Obama and Putin-Push Up Diplomacy

Obama and Putin-Push Up Diplomacy
 
A photo of a shirtless President Elect went viral over the internet.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/22/obama-shirtless-in-hawaii_n_152873.html
 
I’m thrilled to see that Obama is in great shape, though he could use a bit more muscle.
Mr. President- I’m here to help.
 
That being said, I have a great idea. Since US-Russian relations are at a low point.
(They haven’t [...]

STUDY SAYS THAT FOOD ADDITIVES PROMOTE TUMOR GROWTH

STUDY SAYS THAT FOOD ADDITIVES PROMOTE TUMOR GROWTH
 
No surprise here. Food additives are laboratory concoctions created to make food last longer, appear fresher and make the consumer fat and addicted to the product.
 
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28423711/
 
WARNING: if you click on the link, please do not be taken in by the ads that run on the right column of [...]

A HOLIDAY RUSH TO WORKOUT

A HOLIDAY RUSH TO WORKOUT
 
It happens every year. As the holidays wind down, the rush to the gym, including a flurry of New Year’s Resolutions, takes place. Article by Owen Mortiz in the New York Daily News.
 
http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/2008/12/27/2008-12-27_overindulgent_new_yorkers_hit_the_gym.html
 
What’s not said here is that the people he interviewed were already consistent exercisers.
They are the people who succeed [...]

Fat Soldiers in NATO mission in Afghanistan

FAT SOLDIERS IN NATO MISSION IN AFGHANISTAN
 
The magazine Der Spiegel says that 40% of the German soldiers stationed in Afghanistan are overweight and too fat to carry out their mission.
 
http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,539202,00.html
 
As a former US Army soldier who was stationed on the front lines of the Cold War, I find this shameful. Ironically, I was stationed [...]

SHOULD YOUR DOCTOR EXERCISE?

SHOULD YOUR DOCTOR EXERCISE?
 
Interesting short article from the Dr. Mercola website that highlights a study that says only 20% of all doctors get even a minimal amount of exercise.
 
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/12/27/why-it-s-important-to-know-if-your-doctor-exercises.aspx
 
 
I train several doctors, including a famous surgeon. They consistently remind how much better at their craft they have become since they began my high intensity program.
They [...]

How to find the best personal trainer

Personal Trainers- A buyer’s guide
 
I recently gave a seminar to over 100 new minted personal trainers.
The title of my class is: How to Become the World’s Second Best Personal Trainer
 
The theme of the lesson was habits, actions and techniques that can be immediately used to maximize earning potential as a personal trainer. As I [...]

FDA Warns of Diets Pills Sold Online

FDA Warns of Diets Pills Sold Online                                      
 
While I almost never agree with anything the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says, I thought it wise to provide the link to this MSNBC article:
 
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28355841/
 
The FDA has warned against 28 different diet pills that are sold online. Their complaint is that these pills do not list all [...]

Limit One per customer, except for junk food

For many years I have lamented the harsh reality that Big Government, Big Food and Big Pharma have no interest in seeing any of us healthy and fit.
 
Case in point:
 
Grocery shopping yesterday, fresh clementines, on sale. One box for $3.99 Limit one.
Why limit one? I don’t see any limits on Twinkies, potato chips or sodas?
 
Only [...]

No Pineapples for Italy?

Italy’s agricultural minister has asked all Italians to keep imported pineapples off their holiday tables. His theory is this: Why purchase something that must travel 2,500 kilometers when locally there are many items to buy, thus supporting the local economy.
 
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_ITALY_NO_PINEAPPLE?SITE=OHRAV&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
 
 
I am a huge proponent of local eating and I often forgo the convenience of [...]

Nicholas Kristof agrees with me on taxing sodas

Nicholas Kristof, the Pulitzer Prize winning columnist for the New York Times, weighed in on the idea of taxing sodas. I was happy to see he agreed with me.
 
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/18/opinion/18kristof.html?_r=1&sq=nicholas%20kristof&st=cse&adxnnl=1&scp=4&adxnnlx=1229673648-+rYvXURhtWe4MiG48kK5Gg
 
I’m much more concerned with the fatness of our world than I am about the economy.
The “smart” people involved will right the economic ship eventually because [...]