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Boomer Blogger Carnival #244

Laure Lee Carter at Mid-Life Crisis Queen is this week's gracious hots.  Stop on by!!

book review "Sitting Kills, Moving Heals" by Joan Vernikos

NASA Astronauts Return Flabby

 

 

Our modern sedentary  lifestyle mimics the debilitating effects of gravity-free space that astronauts experience.  YIKES

 

Dr. Joan Vernikos, a former scientist at NASA, had this realization from what she observed  working with NASA astronauts.  Astronauts return from space with health conditions similar to seniors, due to the ravages of lack of gravity.  And this resembles the current helath of many Americans.

 

Obesity, diabetes, heart disease, osteoporosis, muscle wasting and arthritis, sexual dysfunction, balance and coordination problems, poor sleep, and lack of stamina come from not moving.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Get Off the Couch!

 

Primitive man was constantly moving, running, hunting.

 

Conveniences have freed us from drudgery:  no more wood chopping, or walking to work,  However, the human body is designed to be MUCH MORE ACTIVE than we are today.

 

 

Our bodies are actually constantly in motion, heart beating, eyes, moving  digestive tract working.  "Sitting Kills.." is a well written book, easy to understand and a fierce warming for Americans to wake up.

 

 

 

Couch potatoes take heed!

 

Book Review "Roger Williams and the Creation of the American Soul"

 

 

Book Review coming soon (during week of Jan 23)...

Boomer Blog Carnival #242

The Carnival is in town.  Lucie at MidLife Musings is the Host.  Stop by to read the best boomer writing on the web.

Join the Boomer Blogger Carnival #241

Anne Maxfield of the Accidential Locavore is this week's host of the Boomer Blog Carnival. Stop by to read the latest news & insights of the Boomer generation.