What should you start doing RIGHT NOW and NEVER STOP to possibly add years to your life? A new study in the Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise suggests people who stay even moderately fit as they age may live longer than those who do not.
According to an August 21, 2009 Reuters’ article, “Our findings suggest that sedentary lifestyle, rather than differences in cardiovascular risk factors or age, may explain (the) two-fold higher mortality rates in the least-fit versus slightly more fit healthy individuals,” lead researcher, Dr. Sandra Mandic of the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand, noted in an email to Reuters Health. She pointed out that nearly two-thirds of the least-fit study participants were not getting the minimum recommended amount of exercise — at least 30 minutes of moderate activity, like brisk walking, on five or more days a week. “These results emphasize the importance of improving and maintaining high fitness levels by engaging in regular physical activity,” Mandic said, “particularly in poorly fit individuals.”
And here’s something of MAJOR importance!!!! The study showed a history of exercise was not a factor. In other words, it doesn’t matter if you used to be in shape. What matters is RECENT activity. This helps explain why a professional athlete, who was in phenomenal shape for years, can die young from heart disease. The study suggests you only get protection from RECENT physical activity.
This may be disheartening for many since so many people look at “exercise programs” and “diet,” as temporary things… doing them just long enough to get in the desired shape or lose a certain amount of weight.
This approach will NOT make you healthy. What will help make you healthy and possibly live longer is making the commitment to change your lifestyle. Committing to eating right and exercising FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.
That’s why it is also important to commit to getting and keeping your spine and working properly
with proper Chiropractic care, keeping your heart healthy with exercise, and much more. If you stop exercising, you lose the positive effects. If you stop brushing your teeth, you lose the positive effect. And, if you neglect your spine, chances are, you will eventually end up in rough shape again. Staying healthy and living longer is in YOUR hands. To get free spine and health evaluation, call 619-858-0336 or visit www.BackCareCentral.com for more info.
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Is The Secret To Living Longer And Feeling Better Really As Easy As This?
Thursday, December 17th, 2009Researchers Discover The Shocking Age When “Old Age” Begins!
Monday, June 8th, 2009 For years, people have been trying to convince us that like a fine wine, we get better with age. I’m sure you’ve heard, “You’re only as old as you feel!” Or, “40 is the new 20!”
Well, as it turns out… all this may be nothing more than…
A Bunch Of Well Meaning BUNK!
At least, that’s what it seems like from the results of a new study from the University of Virginia. According to the study, our mental abilities peak at age 22 and begin to decline at the ripe old age of 27! Researchers studied 2,000 men and women aged 18 to 60 over seven years. The people involved – who were mostly in good health and well-educated – had to solve visual puzzles, recall words and story details and spot patterns in letters and symbols.
The results were published in the Journal Neurobiology Of Aging and found that in 9 of the 12 tests, the average top performer was 22 years old. The first age where performance began to slip significantly was 27. Memory began to decline from age 37 and worse results were shown by age 42.
But, there was a little good news. Abilities based on accumulated knowledge, such as vocabulary and general information, continued to increase until the age 60.
One has to wonder if the scores on these tests may have been skewed by the fact that many people graduate college at the age of 22. After that, they may not be involved in things that are as mentally challenging… Who knows?…
Or, maybe the reason is that vegetables are not as good for you as they used to be.
That’s right. According to new research, produce in the United States not only tastes worse than a couple generations ago… but they also contain fewer nutrients. Today’s vegetables are larger, but evidently size is not everything. The average vegetable today found in the supermarket is anywhere from 5% - 40% lower in minerals such as magnesium, iron, calcium and zinc than those from 50 years ago.
And there is also the “dilution effect.” This is where crops are genetically altered to achieve the highest yield. Higher yield produce consistently had lower amounts of minerals and proteins.
