Happy Holidays, Health Posts from Health Bloggers45 lbs LOSTso farDecember 24, 2008 by Israel Lagares | 16 comments
Happy Holidays
I can’t believe it’s already Christmas Eve 2008. It seemed like just yesterday it was Spring time and we were at the beach enjoying the sun. It just goes to show you how important it is to live in the now (but still plan for tomorrow). As Santa approaches all of our homes today, I want to wish you all a Happy Holiday season and a great 2009 New Year.
Holiday Health Posts from Health Bloggers
Here are some holiday posts from around the health blogosphere, if I missed your holiday post let me know in the comments with a link to the post and I will approve it. I read these blogs frequently for their health tips and sometimes candid writings about their health. Feel free to subscribe to their feeds.
A Jewish Mizfit’s Guide to Making It Through Xmas & Cruising into the New Year @ MizFit
Secret Guide to Eating ANYTHING You Want at Christmas @ Diet Blog
It’s Holiday, Not Holimonth @ Get Fit Slowly
3 Quick & Simple Holiday Eating Tips @ Mr. Low Body Fat
Diet Holiday Cookies…..I Wish @ Fatty Weight Loss
A Couples History in Ornaments @ Roni’s Weigh
Dear Santa! @ The Anti Jared
OFF ON HOLIDAY! @ Discipline or Regret
Blizzards, Cabin Fever, and My Parents @ 4XLT
Dashing Through the Snow @ Diets In Review
Christmas Gift Ideas for Fitness Fanatics @ Families Fitness Blog
An Awesome Christmas Gift… @ Total Transformation Test
Healthy Christmas Dinner Ideas and Variations @ Former Fat Guy Blog
Bashing Holiday Stress + Happy Hanukkah! @ Diabetes Mine
Easy Exercises To Do During the Holidays @ Weight Ladder
It’s Christmas Time In The City @ Big Fat Deal
The CF Holiday party: Yule be surprised @ Cranky Fitness
Holiday Giveaways @ Health Bolt (not necessarily Holiday posts, but they are giving away prizes each day of the month).
Well, that’s about it. Make sure to watch yourself this holiday season and maintain those good habits you’ve built. It’s okay to eat whatever you want, just control how much of it you do eat.
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ZocDoc Interview, Online Dentist and Doctor Appointment Booking45 lbs LOSTso farDecember 13, 2008 by Israel Lagares | 9 comments
ZocDoc is a website that focuses on providing its visitors with the ability to find a dentist or doctor and then scheduling an appointment online for free.
ZocDoc Interview
1. What is ZocDoc?
If you’ve ever needed a doctor and didn’t know how to find one, or couldn’t find a good one, or couldn’t find one who would see you right away, then you already know why we created ZocDoc. We created it for you.
2. How can it help people with their health?
ZocDoc provides an online way for you to find and book appointments with doctors and dentists instantly. You can come to our website and with a few simple clicks, find a practitioner who accepts your insurance, and is in your neighborhood. You can also read reviews from previous ZocDoc patients and book appointments – for free!
3. What was the inspiration for the idea?
Our Cofounder and CEO Cyrus Massoumi thought of the idea for ZocDoc after rupturing his eardrum during a flight. He tried to find an ENT specialist, but outdated insurance websites and full schedules made him live in pain for 4 days before he could finally see a doctor. He knew there were available appointments, however he just couldn’t find them. So he came up with the idea for ZocDoc to make it easier for patients to access the care they need, when they need it.
4. What makes it stand out amongst similar sites/products?
Think about it: How do you find a doctor right now? Insurance website directories are a shot in the dark. There’s no way to know which doctors are good, or if office addresses and phone numbers are even accurate. Other online doctor directories don’t allow you to book appointments, and reviews on these sites can be entered by anyone, giving you no sense of trust.
5. What are you plans for the future?
ZocDoc fills a need that has been too great for too long. We provide accurate information on each practitioner, reviews from ZocDoc patients only, and the opportunity to book appointments, all in one place. Quick, convenient, and trustworthy, our first priority is always you.
More On ZocDoc
You can search for many dentists and doctors specialized in various fields of expertise. The searching process makes it convenient and relatively fast to find a doctor or dentist within a few minutes. The site states you can find just about any doctor or dentist within the New York area but you can search in other cities and states. They plan on expanding into more territories as demand dictates.
