A record number of health care writers have turned up at the Association of Health Care Journalists annual conference in Boston this week, due in no small measure to implementation of the federal Affordable Care Act that is currently underway. The journalists are from all across the U.S., and what they’re hearing is still a … Continue Reading →
Bet you didn’t know we’re in the middle of Michigan Trails Week? We are. It’s Michigan’s first official Trails Week, several days of walks, bike rides and safety classes being held around the state through Saturday. The aim is to promote the health benefits of getting out and enjoying the state’s vast network of trails, … Continue Reading →
While Sleepy Hollow conjures up images of dark, barren woods and a ghostly Headless Horseman, the state park with the same name just outside of Lansing should dispel any such fears — at least until the leaves fall. The 2,600-acre state park sits smack dab in the middle of central Michigan farmland. It’s a woodland … Continue Reading →
Start your bicycle training now. And save a little money by registering before Sunday for the 150-mile One Day Ride Across Michigan. The endurance event also known as ODRAM will challenge your biking mettle with a coast-to-coast ride from Montague to Bay City — in a single day on Saturday, Aug. 18. Riders typically start … Continue Reading →
I am never quite sure what to say to middle school students about health and fitness. They are at an age where they do not think about fitness because they are young and feel indestructible. That was my dilemma Tuesday afternoon while helping dedicate a new track at Pontiac Middle School. It is not the … Continue Reading →
I hope to resume working out next week after a two week layoff. Sometimes life gets in the way of trying to keep the body moving. First, there was a severe cold that had me on medication for a week. Then I pulled a groin while playing softball earlier this week, and it is difficult … Continue Reading →
‘Every couple weeks I drop by the barber shop to get my beard trimmed on Detroit’s west side. The other day a heavyset man stood up after getting a trim and began coughing. It wasn’t a small cough. It was a bend over and gasping cough. It was deep and raspy. It was so nasty … Continue Reading →
Robert “Tractor” Traylor was always a big man. He was big when I met him when he was a high school junior at Detroit Murray Wright and he was a big man in death on Wednesday. But he died way too young. Traylor was 34 when he died in his apartment in Puerto Rico. He … Continue Reading →
Today we give a shout out to Subway, which announced earlier this week that it is lowering sodium in its “Fresh Fit” sandwiches by 28 percent and 15 percent on average in all of its sandwiches. We often count calories when we go out and eat, but sodium is the biggest killer. The government recommends … Continue Reading →
If you are pregnant, beware. You are likely headed for an unhealthy lifestyle. A new study that came out said new mothers eat more saturated fats and exercise less. Young fathers work out less also, but they do not change their eating habits. Those are the findings of the Project Eat study that monitored men … Continue Reading →