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Are Vitamin D and Calcium Still Worth Taking?
/in Memos/by Chet ZelaskoMaybe you recently read a headline that went something like this: “Vitamin D and Calcium Do Not Prevent Fractures.” Many headlines were much worse. Over this past weekend I read the research paper published in JAMA. Is it real? Should you not bother taking your calcium and vitamin D to protect your bones? No—keep taking […]
What’s New on DrChet.com
/in Memos/by Chet ZelaskoWith a new year just beginning, it’s time to update you on what’s happening in the next month or so. New: The Bottom Line on Alzheimer’s Disease Your brain makes you who you are. We may fear cancer or diabetes but we dread the thought of losing our ability to think. In this Bottom Line, […]
Excuses for Avoiding the Gym
/in Memos/by Chet ZelaskoThe New Year is upon us and with that, a commitment by many to exercise regularly. No matter where you live, that may involve joining a gym, but all gyms are not created equal. What you need, besides a convenient location and reasonable price, is a facility that provides you with the equipment you need […]
Happy New Year!
/in Memos/by Chet Zelasko2,600,000 Think about how much that number represents. If you were to try to count to 2,600,000, at one number per second, 24 hours per day, it would take you over 30 days. If you were to limit yourself to 40 hours per week, it would take you 18 weeks. And you really would have […]
How to Have a Healthy Brain
/in Memos/by Chet ZelaskoBased on the questions and comments I get, many of you want to know how to protect your brains. Your memories and the ability to make new ones are what make you you. There are many programs and even more books written about the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer’s. In my opinion, they’re premature because […]
2018 Health Goals: Part 2
/in Memos/by Chet ZelaskoNow that you’ve written it down your health goal or goals for 2018, I have a question for you. Were your health goals really what you’d like to change about your health or was it limited by your thought process? Here’s what I mean. Did you write down your goals or did you start to […]
2018 Health Goals: Part 1
/in Memos/by Chet ZelaskoIt’s that time of year to set goals for 2018. There are many areas of your life for which to set goals, but let’s focus on your health goals. I want you take some time and write down your health goals for 2018. There are three areas that most people want to change: their body […]
Santa, Rudolph, and Merry Christmas!
/in Memos/by Chet ZelaskoThe final question about Santa Claus has to do with his girth. How can he deliver gifts all over the world in one night while being so heavy? Here’s something that we all need to understand: just because people are overweight, that doesn’t mean they can’t be fit. Fat and fit? You better believe it. […]
Why Does Santa Have Dimples?
/in Memos/by Chet ZelaskoLet’s continue with our light-hearted look at science and health by answering a major question about the Christmas icon Santa Claus: What causes his dimples? Wait a minute, wait a minute. Dimples? Yes, it’s right there in the poem, “A Visit from St. Nicholas”: His eyes—how they twinkled! his dimples, how merry! Sometimes they’re hidden […]
Why Do Santa’s Eyes Twinkle?
/in Memos/by Chet ZelaskoWhenever you see Santa Claus, he always seems to have a twinkle in his eye. You might notice that in people as well; Paula did and asked me to find out how that happens. Whether you’re Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, or anything else, if you live in the U.S., you’ve probably heard lots of Christmas […]