If there are no doctors in your area ZocDoc will encourage you to inform them of where they aren’t supported. This will cause ZocDoc to begin providing their services in your area in the future. Be sure to fill out the simple form that pops up when there is no doctors or dentists in your area. Doing so you will be opted in to be notified once they are supporting your area. In due time this site will support the United States nation wide. Right now they focus on New York, here are specific listings for Brooklyn Dentists. Do keep in mind however that ZocDoc is still currently in BETA stage, meaning it is still in testing. It functions perfectly for the most part so it performs a lot better than other usual beta sites.
Once a doctor or dentist is found in your area a list of them is displayed. Each professional has detailed information such as address, specialties, practice name, and insurances accepted listed. There is also a rating system so if the ratings are low then it is recommended that you do not deal with that person. Some new people will not have a rating.
Each doctor/dentist has a professional statement which gives you some idea about the person. They even show you the person’s educational background displaying the college and specialized institutions they graduated from. They also display the languages they can speak so if you have someone that only speaks Spanish you can refer them to a doctor or dentist who can speak Spanish making this detail convenient to people who’s first language is not English. This section also showcases certifications that have been achieved and professional memberships of specific associations. You can view patient reviews of each dentist or doctor on ZocDoc. If you’ve been a patient of any of these doctors or dentists you can post a review of them yourself to help others decide who would be best for them.
Convenience is key with ZocDoc so after you’ve found the perfect doctor or dentist that suits your needs you can then select your reason for visiting and the schedule will automatically change to the date times that are opened for that particular reason. Simply click on the time you wish to book an appointment and you will then be transferred to the verify details page. Just reconfirm everything such as the specialty, reason, and insurance details. If you are logged in you will then be booked. If not then you will need to either login or sign up for a new account. This process is free of charge so no worries of needing to pay to use these services.
Simply put, ZocDoc fills a need. It’s convenient and free. You can’t beat that. Visit ZocDoc.com today and let me know what you tihnk about it.
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Is Being Fat in Our DNA?45 lbs LOSTso farDecember 9, 2008 by Dennis Rosato | 30 comments
This is a question I have pondered for some time now. We all have different body types and some individuals are naturally more muscular while others are predisposed to be more rotund. So this fact got me thinking what if some of us are descendants of a cave man clan of fatties? Is the huskier portion of the world’s population actually an evolved version of an original group of fat prehistoric peoples? Perhaps this type of early human held on to extra body fat to preserve their own lives in times of food supply shortage.
One organ that is scientifically proven to have been utilized for internal food storage is the appendix. If the appendix served as a back up calorie source in times of need why wouldn’t fat storage as a whole be equally valuable? We have all heard the joke: “Hey, I may be fat but I’ll survive a food shortage!” I have used that line once, twice, or trice in my life time.
So can having extra fat keep you alive in a post apocalyptic nuclear crisis? I say yes! When Earth’s food crops are molecularly incinerated and the local Taco Bell is nothing but a pile of rubble sound filled sour cream fat folks will rule the Earth. I can definitely imagine a slow trekking group of chubby cave people. I think we better craft new depictions of what early man’s body looked like, less muscle more flab. Extra large on the Woolly Mammoth skin pimp trench coat please!
Extra FAT Facts:
Our genes determine the fat and muscle composition in our bodies. Genes and heredity even call the shots when it comes to where on our frame we carry fat. If your mom has a fat butt chances are you will have one. But I advise all male readers not to blame your mothers for your man boobs.
Extra FAT Facts:
Extra fat can serve as a shock absorber during weight training. Most competitive body builders hold on to body fat during intense training to help prevent joint injuries. Of course muscle heads eventually shed the excess fat and water weight the closer they get to contest day. Nevertheless fat and water can do wonders to keep you injury free during heavy lifts and mass building. Drink at least half a gallon of water before and after training. So take that skinny people!
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Rise in Obesity Related to Quick Weight Loss Diets?45 lbs LOSTso farOctober 5, 2008 by Israel Lagares | 37 comments
Editor’s note: This is a guest article from Andrew B. He writes at How To Stop Eating, a binge eating blog which contains tips to recovery from compulsive eating.
Due to the increase of obesity in today’s society everyone is looking for quick weight loss. This is dangerous, and can lead to developing binge eating disorder. Eating disorders are psychiatric abnormalities in one’s eating habits. Tabloids display the secret eating disorders of movie stars and musicians. Yet the news never discuss how dangerous these eating disorders really are, and how common they are.
