Be Healthy
At 83 this man remains on the cutting edge of fitness
Don Wildman works out at private gym above Malibu’s Paradise Cove with a handful of men who do circuit training, more than three thousand repetitions of weight lifting and balancing and abdominal exercises. Its twenty multipart exercises are cycled through six times in a complicated sequence, but the circuit’s ground rules are simple: O...Read More
Our Weight: An Important Part of Our Good Health!
You may have heard that losing weight is as easy as eating less and exercising more. Well it is true—taking in fewer calories than you use each day is the simplest way to lose weight. Never mind the fad diets, weight-loss pills, and herbal remedies—it all comes down to a balanced diet and a regular exercise program. Using the Body Mas...Read More
Reducing the Risks of Polypharmacy
It is no secret that we are living longer. Unfortunately, we are not necessarily living healthier. An ever-growing percentage of the population is managing one or more medical conditions, which are managed by one or more medicines. While such medicines can help maintain health and prevent further illness, taking combinations of drugs means that you...Read More
You Are NOT Too Young for Heart Disease!
Usually when I share an article, it’s from a well-known medical journal. But this information was reported on the front page of the Wall Street Journal (WSJ January 15, 2020). And it’s alarming! Heart disease and strokes are killing an increasing number of Americans between the ages of 45 and 64, in the prime years of their life. “It’...Read More
High salt, low exercise are bad for the brain, not just the body
Research has shown consuming too much salt and being inactive leads to heart disease, but now a new study shows the same combination also can be bad for brain health. Canadian researchers studied the salt intake and physical activity levels of 1,262 healthy men and women ages 67 to 84 over three years and found those with the highest levels of sodi...Read More
5 Causes of Thinning Hair
There can be many causes for thinning hair but not all necessarily mean you are going bald. We are going to review some of these causes in detail today, but before we do that, lets have a quick look at hair growth and try a test to see if you are losing your hair. At any one time approximately ninety percent of your hair is growing and the other t...Read More
Slowly fading away: Families, patients share the toll of Alzheimer’s
She was fine two days earlier. Fine meaning she sat in a wheelchair fidgeting with the fabric seat belt that kept her from falling, blowing air through her lips and occasionally saying a word or two. “Margaret, do you look after me?” Delton Lee Johnson cooed at his wife of 54 years, one of the more than 13,000 people in Ventura County d...Read More
Women Have Menopause, Men Have Manopause
What is Andropause? Most people know that women go through menopause. Periods stop, reproduction stops, and there are a number of other signs and symptoms caused by low estrogen levels such as hot flashes and mood swings. But a dirty little secret that most people don’t know is that many men go through their version of the same thing; their own mid...Read More
5 Tips for Affordable Healthy Eating
Maintaining a healthy diet is important at all stages of life, but as we age, it becomes even more imperative as our bodies change and require more nutrients. For many, understanding health and how to achieve a nutritious lifestyle is necessary, but for others, it isn’t so much that we don’t know about health, but that we aren’t sure how to afford ...Read More
A Safety Checkup for Your Strength Training Routine
Strength training is one of the safest activities, as long as it’s performed with safety in mind,” says Ches Jones, PhD, associate professor of health science at the University of Arkansas. Strength training is great for health, but only if you do it safely and properly. Here’s how to stay safe and injury-free when you strength tr...Read More
Stressed? Alcohol May Worsen – Not Help – Your Situation….
Not everyone drinks in response to stress. A number of factors, including genetics, usual drinking behavior, experiences with alcohol or other drugs, and social support, help determine whether a person will drink during a stressful situation. What is it about stress that makes some people turn to alcohol? Does alcohol help you relax, or can it make...Read More
Germiest Places In The Gym
Here’s a way to avoid gym germs to reduce the chances you’ll leave a workout coughing, sneezing or itching. Shawn McIntosh with Coverall Health-Based Cleaning System says the following places are the five germiest places in any gym. These are high-touch surfaces that have the greatest potentials for germ buildup. — Interior entran...Read More