Edition #93
A Diet for Better Energy
Complex carbs are key for sustained energy throughout the day, while too many sugary snacks can lead to energy crashes. Find out which foods you need for round-the-clock energy.
Juggling the responsibilities of work, life, and family can cause too little sleep, too much stress, and too little time.
Yet even when you’re at your busiest, you should never cut corners when it comes to maintaining a healthy diet. Your body needs food to function at its best and to fight the daily stress and fatigue of life. continue reading……
Physical activity guidelines for older adults
How much physical activity do older adults aged 65 and over need to do to keep healthy?
The amount of physical activity you need to do each week depends on your age and level of health.
To stay healthy or to improve health, older adults need to do two types of physical activity each week: aerobic and muscle-strengthening activity.
Older adults aged 65 or older, who are generally fit and have no health conditions that limit their mobility, should try to be active daily.
It’s recommended that adults aged 65 or older do:
- at least 150 minutes (2 hours and 30 minutes) of moderate-intensity aerobic activity such as cycling or fast walking every week, and muscle-strengthening activities on two or more days a week that work all major muscle groups (legs, hips, back, abdomen, chest, shoulders and arms),
- 75 minutes (1 hour and 15 minutes) of vigorous-intensity aerobic activity such as running or a game of singles tennis every week, and muscle-strengthening activities on two or more days a week that work all major muscle groups,
Some activity, however light, is better for your health than none at all.
an equivalent mix of moderate and vigorous-intensity aerobic activity every week (for example two 30-minute runs plus 30 minutes of fast walking), and muscle-strengthening activities on two or more days a week that work all major muscle groups. continue reading.…..
Alcohol’s Toll on the Heart: Bigger, Not Better
Drinking alcohol, even in moderate amounts, may increase the size of the heart’s left atrium, a new study finds.
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How to minimize the risk from man-made chemicals
September 13, 2016Health & Nutritionair-pollutants, food additives, man-made chemicals, pesticides Edit
Since biologist Rachel Carson wrote in Silent Spring in 1963: “We are living in a sea of carcinogens”, a lot have changed. She could not have predicted the explosion of chemicals that followed.
Hundreds of thousands of artificial chemicals have been unleashed. Of these approximately 75,000 are in common use around the world, of which more than 3,500 are used in food processing.
Every year, half a billion kilograms of pesticide are deposited into the environment.
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