Archive for the ‘Health & Fitness’ Category
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Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Dr. Tom Potisk, the Cool Old Guy who in known as “the down to earth doctor” because of his holistic lifestyle and practical advice on healthy living, joins TJ on this COG Radio segment. Dr. Tom has tips about whole health healing, chiropractic care, vitamins, and healthy foods including a “secret” snack that is great for a COGs prostate. Dr. Tom knows about “Whole Health Healing”…after all, he wrote the book on it. Program length-17:50
Dr. Tom Potisk, speaker and author of “Whole Health Healing” which is packed with practical advice and he offers a FREE download for Cool Old Guys at http://thedowntoearthdoctor.com
Contributed by: Dr. Joe Kosterich
The development of penicillin was rightly seen as a great breakthrough in medicine. Fatal infections could now be treated with a “silver bullet However in nature nothing is static. Bacteria have been around for longer than humans and have survived by being able to adapt.
In the 1970’s a term, antibiotic induced diarrhoea was coined-describing a form of diarrhoea that followed a course of antibiotics. This was caused by a bug, resistant to antibiotics called Clostridium difficile as it was difficult to treat.
The problem has gotten worse. Continue Reading
Contributed by: THE COG
Here’s the deal…we want to create a “COG Cookbook” that is packed with recipes Cool Old Guys love and want to share with other Cool Old Guys.
The catagories thus far are: Main Courses (Entries), Desserts, Snacks, BBQ, Sides, Appetizers, Soups, Salads, Beverages
…but you can send us anything you think other COG’s would find enjoyable.
Just like submitting any article, send them to tj@coololdguys.org in a Word.doc and feel free to include a picture, but it’s certainly not necessary.
NOTE: If you know a COG that isn’t an official member but a darn good cook…he can send along his favorite recipe too.
Questions???
Contributed by: Dr. Joe Kosterich
One of the trends over the last thirty years has been to look outside ourselves for solutions. Whereas once people’s self reliance was seen as a virtue, there has been an increasing tendency to look to government to solve issues. Some of this came, quite reasonably, from a desire to ensure that those who genuinely could not look after themselves were cared for and not left by the wayside. Like all pendulums though, things can swing too far.
When it comes to health, governments will never be the solution. Our health is in fact our own responsibility. What we choose to put into our mouths, whether we choose to exercise or not, whether we choose to drink enough water are choices we make each day. The presence of drive thru and advertising does not absolve us of our responsibility.
In other words the choices we make are our own and so are the consequences. The great part of that is of course that the power to be healthy is within your own hands too. Disease is not random. Rather than view yourself as a potential victim, see yourself as being in charge of your health. Understand that what you do each day matters and that how you look after yourself today will directly affect how you feel tomorrow. The power is in your hands-use it wisely.
Dr Joe is a Doctor who actually talks about health and a cool old guy who lives in Australia
You can find more health info at his website www.drjoe.net.au and be sure to sign-up for his free newsletter.
Contributed by: Dr Joe Kosterich
Here is some interesting information to keep that cool old guy body in good mental and physical shape. . An analysis from Oxford University published in The Lancet showed a direct correlation between body mass index (BMI) and longevity.
The researchers followed nearly one million people in The USA and Europe for between 10 and 15 years and found that the greater the BMI, the shorter the life expectancy. Those with a BMI of 30-35 died 3 years earlier than otherwise expected. Those with a BMI over 40 “lost” 10 years off their expected life span. The main reasons for this were Continue Reading
Contributed by: Dr Joe
Here is some good news. Cool old guys are going to be increasing in numbers and sticking around for longer. The life expectancy of humans has been increasing at a steady rate of about ¼ of a year life expectancy per year, for a bit over a century. The graph is not showing signs of plateauing. Continue Reading
Contributed by: Dr. Joe Kosterich
Earlier this year an Australian town made headlines by being the first to ban the sale of bottled water . This was done on the basis that water comes in plastic containers that “pollute” the environment.
Now the health of the planet is important. So is the health of the cool old guys who live on it. The second pillar of Dr Joes DIY Health, is water. Continue Reading
Contributed by: Dr. David Robinson
We, as a society have still not learned that what we eat is the fuel for our bodies and that if we don’t use it, we lose it.
Americans continue to imbibe ourselves with junk, adulterated, processed foods, high fat, high sugar foods, fast foods and generally poor nutrition. On top of it, Continue Reading
Contributed by: Dr. Joe Kosterich
There is a tendency for things in health to be made far more complicated than they need to be. Coupled with this is the tendency to look for answers in just about every place but the one where it lies. Rather than ask which sweeteners to use (there is a “battle” raging ) ask should I use sweeteners at all? Continue Reading