Eating For Health

Many people have jobs requiring them to sit for a long time, up to 8 hours or more a day.   The latest research indicates that you can help reverse the damage sitting does to your health by going on an hour-long walk.    This week, WTOP reported on:   To reverse damage of sitting, take a brisk, hour-long walk . What are the health risks of sitting for long periods? Norwegian scientists studied over   1 million people who sat for at least 8 hours a day.    According to the researchers, this much sitting is as harmful to your health as obesity or even smoking.   A number of studies have shown that prolonged sitting can increase your risk of heart disease, various types of cancer and even an earlier death. But it isn’t just sitting at the job.   A new trend is binge TV watching, such as watching an entire Season of a show on Netflix.    Sitting for 5 hours or more watching TV is also bad for your health.   Add the sitting at work to coming home and sitting in front of the TV fo

Hot weather is upon us.   How can one stay cooler in these hot temperatures?   How do you get in your outdoor exercise and stay hydrated?   A few weeks ago we went on a morning bike ride in Sonoma County, California.   Morning temps are cooler but by noon the temperature was in the 90’s.    The bicycle shop gave us a frozen water bottle and a thermal pouch to put it in.    Why was this ice water such a great idea for the hot temperatures?   What are other ways to try to stay cool when the outside temp is sizzling? The Berkeley Wellness Letter has a great article on Exercising Safely in the Heat .    A summary of their tips are noted below. Cooling your body from the inside:   Ice water:   This morning when I bicycled, I filled up my water bottle with ice and water.   Cold or icy beverages have been proven to cool you down internally.   Cold beverages are helpful, but what works best is an icy drink as it has more cooling power.   But drinking too much, too fast can lead t