“Some of the best evidence for the role of exercise in maintaining weight loss comes from the National Weight Control Registry, an online group of over ten thousand men and women who have lost at least thirty pounds and kept it off for at least a year. These folks defy the cynical view that meaningful, […]
The pups back in July. Remember these guys? The pups after replanting and spending an ungodly number of days in 100+ degree heat. I didn’t think they would survive. But they did. The Boss says if I retire I need a hobby. Voila! New hobby!
After four weeks on the diet, the animals showed characteristics of metabolic syndrome, such as weight gain, insulin resistance, and glucose intolerance. And their microbiomes had changed dramatically, with the amount of segmented filamentous bacteria — common in the gut microbiota of rodents, fish, and chickens — falling sharply and other bacteria increasing in abundance. […]
Yes, I’m messing with the spice mix. So far I like the changes. Changes from the first version Chickpea and Sweet Potato Stew are in bold. In this revision I used dried chickpeas instead of canned. The night before rinse one cup of dried chickpeas with 2-3 changes of water. Then add enough fresh water to […]
Alongside nutrition and sleep, exercise is one of the three pillars of our health. Before coming up with a realistic and sustainable plan, let’s see what types of exercise are most recommended and how much we should try to do each day or each week. Walking – is there anything to the 10,000 steps recommendation? […] […]
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I think this is good news. But his statement that we cannot boost our way out of the pandemic is of some concern.
Agree
Do you see insurance companies adding surcharges to premiums of people who are unvaccinated? They are certainly costing the system a lot of money.
I speak only for the life side but I see no surcharges applied to the premiums of people who are unvaccinated. Health insurance is a different animal and while I don’t suspect anything nefarious in the works I would expect higher premium rates for EVERYONE in the future to cover what undoubtedly will be much higher treatment costs, expenses and claims experience.
I sure as hell don’t like paying for other people’s obstinacy.
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/25/delta-air-lines-unvaccinated-employees-will-face-200-fees-if-they-dont-get-covid-vaccine.html?utm
I saw that. Good on them. But actually I think they should be more like United and just require the shot.