Archive for Diet and Fitness
July 14, 2008 at 10:06 pm · Filed under Diet and Fitness, Health, Fibromyalgia
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(Best Syndication News) Exercise may help prevent advanced Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in people with early stages, according to new research from the United States. Mild Alzheimer’s patients with “lower physical fitness” had smaller brains than their “higher physical fitness” counterparts.
Although there was no difference in patients without the disease, there was a noticeable difference in Alzheimer’s patients. Study author Jeffrey M. Burns, MD, of the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Kansas City said “People with early Alzheimer’s disease who were less physically fit had four times more brain shrinkage when compared to normal older adults than those who were more physically fit, suggesting less brain shrinkage related to the Alzheimer’s disease process in those with higher fitness levels.”
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Original post by Jeffrey Workman
April 21, 2008 at 3:52 pm · Filed under Diet and Fitness, Type 2 - diabetes, Type 1 - diabetes, Colon Cancer, Heart and Lung, Allergy and Skin, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Diabetes, Food and Nutrition, Child Health, Health
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[Best Syndication] Vitamin D is a group of fat-soluble prohormones. Vitamin D2 and Vitamin D3 are the two major forms of these prohormones. Vitamin D3 is created when the sun is exposed to skin. Sunlight has ultraviolet B radiation rays that are key for your body to make vitamin D3.
Vitamin D is important to help maintain organ systems. Vitamin D is well known for its aid in forming bone and is necessary to develop strong bones. Vitamin D is also important in the process of regulating calcium and phosphorus levels in the blood and it also promotes calcium to be re-absorbed via the kidneys to be stored for a later use in the bones.
Foods can be fortified with a synthetic vitamin D supplement. Cereals and milk are often fortified with vitamin D. Depending on the country that you live in will determine the amounts and extent that foods have been fortified.
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Original post by Nicole Wilson
February 28, 2008 at 3:21 am · Filed under Diet and Fitness, Cancer, Colon Cancer, Allergy and Skin, Food and Nutrition, Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Health
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Original post by davidjones
February 5, 2008 at 7:48 pm · Filed under Diet and Fitness, Heart and Lung, Television, Weight Loss, Type 2 - diabetes, Alzheimer's Disease (AD), Oprah Winfrey, Sleep Health, Arthritis, Mind, Food and Nutrition, Health
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[Best Syndication] On today’s ‘Oprah’ TV show we received quite a lot of information from Dr. Oz about ways that you can reverse aging. Through diet and exercise and lifestyle habits you can easily put into place an anti-aging plan.
Oprah is 54 years old and she said it has hit her like a bulldozer. You have to work harder just to stay in shape. In January Bob Greene has started this year’s ‘Best Life Diet.’
The Anti-Aging Ultimate Checklist is summarized as follows:
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Original post by Nicole Wilson
November 9, 2007 at 11:38 am · Filed under Allergy and Skin, Diet and Fitness, Type 1 - diabetes, Food and Nutrition, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Health, Arthritis, Fibromyalgia
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[Best Syndication] A new study has found that vitamin D has long-term effects on reducing inflammation which could help slow the aging process. The study was first published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
The study was of 2,100 female twin pairs ranging in age from 19 – 79. The study focused on measuring genetics and found that the higher the vitamin D levels, the better the genes measured for lifelong aging and chronic stress. The genetic marked measured is called leukocyte telomere length (LTL). The more vitamin D levels the longer the LTL. The telomere length was a 5 year difference compared to those with the highest levels of vitamin D to those with the lowest levels.
Other studies have shown that when telomeres were shortened there was an increased risk for heart disease. This could be because of the chronic inflammation and is considered one key feature in the aging process.
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Original post by Mark Barone
November 7, 2007 at 8:16 pm · Filed under Diet and Fitness, Exercise, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Arthritis, Health, Fibromyalgia
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Backpain can continue to plague you and make your life miserable long after you have recovered from the initial back injury. Even if the back problems are recent, do not expect instant results from any back exercise. Introducing the third qigong/chi kung lesson for eliminating backpain and building a strong healthy back.
