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Saturday, August 21, 2010

Foursquare for Exercising



Fun applications inspire fitness

Alan Danzis has developed Foursquare, a mobile application people can use to inspire themselves to live healthy.  Fitness made ‘fun’ moves people painlessly.  Here’s a Body-Brain-Boogie badge for Alan, finding creative ways of keeping people on their toes!  Jeff



Thursday, August 19, 2010

Brain Science Podcasts


Everything we know about the brain!

Dr. Ginger Campbell on her website BrainSciencePodcast.com hosts over sixty free podcasts related to the brain and how it regulates our thoughts, feelings, behaviors, memory, motivation, and everything else about our lives.  Start with episode one and move through the sequence of pod casts until you learn the basics. This is a phenomenal resource thanks to Dr. Campbell.


Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Diagnosing Alzheimers


Take a Tour of the Brain!

Liz Bennett writing for the Health Leader, an online wellness magazine provided by the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, briefly describes Alzheimer’s Disease and provides links to an article ‘Seven Questions’ and link to a terrific ‘Brain Tour provided by the Alzheimer's Association.

Be sure to check out the Health Topics A - Z offered on the Health Leader website.

Monday, August 16, 2010

Past and Present Wellness Models

Seven Wellness Diagrams

Don Ardell’s weekly report to the world displays diagrams and brief explanations used over the years defining wellness, still a vague term for many people. Don’s book High Level: Wellness: An Alternative to Doctors, Drugs and Disease, launched the wellness movement which has evolved for over 30 years.

Sunday, August 15, 2010

Colon is a Mighty Big River (fun video)

Colonoscopy explained musically

Bowser and Blue sing a tribute to the colon and the colonoscopy. Enjoy this fun instructional, finger-snapping, toe-tapping video.

Then, hold on to your seat... Bowser and Blue's Colo-rectal Surgeon song is funny from beginning to end.