This Weeks Health Bytes

• Today’s Heatlh Tip: 5 tips to losing 5 pounds by summer http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/43101327/ns/today-today_health/

• Anti-inflammatory pain killers are known to increase heart risks, and new findings from more than 83,000 people suggest that even a couple of days of treatment can be dangerous in people with a history of heart problems.  Read more:   http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43083991/ns/health-heart_health/

• McDonald’s Stockholders reject obesity proposal OAK BROOK, Illinois (Reuters) – McDonald’s Corp spurned calls to assess the impact of its food on childhood obesity, and said its trademark clown Ronald McDonald would be hawking Happy Meals to kids for years to come……….Read more: http://www.reuters.com/news/health

• Foods with benefiits, or so they say Labels proclaiming health benefits of foods almost shout out in the aisles of supermarkets. But shoppers, and regulators, have their hands full trying to sort it all out……Read more http://www.nytimes.com/pages/health/nutrition/index.html

• CDC Links Obesity, Arthritis, and Lack of Exercise Obese adults with arthritis are 44% more likely to be physically inactive than obese people who do not suffer from the painful disease that causes inflammation and stiffness of the joints, the CDC says in a new report…….Read more  http://arthritis.webmd.com/news/20110519/cdc-links-obesity-arthritis-and-lack-of-exercise

It’s National Walk Day – time to get movin’! National Walk Day is sponsored by the American Heart Association to encourage everyone to start walking – one of the easiest healthful things you can do. Why? Heart disease is the country’s No. 1 killer. Walking, exercising, or increasing your activity level by as little as 30 minutes a day can significantly reduce your risk by up to 30%! Simple, huh? Look at some of the benefits that you’ll receive from starting a walking program:
– Reduce your risk of heart disease
– Improve blood pressure
– Improve blood sugar
– Improve cholesterol/lipid profile
– Enhance your mental well-being
– Reduce your risk of osteoporosis
– Reduce your risk of breast & colon cancer

Wow, that’s alot of good stuff! What are you waiting for? Lace up and get out.
If you need some guidance & motivation, check out Prevention’s Complete Book of Walking: