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The Top Five Health Threats For Men

In honor of Men’s Health Week, it’s time to take a look at the top health threats to the men in our lives. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a list of the ten leading killers of American men in 2003 (the most recent data available to the public). The top five were responsible for more than sixty percent of all male deaths that year. Heart disease. The number one killer, responsible for approximately twenty-eight percent of all male deaths in 2003. Choosing a healthy lifestyle — including regular exercise and a balanced diet — is a … Continue reading →

Disney Bans Smoking in Disney Hotels

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If I ever needed another excuse to stop smoking, then Walt Disney World hotels have just announced one. Beginning June 1, all Disney owned hotels will be banning smoking in their rooms and on their balconies. Disney-owned time-shares will also be banning the smoking of cigars or cigarettes. The hotels and time-share properties will provide designated smoking areas away from the rooms and balconies. This ban will make Disney the single largest resort company to take such a step. According to Disney World Senior Vice President, Erin Wallace: We’ve just continued to see the demand for smoking decline, and in … Continue reading →

Fitness Tax: Personal Health Investment Today Act

Hey, it’s tax day (don’t panic, you still have until Tuesday at midnight to file) so I thought we could spend a few minutes talking about taxes, deductions and credits. A few months back, I wrote about the fitness tax credit being offered to Canadian taxpayers and what a great idea I thought that would be if we had something similar here in the States. As it turns out, there was a bill introduced in the 109th Congress that ended up in Ways and Means and stalled there. The bill received very little media attention and it was not reviewed … Continue reading →

It’s Time to Quit: Brain Damage a Key to Stop Smoking?

I’ve heard of lots of strange ways to quit smoking, but voluntarily damaging your brain? I don’t care what you say about smoking and I don’t care what you say about the health risks – the idea of voluntarily submitting yourself for brain damage to stop smoking? Well, I know some people who went through a shots treatment to stop smoking and after three miserable days, they didn’t stop – so who knows. Science Journal In the Science Journal this week, there was a report from a Dr. Antoine Bechara, a neuroscientist, who has discovered what he believes to be … Continue reading →