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  • Find Out How Much Sleep You Need

    Most of us have a fairly decent understanding that what we do during the day can affect how we sleep. Too much caffeine or any caffeine too close to bedtime interferes with many people and their ability to sleep. Nicotine is another stimulant that can disrupt your sleep. And drinking alcohol, although it may not …

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  • Sleep Helps Prevent Disease

    Not getting enough sleep has been linked to a greater risk of high blood pressure, diabetes, weight gain, stroke and heart attack. Lack of sleep has also been linked to loss of memory and decline in cognitive functioning. Now we're being told that getting enough sleep can help prevent disease. In a 2008 study, for …

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  • Metabolic Syndrome – What Is It?

    've often thought of metabolic syndrome as one of those labels the medical profession uses either to frighten you because it sounds ominous, to use it as an excuse to recommend more medication, or to recommend more office visits. Shame on me for being so negative at times but when you look at the term, …

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  • 4 More Ways To Get Healthy and Stay Healthy

    In my last post I wrote about the first 3 steps to take including taking on a regular exercise program but making it social with family and friends. Step number 4 is knowing your numbers. Find out what your ideal body weight is, what your target number should be for the bad cholesterol, LDL, and …

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  • More Strength, Better Lifestyle, Fewer Falls

    Right now I cannot think of anything negative to write about strength training. Even if you already have diabetes, one work out will improve your blood sugar control and maybe even lower your blood pressure. Just as important, especially for women, strength training improves balance significantly. When muscle mass is lost, bone density also decreases …

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  • Thoughts and Emotions Influence our Phsyical Health

    In my last post I gave you my perspective of the mind-body connection. Now I'd like to learn what you think about our brains and our bodies. There seems to be ongoing research proving the idea that thoughts and emotions have a powerful influence on our physical health. Research shows that the brain can release …

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  • Exercise for Cardiovascular Fitness

    In my last post I started talking about fitness based on the information I had given you on osteopenia. Fitness is also part of the process of increasing bone density as well as for increasing muscle strength, endurance and balance. Actually how complicated fitness is depends upon which fitness you are discussing. Cardiovascular fitness is …

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  • New STudy for Vitamin D and Omega-3

    There's a new study in the works called VITAL or VITamin D and OmegA-3 TriaL The study is designed to see if vitamin D and omega-3s in fish oil can lower the risk of cancer, heart attacks and strokes.

  • What You Need to Know About Vitamin D

    Vitamin D is the new vitamin E. Everyone is talking about it and how much it means to your overall health.  Is it the latest fad or the real thing? A research project that gave 1,200 healthy postmenopausal women either a placebo or calcium (1,500 mg) plus vitamin D (1,000 IU daily) found that the …

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  • The Dangers of Aspirin

    The Dangers of Aspirin While I was writing about over-the-counter medications in my previous post, I also wanted to include talking about nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), which include aspirin products. Warnings on the labels today tell consumers about the risk of stomach bleeding. When we're in pain, it's difficult to pay attention to a label …

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