LABOR DAY: 2024 Message from the Editor

 

Dear Medical Executive-Post Readers and Subscribers

To give my health a boost, I’m taking a complete break from alcohol, sugar, cookies, ice cream, coffee and tea for the entire month of September. Besides that, I’ll also prioritize sleep and increase my exercise from 7 to at least 10 times [hours] a week. This will allow me to focus on my diet and mental well-being. It’s essentially a month of health and wellness rejuvenation.

I’ve chosen to focus on alcohol and sugar because I want to challenge the idea that moderate drinking is part of a healthy lifestyle. In reality, only those who maintain a healthy lifestyle can afford to enjoy alcohol in moderation. But, sugar is everywhere and must be minimized for Type II diabetes and weight control.

Moreover, the long-term and excessive intake of sugary beverages and refined sugars can negatively impact your overall caloric intake and create a domino effect on your health. For example, excess sugar in the body can turn into fat deposits and lead to fatty liver disease.

A low sugar diet can help you lose weight and also help you manage and/or prevent diabetes, heart disease5 and stroke, reduce inflammation, and even improve your mood and the health of your skin. That’s why the low sugar approach is a key tenet of other well-known healthy eating patterns, such as the Mediterranean diet and the DASH diet.

And so, do you also commit to such “factory resets” now and then? Please comments. Do, enjoy the Labor Day Weekend, Bar-B-Ques with friends, family and colleagues.

I hope you continue to find the Medical Executive-Post useful!

Many thanks for your referrals.

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Best regards,
Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP
Editor and Chief

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LABOR DAY: Year 2024

By Staff Reporters

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The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Sept. 5th, 1882, in New York City, in accordance with the plans of the Central Labor Union. President Grover Cleveland signed a law on June 28th, 1894, that made the first Monday in September of each year a national holiday, according to the Department of Labor.

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The financial markets will be closed today Monday, September 2nd, for Labor Day, 2024. Most brokerages will process transaction requests received after 4 p.m., Eastern time, on Friday as if received before 4 p.m., Eastern time, on Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024.

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The stock market has had a strong 2024 so far, but that doesn’t mean investors won’t enjoy the long weekend. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has gained 11% this year, while the S&P 500 has climbed 15% and the NASDAQ Composite has moved 21% higher. A handful of tech stocks, such as Nvidia (ticker: NVDA) and Meta Platforms (META), have led the charge as traders bet on the future of artificial intelligence.

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COMMENTS APPRECIATED

Thank You

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