On 7/9/2014 12:04 PM, emilymae...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote:
I just can't help myself. This is complete bullshit. Nothing
personal Share, don't get me wrong.
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"A structured exercise program may be as good or better than frequently
prescribed drugs for some common cardiovascular ailments, a large
meta-analysis has found."
'Exercise As Preventive Medicine'
New York Times:
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/09/exercise-as-preventive-medicine/?_r=0
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---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <sharelong60@...> wrote :
Fellow sitters, according to Dr. Mercola, we should get up every 15
minutes and do some exercise. This is more important, he says, than
exercising 2 or 3 times per week! Plus everyone should be doing a
balance of aerobics, stretching and weight training. In terms of
maintenance, this vehicle is more work than my car!
On Wednesday, July 9, 2014 11:40 AM, "TurquoiseBee turquoiseb@...
[FairfieldLife]" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
/> Each year 2,000,000 smokers either quit smoking or die of
tobacco-related diseases./
I was checking out the FFL web viewer to see if it still worked and
saw this complete non-sequitur flash by and the science writer in me
just had to comment, for several reasons:
1. The statistic is false -- over 5 million people worldwide die every
year from smoking-related diseases.
2. The "either quit smoking or..." phrase is retarded. Last I checked,
anyone who dies quits smoking. :-)
3. According to the respected British medical journal "The Lancet,"
there is a much more critical risk factor for early death that people
don't know about. The Lancet researchers call this cause of death a
"global pandemic," and state clearly that -- worldwide -- it causes
far more deaths from all causes every year than smoking. Furthermore,
I would imagine that few -- if any -- people on this forum smoke, but
most -- if not *all* -- of the people on this forum exhibit the
behavior that has been shown to be a greater risk factor for early
death than smoking -- inactivity. If you sit for more than eight hours
per day, you are medically "inactive," and risking death.
Have a nice day... :-)
