Archive for June, 2008
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HPV Vaccine For Older Women Delayed
US News reported some bad news for older women who want the HPV vaccine. Deborah Kotz points out that it’s arbitrary that once you celebrate your 27th birthday, it’s no longer approved. I suppose you have to have some age though. I realize some of you might not know much about HPV – I know [...]
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End of Week Two of One Hundred Pushups (and some links)
Yesterday, I finished week two of my 100 pushup program (official site). I was able to the finish the last set until exhaustion with 25 strong pushups. I have been pretty pumped by my progress. Today, I did the end of week two exhaustion test. I was hoping to pull off a 42. I figured [...]
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My Health Week in Review
Back when I started this site, I measured my health progress every week… or at least I tried to. At some point life intervened and I found I couldn’t keep up with the schedule. I’ve found that I’m putting more work in my exercise of late, so I will look to start it back up. [...]
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Diet vs. Exercise
There has been a constant debate in the world of health sciences. Which is better… diet or exercise? Both are very crucial to a healthy lifestyle, but which yields best results? When I am dieting, I focus on the limiting the unnecessary calories that cross my lips. Sometimes I wonder what is and what isn’t [...]
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Baked Goods Can Be Part of Your Diet
Many people trying to lose weight think that they must cut baked goods out of their daily diets. They think that because baked goods like cookies, bread, and cake contain carbohydrates and fats, that there is no way at all to fit them into a healthy meal plan. I’d like to dispel that myth. Baked [...]
