New posts at Many Years Young 5/23/13

Workouts in Middle Age Keep Hearts Healthy

Fitness protects men from cancer, even 20 years later

5,000 Steps a Day to Avoid Paying Higher Health Insurance Costs?

MyFitnessPal and me: Diary of an obsessive electronic relationship

Plus lots more.

New posts at Many Years Young 5/22/13

Prebiotics can increase gut microbe that battles obesity

Vicious cycle: Obesity sustained by changes in brain biochemistry

Waist-Height Ratio Beats BMI for Gauging Early Death

Fighting Obesity Long-Term Will Save Money

Plus lots more.

New posts at Many Years Young 5/21/13

Vitamins Costing Pennies a Day Seen Delaying Dementia

Add Olive Oil or Nuts to Guard Brain

Fish oil may stall effects of junk food on brain

Compound in Mediterranean Diet Makes Cancer Cells ‘Mortal’

Plus lots more.

New posts at Many Years Young 5/20/13

Drinking champagne could improve memory

Does Skin Cancer Protect Against Alzheimer’s?

New Drug Reverses Memory Deficits and Slows Alzheimer’s in Mice

Cancer drug prevents build-up of toxic brain protein

Plus lots more.

New posts at Many Years Young 5/19/13

People can will themselves to be happier; upbeat music helps

Meditation: A Simple Mood Booster

‘Good Vibrations:’ Brain Ultrasound Improves Mood

Gallup: U.S. life rating — people thriving — up since November

Plus lots more.

New posts at Many Years Young 5/18/13

Marijuana Users Have Better Blood Sugar Control

Nurses Lead the Way to Better Diabetes Therapy

Local Health Departments Find Twitter Effective in Spreading Diabetes Information

Type 2 Diabetes Prevention

Plus lots more.

New posts at Many Years Young 5/17/13

Diet Changes That Might Cut Breast Cancer Risk

Spring is the perfect time to taste the rainbow

Can Diet Ease Menopausal Symptoms?

5 Foods That Can Improve Your Vision

Plus lots more.

New posts at Many Years Young 5/16/13

Biological clue to why women live longer than men

Global life spans continue to lengthen, WHO says

Is this Protein the Key to Fountain of Youth?

3 Super Foods for a Long Life

Plus lots more.

New posts at Many Years Young 5/15/13

Physical Training Reduces Need for Health Care in Seniors

Searching For Male Fountain of Youth? Go Exercise

What Is the Exact “Dose” of Exercise Needed for Longevity?

A House Powered by Exercise Will Keep You in Shape While You Keep the Lights On

Plus lots more.

Read also my Progressive Media Strategy, which I’ve been advocating for years and years and years, a voice crying in the wilderness.

Obama needs a Drudge

By Brent Budowsky

The unprecedented influence of [Matt] Drudge is that he offers a scandal and message megaphone to conservative media, politicians and ideas that drive the national narrative that Drudge horizontally cross-promotes. GOP attacks rocket from Issa’s keyboard to Fox News and Drudge’s site, which beams them outward to be repeated from “Morning Joe” to the evening news and daily newspapers. Armies of mainstream media insiders pore over the Drudge Report like Talmudic scholars, which arguably make Drudge the single most influential person in American media.

The insular and personally based political style of Obama works brilliantly when he is a single candidate concentrating his full apparatus against a single opponent such as Mitt Romney, but fails in the White House when the mission is to promote a powerful message and mobilize mass opinion to influence the machinery of governance.

Former President Reagan understood this. His addresses to the nation, backed by his grassroots organization and promoted by his media allies, flooded the Capitol switchboard and synchronized his power in both campaigning and governing.

Drudge in this sense is the oldest child of Reagan. In basketball terms, Drudge is the playmaker who gives assists to others, while Obama is the shooter who takes too many wild three-point shots while teammates are open under the net, pleading for him to throw them the ball.

Read more.

New posts at Many Years Young 5/14/13

Women’s Health Week: Leading by example

Improving Health without Scolding

Little Health Changes, Big Rewards

Health Hinges on the Whole Diet, Not Just One Food

Plus lots more.

New posts at Many Years Young 5/13/13

Constant Pain a Big Problem in Older Adults

Chronic Pain Impacts Quality of Life

Pain and Inflammation Tips and Tricks

Natural Script to Relieve Pain

Plus lots more.

New posts at Many Years Young 5/12/13

Mother’s Day: The True Story Never Told

Maximize Mother’s Day with the Family

How Our Mothers Help Us Unwind & De-Stress

The Most Important Thing I Learned From My Mother

Plus lots more.

New posts at Many Years Young 5/11/13

Weight Gain Tied To Impulsivity: Study

Swallowing sadness

Stressed is Desserts Spelled Backwards

Sugar’s Slippery Slope (..and how not to fall down it…)

Plus lots more.

New posts at Many Years Young 5/10/13

Social Connections Drive Positive Emotions and Health

Positive Social Support at Work Shown to Reduce Risk of Diabetes

Fun and Friends Help Ease the Pain of Breast Cancer Treatment, Increase Survival

Positive Emotions Higher in Countries with Lower GDPs

Plus lots more.

By Brent Budowsky

House Republicans are misusing taxpayer money and abusing House committee rules to promote a partisan vendetta against President Obama and the woman who has earned the stature of being the most admired political leader in America, and a stateswoman who is widely admired around the world: former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton…

Make no mistake, the hearings about the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, are being conducted with one-party rule and the ethical standards of a Soviet Politburo hearing under Leonid Brezhnev, with rampant procedural violations of the rights of committee Democrats.

Make no mistake, these hearings are not an impartial attempt to gather the facts. They are a partisan witch hunt against Clinton that embodies everything Americans dislike about politics in Washington and Republicans today…

Clinton has achieved widespread admiration at home and abroad by earning it through hard work, great skill, high standards, vast achievement and good faith as first lady, a United States senator and secretary of State. She has triumphed over a generation of GOP slanders and cheap shots with even more achievement and good humor…

The GOP’s Hillary problem is that over a lifetime of great achievement, she has earned the admiration and trust of the people, while Republicans who smear her have not.

New posts at Many Years Young 5/9/13

Sunshine Could Benefit Health and Prolong Life

US centenarians have few regrets, stay active and social: poll

Boosting ‘Cellular Garbage Disposal’ Can Delay the Aging Process

New Clues to a Long Life

Plus lots more.

New posts at Many Years Young 5/8/13

Video Games Delay Cognitive Decline in Older Adults

Gardening may help improve cognitive function and mood

Clenching Your Fist Can Improve Your Memory

Healthy Lifestyle Improves Memory

Plus lots more.

New posts at Many Years Young 5/7/13

Better Sleep Month: Sleep Myths Debunked

Sleep problems linked to increased prostate cancer risk

Natural Sleep Aids

5 Foods That Help You Sleep Better

Plus lots more.

New posts at Many Years Young 5/6/13

Heart Disease Risk Factors May Affect Brain Function

Hormonal Shifts in Obese Men May Harm Heart

Prediabetes Signals Coronary Artery Disease Risk

More Recent Research on Cardiovascular Disease

Plus lots more.