Professional athletes are big winners when it comes to their gut microflora, suggesting a beneficial effect of exercise on gastrointestinal health, investigators report in an articlepublished online June 9 in Gut. DNA sequencing of fecal samples from players in an international rugby union team showed considerably greater diversity of gut bacteria than samples from people who areContinue reading “Exercise Linked to More Diverse Intestinal Microbiome by Niel Osterweil”
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Walking and running increase the brain’s hippocampal volume preventing Alzheimer’s and pulmonary diseases
(dailyRx News) Aerobic exercise can promote healthy weight loss and bone health. New research shows that it could also help maintain brain volume and fight cognitive decline. Women between 70 and 80 years old participated in a study that measured the effects of exercise on the volume of the hippocampus, the area of the brainContinue reading “Walking and running increase the brain’s hippocampal volume preventing Alzheimer’s and pulmonary diseases”
After pregnancy exercise to have your sexy back
How moderate exercise can help us learn
Over the past decade, in study after study in animals and people, exercise has been shown to improve the ability to learn and remember. But the specifics of that process have remained hazy. Is it better to exercise before you learn something new? What about during? And should the exercise be vigorous or gentle? TwoContinue reading “How moderate exercise can help us learn”
Healthy foods and exercise thin blood naturally, preventing stroke and cancer
There are a number of foods and supplements that are known to thin the blood. These include foods with high amounts of aspirin-like substances called salicylates, omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin E supplements, and foods with natural antibiotic properties.
Strawberries contain a very high amount of naturally occurring salicylates.
While many Americans have problems with blood clots, it is important to note that blood thinning foods are not desirable for everyone in the population. I have been an easy bleeder all of my life, so I have compiled this list so that I know which foods to limit, in order to keep my blood from being too thin.
People taking prescription anti-coagulant drugs also need to be careful not to consume too many foods with natural blood thinning compounds in addition to their regular medication. One of my relatives is on a prescription anticoagulant drug for blood clots and has had eye hemorrhages from ingesting too many blood thinning foods in conjunction with his prescription medication.
Happy foods (coffee, nuts, fish)
Coffee helps in the production of certain neurotransmitters in the brain, like serotonin, dopamine and noradrenaline that boost your mood. Researchers said the study is unique in that it identifies caffeine as an antidepressant. “Unlike previous investigations, we were able to assess association of consumption of caffeinated and non-caffeinated beverages, and we identify caffeine asContinue reading “Happy foods (coffee, nuts, fish)”
Low Vitamin D Tied to Aging Problems
A new study has found that low vitamin D levels in people over 55 are associated with an inability to perform ordinary tasks of daily life. Dutch researchers studied two groups of older people — one of 725 men and women aged 55 to 65, and another of 1,237 older than 65 — to seeContinue reading “Low Vitamin D Tied to Aging Problems”
Increasing knee stability
http://www.nytimes.com/video/2009/08/11/magazine/1247463944384/increasing-knee-stability.html Athletic trainers Gene Schafer and Jason D’Amelio demonstrate four exercises that can help provide stability to the knee joint.
Senior Care Tips and Tricks for homebound bayarea seniors 4088541883
Learn some caregiving tips, get a draft copy of the ebook on Senior Guide by Motherhealth Inc, non-profit for senior care. Contact Connie Dello Buono, speaker, author and founder at 408-854-1883 motherhealth@gmail.com Learn from topics such as stroke and fall prevention, senior care at http://www.clubalthea.com There are more than 200 topics on health issues forContinue reading “Senior Care Tips and Tricks for homebound bayarea seniors 4088541883”
Exercise training induced significant improvement in sleep quality in postmenopausal women
The study concluded that exercise training induced significant improvement in subjective sleep quality in postmenopausal women, with even a low dose of exercise resulting in greatly reduced odds of having significant sleep disturbance. The study investigated whether a dose-response relationship existed between exercise and subjective sleep quality in postmenopausal women. This objective represents a postContinue reading “Exercise training induced significant improvement in sleep quality in postmenopausal women”
Reduce the stress hormone cortisol
When we are stressed and anxious , our immune system goes down and we are open to inflammation. So the root cause of most chronic diseases is chronic stress and anxiety. As we balance our hormones, our immune system becomes stronger. Our first step in the fight for inflammation is to reduce our stress hormone cortisol with exercise, whole foods, sleep, less stress, massage and supplementation.