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Fitness Trackers : Not so Good at Measuring Calories

Fitness Trackers: Good at Measuring Heart Rate, Not So Good At Measuring Calories I KNEW IT ! which is why i used to do the math for each client. Suffice to say that the industry bases data on a 160 lb college age male at 7% body fat. The NPR podcast shows how skewed it is for large or thick people asians or black people or diabetics (and other people affected by disease that limits effort) http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/05/24/529839681/fitness-trackers-good-at-measuring-heart-rate-not-so-good-at-measuring-calories  But you still want a monitor,  maybe an Apple watch  or something?  The newest Fitbit  : the Surge  and it  has   GPS   http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/feature/gadget/best-fitbit-for-2017-3501231/ How serious are you anyway ? Lets get something almost  waterproof/sweat proof ... .   the following is an excerpt from Consumer reports : " The $500 Whoop Strap does not track speed and laps, but it does collect heart-rate data, solving

wine is fine after all

I learned in school that certain civilizations like Romans ate fruits with wine The Barbarians did fruit with beer !! And the combo is better that you think = its brain Healthy!!!! New study : Instead of investigating wine directly, they studied the compounds that are left after the wine has passed through the gut: the so-called wine-derived human gut metabolites . http://neurosciencenews.com/neuroprotection-wine-6571/ Quoting researcher Dr. Esteban-Fernández................ It is very important to understand that certain food compounds are responsible for this health benefit in protecting against the onset of neurodegenerative diseases; no medication was involved. I am not advocating to replace medicines by diet, but I want to raise more awareness how your diet is helping to prevent diseases or reduces the risk of getting sick. It is more than feasible to go to the supermarket and buy vegetables and fruit: it depends only on the individuals