Studies Begin to Untangle Obesity’s Role in Covid-19
SOURCE: New York Times People with extra weight may struggle to mount a robust immune response to the coronavirus — and may respond poorly to a vaccine. In early April, Edna McCloud woke up to find her hands tied to her hospital bed. She had spent the past four days on a ventilator in a hospital […]
Google-backed ‘plumber’ Amwell spikes in debut, IPO a barometer of booming telehealth market
SOURCE: YAHOO FINANCE American Well Corp. (AMWL), began trading Thursday in a long-awaited move that may help boost competition in the increasingly hot telehealth market, and rides a wave of growing enthusiasm for virtual doctor visits that swelled during the COVID-19 pandemic. Amwell’s stock opened at $25 per share, well above the initial public offering (IPO) […]
JANE MOORE Just last month, 53 Americans died in mass shootings…while 40,000 died from obesity
IN his fascinating book Unnatural Causes, forensic pathologist Dr Richard Shepherd observes how, over the years, the dead bodies he examines have changed. One of the most noticeable is the rapid increase in body fat. 9 Obesity levels are rising at such a rate that a ‘timebomb has exploded’ for our health servicesCredit: Getty He […]
William Lee Conducting Wellness Institute Work Through Kairos Athletics
The Wellness Institute for Economic Growth has experience in helping to create and implement a variety of wellness programs. Featured below is a discussion that took place in a Chicago public school; the pursuit being a cornerstone to the Wellness Institute’s goals – to strengthen families and neighborhoods by instilling a philosophy that cultivates sound […]
A growing number of young Americans are leaving desk jobs to farm
SOURCE: WASHINGTON Liz Whitehurst dabbled in several careers before she ended up here, crating fistfuls of fresh-cut arugula in the early-November chill. The hours were better at her nonprofit jobs. So were the benefits. But two years ago, the 32-year-old Whitehurst — who graduated from a liberal arts college and grew up in the Chicago […]
Nearly half of US cancer deaths blamed on unhealthy behavior
SOURCE: WHIO NEW YORK — A new look at cancer in the U.S. finds that nearly half of cancer deaths are caused by smoking, poor diet and other unhealthy behaviors. That’s less than commonly-cited estimates from more than 35 years ago, a result of new research methods and changes in American society. Smoking rates have plummeted, for […]
Water Management – Protecting Water Drives Economy; Makes Us Healthy
How Protecting Water Helps Industry and Nature SOURCE: UC DAVIS Water makes up nearly three-quarters of the Earth’s surface and more than half of every human’s body weight. It is essential to life itself. Yet, increasingly, the planet’s rivers, lakes and oceans are under assault from human-led stresses in the form of a warming climate, […]
Study Shows ‘Fat but Fit’ May be False
‘Fat but Fit’? The Controversy Continues SOURCE: NEW YORK TIMES Can you be fit and healthy, even if you’re overweight? And will working out, despite the extra pounds, reduce your risk of a heart attack? The idea that you can be “fat but fit” has long been controversial. While health experts endorse physical activity as […]
Einstein Wellness Tip Sold at Auction
Einstein note on modest living sells for $1.56 million Jonah Mandel AFP October 24, 2017 Jerusalem (AFP) – A note that Albert Einstein gave to a courier in Tokyo briefly describing his theory on happy living sold at auction in Jerusalem on Tuesday for $1.56 million (1.33 million euros), the auction house said. The winning […]
New Technology, Solar Energy, Better Health
Your Next Home Could Run on Batteries A combination of solar power and the rise of residential energy storage paves the way for a new kind of cable cutting SOURCE: WSJ In the near future, your home could be battery operated. This is especially true if you live in New York, California, Massachusetts, Hawaii, Vermont, […]