YOUR FAMILY HISTORY: A TOOL FOR BETTER HEALTH
Use it--this is especially important for persons with Moebius and for moms and dads who have children with Moebius:
"Make Grandma spill the beans: Uncovering all the diseases that lurk in your family tree can trump costly genetic testing in predicting what illnesses you and your children are likely to face.  It may sound old-fashioned, but a Cleveland Clinic study comparing which method best uncovered an increased risk of cancer helps confirm the value of what's called a family health history.  All it costs is a little time questioning your relatives, yet good family health trees are rare. A government survey estimated less than a third of families have one — and time-crunched doctors seldom push their patients to remedy that.  "I view family health histories as back to the future," says Dr. Charis Eng, a cancer geneticist at the Cleveland Clinic's Genomic Medicine Institute. "It's the best kept secret in health care."

And speaking of Grandma...

GET HER TO EAT SOME CHOCOLATE
"Older women who eat more chocolate are less likely to develop heart problems over a nearly 10-year-period, new study findings report.  The authors found that women older than 70 who ate chocolate at least once per week were 35 percent less likely to be hospitalized or die from heart disease over the course of the study, and nearly 60 percent less likely to be hospitalized or die from heart failure.  What's nice, study author Dr. Joshua Lewis told Reuters Health, is that women did not have to eat a ton of chocolate to see benefits.

"We would therefore caution against people eating foods with high sugar and fat regularly and believe our findings support moderate rather than frequent chocolate consumption," said Lewis, based at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in Australia."

AND GUESS WHAT ELSE EXERCISE IS GOOD FOR?

It helps you get fewer colds:

"Frequent hand-washing and other good hygiene practices can help prevent colds. Might exercise do the same? This study followed 1,002 adults, most in their mid-40s, during the fall and winter, which are prime seasons for upper respiratory tract infections. Participants' exercise and fitness levels, stress, lifestyle and eating habits were tracked. In a 12-week span, participants had cold symptoms, on average, eight days during the fall and 13 during the winter months. Those who exercised aerobically five or more days a week had colds on 43 percent fewer days than did those who exercised one day or less a week. Also, colds were less severe for people who were the most active and fit."

"Everyone has his own specific vocation or mission in life; everyone
must carry out a concrete assignment that demands fulfillment.
Therein he cannot be replaced, nor can his life be repeated, thus,
everyone's task is unique as his specific opportunity." -Viktor Frankl