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 | Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 8:28:26 mst
Comment ID: #1
Name: Mark Wickens
E-mail: noodlefood(at)wickens.ca
URL: http://randex.org/
I am less enamored of endurance exercise than I used to be, and am not claiming it's optimal for fitness, but I think it's an exaggeration to say marathon deaths are "pretty common". According to this article -- http://www.ottawacitizen.com/sports/Debunking+some+marathon+myths/2 ... -- "University of Toronto researchers published a study in the British Medical Journal that put the odds of a runner dying in a marathon at less than one in 100,000. The odds of a person dying by driving the same 42-kilometre route in a car were twice as high." |
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| Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 10:05:23 mst
Comment ID: #2
Name: KPO'M
E-mail: ka84796(at)comcast.net
Any links to the ongoing "health care" debates going on today? It is somewhat entertaining watching the Democratic party twist and contort itself to get to 218 votes in the House. They'll probably get there this afternoon, but the House vote isn't as important as the Senate vote, where a public option is far less likely to pass after last Tuesday's results in the two statewide elections.
Along the lines of your calorie posting post, I've started trying a different tactic on the health care debate. If this bill passes in some form that even remotely resembles the current House or Senate bills, the "progressives" will wind up handing the Christian Conservatives yet another weapon with which to control our personal lives. IOW, the next time the GOP is in power, rather than repeal the bill, they will likely just sneak in amendments to cater to their interests. "Progressives" will do things such as requiring obesity "education" to qualify for the public option. Conservatives will find some way to use it to fund their pet projects, will likely direct money toward "faith-based" projects, and restrict abortion access. We'll get the worst-of-both worlds nanny state. |
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| Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 10:18:04 mst
Comment ID: #3
Name: KPO'M
E-mail: ka84796(at)comcast.net
Thanks for the link on niacin. Unfortunately my medical professional mother has high LDL and has been on statins for the past few years. I worry that she's unwittingly doing all the wrong things that conventional medicine suggests, but if niacin really does seem to help then perhaps it is something, even a small step, in the right direction that she'd be receptive to. |
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| Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 12:19:32 mst
Comment ID: #4
Name: Jim May
E-mail: seerak(at)gmail.com
KPO'M writes:
"We'll get the worst-of-both worlds nanny state."
Of course we will. This is what's called "compromise". After all, we can't get along without compromise, can we?
That's the sort of thing to shove in the faces of the militant middleists and dogmatic anti-"extremists" like Charles Johnson. |
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| Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 12:35:06 mst
Comment ID: #5
Name: Jim May
E-mail: seerak(at)gmail.com
The thing about "damaging one's bodies" is that it seems that damage is a fundamental part of fitness. Some time ago, I posted a link to a study which indicated that anti-oxidants actually helped to defeat the purpose of exercise, by scooping up the damaging free radicals released by intense exercise. Apparently, the oxidative damage of free radicals is part of the "signalling pathway" which the body uses to know where to strengthen and rebuild tissues, like muscles.
Another example: Bones end up stronger after healing a break.
Many times, I find myself wondering about the difference between stresses that are "good for the body", and the ones that are considered bad. What serves to distinguish the two? At one point, Amit Ghate and Diana were discussing something about how people habitually tense up certain muscles without being aware of it, and that this leads to certain problems. And yet, the actual mechanical process underlying this "tension" and exercise, appear the same to me -- exercise. But it's only called that for things like push-ups... when it's bad, it's called "muscle tension" or something like that. |
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| Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 12:56:30 mst
Comment ID: #6
Name: Paul Hsieh
E-mail: paul(at)geekpress(dot)com
URL: http://www.geekpress.com
KPO'M: With respect to the ongoing health care debate in Congress, here's an excerpt of today's AAPS action alert, which I am posting here with Diana's permission:
House Opens Debate on Health Bill
The House worked until almost midnight last night working out "rules" for debate and the debate is currently taking place on the House floor. Here are some details on what will take place in the House today:
* Pelosi's bill gets 4 hours of debate.
* Rep. Stupak's abortion amendment gets 1 hour.
* GOP bill gets 1 hour.
* The "Doc fix" gets 20 minutes.
* The Pelosi bill was not changed to prevent illegal-immigrants from purchasing in the public option.
* Obama addresses Dems at 11:30 am in Cannon House building. The debate on health care will begin after this pep rally.
* They still don't have the votes.
* Pelosi's bill will be the last vote, which, if it is going to happen on Saturday, will be in the evening.
KEEP THE PRESSURE UP!
Here are lists of important Blue Dog Democrats and others to contact:
http://www.rallycongress.com/freedomworks/2592/call-bluedogs-in-con ...
and
http://www.takebackmedicine.com/action-center/2009/11/7/targeted-ho ...
We are getting reports that it is difficult to get through to some of these offices by phone due to the huge volume they are receiving, but keep trying!
Reports are that faxes are getting through. If you are able to fax, click here for a source for fax numbers for the targeted House members:
http://aapsonline.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=30a32513ae04f54 ...
If you need talking points, go to http://www.aapsonline.org/newsoftheday/00544 , but the message today is simple: "Vote 'NO' on H.R. 3962!" |
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| Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 13:04:33 mst
Comment ID: #7
Name: Paul Hsieh
E-mail: paul(at)geekpress(dot)com
URL: http://www.geekpress.com
Note: I only partially support the AAPS. They bill themselves as the conservative alternative to the AMA, and they suffer from the usual mixture of virtues and flaws as other conservative groups. But I am on their mailing list, because they often disseminate useful information. |
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| Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 21:20:37 mst
Comment ID: #8
Name: KPO'M
E-mail: ka84796(at)comcast.net
The bill passed 220-215 with bipartisan support. Rep. Cao (R- Louisiana) voted for the bill. Now it is up to 41 Senators to hold their ground. This is a very bad development. |
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| Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 21:35:53 mst
Comment ID: #9
Name: pomponazzi
E-mail: invinoveritas196(at)yahoo.com
URL: http://mabadar.blogspot.com
Jim--Stress is the common denominator in all adaptive processes. Stress has three stages:
1.)Alarm stage
2.) Resistance stage
3.) Exhaustion
Stress should be enough to trigger an adaptive response but not so intense as to reach the stage of exhaustion. Dr. Hans Selye's book, "The Stress of Life" is a pioneering work in the field of stress physiology. Please read that.
The reports of marathon runners dying are not insignificant. Due to the nature of their activities ( low intensity/high duration ) they are constantly in a catabolic state. It stands to reason that sooner or later they incur organic or glandular damage. Even Dr Kenneth Cooper, the person who single handedly popularized aerobic training, later said that he was alarmed at the rate at which his charges were coming up with cancers and heart diseases.
For those interested, please go to mikementzer.com or ultimate-exercise.com to get valuable information. |
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