By Z Altug and Tracy Gensler Orion gets special permission to train with an Iditarod team. Patalosh wishes you good health and happiness.

By Z Altug and Tracy Gensler Boost your immune system by using the following strategies: Keep your stress levels under control (Pruett 2003).  Engage in moderate levels of physical activity and exercise (Nieman 2003). Obtain adequate sleep every night (Akerstedt et al 2003).  Eat a balanced diet consisting of wholesome foods (Marcos et al 2003).  Meditate to calm your mind and body (Coker

By Z Altug and Tracy Gensler Orion attends a Cirque Du Soleil performance in Portugal. Patalosh wishes you good health and happiness.

By Z Altug and Tracy Gensler The following are interesting facts about the human body: There are approximately 206 bones in the human body, which includes 33 vertebrae in the spine, and 12 pairs of ribs. Adequate activity and exercise helps keep bones strong (Clemente 1985).  The human body is about 40% skeletal muscle and 10% smooth and cardiac muscle. (Guyton & Hall 2000). After age 30,

By Z Altug and Tracy Gensler To improve and maintain brain fitness and health, try the following:  Reducing your blood pressure can affect cognitive function in positive way (Nagai et al 2010).  Eat foods rich in omega 3 fatty acids (Barberger-Gateau et al 2007). Eating blueberries can boost memory in older individuals (Krikorian 2010).  Eat a healthy breakfast (Rampersaud et al 2005) and

By Z Altug and Tracy Gensler Orion’s favorite classical radio station is Classical KUSC. One of his favorite concerto’s is by Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi (1678 – 1741), called The Four Seasons, RV269, 315, 293, 297, Op.8, Nos.1-4. Visit the Classical Archives to hear the violin concerto. Patalosh wishes you good health and happiness.

By Z Altug and Tracy Gensler On some days do you feel like a zombie, where you have no energy and are just going through the motions life? The following diagram shows areas where your health can take a hit. Patalosh wishes you good health and happiness.

By Z Altug and Tracy Gensler Orion visits Space Camp at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Patalosh wishes you good health and happiness.

By Z Altug and Tracy Gensler Orion goes to the movie set of Swing Time in 1936 to watch Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers perform their amazing dances. Patalosh wishes you good health and happiness.

By Z Altug and Tracy Gensler Orion visits the Louvre Museum to see the Mona Lisa painting by Leonardo da Vinci (1452 - 1519). Patalosh wishes you good health and happiness.

By Z Altug and Tracy Gensler Learn about The Fun Theory for the following: Piano Staircase  The World’s Deepest Rubbish Bin  The Speed Camera Lottery  Bottle Bank Arcade Machine The Play Belt (for care safety) Patalosh wishes you good health and happiness.

By Z Altug and Tracy Gensler Orion visits the Bolshoi Ballet in Russia to see a performance. Patalosh wishes you good health and happiness.

By Z Altug and Tracy Gensler Orion help scientists sort and measure our galaxy in the Milky Way Project. Patalosh wishes you good health and happiness.

By Z Altug and Tracy Gensler Orion help scientists spot explosions on the Sun and track them across space to Earth on Solar Stormwatch. Patalosh wishes you good health and happiness.

By Z Altug and Tracy Gensler Orion helps scientists recover worldwide weather observations made by Royal Navy ships around the time of World War I on Old Weather. Patalosh wishes you good health and happiness.

By Z Altug and Tracy Gensler Orion helps scientists explore the surface of the moon on Moon Zoo. Patalosh wishes you good health and happiness.

By Z Altug and Tracy Gensler Orion visits the Computer History Museum in California. Patalosh wishes you good health and happiness.

By Z Altug and Tracy Gensler Orion visits the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. Patalosh wishes you good health and happiness.

By Z Altug and Tracy Gensler Resistance training can help a person stay healthy. A study showed that elderly men and women ages 86 to 96 years in age benefited from weight training to improve strength and functional mobility (Fiatarone et al 1990). Another study of frail nursing home men and women residents with ages ranging from 76 to 98 found that high-intensity resistance exercise training

By Z Altug and Tracy Gensler Avoid working long hours for the following reasons: Working long hours is a risk factor for the development of depressive and anxiety symptoms in women (Virtanen e al 2011).  Working long hours may have a negative effect on cognitive performance in middle age (Virtanen et al 2009). Working long hours appears to be a risk factor for the development of shortened

By Z Altug and Tracy Gensler Orion travels to Zurich, Switzerland to buy some Sprüngli and Lindt chocolate for the HMS Exploricus. Patalosh wishes you good health and happiness.

By Z Altug and Tracy Gensler Orion goes ice skating on a Netherlands canal. Patalosh wishes you good health and happiness.

By Z Altug and Tracy Gensler Orion visits the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul to buy a hand-woven carpet for his room. Patalosh wishes you good health and happiness.

By Z Altug and Tracy Gensler Orion stays at the Ice Hotel in northern Sweden to watch the Northern Lights. Patalosh wishes you good health and happiness.

By Z Altug and Tracy Gensler Orion goes on a Sami Reindeer Expedition in Sweden where he gets to drive his own reindeer sled and learns about the Sami people. Patalosh wishes you good health and happiness.