Archive for the ‘Stay Completely Healthy In Less Than 20 Min/ Day’ Category
July 15th, 2010 | 
Author: Medscape Medical News from the:
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Alzheimer’s Association International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease (ICAD) 2010
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This coverage is not sanctioned by, nor a part of, the Alzheimer’s Association.
Moderate Physical Activity Linked to Lower Dementia Risk
Susan Jeffrey
July 12, 2010 (Honolulu, Hawaii) — A new analysis from the Framingham Study suggests moderate to heavy physical activity is associated with a reduced risk for dementia during more than 20 years of follow-up.
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Processed Meat, Not Red Meat Per Se, Linked to CHD, Diabetes
Lisa Nainggolan
May 18, 2010 (Boston, Massachusetts) — The first study to systematically separate out the effects of red unprocessed meat from processed-meat products has shown that eating the former is not associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease or diabetes [1].
But eating 50 g of processed meat per day–the equivalent of one typical hot dog in the US, or two slices of deli meat–was associated with a 42% higher risk of CHD and a 19% increased risk of diabetes, say Dr Renata Micha (Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA) and colleagues in their paper published online May 17, 2010 in Circulation.
From Medscape Medical News
High Fructose Intake Correlated With High Blood Pressure
Norra MacReady
November 4, 2009 (San Diego, California) — High fructose consumption is independently associated with high blood pressure, according to findings presented here at Renal Week 2009: American Society of Nephrology 2009 Annual Meeting.
A professor at CCNY for a physiological psych class told his class about bananas. He said the expression “going bananas” is from the effects of bananas on the brain…
Never, put your banana in the refrigerator!
This is pretty fun info.
After reading this, you’ll never look at a banana in the same way again.
I wanted to write you guys a quick note of encouragement today. Now, it’s fall, and that means winter is around the corner. A lot of you have the mind set that it’s ok to “put on some winter weight”. Well I’m here to help you avoid that trend and stay the healthy course.
So, as most of us grow older, we start to realize that all the annoying things our parents told us growing up are true.
I know, it hurts. Especially because when we were teenagers we were all SO sure we knew more about everything than they did. Well we should’ve listened to them about one thing…
Can this be done? Well we all know that being healthy is more than just eating right, or lifting weights. We have to create a synergy in our lifestyles. This has to entail cardio, resistance training and proper nutrition. Believe it or not this is a lot easier than it sounds.
Did you know that by simply planning ahead every night for your meals the next day can keep you from eating fast food ever again? It’s true! Here’s how to do it and be successful.
