Stay sharp with stronger muscles
Here’s a surprise, there’s a link between muscle strength and brain health. One study published in the Archives of Neurology, shows that muscle strength is actually linked with a lower risk of cognitive impairment. In older people, lack of strength is an early indicator of Alzheimer’s disease. That doesn’t prove that weak muscles cause Alzheimer’s,… Read More
Lack of sleep increases the risk of high blood pressure
The National Health and Nutrition Survey published in Hypertension identifies sleeplessness as a significant risk factor for high blood pressure. Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center say this is the first study that shows a relationship between short sleep duration and high blood pressure. Included in the survey were people ages 32 to 59 who… Read More
Boost good cholesterol for big benefits
HDL, the good cholesterol, helps to protect you from heart attack and stroke. New research shows it also helps to prevent Alzheimer’s disease. If your HDL is below 40 for a man or 50 for a woman, here’s what to do: * Quit smoking. * Increase physical activity. * Lose weight. HDL rises for every… Read More
How to keep arthritis away
May is National Arthritis Month How to keep arthritis away, or reduce symptoms if you already have it If there is arthritis in your family, and even if there isn’t, there is one thing you can do to keep it away. Lose weight. A 10-pound loss reduces joint stress. If you already have osteoarthritis pain,… Read More
The home schooling alternative to education. [infographic]
I home schooling better? (Click on the infographic below to learn more.) Via Column Five for Course Hero
It’s learning, practice, not natural talent, that brings success
According to Geoff Colvin, senior editor at Fortune: “Talent is Overrated.” In his new book by the same name, he says researchers see little evidence of talent in high-achieving individuals before they had intensive training. The findings show up in every kind of endeavor and in business people, artists, sports figures and others. The researchers… Read More
Video conferencing at home
At the Consumer Electronics Show, Cisco Systems showed its videoconferencing system for the home. It’s similar to Cisco’s TelePresence, a high-end videoconferencing system for businesses. The home version lets consumers do the same on high-definition TVs. The system is not available yet, but home trials are beginning. Internet-enabled TVs are a big trend. An estimated… Read More
Job hopper finds retail outfits have a lot to teach
On the surface, it might look as if Alex Frankel didn’t really want a steady job. The truth is that the Brown University grad was writing a book about the retail experience. His quest was not that easy. Whole Foods, Home Depot, and Best Buy wouldn’t hire him. He writes about those that did. At… Read More