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- “The sign of a good doctor should be how many patients he can get OFF medications, not how many he puts on.”
1. NYTimes writes a story about surgery being no more, if not less, effective than exercise. Yet still being popular. Interesting that they didn’t interview a physical therapist in this article. You think that might be apart of the problem? #GetPT1st
2. Addiction is a serious problem in our country. Know where to get more information – Addiction Resource & ASAM
3. The slow catastrophe of antibiotics – “At least 23,000 people die as a direct result of antibiotic-resistant infections, and many more die from other conditions that were complicated by an antibiotic-resistant infection, the agency says.”
4. The environment may be playing a bigger role than we thought, “the findings at least raise the possibility that exposure to environmental toxins before birth might change babies’ physiology in ways that affect their interest in exercise throughout their lives”
5. If not for you, for your kids. “A mouse study I wrote about recently suggested, encouragingly, that if a mother exercises during pregnancy, she might increase her offspring’s subsequent interest in working out.”
6. Get outside – “People who visit parks for 30 minutes or more each week are much less likely to have high blood pressure or poor mental health than those who don’t, according to new research by Australian and UK environmental scientists.” #Nature #Goulet
7. Smoke some pot? “Salk Institute scientists have found preliminary evidence that tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and other compounds found in marijuana can promote the cellular removal of amyloid beta, a toxic protein associated with Alzheimer’s disease.”
8. “One’s biological age is a far better indicator of their health than their age in years.”
9. Buy a water filter. “Millions of Americans may be drinking water with unsafe levels of industrial chemicals, according to a study published Tuesday in the journal Environmental Science & Technology Letters. These chemicals, known as polyfluoroalkyl and perfluoroalkyl substances or PFASs, have been linked to high cholesterol, obesity, hormone suppression — and even cancer.”
10. The end of antibacterial soap. It’s a “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” thing. And in this manner, we’ve been making some harmful bacteria much stronger. “Lastly, and most importantly, triclosan and chemicals like it are rarely present in high enough concentrations in consumer products to kill all the bacteria on your skin. At these low concentrations, they instead exert selective pressure on bacteria, allowing them to quickly evolve adaptations—like one cellular mechanism that sucks in triclosan and pumps it right back out, almost like a gag reflex. Add up these adaptations and you get bacterial resistance, which gets passed down genetically, and eventually you get…our future superbug overlords. “You can contribute to sublethal exposure ,” says Aiello, “and then you’ve got a pretty dangerous situation on your hands in terms of changing antibiotic resistance.”
11. “Health advocates have long pointed out this seeming contradiction. While the federal government recommends that people fill half their plates with fruits and vegetables to help prevent obesity, only a small fraction of its subsidies actually support the production of fresh produce. The vast majority of agricultural subsidies go instead to commodity crops that are processed into many of the foods that are linked to the obesity crisis.”
12. Hiking is the organic food of exercise
13. Greed works both ways, not just the insurance companies – “One of the state’s wealthiest healthcare operators [Philip Esformes] was arrested Friday at his Miami Beach waterfront estate on charges of orchestrating the nation’s biggest Medicare fraud scheme — $1 billion.”
14. Revolution is not a singular act. It’s millions of acts towards a common cause. Here’s an example of an individual taking action to revolutionize our nation’s health.
Christine Ruffolo is a Physical Education teacher changing lives through movement. As an educator, Christine takes pride and responsibility in improving our nation’s health through movement empowerment. If all physical educators followed her path, we would see a lot less health problems for our future generations.
Here’s her Jerry Maguire memo
Here’s an example of some of her teachings