For chronic pain to develop, it takes more than just one injury to result in a weak back, but a lifetime of poor posture and bad habits. Fortunately, qigong/chi kung can produce relatively fast results, usually within several months of regular practice. The qigong/chi kung horse stance is no exception.
If at first you have difficulty with the qigong/chi kung horse stance and find that the backs of your thighs and buttocks are tight instead of relaxed, go back to the first lesson sitting down. (It is easier to relax them when you are sitting down).
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Original post by wholemindedness
November 7, 2007 at 8:09 pm · Filed under Diet and Fitness, Exercise, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Arthritis, Health, Fibromyalgia
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How do you know that you are ready for the next qigong/chi kung lesson on eliminating backpain and maintaining a strong healthy back?
You know when you can assume the first position automatically whenever you sit down, and when your back spasms ease and you find that you experience less frequent pain due to back problems than before.
Then you are ready to assume correct posture standing up. Most people think that just by standing up straight, they are assuming the correct posture. Unfortunately, that is not so.
To assume the correct posture, you have to maintain a straight back with no undue pressure exerted on the spine, and be relaxed enough that the chi energy is flowing uninhibited. Most people, even those who maintain correct posture sitting down, do not maintain good back posture standing up.
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Original post by wholemindedness
November 6, 2007 at 11:56 am · Filed under Diet and Fitness, Television, Weight Loss, Type 2 - diabetes, Heart and Lung, Oprah Winfrey, Health, Diabetes, Food and Nutrition, Allergy and Skin, Fibromyalgia
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[Best Syndication] Dr. Oz was on yesterday to finish up a two part series on ‘Oprah’ which discussed ways that you can reverse aging and to help keep you younger longer. Dr. Oz said in two weeks you can reverse aging in your body - chemically speaking. Habits take hold after 3 weeks, but after 3 months you can actually measure a reduction in aging.
Dr. Oz added that the only person that can cure you is you! He often has patients come into his practice wanting him to cure them, he can only treat the symptoms, but the lifestyle choices you do every day will have more impact on your health.
The first segment on the show was Frank and Elaine who are unhealthy. Frank, 52, is a part time professional bowler that is overweight, has high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and Type 2 Diabetes. He said that he takes between 14 – 15 pills a day to treat all of these conditions. Elaine is 45 and is an insurance broker that feels like she is 65 years old. She says that she has a stressful career and is tired. Dr. Oz and Dr. Roizen visited at their home to assess their health and lifestyle. He weighed 270 and she weighed 223 pounds. Both are unable to keep up with the fitness test. They both took the biophysical 250 blood test to help see how they are aging.
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Original post by Nicole Wilson
March 30, 2007 at 12:26 pm · Filed under Food and Nutrition, Diet and Fitness, Mind, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Health, Arthritis, Fibromyalgia
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Balancing out our dietary intake of fatty acids can help in clinical depression and some kinds of inflammatory diseases according to a report published online in the journal, Psychosomatic Medicine.
The researchers say that Americans eat way to much omega-6 than they do omega-3 fatty acid. On average an American eats a 20-to-1 ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids. The researchers say that it should be more like 4-to-1 or even better a 2-to-1 ratio.
The Ohio State University researchers completed a long series of experiments to see if there are any relationships between psychological stress and immunity. They also added dietary questions to the studies to see how that would play a role in a person’s health.
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Original post by Jeffrey Workman
January 16, 2007 at 4:11 pm · Filed under Men's Health, Weight Loss, Diet and Fitness, Womans Health, Arthritis, Health
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Human Growth Hormone has been promoted as being a way to slow down aging, however a review published in the January 16th issue of Annals of Internal Medicine reports that the synthetic hormone is not offering dramatic changes, and at the same time can have some undesired side effects.
The small changes of taking synthetic growth hormone was seen in body composition. They report did not see any changes in body weight or other significantly important benefits. There were however adverse side effects reported. Some side effects reported included soft tissue swelling, joint pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, and, in men, abnormal breast development. There were a slight increase in developing diabetes.
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Original post by Mark Barone
