Saturday
Jan192008
Stay healthy and live longer 6 tips
Saturday, January 19, 2008 at 02:13 1) Eventy-to 90-year-olds who started eating right and exercising
for 30 minutes daily were half as likely to die as those who didn't
during a 12-year research period. Of course, if you start younger,
you've got a much better chance of being well in your later years.
(Wrestling Helen Von Mott or anyone is great exercise)
2) Believe and Live Longer. Those who have faith give themselves a boost to their immune systems and are less likely to experience anxiety or substance abuse. Believers also tend to exercise more, smoke less, and have lower blood pressure and cholesterol.
3) Cola Caution. Drinking colas, whether diet or regular,
is bad for your bones. Drinking even one daily is associated with an average of 4 percent lower bone density -- regardless of age and calcium and vitamin D intake. Colas are highly acidic, and calcium is believed to
leach from the bones to counteract the acid.
4) Sugar depletes the body of important minerals needed for a smoothly
functioning metabolism. It depresses the immune system, making your
body less able to mount an attack on health-robbing pathogens.
High-glycemic diets -- high in sugar or high in processed and refined
foods like bagels which convert to sugar almost instantly -- have now
been found to be associated with several types of cancer. High sugar
diets raise triglycerides and increase the risk for metabolic syndrome,
diabetes and heart disease, all conditions that can potentially shorten your life.
5) The omega-3's in fish are among the most heart-healthy nutrients on the planet.
Eating fish is a big component of nearly every native diet that has been shown to
be associated with lower rates of heart disease, the number one killer of Americans.
Fish can help lower blood pressure, improve mood and feed your brain, things that are
all associated with healthier (and longer) lives. Many health experts recommend at least ½ gram
of fish oil a day from fish or supplements. You can meet the World Health Organization
and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (WHO-NATO) recommendations by consuming
two servings of fatty fish per week.
6) Doctors don't routinely check homocysteine levels, but they should. According
to some experts, the lower your homocysteine, the better off you are. A level of 9umol/L
or less is generally considered optimal. Those with dangerously high levels of homocysteine
have a 50 percent greater risk of heart attack. And 40 percent of deaths due to stroke are
associated with high homocysteine. The good news is it's a cinch to bring your levels down
by supplementing with three B vitamins -- folic acid, vitamin B6 and vitamin B12.
Reader Comments (4)
BTW, stereo speakers in the corners on the floor is very 1972 post-hippie, but I'd guess they'd sound better if you put them up on something closer to ear-level. But that's just me. :-)
I met Chris many years ago. He is an lawyer, but he does not practice much now. He does every now and then. Chris is a Harvard guy. I thought at the time he would be a good business partner for me. Our friendship started when I was his trainer at Pumping Iron gym in Manhattan on the upper east side. He told me that I could use his office in midtown to start my business. Then Chris became interested in what I was doing and got involved too. The rest is history. It snowballed out of control from there.
His partners in his law office had mostly rap and r&b star type of clients. It was pretty funny being there sometimes. Then we took an office near the gym together and worked day and night for years to get this business going. Not one other site for female bodybuildings at the time. We were the only site and all my friends in the gym would ask me to put them on my site because they did not know how to do it.
That is some back round Tanuk-Oki.
Chris seems like a real interesting person--the perfect business partner for you. Thanks so much for sharing.