Christine C. Quinn’s recent disclosure that she had suffered from bulimia in her 20s was part of an effort to deepen her image with voters, but the effect is unclear.
Monthly Archives: May 2013
Exerpeutic 1000Xl Heavy Duty Magnetic Ellipticals with Pulse
Life, Interrupted: Getting Away
One of the hardest parts about developing leukemia at age 22 was how restrictive it was: My treatments left me highly susceptible to infection, airplanes were strictly off limits and even a trip to my neighborhood bodega required a protective face mask.
Well
Personal Health: Shaking Off Loneliness
Social isolation can adversely affect health, undermining the ability to self-regulate, raising stress and increasing inflammation, studies show.
Cracking Down on Drinking and Driving
A new report argues that alcohol levels for driving should be lowered, pointing out that a third of highway deaths are still alcohol-related, and known effective strategies for lowering injuries and deaths because of drunken driving remain underutilized.
Well
Andre Agassi Returns To Nike
Andre Agassi Returns To Nike
Last year Agassi and his trainer, Gil Reyes, introduced a line of fitness equipment called BILT that's based on the customized pieces of gym equipment he used during his career. One of them, known as the Change Of Direction (COD) Machine, won an …
Read more on The Post Game (blog)
Legislature may mandate recess in public schools
Children just don't play outdoors as often as they used to, and there's much speculation about the causes and effects of that change. Some parents prefer to have the kids inside when they can't supervise them because … However, some caution that …
Read more on The Jersey Journal – NJ.com
Smarty pants: wearable electronics will recharge your life – The Conversation
You could monitor and analyse your workout before you hit the shower. … The same technology is being used to capture and store energy to power military electronic equipment, so that soldiers in the field don't have to carry extra weight of batteries.
Read more on The Conversation
Body Solid EXM1500S Single Stack Home Gym
Well: My Stroke of Luck
Andrew C. Revkin, an environmental journalist, shares what he learned after a stroke forced him to interrupt his nonstop career.
Ask Well: Replacing a Dental Crown
Crowns need not be replaced simply because they are decades-old.
Well
In a Pickle
The Recipes for Health columnist Martha Rose Shulman offers recipes for pickling less conventional vegetables.
Well