Wellness While Walking 26. 10,000 Steps: Myth or Mandate? Plus, Toxic Products on Your Shelves
Is 10,000 steps the end-all/be-all? We’ll check that out, plus we’ll talk about some big news in the health world that happened this week, and what you can do about staying on your health journey! Oh, and listener shout-outs-aplenty!
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RESOURCES AND SOURCES (some links may be affiliate links)
10,000 Steps
- 10,000 Steps a Day is a Myth. The Number to Stay Healthy is Far Lower, wsj.com
- 10000 Steps a Day – or fewer? health.harvard.edu
- What 10,000 Steps Will Really Get You, theatlantic.com
- Which Countries Walk the Most and the Least, cbsnews.com
- 10,000 Steps: Myth or Fact? mcgill.ca
- US Physical Activity Guidelines, 2nd ed., health.gov
- Live Healthier Longer podcast, Ep. 73.
Environmental Toxins
- The Devil We Know (documentary on Teflon)
- Should You Stick With Teflon, berkeleywellness.com
- FDA Confirms Toxic Nonstick Cookware Chemicals Are Contaminating Our Food and Water Supply, cookinglight.com
- Roundup (herbicide), wikipedia.com
- Roundup Maker to Pay $10 Billion to Settle Cancer Suits, nyt.com
- Johnson & Johnson Sued Over Baby Powder by New Mexico, nyt.com
- Bayer to Pay Up to $10.9 Billion to Settle Lawsuits Linked to Claims Weed Killer Roundup Causes Cancer, time.com
- How Toxic Chemicals Contribute to COVID-19 Deaths, ehn.org
- Health Risk Exposure of Bisphenol A (BPA), pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Educational Materials – Mount Sinai Children’s Environmental Health Center
- Targeted Marketing, unconnruddcenter.org
- The Smart Human website - guidelines to reduce toxins
- The Environmental Working Group website toxin database by product
DISCLAIMER
Neither I nor most of my podcast guests are doctors or healthcare professionals of any kind, and nothing on this podcast or associated content should be considered medical advice. The information provided by Wellness While Walking Podcast and associated material, by Whole Life Workshop and by Bermuda Road Wellness LLC is for informational and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment, and before undertaking a new health care regimen, including walking.