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Monthly Archives: July 2025
Walking 7000 steps a day seems to be enough to keep us healthy
Health
Many people like to check that they have walked 10,000 steps over the course of a day, but falling short of that target still seems to bring serious health benefits
By Chris Stokel-Walker
Monitoring daily step counts can be an easy way of gauging how active you have beenVolkerpreusser/Alamy
LONDON, UK – 25th July 2025 – For years, the widely promoted target of 10,000 steps a day has been the golden standard for health enthusiasts. However, emerging research and a growing consensus among medical professionals suggest that a more achievable goal of 7,000 steps daily may be perfectly adequate for maintaining good health and significantly reducing the risk of chronic diseases.
The findings, which challenge the ubiquitous 10,000-step recommendation (often attributed to a marketing campaign for a Japanese pedometer in the 1960s), offer a welcome dose of realism for...
Trump Administration Changes at NIH, EPA, NASA, NSF Spark Internal Dissent
The federal government is full of scientists who lend their expertise to key decisions about our food, medicines, environment, health care, and more. But as the first six months of President Donald Trump’s second term have unfolded, these scientists say they have found themselves as pawns in what they call a strongly antiscience administration.Some are speaking out publicly. Several hundred staffers at the National Institutes of Health, the Environmental Protection Agency and NASA have banded together to write to their leaders and other government officials. The resulting letters, published by the nonprofit organization Stand Up for Science, decry deep cuts at the agencies and changing priorities that belie their traditional missions and go far beyond the shifts that typically occur under new presidents. (A fourth letter, made public late July 22 by the New York...
Breaking News! NATEC International Officially Accredited by CDPH for REHS Continuing Education—24 Contact Hours Made Easy
Now Accredited! Earn REHS CEUs with NATEC—CDPH-Approved for 24 Contact Hours in Lead, Asbestos, & HAZWOPER Training. Register Today!
NATEC International is proud to announce that we are now an officially approved Accreditation Agency by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) to provide Registered Environmental Health Specialist (REHS) Continuing Education Units (CEUs). This new designation allows us to issue REHS CEUs for many of our courses, including: NATEC’s Lead, Asbestos, and HAZWOPER training programs! Click now to register for your REHS Contact Hours!What Are REHS CEUs?
In California, Registered Environmental Health Specialists (REHS) play a vital role in protecting public health through environmental protection, code enforcement, and health education. To maintain licensure, REHS professionals are required by CDPH regulations to complete at least 24 contact hours of continuing education every two years .
These Continuing Education Units...
