If you're looking to get out and do a little running this weekend and help a good cause at the same time consider the Fourth Annual Spring Run-Off- there's a 10k at 8:30 AM and 5k at 10:00 AM - Saturday. There' also a One-Mile Family Fun Walk − 11:00 a.m.
The events begin at the Albany Hudson River Amphitheatre. Proceeds will benefit the St. John’s/St. Ann’s Outreach Center in the South End of Albany.
www.springrunoff.com
Thursday, April 26
Wednesday, April 25
Dance like no one is watching
I had the honor of hosting a wonderful group of people on my program HEALTH LINK on WMHT the other evening .. 3 of the guests have battled or are battling cancer. We booked the show after Elizabeth Edwards went public after her breast cancer recurred. The aim was to explore living with cancer - how it affects your life - how you get beyond the diagnosis.
The trio on HEALTH LINK: clear eyed pragmatists. If ever you wanted to understand how to live in the day, you needed to hear from them. It's not about the should have beens or the maybe's .. it's about do it and do it now. There's no outward anger - in fact, the oncologist who was also on the panel said he talks with his patients about 'why not them'.
There was another lesson learned from this amazing group and we hear it often; don't sweat the small stuff. My footnote to that - don't get so wrapped up in doing everything right.
And there's more .. a theme I often refer to and it's a lesson most of us need a refresher course in - stop and smell the flowers - don't be so strict with yourself or your loved ones - carve out time to laugh in the day. As we focus on the latest research about how to eat, drink and what supplements to take or avoid, we often forget the LIVING part.
Oh, one more thing. If a loved one gets a diagnosis of cancer . .be there to support them. And if you can't fill that role, really step up and tell them it's not something you're cut out for. It's worse, they'll tell you and research will back it up, to offer your support and then withdraw it.
The trio on HEALTH LINK: clear eyed pragmatists. If ever you wanted to understand how to live in the day, you needed to hear from them. It's not about the should have beens or the maybe's .. it's about do it and do it now. There's no outward anger - in fact, the oncologist who was also on the panel said he talks with his patients about 'why not them'.
There was another lesson learned from this amazing group and we hear it often; don't sweat the small stuff. My footnote to that - don't get so wrapped up in doing everything right.
And there's more .. a theme I often refer to and it's a lesson most of us need a refresher course in - stop and smell the flowers - don't be so strict with yourself or your loved ones - carve out time to laugh in the day. As we focus on the latest research about how to eat, drink and what supplements to take or avoid, we often forget the LIVING part.
Oh, one more thing. If a loved one gets a diagnosis of cancer . .be there to support them. And if you can't fill that role, really step up and tell them it's not something you're cut out for. It's worse, they'll tell you and research will back it up, to offer your support and then withdraw it.
Tuesday, April 24
I'll have a side of healthy lungs with those eggs
I read a ton of study findings. The mainstream ones find their way into our news shows. Sometimes, though, the off beat ones grab my attention like this one showing, what appears to be, a link between eating large amounts of cured meat and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
COPD is the 4th leading cause of death in the US and smoking has been the only 'modifiable' risk factor ie: stop smoking and reduce your risk.
Then, along comes this study published in the April issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
It finds people who at cured meats 14 or more times a month were nearly 80% more likely to develop COPD than those who ate none. Cured meats include bacon and sausage. The culprit say the researchers, the nitrites used to cure the meats. Before this study it was known that nitrites make a compound in the body that can cause damage to the lung in animal models. But what about people?
In this study more men were affected .. they also were less likely to eat an overall healthy diet. They also tended to be smokers.
So really, what does this mean for the rest of us?
Evaluate your diet and kick the smokes.
And yes, as with most studies, more study needs to be done, but you've got to admit, this is a great little study to pull out the next time you want to get an eyebrow raise out of someone.
COPD is the 4th leading cause of death in the US and smoking has been the only 'modifiable' risk factor ie: stop smoking and reduce your risk.
Then, along comes this study published in the April issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
It finds people who at cured meats 14 or more times a month were nearly 80% more likely to develop COPD than those who ate none. Cured meats include bacon and sausage. The culprit say the researchers, the nitrites used to cure the meats. Before this study it was known that nitrites make a compound in the body that can cause damage to the lung in animal models. But what about people?
In this study more men were affected .. they also were less likely to eat an overall healthy diet. They also tended to be smokers.
So really, what does this mean for the rest of us?
Evaluate your diet and kick the smokes.
And yes, as with most studies, more study needs to be done, but you've got to admit, this is a great little study to pull out the next time you want to get an eyebrow raise out of someone.
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