Are we really working hard?

I think there are definite parallels between work and fitness training. Over the past few years I think as a whole, in both areas, weve confused working hard with working long.

Think about someone you know who youd describe as working hard for a living. Now do they really work hard i.e. bk breaking, intense physical labor or do you mean that they work long hours nights and maybe weekends?

Working hard and working long are not the same. And neither one means working effectively.

You could make the case that someone who is working long hours and weekends to hieve their objectives may not necessarily be working hard at all they may be doing completely ineffective tivities.

In addition, their rate of tual quality work output may be very low on a minute-by-minute basis.

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Pediatric Dentist Applies Science to Prevent Cavities

Pediatric dentist Ling Zhan, DDS, PhD, an assistant professor in the UCSF School of Dentistry, is building a path to something children and parents the world over welcome: fewer cavities.

Cavities are the number one infectious disease in children in the U.S. Every year, nearly $4.5 billion is spent to treat them and about 1.6 million school days are missed annually related to dental decay. The prevalence of this disease is five times higher than asthma.

Zhan is an emerging leader in the use of xylitol, a naturally occurring sugar alcohol, to prevent tooth decay in children.

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Health Monitoring via Mobile Phone

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is coordinating a trial at Sipoo Health Centre and Helsinki University Hospital where patients submit test results to health care professionals by mobile phone. Nokia has developed a Wellness Diary app that helps users attain their exercise, nutrition and well-being goals. The new technology has been favourably received, and clear benefits have already been observed for both personal health and organisational functionality.

The mobile phone is fast becoming a key tool in promoting health and well-being and in treating illnesses. The purpose of the solutions developed in the Care4Me project is to enable early detection of risks in the lifestyles of healthy individuals on the one hand and to allow chronically ill patients to control their own condition as far as possible on the other.

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9 Toxic Rip-offs in the Kitchen

What are those rubber gloves really protecting you from?

The kitchen is often the heart of the home, a bustling place to enjoy a good meal and mingle. But many common convenience foods, drinks, and gadgets found in the kitchen could be putting your health at risk. In fact, just last month, researchers found evidence that bisphenol A, or BPA, a chemical commonly found in kitchen cabinet contents, could be causing heart attacks in women. The kicker? You’re probably paying more for these toxic rip-offs compared to safer alternatives.

Here’s how to ID—and avoid—unhealthy stuff in the kitchen.

Canned Soup
There’s probably nothing more convenient that cracking open a can of soup and popping it in the microwave. A h

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Five tips for 2012 Fitness Success

 

1) After a holiday season of too much beer, food, chocolate, beer, late nights, junk and beer (!) a great start is to systematically just completely eliminate all the junk from your diet. There are an entire category of diets and plans out there but my favorite is from Dax Moy and is entitled simply the Elimination Diet.This involves eliminating caffeine, alcohol, wheat, red meat, sugar, artificial sweeteners and dairy amongst others. Its tough but youll feel great at the end. Couple of bonuses youll probably lose 4 or 5lbs during the first week, and more importantly its completely free here!

You can even pick up a useful Elimination diet cookbook, which will make it a lot easier here.

2) If fat loss is your goal Make a real commitment to lose the unwanted pounds.

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