercise eases some menopause symptoms. If you have an interests in reading the article, I've provided the link. I think it just goes to show that exercise is a great thing for you. Don't keep waiting around, start today!

The High Price of Pharmaceuticals

We all know the high price of pharmaceuticals. They are very expensive in the US, and in my opinion, way over prescribed. Why do so many people need so many medications? And how many people are on medications because of a different medication they are taking? Something doesn't seem right about that. Well, one reason that pharmaceuticals are expensive in the US has to be because they are allowed to advertise the drugs. And advertising works. I remember when they were first allowed to start advertising, and since that time, there are more people on more drugs. Again, advertising works. But how much are pharmaceutical companies spending on advertising? We have always been told that it's expensive to develop new drugs, but has advertising cut into their budget?

A recent article shows that pharmaceutical companies spend more on advertising than research. In fact, according to the article, they spend almost twice as much on adverstising as they do on research. And I have no idea what percent of their budget they spend lobbying......

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