Weekend Roundup - Storm Edition

It’s Sunday here in California. There’s a storm outside and I have a cold. For the first time in three years I spent an entire weekend doing absolutely nothing. I feel lazy, even though I know I should be resting and trying to recover from this cold. Maybe I should start a blog about recovering health fanatics who need to learn how to relax

And what that, here are a few articles I thought you might find useful:

From BMJ.com we have an article about some common myths about our bodies and the truth behind them. I thoroughly believe that the most useful thing you can do to improve your health is to learn about your body. Don’t just take advice blindly. Learn why certain things are good and others bad. Figure out how your body uses fat, protein and carbs. Research what the effects of exercise are. There’s so much information out there, it’s a shame not to educate yourself about your health.
@BMJ

From the Post Bulletin we have this article about a man who changed his life and turned his health around. I usually don’t post these types of stories but every once in a while it’s nice to know there are others who are struggling with the same problems we are, and succeeding. Note some details from this article. Tom didn’t go on a diet “he just changed what he ate.” That’s an important lesson. Diets rarely work because they are temporary changes to our lives. For real results you need to change your lifestyle permanently.
@Post Bulletin

From Portfolio.com we have this rather scathing review of the book “eat this, not that.” I chose to link to this review because I firmly believe in some of the points it makes. First of all, there’s no such thing as a diet that targets belly fat. If you want to lose belly fat you will need to lose fat all over. Second, I find diet books to be rather useless. They all repeat the same things over and over. Basic lesson, eat healthy and don’t overdo the fats or the processed carbs. Do we really need a dozen books telling us this over and over?
@Portfolio.com

And let’s finish this up with some useful bit of information from the American Chronicle. Namely, this is an article about the benefit of fish oil to health. Namely, the article discusses the properties of Omega 3 and Omega 6 fatty acids. Please note that these acids can also be obtained from vegetable sources, so us vegetarians aren’t out of luck.
@The American Chronicle

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