Eric O’Grey was 51, obese and suffering from diabetes and high cholesterol when he took home an overweight shelter dog. Now the duo are headlining a campaign on how pets improve humans’ lives.
Source: Eric And Peety Make The Case That Pets Are Good For Humans’ Health : Shots – Health News : NPR
The video located in the website link above is a must see. Wonderful story!
Marijuana users also less likely to quit drinking, researchers say
Source: Pot Smokers May Face 5 Times Greater Risk of Alcohol Abuse
One of legal cannabis’ tremendously modern luxuries is the pre-roll joint. No longer do you have to buy sub-par product from your dealer, work the seeds-and-stems quality control, grind it up and roll your own joint. Now you can walk into a store and purchase a pre-roll — or a package of pre-rolls. You can mix-and-match different strain pre-rolls. Some shops let you choose between the regular and mini-joints. And some will even offer an option wrapped in 24K gold rolling papers.
Source: How to roll a joint video: 10 easy steps to roll the perfect joint
Times have changed, no?
Meldonium is also known as mildronate, it increases exercise capacity in athletes and the Olympic figure skater Ekaterina Bobrova admitted to testing positive to the drug on Monday
Source: What is meldonium and why did Maria Sharapova use it? | Sport | The Guardian
Lawyers struggle with substance abuse, particularly drinking, and with depression and anxiety more commonly than some other professionals, according to a new study conducted by the American Bar Association together with the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation.
Source: High Rate of Problem Drinking Reported Among Lawyers – The New York Times
One out of three!
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A man has died after starting a Raleigh race in which contestants are supposed to also eat a dozen Krispy Kreme doughnuts midway through the competition.
Not all specialties were equal when it comes to burnout
Source: Burnout: Emergency Medicine Hit Hardest | Medpage Today
Uneducated white Americans are living sicker and dying younger. Here’s why.
Source: The Despair Death of the Middle-Aged American – The Atlantic
MedPage Today link below.
Source: This is what 365 days without a vacation does to your health
One week ago we were hiking the mountains in and around Aspen Colorado. It was a glorious getaway surrounded by gorgeous natural beauty. Our MGS (mountain goat son) gave us a glimpse into his new life, living and working in the Roaring Fork Valley. The original plan was to spend a long Labor Day weekend with MGS but he had other plans. Right now he’s in Utah on a kayak and camping trip with friends from work.
It’s all about balance. When working, work your ass off. When you’re not working, make damn sure you truly take time off to pursue whatever you find enjoyable and forget totally about work. Disconnect!!! Leave all of your inconvenient 24/7 devices at home. The emails can wait until you get back.
One of the life lessons I’ve passed along to MSG and his brother RocDoc came in the form of a question. Be brutally honest and ask yourself this:
Do you live to work or do you work to live?
via Stroke Rounds: Long Work Hours, Stroke and CHD Risk Associated | Medpage Today.
“Working 55 hours or more a week was associated with significant 33% increase in stroke risk and a more modest 13% increase in risk of developing coronary heart disease, compared to working 35 to 40 hours weekly, in the analysis of published and previously unpublished prospective cohort studies from the U.S., Europe, and Australia.”
One could argue for causation given the strength of association identified by this study. Common sense tells us that anyone working more than 60 hours a week is going to have considerably less time for other activities like exercise and time with family and friends. Long hours working also can lead to neglect of one’s health.
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