A recent meta-analysis published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggests that coenzyme Q10 is of benefit in congestive heart failure. For those who like the idea that food and nutrients can be excellent medicine, this paper is interesting at the very least. But there is a case to be made that it is far more than that. There is a case to be made …
Responding to our justifiably increasing preoccupation with widespread obesity, the Coca-Cola Company has released a masterful television ad on the subject. They characterize their own efforts, and invite us all to “come together” to combat this scourge. The whole “come together” concept receives great emphasis, with evocative images from the (presumably) good old days of: “I’d like to buy the world a …
Should marijuana be legal, for either medical or recreational use? I think the best initial answer to this is: It’s a crummy question! We are good at those.
It’s a crummy question, because it calls for answers based on unsubstantiated opinion. Answering it does not invoke or even encourage any relevant evidence, or precedent. So what would a better question be? How about: On what basis should any particular substance be …
I think horses can teach us some things about health promotion. We invoke them routinely, although I suspect we are unaware of it much of the time.
Three of the more salient themes in modern health promotion involve incentives, disincentives, and what/how much people drink — with a particular emphasis, of course, on less soda, and more water. I hear hoofbeats in all of them.
Incentives are particularly prominent in worksite and …
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