Health and Fitness Tidbits

[sparrow]

hi Ladies,

OK, I am calmed down enough from my near death experience to post these interesting health and fitness tidbits I've heard on the new this week.

EGGS - a study done in Boston determined that people who eat eggs (the whole egg) for breakfast tend to consume 500-600 calories less per day than people who have bagels, waffles etc. Eggs are once again in vogue, it seems.

PLUMP POSTERIORS - Apparently the average American rump is so substantial that doctors are keeping longer needles on hand, just to make sure that during injections the needle gets through the fat to the muscle.

BACK TO BASICS - in 2006 look for gyms to get back to basics with their classes. Basics include boot camps, callisthenics and 80s style aerobics.

NOSE-Y - Dogs may be able to sense cancer on the breath of humans.

FLAVA - The Flavor Point Diet book postulates that limiting flavors may be important in weight reduction.

KIDS - this was not on a health report per se, but when I watched John Stossel's report on education in America I was amazed at how many overweight kids there were in the footage. This struck me even more when the footage flipped to Belgian high schools. Not a pudgy kid in the bunch! (I was also struck by the fact of how simply the Belgian high school students were dressed. Jeans, sweaters, t-shirts. No bling, no baseballs hats and I don't think one of the girls was wearing make-up or designer clothes. Amazing difference!)

Anyway, enjoy the tidbits! Anyone else have anything interesting?

Sparrow


Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming ‘Wow - what a ride!’ — Peter Sage

 

[ldy_solana]

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>BACK TO BASICS - in 2006 look for gyms to get back to basics
>with their classes. Basics include boot camps, callisthenics
>and 80s style aerobics.
LOL see lauramax's post about legwarmers coming back into fashion. wouldn't be to bad to see more bootcamps and callisthenics though.those are classics that will never die IMO

kassia



When they discover the center of the universe, a lot of people will be
disappointed to discover they are not it -- Bernard Bailey

 

[pink_fortitude]

>
>NOSE-Y - Dogs may be able to sense cancer on the breath of
>humans.
>

I would like to know how they researched that! :+

I have noticed that about our kids compared to other countries. I was talking to a teen from France. She moved here with her family about four years ago, when she was only ten. She said that she was amazed how large the playgrounds were here. In France, or Paris at least, the playgrounds are so small, the size of a tennis court and yet she comes here and all these kids have all this room to play, not just in school but in state and city parks, and yet they are so much more overweight.

And I am also a big fan of boot camp!!! }( }(

Missy

 

[Miss Lee]

Dang--I missed John Stossel's report but I've sure heard plenty about it! Well, I could go on and on about the state of education in this country, but as for the obesity issue--I think the European kids are much more active and watch far less TV. Kids today are so sedentary. They sit in school all day, then they come home and sit in front of the TV, which many parents (but not Cathe forum parents;-) ) use as a babysitter. When their favorite TV shows are over they break out the video games. And god only knows what they eat. SAD!

I seem to recall another interesting study that shows dogs can anticipate when their humans are about to have a seizure. Fascinating stuff!! The dogs would actually alert their owner so they in turn could take the necessary precautions, like go to a safe place, call in advance for help, etc. I don't know how accurate this is, but it sure makes for a great story.

I'm thrilled about the egg study. I've never been able to limit myself to just the egg whites. There's a lot of good nutrition in the yolk!

Michele

 

[sparrow]

>Dang--I missed John Stossel's report but I've sure heard
>plenty about it! Well, I could go on and on about the state
>of education in this country, but as for the obesity issue--I
>think the European kids are much more active and watch far
>less TV. Kids today are so sedentary. They sit in school all
>day, then they come home and sit in front of the TV, which
>many parents (but not Cathe forum parents;-) ) use as a
>babysitter. When their favorite TV shows are over they break
>out the video games. And god only knows what they eat. SAD!
>
>I seem to recall another interesting study that shows dogs can
>anticipate when their humans are about to have a seizure.
>Fascinating stuff!! The dogs would actually alert their owner
>so they in turn could take the necessary precautions, like go
>to a safe place, call in advance for help, etc. I don't know
>how accurate this is, but it sure makes for a great story.
>
>I'm thrilled about the egg study. I've never been able to
>limit myself to just the egg whites. There's a lot of good
>nutrition in the yolk!
>
>Michele

Michele,

My dad the food scientist has always said there's little point in eating eggs if you don't go for the yolk, too. He says the yolk's nutrition *far* outweighs the cholesterol concerns for healthy people. Go eggs!

Also, I taped Stossel's report and still have it. If you want me to send it to you, PM me your address!

Sparrow

Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming ‘Wow - what a ride!’ — Peter Sage

 

[Miss Lee]

>>Dang--I missed John Stossel's report but I've sure heard
>>plenty about it! Well, I could go on and on about the state
>>of education in this country, but as for the obesity
>issue--I
>>think the European kids are much more active and watch far
>>less TV. Kids today are so sedentary. They sit in school all
>>day, then they come home and sit in front of the TV, which
>>many parents (but not Cathe forum parents;-) ) use as a
>>babysitter. When their favorite TV shows are over they break
>>out the video games. And god only knows what they eat. SAD!
>>
>>I seem to recall another interesting study that shows dogs
>can
>>anticipate when their humans are about to have a seizure.
>>Fascinating stuff!! The dogs would actually alert their
>owner
>>so they in turn could take the necessary precautions, like
>go
>>to a safe place, call in advance for help, etc. I don't know
>>how accurate this is, but it sure makes for a great story.
>>
>>I'm thrilled about the egg study. I've never been able to
>>limit myself to just the egg whites. There's a lot of good
>>nutrition in the yolk!
>>
>>Michele
>
>Michele,
>
>My dad the food scientist has always said there's little point
>in eating eggs if you don't go for the yolk, too. He says the
>yolk's nutrition *far* outweighs the cholesterol concerns for
>healthy people. Go eggs!
>
>Also, I taped Stossel's report and still have it. If you want
>me to send it to you, PM me your address!
>
>Sparrow
>
>Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of
>arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but
>rather to skid in sideways, thoroughly used up, totally worn
>out, and loudly proclaiming ‘Wow - what a ride!’ — Peter Sage



Sparrow,

Thank you so much for the kind offer to mail your tape. I really appreciate it. I've learned from past experience that I most likely would not watch it if I had the tape. We got a DVR a couple of years ago so we could record our favorite programs. Well, I just deleted I don't know how many shows because we never get around to watching them. Some of them were recorded last January!!!

Again, thank you. I was touched by your thoughtfulness.

Michele

 

[kathryn]

>EGGS - a study done in Boston determined that people who eat
>eggs (the whole egg) for breakfast tend to consume 500-600
>calories less per day than people who have bagels, waffles
>etc. Eggs are once again in vogue, it seems.

I would think that any protein/fat combo would give the same results.

>
>PLUMP POSTERIORS - Apparently the average American rump is so
>substantial that doctors are keeping longer needles on hand,
>just to make sure that during injections the needle gets
>through the fat to the muscle.

Just so they don't start using them on those of us who aren't overly-endowed in that area! Yeowch!

>>NOSE-Y - Dogs may be able to sense cancer on the breath of
>humans.

I've seen programs where dogs sniff out cancer, and they are able to point to the exact location on the body. They can smell some chemical changes in the body that occur with cancer. (I joke with a friend of mine that her dog is in training as a colo-rectal cancer dection dog!)

>FLAVA - The Flavor Point Diet book postulates that limiting
>flavors may be important in weight reduction.

I agree that the more variety one has at a meal, the more one tends to eat.