Measuring Obesity, Body Fat and BMI. How accurate is it?It came as a bit of a relief. A few weeks ago having inadvertently discovered that I was borderlineobese with a BMI of close to 30, the Wall Street Journal has set me straight. I know the Journal might not be everyone’s cup of tea but I par …

Sitting at a desk all day at my age necessitates some sort of early morning exercise to get my metabolism going. If I don’t do it first thing, chances are it won’t get done. When the community pool is open during the summer, swimming is my preferred work out. I have to mentally commit to a nu …

It seems for kids these days it’s “like” all about constant contact; being permanently in contact with the outside world. They are being force fed an information stream that shapes how they live their lives and dictates what they do and shapes the decisions they make.It used to be that you’d onl …

It’s something you grow up taking for granted – mobility. You’ll remember how as a kid every day you’d jump out of bed and go about your day without giving it a second thought. As I watched my nine year old skip down the hallway to her room to get ready for her tumbling class, it made me think o …

Tis The Reason For The Season - Back To School ShoppingIf you live in Cherokee County in the suburbs of Atlanta GA, yesterday was the first day back at school. The county takes the prize for sending their kids back to school for the fall semester before anyone else in the nation. Yep, it’s cr …

“But why do orthopedic shoes have to be so ugly? Why doesn't someone make an attractive orthopedic shoe? I’m sure if they did, well…. they’d clean-up!”Without realizing it the wife of one of the attendees at the Medtrade show had perfectly framed the quest for the holy grail of the …