Information about the Aspen Ideas Festival is here. I am scheduled for a session, The American Wellness Paradox, currently scheduled from 11:00-11:50 a.m., at the East Lawn Tent. This will be a discussion with senior HHS policy advisor, Calley Means. Here’s the blurb on it: “Americans are spending more than ever on healthcare, supplements, wellness trends, and “clean eating,” yet rates of chronic disease and metabolic illness continue to climb. As skepticism fuels the rise of movements like MAHA, debates over what Americans should eat have become deeply cultural, political, and economic. Two influential voices with sharply different perspectives on nutrition and food science explore how food systems, farming practices, consumer culture, and the wellness industry collided to create one of the defining public health debates of our time.”
by Marion Nestle
Mar
23
2018
Get up and move. It’s good for you.
The Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee’s 2018 Scientific Report promotes physical activity as a “best buy” for public health.
- Physically active individuals sleep better, feel better, and function better.
- Some benefits happen immediately.
- Physical activity reduces the risk of a large number of diseases and conditions.
- The benefits of physical activity can be achieved in a variety of ways.
The report recommends 50 to 300 minutes per week of moderate-intensity physical activity, but
- Any is better than none
- More is better than less
- Any amount at any level or duration counts.
The good news is that huge benefits come with just being somewhat active.
The report recommends 50 to 300 minutes of at least moderate activity a week, and this can be done in increments.
A brisk walk around the office, anyone?
