I keep hearing of very young men developing diabetes and women of all ages distraught about their weight. Overweight creates stress, anxiety, and cuts down on love-making.
A report in Reuters from a British medical Journal says researchers “showed that just seven minutes of exercise each week helped a group of 16 men in their early twenties control their insulin. The volunteers, who were relatively out of shape but otherwise healthy, rode an exercise bike four times daily in 30 second spurts two days a week.” REUTERS.COM
South Beach Diet – when we all went on this diet, proponents said that it helped control our insulin which in turn helped with weight loss. SOUTH BEACH
For a short review of a host of diets including South Beach, Atkins (which has since been updated) and Pritikin go to EDinformatics.com
Consumer spending: Consumers’s moods improved just a bit according to the January report The Reuters/University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers said its final index reading of confidence for January rose to 61.2 from December’s 60.1. This isn’t necessarily overjoyous. However, every bit of hope helps in this money-stressed economy. CONSUMERS
Exercise and Stress — During times of stress, exercise has been shown to improve one’s mental health sometimes as effectively as one might get from an antidepressant. Exercise and Smile Today
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