The American Heart Association wants you to be healthier. And in a new, online campaign, dubbed My Life Check , the organization is introducing 7 factors that will help you live longer: Stop smoking Get active Lose weight Eat better Manage blood pressure Control cholesterol Reduce blood sugar No big surprises in the list. Smoking is a killer that everyone acknowledges. Most …  Read More →

Should we be adding nutrition to New York’s list of leadership roles in addition to finance, tourism, and entertainment? After paving the path with calorie labeling in fast food restaurants, banning trans-fat, shocking us with anti-soda pop ads , and then suggesting a tax on sugary drinks, the city’s department of health circa January 2010 is all about salt reduction. In a press release yesterday, the health department announced...