The 20th century was a century of the redistribution of wealth; the 21st century will probably be a century of the redistribution of work. @Futurity.org – Will 90 be the new 40?

Irrespective of whether you exercise vigorously, sitting for long periods is bad for you. @Stand Up While You Read This! – Opinionator Blog – NYTimes.com

Though researchers are hesitant to agree… heart-disease risk could actually be reduced when fat is added back into the diet and starches and refined carbohydrates are removed. @What if It’s All Been a Big Fat Lie? – The New York Times

A viewpoint suggests that fermentable carbohydrates are bad for both dental and general health, and that both dental and general health need to be maintained by restricting fermentable carbohydrates. @If A Diet Is Bad For The Teeth It Is Also Bad For The Body

“High-intensity interval training is twice as effective as normal exercise,” said Jan Helgerud, an exercise expert at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. “This is like finding a new pill that works twice as well … we should immediately throw out the old way of exercising.”

“A lot of the (benefits) from exercise are due to a stress response,” said Stephen Bailey, a sports sciences expert at the University of Exeter. “If you disturb your muscles, there’s an imbalance created and your body will start signaling pathways that result in adjustments.”

@Interval training can cut exercise hours sharply – Yahoo! News

For decades, a tidy narrative about the relationship between LDL cholesterol and heart disease has affected everything from the food we eat to the drugs ($$$) we take to the test results we track and the worries we harbor. This oversimplified view of cholesterol — that all LDL is the same and that all LDL is bad — has enabled the adoption of an accompanying oversimplified dietary belief, that all saturated-fat consumption raises your risk of heart disease. @‘Bad cholesterol’: It’s not what you think – Heart health- msnbc.com

Individuals employed closest to the bottom of the business hierarchy (such as messengers or doorkeepers) had a mortality rate that nearly tripled the rate of administrators and CEOs. @How Stress Ruins Everything And What You Can Do About It | The Emotion Machine

As we age, our muscles deteriorate, and they don’t repair as quickly as they used to. But the good news is that exercise and weightlifting can still make muscles stronger. @Why We Gain Weight As We Age : NPR

Maslow believed that man has an internal, natural, drive to become the best possible person he can be, to become self-actualized. @Abraham Maslow’s 8 Ways to Self-Actualize | Derek Sivers. Also see @Self-actualization Theory and @Maslow Self Actualization – unlearn.

Sprint training increases plasma TT concentrations in response to sprint exercise in adolescent boys. @Thieme eJournals – Abstract

Luckily for us our genes are not our destiny. We have immense control through lifestyle behaviors to turn some genes on and other genes off for desired physical results. @What I Mean by “Reprogram Your Genes” | Mark’s Daily Apple