No Excuses, Couch Potatoes—

Do I ever feel outclassed. Talk about raising the bar…

SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) – The oldest female athlete at the World Masters Games in Sydney has broken a world record in the shot put — at the age of 100.

A Radical Treatment

We could try this. On the other hand, the pharmaceutical industry has a brand new pill they want to sell you. Are sidewalks a socialist plot?

CHICAGO (Reuters) – People who live in neighborhoods with safe sidewalks, ample parks, good public transportation and ready access to fresh fruits and vegetables are 38 percent less likely to develop diabetes than others, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

They said unlike a lot of other factors that influence diabetes, creating a healthy neighborhood is one thing policymakers can do to address the epidemic of diabetes, which costs the United States more than $116 billion in medical expenses each year.

Bad For Business

Funeral Directors oppose the Public Option. Hey, we all got to make a living. Insurance companies oppose the Public Option too.

It Must Be Something in the Water

Seriously. All those expensive pharmaceuticals and other man-made molecules don’t just vanish. Better living through chemistry, or not…

MONROE, Ohio – A husband and wife are both undergoing treatment for breast cancer in a case that illustrates how the disease can strike both sexes. Mike and Barbara Welsh, of Monroe, in southwestern Ohio, each had surgery this year after separate discoveries that they had breast cancer.

Barbara Welsh, 63, had surgery in January, went through chemotherapy and is now starting radiation treatments.

After surgery in July, her 62-year-old husband is determining the next step in his recovery, which may include chemotherapy and radiation. He had a modified radical mastectomy on his right breast.

Another Good Reason to go to Federal Hill…

If a nice Italian dinner doesn’t make you feel better, what will? But don’t order the Pasta Alfredo, get the fish instead…

LONDON (Reuters) – People who follow a Mediterranean-style diet rich in vegetables, fruits, nuts, whole grains and fish are less likely to become depressed, scientists said on Monday, but the reasons are unclear.

Pretty clear to me.

To sum up today’s news– age is no excuse (darn it), healthy neighborhoods make healthier neighbors, what goes around comes around, and good food is good for you.