Mental Attitude
Depression and Stroke Risk in Middle-Aged Women. A 12-year study of over 10,000 middle-aged Australian women found that those who suffered from depression had nearly double the risk of stroke compared to nondepressed women in their same age group. The American Heart Association encourages everyone to learn how to recognize a stroke. Think F.A.S.T: F-Face Drooping. A-Arm Weakness. S-Speech Difficulty. T-Time To Call 9-1-1 (or
the appropriate emergency services number if you're outside the United States).
American Heart Association, May 2013
Health Alert
Childhood Disability On The Rise! In the United States, disabilities due to neurodevelopmental and mental health problems increased 16.3% during the first decade of the current century. Six million kids had a disability in 2009-2010, that's almost 1 million more than in 2001-2002.
Pediatric Academic Society, May 2013
Diet
Brain Rewards. Restricting food intake increases the reward value of food, particularly high-calorie and appetizing food. The more successful people are at caloric-restriction dieting, the greater difficulty they will face in maintaining the restriction. Dieting by skipping meals and fasting is less successful than weight loss efforts characterized by intake of low energy, dense, healthy foods. If people want to lose excess weight, it would be more effective to consume healthy, low fat/low-sugar foods during regular meals, rather than go for long periods of time without eating.
NeuroImage, May 2013
Exercise
It's Not Too Late To Cut Heart Failure Risk! In an eight year study, middle-aged participants drastically reduced their risk of heart failure up to 40% by increasing their cardiovascular fitness level.
American Heart Association, May 2013
Chiropractic
No Headaches! Spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) is an effective treatment for tension headaches. In a
study, patients who received SMT continued to benefit from care even four weeks after treatment concluded. This is in
contrast to patients who received pharmaceutical therapy; they reverted to baseline values when checked a month after
treatment ended. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, 1995
Wellness/Prevention
Fish Oil, Your Heart, and Stress. A new study finds that regular consumption of Omega-3 fatty acids (most commonly found in cold water fish like Salmon) improves cardiovascular health by dulling the connection between mentally stressful events and cardiovascular functions like heart rate, blood pressure, the fight-or-flight response, and blood flow. Those who frequently find themselves in stressful situations may benefit from adding Omega-3s to their diet.
American Physiological Society, May 2013
Quote
"It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver." ~ Mahatma Gandhi
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