Medical Trust Health & Wellness News: February 2010
To achieve the results you want, it’s important to have a plan, be organized, stay motivated, and most of all, remain optimistic. As now is usually when people begin to give up on their New Year’s resolution, here you'll find strategies and support that can help you to stay focused.
Exercise: In Women, Training for a Sharper Mind
Older women who did an hour or two of strength training exercises each week had improved cognitive function a year later, scoring higher on tests of the brain processes responsible for planning and executing tasks, a new study has found.
Healthy Aging, With Nary a Supplement
NYTimes: Though the goal is to live long and live well, only a minority of Americans incorporate into their lives what will give them the biggest bang for their buck: diet and exercise.
State of Tobacco Control: State Grades
The American Lung Association's State of Tobacco Control report tracks progress on key tobacco control policies at the state and federal levels and gives grades to tobacco control laws and regulations in effect as of January 2, 2010. The federal government, all 50 state governments and the District of Columbia are graded to determine if their tobacco control laws are adequately protecting citizens from the enormous burden caused by tobacco use.
What does your state's report card say?
NEHM's First Newsletter
A bit of history: NEHM's first newsletter, from May/June, 1998.