By bsekula, on October 4th, 2010
And it’s embarrassing.
Editor’s note: This post contains what some might consider offensive language or a serious assault on manhood (yours or others). If you find any of the aforementioned potentially offensive, do not read this post. Remaining in denial or being uninformed is better than being exposed (and if it keeps you from getting in trouble with the wife, all the better). Instead, go here, here or here. If those don’t work for you, try this for comfort. It’s likely part of your current problem.
If you’re a man and have bigger boobs than your wife or wear pants with a waist size bigger than the length, you suck. No exceptions.
It’s the only conclusion that can be drawn – the introduction of the “sucking man” has led to a decrease in stature, an increase in estrogen and a softness you cannot deny. Prehistoric men were not soft or fat . . . → Read More: You SUCK as a Man
By bsekula, on March 17th, 2010
While in San Diego last week, the biggest highlight for me (other than my talk, of course) was the keynote, Malcolm Gladwell. Chris Berman of espn also gave a keynote, which I did not attend. But by all accounts, underwhelming would be a compliment.
Gladwell, on the other hand, was excellent. I furiously took notes on my Blackberry and emailed them to myself – see image below.
As you can see, I gave the email an appropriate subject line: “Gladwell Lessons.” As anyone can attest, typing on a Blackberry can be challenging, but done so like this is typos galore. This is without mentioning my Blackberry seems to have a mind of its own, or at least some of the keys do. The 1, 2 and A seem to only work when they want.
I’ve had many questions about his lecture and wanting to implement some of his ideas, I . . . → Read More: Learning from Malcolm Gladwell
By bsekula, on March 15th, 2010
On March 10, 2010, the Medical Wellness Association sponsored a Medical Wellness and Nutrition forum as part of the IHRSA convention in San Diego. As an aside, Sunny San Diego? Are you kidding me? It was sunny, but, man, was it cold! The wind was blowing. Hard. Felt it to my bones. Probably not cold to someone from Minnesota, but to a Texas boy it was. And can you do something about the homeless people? The only place I’ve been where it was worse was downtown Baltimore.
So back to the forum. There were four speakers (including me), each presenting on a topic related to nutrition and wellness. I think the forum was well-received. I listened to all presentations and only one other excited me. Amy Blansit works with obese people in Missouri and she gets it. Her presentation was excellent and she’s doing a bang-up job. The other talks seemed . . . → Read More: San Diego Presentation
By bsekula, on January 8th, 2010
In the last post, I detailed the 10 books I read last year. Here’s a list of books I intend to read this year. As stated, the goal is 11 books. The list contains nine, leaving two spots open. There are two reasons for this. One, it’s early and something is bound to come out I’ll want to read. Two, now that the Mitch Rapp series is complete, they will be hard to ignore.
The Power of Less by Leo Babauta. In a world full of clutter, how is less more? Already skimmed through. Suits my style perfectly. To the point. Practical and a quick read.
4HWW-Expanded and Updated by Tim Ferris. This one is next. Can’t wait to get started. Should be in it before January is over.
Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell. Reading it now. After all I’ve heard, very excited to get this book. The sole Navy SEAL . . . → Read More: reading list for 2010
By bsekula, on January 5th, 2010
I”m not one for New Year’s Resolutions. Don’t know why. Never have been. But most people want to lose weight or start exercising more at this time of year. Those great and I help people do this all day, but I also like to read. Books, magazines, newspapers, journals, anything, really. Not much for the pop culture type stuff, something that will keep me involved (Mitch Rapp series) or teach me something (Eades, Ferris, Taubes) is my preference.
In the spirit of New Year’s Resolutions, I decided to post a list of books I read last year, with a brief review. My resolution this year is to read at least one more book than last. In the next post, I’ll put a list of books I intend to read this year.
Books that I read last year…
Good Calories, Bad Calories, Gary Taubes. It was my 3rd time through. Each time feels . . . → Read More: Books i read in 2009
By bsekula, on November 21st, 2009
We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming (Top 10 non-generic and generic prescription drugs) to bring you this, what appears to be a concerted effort on the part of Big Pharma to keep their precious statins high on the list of prescribed drugs. (can you blame them? Between Lipitor and Simvistatin you’re looking at 109.2 million prescriptions and $7.4 billion in sales per year!).
In case you haven’t heard, statins and big pharma took it on the chin in a new study from the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. The results showed niacin was significantly more effective at reducing carotid artery plaque than statins alone. In fact, results showed plaque continuing to grow in the statins only group while regressing in the niacin group. I’m not going to detail the study and author’s conclusions, Dr. Eades has done a wonderful job of that.
I’m not even going to get into . . . → Read More: statins and niacin … a concerted effort?
By bsekula, on June 13th, 2009
Some random links on cholesterol and diabetes. They arrived in my daily research update and I’ve found them interesting. Interesting in that most of the treatments focus on a big pharma approach when simply dietary changes will work just as well.
So without further adieu, here are the ones I found most interesting…
Could it be they’re targeting the wrong LDL particles? After all, statin therapy doesn’t care and the lipophobes certainly don’t. But according to this study from JAMA, lowering your LDL-C doesn’t necessarily reduce your risk of MI. Go figure. They seem a bit confused and hell-bent on finding a prophylactic treatment. I’ll do a full post on this article next week.
And yet they’re told fructose is okay in moderation. Could it be all the fructose in their diet leads to liver problems? Why not tell them to control their carbohydrate intake and eliminate fructose (HFCS, specifically – see . . . → Read More: What about diet? …research links
By bsekula, on May 27th, 2009
A couple of more articles pimpin’ the other benefits of statins…
Cholesterol Lowering Drugs May Help Prevent Stroke Recurrence
New Research Claims Cholesterol Drug Could Reduce Risk Of Amputations In People . . . → Read More: The Statin snowball rolls on…
By bsekula, on January 12th, 2008
January 11, 2008
This article, published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association concludes that heart disease risk may increase with a lack of Vitamin D. The benefits of Vitamin D and cancer prevention (bone health too!) have been known for years. In June of last year, I had a blog post regarding this. Actually, the benefits of Vitamin D have been known for a while. Read this excellent post by Dr. Mark Hyman for more details. There are many others who espouse the benefits of Vitamin D – too many to list here. So let’s get to the article. “Vitamin D deficiency is associated with increased cardiovascular risk, above and beyond established cardiovascular risk factors,” said Thomas J. Wang, M.D., assistant professor
of medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Mass. “The higher risk associated with vitamin D deficiency was particularly evident among individuals with high blood pressure.”
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More than 1,700 offspring . . . → Read More: Is Vitamin D really that important?
By bsekula, on January 8th, 2008
January 8, 2008
The American College of Sports Medicine published it’s fitness trends report for 2008 in December of last year.
A pdf version of the article is here: http://www.informz.net/acsm/data/images/worldwidetrends.pdf
In surveying nearly 2,000 fitness professionals throughout the world and corroborating with internationally known fitness experts, a list of 20 fitness trends was identified. I’m giving you the top 10 and adding my comments to each.
Take a look and let me know what you think. Are your New Year’s Resolutions aligned with any of these trends? Are you a member of a health club or fitness center that offers services like these? Do you have access to these services?
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Number 1: Educated and Experienced Fitness Professionals
There is currently no regulation of Certifying agencies for fitness professionals. Anyone can offer a “Personal Trainer” cerfitication and not have standards to meet. However, more and more certifying organizations and schools are becoming accredited. This is great. . . . → Read More: Fitness Trends for 2008
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