Most quick weight loss techniques require crazy unrealistic diets. Obviously these diets never keep the weight off. Even if a diet works, often the pounds lost are gained back slowly simply because no one can diet forever. The problem with quick weight loss trial is that they often require you to avoid junk foods and fast foods. This often leads to binge eating.
Binge eating is consuming very large quantities of food in a short period of time. Binge eating isn’t related to hunger most of the time. Often it’s consuming food beyond the point of satisfying one’s physical hunger. Binge eaters often eat large amounts of food even when they aren’t really hungry. Binge eating usually leads to feelings of guilt or sadness because of the future weight gain it will lead to.
Following the popular advice of diets that recommend avoiding junk foods and fast foods is dangerous. When one avoids such foods, one starts craving them more and more. These carvings get out of control and usually lead to binge eating. For example, if a person has been avoiding cookies, and then decides to eat one, he’ll often end up eating several more and lose control.
It’s important to note that binge eating is different from bulimia. Bulimia usually involves overeating which is followed by self-induced vomiting, or fasting. Binge eating is also one of the main causes of obesity today. Obesity is very dangerous for one’s health, yet often it’s very challenging to treat.
Often obese individuals eat for comfort, and develop food addictions. These addictions can also be a form of emotional eating. Emotional eating is basically when one eats not to satisfy physical hunger but rather to deal with tough or negative emotions. Stress eating is a common example where one will consume more food on a stressful day.
Binge eating is usually kept a secret. A food addict will usually overeat in private to avoid others finding out about their disorderly eating habits. This is why binge eating is very tough to treat because sufferers often keep it a secret. Many will overeat until becoming obese and then will eventually feel desperate and seek help.
Therapy is the most common treatment for binge eating. There are also recovery clinics that a binge eater can check into. Additionally there are many books on the topic where the authors share their own recovery efforts, what worked for them and what didn’t. There are also support groups such as overeaters anonymous and eating disorder support forums online.
Next time you are thinking about quick weight loss, think again. Trying to lose weight quickly is unrealistic and dangerous. Also being obsessed with your body shape can lead to developing eating disorders. It’s best to lose weight naturally through exercise, and slowly implementing healthier eating habits.
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Fitness Health Network, Health Ranker, and Sorry45 lbs LOSTso farAugust 27, 2008 by Israel Lagares | 15 comments
My Apologies
I just want to apologize for the few hundred folks that received a bombardment of posts. I switched from one RSS feed burner to another causing it to send out the last few posts all at once. My bad. As you can see, the count on my feedburner chicklet has not been updated.
Health Ranker
It’s been a long time since I updated on the status of Health Ranker. I launched this social media site focused on health back around March 2008 and it has really done well so far. I appreciate the support it has received from the health blogging community. I have some site enhancements planned for the next few months. I’ve made some great contacts and things are looking pretty promising.
I use the site to get inspiration for posts and to keep up to date on health news. As the enhancements are made it will continue to blossom into a top health news destination.
Feel free to visit the site and submit your health blog posts, videos, and those from around the web.
Fitness Health Network
It’s been a really long day, and I still need to do some cardio, so I am going to keep this short and share some posts from the Fitness Health Network.
Weight Ladder writes about Natural Remedies.
NCN write about Debt Reduction and Weight Loss.
Mr. Low Body Fat posts his Fat Loss Inspirational Story.
Lazy Man covers Common Female Strength Training Misconceptions.
Journal of Healthy Living takes a Bike Ride.
Get Fit Slowly talks about Fat Free and Half & Half.
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Health Insurance: A Brief Overview45 lbs LOSTso farAugust 24, 2008 by Dennis Rosato | 11 comments
While many of us are fortunate enough to have a job that comes with benefits, including company-subsidized health insurance, there are many of us who work in non-traditional jobs, for small businesses, or who are self employed. For everyone, no matter the status of their employment, health insurance is a necessary expense.
There are many reasons to purchase health insurance: to off-set the cost of prescription pills, to pay for treatment for chronic conditions, such as asthma, to cover the cost of maternity and well-baby care, as well as the cost of childbirth itself, and to help guarantee access to medical care in emergent situations, but all health insurance is not equal.
Whether your insurance comes from your employer, or you are purchasing your own, you will most likely have to choose between an HMO - Health Maintenance Organization – or a PPO – Preferred Provider Organization. While there are similar features of each (discounted fees in-network, for example) there are also some major differences. Here’s a quick description of each:
HMOs
These are the most affordable health insurance plans available, but they’re also the least flexible, and are generally geared toward members of a large group. In fact a major objective of the HMO system is to reduce medical expenses for everyone by sharing the cost, and increasing preventive care.
