Say Wii to Activity

January 30th, 2008 by Mindy Hermann · Comments closed

When video game creators offered their products to the masses, they probably didn’t anticipate the profoundly negative effect on physical activity levels in the US. Television, computers, and video games give us plenty of reasons to plant ourselves in front of a screen for prolonged periods rather than, say, take a walk. So

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Fitness Matters

January 25th, 2008 by Mindy Hermann · Comments closed

A couple of weeks ago, my friend and Food Network host, Ellie Krieger, invited a few colleagues for lunch to celebrate the release of her new book, The Food You Crave. We were joined by editors from MORE magazine who were working on a story on anti-aging. When the editors asked us about our

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