Beware the Hot Dog
As Dangerous as a Cigarette?[/caption] I know, I love hot dogs too, and deli meats and all that good stuff, but read this article and you may think twice… http://www.huffingtonpost.com/neal-barnard-md/processed-meat-cancer_b_919034.html Studies have found a direct correlation between consuption of hot dogs and other processed meats like bacon, sausage, and ham and cancer. Specifically colorectal cancer. ...
Sickle Cell Reminder!
Piggybacking off my last post… Just a reminder to ALL ATHLETES, that on your physicial you must show whether you have sickle cell trait. For everyone, here is a reminder about Sickle Cell Anemia and Sickle Cell Trait, which tends to mimic heat stress. http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/florida/os-sickle-cell-trait-where-now-0726-20110725,0,676999.story Many young athletes, usually youth football players, have died due...