Advantages of HMOs include:
• Customers get low co-payments and minimal paperwork, as well as access to preventive care programs.
• Customers pay only the co-payment for most routine visits to in-network doctors, including specialists.
• HMO health insurance typically includes routine doctor’s visits, outpatient services, medical care, emergency room visits, and short-term mental health care.
Disadvantages of HMOs include:
• Customers must choose a PCP, or primary care physician, who oversees their medical care.
• If you go to an out-of-network doctor, you are not covered.
• Your PCP must refer you to any specialists you need to see (though most HMOs now allow women direct access to ob/gyns).
PPOs
PPOs, also known as POS plans are similar to HMOs in that customers must still select a primary care physician, but they offer a bit more flexibility in that there is coverage for out-of-network doctors, it’s just not as much. In-network physician visits generally involve a low co-payment.
Advantages of PPOs include:
• A low co-payment for in-network doctors and specialists, as well as emergency care.
• The ability to visit out-of-network doctors
• Direct access to specialists
• Preventive services and well-being workshops (weight loss and quitting smoking, for example)
Disadvantages of PPOs include:
• Customers must still select a PCP
• Visiting an out-of-network doctor may entail extra paperwork, and instead of the doctor billing your insurance, you may have to pay upfront, and be reimbursed.
Whether you ultimately choose an HMO, PPO, or individual plan (in which you don’t have a primary care physician, and simply see doctors as-needed), one thing to remember is to remain insured, especially if you have ongoing medical issues. If you allow health insurance to lapse, you could end up with a chronic condition not being covered, or having to wait a year for coverage. As well, if you visit a private hospital without insurance, treatment may be withheld (county facilities generally cannot refuse).
Be sure that you address all concerns either with your insurance agent, or with your company’s benefits representative before committing to a plan, or severing your relationship with the insurance or the company itself, and remember, health insurance of any kind is still better than not having any.
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8 Reasons Why Size Matters: When Smaller is King45 lbs LOSTso farAugust 8, 2008 by Israel Lagares | 25 comments
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Jeremy over at SalutaryBlog.com. He recently started SalutaryBlog to help inform readers about health and fitness.
So often people try new fad diets but cannot (and should not) continue to follow the guidelines of these diets. Atkin’s, South Beach, The Chocolate Diet — you name it and it probably exists. Anyway, there is no reason for you to go on a “diet” – Yes, whatever you consume throughout the day is part of your “diet”, but work on creating a balanced diet and you will create for yourself a lifetime of proper nutrition and good health.
The problem with fad diets, is that people need to make complete lifestyle changes to adhere to the terms of whichever diet they have chosen. If you have a family you need to eat specialized meals or buy completely different food than the rest of the people eating with you. It can become extremely burdensome. Here is a number of ways to make small changes throughout your day that will make a big difference in the long run. Of course some amount of self control is still needed, but much less than if you were to get on a stupid fad diet. After all, do you want to be healthy or not?
Breakfast - If you do not already eat breakfast, the addition of breakfast can make a huge, healthier change for you. I wrote about the importance of breakfast, calcium, and fiber, but I will briefly explain them here as well.
Not enough time for breakfast? Wake up 15 minutes earlier and you have just begun your journey to lose an additional 12 pounds in the next year.
Don’t like breakfast foods? Don’t be turned away because you don’t like cereal or because you don’t like milk. Have a couple pieces of whole wheat toast with low fat butter or peanut butter, a glass of juice (orange, apple, pineapple), and a banana.
Portion size – Instead of 2 sandwiches, eat only 1. Instead of bringing a bag of chips to watch TV, bring a bowl with a handful of chips.
Frequency – Eat less, more often. This is similar to portion size, but linking them together has a huge impact. Instead of eating 2 sandwiches, and then 2 hours later eating something else, simply eat 1 sandwich, and then 1-2 hours later eat another sandwich. When you eat a lot and then don’t eat for awhile, your body goes into conservation mode. It doesn’t know when it will get energy again, so it stores it just in case it won’t for awhile. If you train your body to understand that you are providing it constant energy, it will work with you and become a constant calorie burning machine.
Water – Water is one of the most important factors. DRINK WATER! Bring a regular size cup of water to your desk computer. When you finish, go fill it up again. Do this all day. You will be annoyed by peeing every 13 seconds, but your body will thank you. Drinking cold water helps weight loss as your body works harder to bring the cold water up to your body’s temperature. Drink water when you are really hungry, and then eat. You will eat less. Creating a deficit in your eating vs. what you burn = weight loss! Drink water or skim milk instead of pop or 2% milk. Small change… Big results!
