New Benefits of Dark Chocolate

Makes you smarter, prevents cavities, lowers blood pressure…

RealAge.com has a treat for us… more research suggesting body and brain benefits of dark, dark chocolate… 70% cocoa content. More antioxidants, lower blood pressure, heart disease protection, improved cholesterol, longevity and more. Can this be? Read the article and links to salve your guilt about eating an ounce once in a while. Oh yeah!

Health Care-toon taken from the Health Care-toons Calendar (undated) by Jeff Haebig and Ed Fischer.

Fibromyalgia Fitness Facts

There are natural ways to manage muscular and joint pain

Jeanie Lerche Davis writing for WebMD explains how home remedies and alternative treatments work . Moderate massage, pressure put on pressure points, acupuncture and application of heat and cold on tender spots are mentioned. Links are provided helping people understand and manage Fibromyalgia. I especially enjoy the chronic back pain videos.

Fit Teenage Boys are Smarter

Cardiovascular fitness positively influences higher cognition

Newswise.com reports research conducted by Nancy Pederson of the University of Southern California and colleagues in Sweden showing how cardiovascular fitness (not muscular strength) correlates with higher cognitive functioning including verbal ability, to logical performance, to geometric perception and mechanical skills.

Over a long term, boys who were most fit at the age of 18 were more likely to go to college than the less fit counterparts.

Once again, Daily Physical Education is scientifically supported to optimize cognitive performance, as seen time and again on this blog.

Cell Phone Tower Health (video)

Protest cell phone towers – is it worth it?

Read the research on this blog, December 2nd to know people’s deep health concerns relating to the placement of wireless cells, towers and facilities close to where they live and work. I took my little song and dance… it’s really a Rhythm and Rhyme routine to the City of Scottsdale, AZ Development Review Board, who were considering the placement of a wireless communication facility within a 100 yards of our homes and future city park and playground.

Other groups have protested cell phone towers with petitions and lawyers… I just wanted them to postpone the vote until they read health related research. The result…within a heartbeat following my strange appeal, the proposed tower was passed. There was no discussion. However, to the surprise of the Review Board chairperson, one council member voted ‘nay’. The chairperson responded with two words… “Really?” “Really!”

Watch my brief routine… read a bit of the research posted on December 2nd… and vote. Is this an issue we need to be concerned about?