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When is the best time to resume exercises after giving birth?

My answer to When is the best time to resume exercises after giving birth?

Answer by Connie b. Dellobuono:

In the USA, you are alone after you deliver your baby. In other parts of the world, you are surrounded by women taking turns to cook for you and do many more chores while you recover from your labor. Some women in the USA, have to walk to the store a week after a C-section, abdominal surgery.

We wanted to prevent excessive bleeding, so we encourage women to not lift heavy weights for the first 2 weeks. We can listen to women before us for their experience, wisdom and cultural practices for it will guide us in many ways.

When is the best time to resume exercises after giving birth?

Health issues among Asians

Musculoskeletal Disorders

Asian women, including Asian-Indian women, are at a high risk for osteoporosis. According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, because of the differences in bone mass and density between these groups Asian and Caucasian women are at higher risk for osteoporosis than African Americans and Hispanics. The musculoskeletal disorder may partly be explained due to widespread prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in the south Asian population.

Vitamin D Deficiency

There is widespread Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) amongst all age groups in India (Goswami et al., 2008). Similar trend has been found in the immigrant South Asian population in the U.S.

Pain

It has noted in a couple of studies in UK that South Asians immigrants (Indians, Pakistanis, and Bangladeshis) had higher prevalence of widespread pain compared to the Europeans (Palmer et al., 2007; Njobvu, 1999). It was mostly musculoskeletal pain, and was more prevalent in women than in men. In addition, there was more of somatization of pain compared to that in Caucasian population.

Although the reason for this occurrence of pain is not clear, the authors suggest culture could play an important factor, however other explanations were Vitamin D deficiency, the level of acculturation, gender, communication barriers (language) or ethnicity of the provider (Palmer, 2007). Elderly patients may be stoic in expression of pain. It is important to observe nonverbal behavior.

Cardiovascular Disease

Immigrant Asian Indian men in the U.S.. have a high prevalence of

coronary heart disease,
non insulindependent diabetes,
lower high-density-lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels and hypertriglyceridemia.

All these have “insulin resistance’’ as a common pathogenetic mechanism, which seems to be the most important risk factor.

The prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) is three times higher in immigrant Asian-Indian women compared to the white women (Caucasian women).

Diabetes Mellitus

Abate and Chandalia (2006) have compressive reviewed on increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance in South Asian Immigrants (Asian Indians). Major contributing factors were found to be urbanization and westernization that include life style factors (dietary practices and inadequate physical activity). In addition, current evidence points towards genetic variants (e.g., ENPP1 121Q) as one susceptibility factors (Abate and Chandalia 2006; Petersen et al, 2006).

What are risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease?

There can be as many as 30 risk factors for Alzheimer’s including: toxins from our environment (metals), over medication (Benzodiazepine, tramadol,narcotics), limited exercise, smoking, within the range of 65 to 84 , over 85 years of age, low estrogen or low testosterone, presence of inflammation as we are exposed to toxins from our environment and inside our body (gut microbiome), periodontal disease, jobs that do not require now learning, absence of social support and network, less than a high school education, sleep apnea, Parkinsons, seizures in past or present, cancer chemo and radiation, pre-diabetes or diabetes, pre-hypertension or hypertension, history of stroke, heart disease or heart attack, being obese, SAD – standard american diet, major depression, several head injuries with or without loss of consciousness, one or more than one family member with Alzheimer or Dementia.

Your risk for Alzheimer’s goes up as you get older. For most people, it starts going up after age 65.
Women get the disease more often than men.
Family history. People who have a parent or sibling with Alzheimer’s are more likely to get it themselves.
Down syndrome . It’s not clear why, but people with this disorder often get Alzheimer’s disease in their 30s and 40s.
Head injury. Some studies have shown a link between Alzheimer’s disease and a major head injury.
High cholesterol levels
High blood sugar
High blood pressure
Lack of Exercise / Musculoskeletal Disorders (lack of Vitamin D)
Environmental toxins (food,etc)

About one fourth of those who died at 100 years of age, had some form of memory disease similar to Alzheimer’s. Some did not show great signs as they are active in their lives and ate whole foods rich in anti-oxidants.

Our brain cells can be affected by our gut microbiome that enters thru our vagus nerve and facilitated by weakened cell walls (lacking in antioxidants, Vit C, E and D).

Eat whole foods, get sunshine and adequate sleep, learn new stuff every day and dance with the music.

Connie

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Alzheimer’s, pork and food statistics

Here’s a list of foods linked to increased rates of Alzheimer’s disease:

Processed cheeses, including American cheese, mozzarella sticks, Cheez Whiz and Laughing Cow. These foods build up proteins in the body that have been associated with Alzheimer’s.
Processed meats, such as bacon, smoked turkey from the deli counter and ham. Smoked meats like these contain nitrosamines, which cause the liver to produce fats that are toxic to the brain.
Beer. Most beers contain nitrites, which have been linked to Alzheimer’s.
White foods, including pasta, cakes, white sugar, white rice and white bread. Consuming these causes a spike in insulin production and sends toxins to the brain.
Microwave popcorn contains diacetyl, a chemical that may increase amyloid plaques in the brain. Research has linked a buildup of amyloid plaques to Alzheimer’s disease.

Earlier age of dementia onset in Hispanics

Past studies suggest that U.S. Hispanics have a younger age of dementia onset than white non-Hispanics. However, most of those studies were performed on the East Coast. Since backgrounds and family origins of Hispanics differ in various regions of the United States, investigators set out to determine if the same pattern was true for Hispanics living on the West Coast (Fitten et al., 2014).

In a study of 110 Hispanic and 180 white non-Hispanic adults age 50 and older with either Alzheimer’s disease or vascular dementia at the time of their entry into the study, researchers found that on average, Hispanics were 4 years younger than white non-Hispanics at the time of diagnosis of both forms of dementia. This age difference was not explained by the apolipoprotein ε4 genotype, gender, years of education, or history of vascular disease or diabetes.

This study suggests that the age of dementia onset tends to be younger for Hispanics living on both coasts of the United States compared with non-Hispanic peers. More research is needed to identify and better understand the factors that may contribute to this disparity.