Fiber – Fiber is great at filling you up. You eat less food but feel full quicker. Whole wheat bread, vegetables, healthy cereals (raisin bran, cheerios, etc), fruits, beans, wheat pasta are all great examples.
Sugar – Sugar intake releases insulin which promotes the storage of fat (not good). Candy and pop are completely “sugarified” and un-needed. Mild portions if you are craving it, otherwise lay off!
Fat – Fat is needed, there is no doubt about that. But, there is fat in nearly everything we eat, and we do not need much extra. Therefore, instead of a turkey and cheese sandwich, eat just a turkey sandwich instead (use mustard and/or pickles as mustard has 0 calories).
Sleep – Sleep more. When you don’t get enough sleep, it drives leptin levels down, which means you don’t feel as satisfied after you eat. Lack of sleep also causes ghrelin levels to rise, which means your appetite is stimulated, so you want more food.
Remember, attempting to implement all of these changes at once will be extremely difficult. Best results are shown when people work really hard at changing 1 or 2 things per week. If you can concentrate really hard on decreasing sugar and doing that alone, you are much more likely to be successful in making these small, yet very effective changes in your lifestyle.
Good luck.
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Rising Gas Prices Can Help Your Weight Loss45 lbs LOSTso farMay 21, 2008 by Israel Lagares | 18 comments
With the ever increasing gas prices (doesn’t seem like it’s going down any time soon) I figured I had better take advantage of it some how. One way that I thought of was to not use my car as much. That’s right. I have not only saved money, but gotten healthier in the process. I don’t drive to every single destination unless absolutely necessary.
“But that’s impossible Israel,” you say. WRONG! I know people that live 3 or 4 miles from a place they need to get and get there without the use of a car. I live in Florida and it’s pretty much important that you have a car here. It’s bad actually. Originating from New York City, I am used to walking and biking everywhere. And I mean EVERYWHERE. This one time I had purchased a mountain bike and rode it all the way down to where I work. The actual distance usually took an hour on the MTA subway. Checking Google Maps reveals that the distance I rode was 12 miles each way! Not bad at all. I recall being extremely sweaty and my butt hurting from the long ride. That same approach can be used in places like Tampa or The Boondocks, Alabama (this is a fictitious location).
The point I’m trying to make is that you don’t necessarily have to be a slave to the rising gas prices. A bike at Wal-Mart, Target, or K-Mart can go for as low as $199. That’s about what some people spend on gas per month, depending on where they live. The price per gallon in my part of Tampa is at $3.74 at the time of this writing. If you can’t ride all the way to work maybe you can ride to the parking station, park the bike and ride the train or bus to work for the remainder of the distance. That’s one example. Or how about jogging to work and showering there? If you put you mind to it you can come up with some way to make a positive (health, fitness) out of a negative (high gas prices). Another example of something I did in New York was workout during my lunch break. Luckily for me there was a gym two blocks away. I know that’ not an example of taking advantage of the gas prices, but I wanted to illustrate the ability to think outside the box.
What about when you need to go to Blockbuster Video, the bank, or run some errand? Have you ever considered just walking there? For dinner the other night we walked to the restaurant. It was a 15 minute walk that not only allowed for a quick, healthy workout but brought us closer together (we spoke the whole way there). My 3 year old daughter was also along for the walk and loved it. It reminded me of all the walks I used to take in NY. Back in NY there are tons of hidden landmarks scattered throughout the five boroughs that people aren’t aware of. Over the years walking had helped me discover them. Walking to dinner that night opened my eyes up the beauty of my community and it’s surroundings. So walking not only was healthy for my body, it was healthy for my mind.
Did you know that walking, combined with healthy eating, can boost your metabolism which would help you lose weight? All it would take is 30 minutes a day 5 or 6 times a week. That can equal to quite a few pounds in the span of a year.
What are some ways you can think of making high gas prices benefit your health and weight loss?
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Are You Overweight?45 lbs LOSTso farMay 2, 2008 by Dr. Kal | 20 comments
That’s an easy question to answer, but the answer is often difficult to accept. The answer lies in your Body Mass Index (B.M.I.). BMI is a ratio of your weight to your height. It is calculated by multiplying your weight (in pounds) by 703, then dividing by your height (in inches) squared.
