Hello everyone,
We hope that everyone is enjoying the last days of summer.
In this issue we have an informative article about kids and backpacks as all the children are heading back to school. As well we look into the benefits of exercise training and the direction that medical spending is heading.
Enjoy September's newsletter and we'll see you soon.
Until next month, stay healthy and if you have any questions, please let us know.
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Benefits of Weight-training
Healthy muscles make for a healthier, happier life. Weight training is a popular way of achieving this. Although some people who exercise on a regular basis choose to engage in only aerobic activities, many more have added weight training to their workout program. Why? full story...
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"The most pathetic person in the world is someone who has sight, but no vision"
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Big Spenders
We've all seen the recent increase in television commercials for various drugs. In 1997, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reduced its restrictions for mass media advertising of prescription drugs, allowing pharmaceutical companies to air TV commercials without including details on the side effects of these drugs. full story...
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Kids and Backpacks
For many students, "hitting the books" leads to academic achievement.
Students who carry those books in overloaded backpacks may be unknowingly
participating in the beginning of a health epidemic. full story...
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Moms Who Breast-Feed Reduce Infants' Asthma Risk
Reuters Health of July 31, 2002 posted an article reporting on the results of a study conducted at the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research in Perth Australia. In the study researchers studied more than 2,600 infants from preterm to age 6 years.
full story...
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More on Weight-training
In last months Newsletter, I talked about some of the benefits of weight training. As promised I will give a few basic back and abdominal exercises (with illustrations) to get you started. full story...
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You May Never Know The Difference You Made
Take a few moments to go through the following quiz and see what thoughts you have.
- Name the 5 wealthiest people in the world.
- Name the last 5 Heisman trophy winners.
- Name the last 5 winners of the Miss America pageant.
- Name 10 people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer prize.
- Name the last 6 Academy Award winners for Best Actor or Actress.
- Name the last 6 World Series winners.
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