Seattle

Dirty dining

According to the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), if you live in Austin TX or Boston MA you might want to think twice before going ... Read More »

Ranking America: ACSM tallies the fit factor

The American College of Sports Medicine has tallied the statistics to rank 15 of America's largest metropolitan cities. Which cities were deemed the ... Read More »

Top 10 heart-friendly cities

Using factors such as stress levels, cardiovascular mortality, high blood pressure, smoking, and the number of people who commute by foot/bike instead ... Read More »

20 healthiest U.S. cities according to Cooking Light

Using statistics from such organizations as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Zagat Survey, ... Read More »

Most caffeinated U.S. city

If you were to guess what U.S. city consumes the most caffeine, which would it be? Me, I'd go with Seattle. Would I be correct? Not quite. Seattle, ... Read More »

Is your ZIP code making you fat?

It's easy to blame our diet and exercise woes on outside factors. We're too busy, too tired, too poor to afford a gym membership. There's a zillion ... Read More »

Property values linked to obesity rates

A little while back I questioned the spuriousness of the supposed relationship between diet soda and weight gain. To me, at least, it seemed as though ... Read More »

Cat hair covered lip found on the floor

One more reason to be careful who you kiss! A Seattle man, Thomas J. Brummel, was making out with his ex-girlfriend, Laura Roberta Cutler, yesterday ... Read More »

What's for dinner in the big city

Once a food trend grabs hold, it doesn't take long for it to sweep the nation. What's hot in big cities like L.A. and New York eventually trickle down ... Read More »

Can man's best friend do yoga? Really?

My dog and I exercise together nearly every day. All I have to do is whistle and she's at the door, so excited I can hardly put on her leash to take ... Read More »