Tag Archive: lifestyle
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Feb
19
Sitting Down is Killing You
Excerpt from the original article This particular infographic is quite appropriate for me, since lately I’ve been spending an inordinate amount of time sitting down in front of my computer. Despite knowing that it’s bad for me, it has become an unfortunate fact of life. Over the course of the previous year, I barely did …
Feb
19
16 Fascinating Facts About Sleep
Excerpt from the original article Sleep is probably one of the most important contributing factors to our health,  yet most of us know surprisingly little about it. We spend roughly 1/3 of our lives sleeping (that’s thirty years if you live to be ninety!), and while it may look like there’s not a lot going …
Feb
16
Obesity weights down the US economy
Jul 13, 2010 Blues-funded FIT project helps Grand Rapids schools continue fight against childhood obesity. We partnered with Michigan State University\’s College of Human Medicine to launch the FIT childhood obesity prevention program to reverse this unhealthy trend among our youth. The collaborative initiative with Grand Rapids Public Schools and area groups aims to change …
Feb
13
DIABETES IS SPREADING LIKE WILDFIRE IN THE U.S., FACTS AND FIGURES, AND LATEST DIABETES RESEARCH
A grim reminder of the failing health of the U.S. Slate has produced a sobering time lapse animation showing the inexorable spread of diabetes across America. The rise in diabetes is, of course, linked to the rising rates of obesity across America. But what\’s truly stunning is just how prevalent the disease has become, and how meteoric …
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