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Welcome to Issue #2 of the Max Gladwell newsletter, a bi-weekly overview of stories that affect and shape our quality of life. You've been subscribed through some type of interaction with the blog or those who manage it (most likely Rob Reed). If you no longer wish to receive this newsletter, please feel free to unsubscribe via the link at the bottom of the email. If you choose to stay, here's what you can expect. The MG newsletter takes a slightly different approach to the blog. It is a media filter that provides information and insight about how our health and wellbeing (our quality of life) is being affected in so many different ways and what we can do about it. When it comes to managing quality of life issues, there is no single answer or solution. But staying informed and taking a holistic approach is key. It is not enough to reduce our carbon footprint or get in shape or become active in our communities. Like any system, the whole of our quality of life is greater than the sum of its parts. Which is why we take a much broader view of what it means to live green. Others have made a distinction by calling this BLUE living. However the semantics play out, what we mean is to live well and improve quality of life. That is the filter we apply. The result is what you see below. We hope you find it valuable and continue to subscribe. We also encourage you to explore "The MG Network" of social media sites and services. This can be found in the left column here, along with more options in the right column of the blog. All the best, Max Gladwell
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Dirty Air Leads to Blood Clots
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 Exposure to air pollution increases the risk for deep vein thrombosis,
the blood clots that commonly occur in the leg veins. And the worse the
air pollution, the higher the risk.
After adjusting for various health factors, the researchers found that
for each increase of 10 micrograms per cubic meter in particulate
matter, the risk for D.V.T increased by 70 percent.
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Google Health: Your Digital M.D.
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 Google
launches Google Health, a long-anticipated medical records service
letting US users store and manage their health care information online.
Google Health has links to pharmacies, clinics and diagnostic labs. The
service is free and enables people to have electronic copies of
information such as prescriptions, lab test results, hospital stays,
and medical conditions stored on Google computers. Users of the service dictate how the information is shared. BUT, is it to our advantage to make our health records public?
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How to Reduce Vampire Power
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 Vampire power, phantom loads, idling standby current, and wall warts. They all basically refer to the same thing: electronic devices with two
sharp, pointy teeth that latch into your wall sockets and suck electric blood all day, all night, whether on or "off,"
whether charging batteries or not.
These devices include TV's, VCR's,
DVD players, answering machines, iPods, cell phones, stereos, laptops,
desktops, anything with a remote, anything with a charger, anything
with a clock display. Here are 10 ways to fight the vampire. |
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Hell Hath No Fury Like a Mom with a Blog
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| Moms are proving a powerful force on
the social web. From blogs to social networks, the tools of Web 2.0
provide a platform for pursuing the number-one mom agenda: the health
and wellbeing their children and grandchildren. Politically, socially,
and environmentally aware, the proactive and networked mom is a force
to be reckoned with.
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Electric Cars: iPhones of the Auto Industry
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"This is probably something that has not been seen since we moved from
the horse to the engine," said Henrik Fisker, the CEO of Fisker
Automotive, which is designing a luxury hybrid electric car, the Karma.
"We suddenly have an open field where current carmakers don't know
about batteries, or software, or designing these vehicles," he said,
adding that incumbent companies are still four or five years away from
mass-producing plug-in electric cars.
[Neverthless], the incumbent automakers are not sitting still. Nissan this week said that it will offer an all-electric car in 2010. GM's Chevy Volt is supposed to come out in 2010, while the other incumbents are pursuing different paths to better mileage.
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