Woody Allen once said, “I don’t want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it by never dying.” We all know it is inevitable that one day we will breathe our last breath. But what happens next?

The traditional Christian belief of afterlife is that the body and soul separate upon death. The soul goes to heaven if the individual experienced a good life, or to hell for a bad life. At a much later point, described as the end of time, the dead body will be resurrected and reunited with the soul.

Wednesday, February 20,2008
BODY & MIND

Baggage Claims

Baggage Claims

The pounds keep piling on whenever exercise schedules take a powder

By Sam Graceffo, M.D.

A recent study conducted by Paul Williams and reported in the journal Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise indicates it is tougher than anyone expected to lose weight gained during a hiatus from exercising. Sporadic workout patterns may be due to pressures from family or work obligations, flagging motivation, changing seasons or illness.

Williams’ seven-year study followed 23,000 part-time runners. When they returned to their previous weekly mileage, they often did not drop the extra pounds they packed on while taking time off.