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The Desire to get Healthy

July 26, 2009

The picture on the right is a unique one. It was made by combining several different pictures and then editing them in Photoshop. What I like the most about it is that it seems to convey the message of a ‘spark of creation’, made possible only from various sources of knowledge and inspiration. Why I [...]

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The Need for Resistance Training

July 24, 2009

Research Cited: (all are available for free download via the links) Effects of aging and resistance exercise on determinants of muscle strength The underappreciated role of muscle in health and disease Influence of muscle strength, physical activity and weight on bone mass in a population-based sample of 1004 elderly women Effect of combined exercise training [...]

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Health Defined

July 15, 2009

I define health to be freedom. Health is: – freedom of enjoyment – freedom from ailments – freedom from worry Basically, health is being able to experience life optimally. We strive to maintain health so that we can see our grandchildren grow up, complete a lifelong project, travel the world, and basically anything that we [...]

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General Philosophies of the Pursuit of Health

July 15, 2009

I think it is necessary, that though we deal with a particular level of uncertainty in this area, that a logical approach to this endeavour should be established. I will attempt to give 3 main points to explain the statement. Naturally, they are bolded and should be the take home message for anyone reading this. [...]

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