Mental Attitude: Do Video Games Enhance Cognitive Abilities?
In a recent study, it was demonstrated that there is little solid evidence that games enhance cognition at all. On the other hand, it may be the people who have these enhanced abilities are more likely to play video games.
Frontiers in Psychology, Dec 2011
Health Alert: Diabetes Worldwide!
There are 366 million diabetics worldwide and 4.6 million die each year from the disease. In the US, 8.3% or 25.8 million children and adults have diabetes, with 79 million having prediabetes.
Diabetes Atlas, Nov 2011 & American Diabetes Association, 2011
Diet: Remember Cholesterol.
High cholesterol levels may be associated with a greater incidence of brain plaques, a marker for Alzheimer's disease.
Neurology, Sept 2011
Exercise: Wide Waists Trim Lifespan.
Runners who find it more difficult to run as they age can make the experience easier on themselves by adding strength training and flexibility exercises to their fitness routine.
Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, Dec 2011
Chiropractic: Chiropractic and the NFL.
All 32 teams in the National Football League offer their players and personnel chiropractic physician services for both managing and preventing injuries.
Professional Football Chiropractic Society
Wellness/Prevention: Too Much Booze, You Lose.
Men are more likely to binge drink than women. Research shows that drinking even a small amount of alcohol increases cancer risks, though moderate amounts of alcohol can show cardiovascular benefits that outweigh such risks. Men can play it safe by having no more than two alcoholic drinks per day.
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Nov 2011