- If your BMI is between 18.5 and 24.9, your weight is considered healthy.
- If it falls between 25.0 and 29.9 you are overweight but not obese. Not yet.
- Greater than 30 places you in the obese range. You may want to sit down first.
Accepting the Truth
Most of you reading this post are either overweight or obese. You must accept this fact in order to move on. Remember, you do not have to look or feel overweight to be overweight. If your BMI is greater than 25, you are at an unhealthy weight and at an increased risk of obtaining several deadly medical conditions.
Waist Circumference
Waist circumference is another useful method to determine if you are at a healthy weight. Large amounts of fat around your midsection increase the risks associated with being overweight. To determine your waist circumference, measure around your bare abdomen right above the two highest points of your hip. A man’s measurement should be less than 40 inches and a woman’s less than 35 inches. If your waist circumference is not what it should be, your first goal will be to get it there.
Body Fat Percentage
The Body Mass Index and waist measurement are reliable ways to determine healthy weight. However, some of you still doubt your overweight or obese status. You skeptics should then get your body fat percentage checked. Body Fat Percentage (B.F.P.) is the percent of your body that is composed of fat.
- A healthy BFP for women is 15% to 25%, and for men is 10% to 20%.
- Overweight is described as a BFP of 25.1% to 30% for women and 20.1& to 25% for men; and
- Obesity is considered greater than 30% and greater than 25% respectively.
Body fat percentages can be checked at home using special bathroom scales. More accurate, expensive or difficult to obtain tests are also available: Dexa Scanning (uses x-rays), Underwater Testing (uses water) or Bod Pods (uses air).
Use these various methods to figure out whether or not you are at a healthy weight. If you are not, make a commitment to start losing weight today.
Dr. Kalvin Chinyere is a weight-loss expert and ex-fat man. He is also the creator of the Don’t Go Broke Weight Loss Plan and the main contributor at Dr. Kal’s Blog.
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Twitter’s Effect on Your Health45 lbs LOSTso farApril 27, 2008 by Israel Lagares | 18 comments
I consider myself a savvy internet user, but there are some internet tools that I refuse to use. Twitter was one of those such tools. I’m all about being as healthy as possible so when I see an addicting new internet tool I try to avoid it. Why? Simply because I know that I will want to be on it as much as possible. Twitter was no different. I stayed away as long as possible, but eventually gave in. You can follow me here: Israel Lagares’ Twitter
I gave in because I wanted to see what the big deal was that everyone was making. Now I know! Twitter is like a mini version of blogging, letting you use 140 characters per entry. It’s like an instant messenger and a blog molded together. It’s pretty addictive actually. I can see how someone would just stay online all day, tweeting away their health. But this isn’t about “killing” yourself by being online too much. It’s about the potentially positive aspects that Twitter can have on your health.
Side thought: I wouldn’t be surprised if some one starts some form of twitter-only blog or writing, totally removing any semblance of a blog hosted with its own domain. If you do, I’m expecting credit for giving you the idea ;). That would be a cool project actually. Anyway, back to what I was trying to get at with health.
After a few days of tweeting I started thinking of how I can use Twitter to help achieve my health goals and spread health information (instead of just letting it consume me). Twitter is a socially focused tool. It’s easy to build a large and dedicated community. That got me thinking: why not use this awesomely-awesome tool to communicate with people about health. It’s instant gratification. If you need a health question answered or a new workout idea just tweet it and bammmmm, you got it (if your followers have that info).
At the very least it can be a great supplement to the vast amount of web tools available. It’s pretty cool to see what some big name bloggers are doing and reading. There are some major brands that are starting to see the benefits of social media in general, which is an extension of their customer service. It’s also another way to network with like minded individuals, I’ve already made a few connections that may lead to good things.
So would you guys like to start a health focused Twitter group? Would you take advantage of this type of community? I would like to hear your thoughts.
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Finding Health and Balance as a Blogger45 lbs LOSTso farApril 21, 2008 by Israel Lagares | 11 comments
I was going through my daily RSS health reading when I came across an article in the NY Times. By now, you should know what it’s about: blogging being “bad” for your health. Being the curious soul that I am, I went over and read the article and it got me thinking about my blogging health.
Well, the article basically says that blogging can kill ya! And it has, allegedly, killed some. Of course that’s a bit overboard but it does bring up some good points about blogging, and life in general. Now, as an ever thinking being I always try to extract positive, worthwhile information from my experiences. Always.
Continue reading my guest post over at Zen Habits.
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