Somadynamics Blog
Knee Replacements Bending Fed Health Budget
More incredible insights into rising federal sickness-care costs reported as news in the Wall Street Journal (9/26/12): It seems that old people enjoy walking pain free. Fortunately, …
Heath and Wellness in Our Schools
The Wall Street Journal recently described “School Nurses New Role in Children’s Health.” This provoked Da Coach to think about possibilities of turning over all school health and …
Fighting Fat and Winning
Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s campaign to stomp out high-calorie foods and beverages has now moved to New York City Hospitals. Why not? There are a lot of sick people in hospitals suffering …
Unintended Results of Predictable Consequences
In Ohio, a 53-year-old man condemned for a 1983 killing wants his execution delayed due to his adiposity (fatness), according to a story in today's Wall Street Journal (9/19/12). …
Kudos to the Wall Street Journal
As some of our readers have observed, Da Coach tends to be a bit critical with the all-too-frequent abuse of health and fitness science posing as real print news. But I would give …
Coaching: It's About Living Life, Not Just Winning Games
It was about 1969 or 70. I was heavily engaged in support of the California High School Coaches Association. We were waging a good fight to maintain P.E. as an essential requirement …