Here are this week's reading diversions for your enlightenment. Have a super weekend!
Food For Memory: 5 Foods That Age Your Brain
Poor food choices cause poor cognitive functioning: The eight southern states in America that make up the "Stroke Belt" also have higher incidences of obesity and and greater chance of dementia. Of course, many factors are at play when it comes to developing dementia, but lifestyle factors like a high saturated fat diet (from four-legged animal fat, two-legged animal skin, palm and coconut oil), coupled with little physical activity, are certainly big contributors to memory problems as well as wrinkles, orgasm decay and heart attacks
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Common Men's Health Problems: 10 Symptoms That Shouldn't Be Ignored
Men interested in protecting their well-being need to be vigilant about symptoms that could indicate potential health conditions. A warning sign can be subtle and present for some time before you take note of it. Or it can be immediate, painful, and worrisome. In either case, if you experience any of the following symptoms, see your doctor so you can get an evaluation of your health risk
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Crohn's Disease - National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse
Treatment may include drugs, nutrition supplements, surgery, or a combination of these options. The goals of treatment are to control inflammation, correct nutritional deficiencies, and relieve symptoms like abdominal pain, diarrhea, and rectal bleeding. At this time, treatment can help control the disease by lowering the number of times a person experiences a recurrence, but there is no cure. Treatment for Crohn’s disease depends on the location and severity of disease, complications, and the person’s response to previous medical treatments when treated for recurring symptoms.
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Often overlooked are the additional mechanisms in the human body that are affected by the types of foods we are choosing to put into our mouths at each meal. Several studies have uncovered a strong correlation between diet and poor sleep quality.
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5 Foods That Can Trigger a Stroke | Caring.com
Whether your weakness is pastrami, sausage, hot dogs, bacon, or a smoked turkey sandwich, the word from the experts is: Watch out.
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When your circadian rhythms are disrupted, your body produces less melatonin (a hormone AND an antioxidant) and has less ability to fight cancer, since melatonin helps suppress free radicals that can lead to cancer. This is why tumors grow faster when you sleep poorly.
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For Older Men: Tips for Good Health in Later Life | American Geriatrics Society's Foundation for Health in Aging
Americans are living longer than ever, according to the latest life expectancy statistics. But American men still aren't living as long as American women. The average life expectancy for men in the US is now roughly 75 years. For women, it's more than 80.
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Dr. Frank Lipman: The Super 7: Foods With Benefits
The myriad of nutrients found in avocados -- oleic acid, lutein, folate, vitamin E, monounsaturated fats and glutathione among them -- can help protect your body from heart disease, cancer and degenerative eye disease. Avocados taste great and are easily integrated into any meal -- or even a fruit smoothie. Add a half an avocado to smoothies to add creamy texture and a powerful nutritional boost.
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How to Sleep Better: Tips for Getting a Good Night’s Sleep
Good sleep strategies are essential to deep, restorative sleep you can count on, night after night. By learning to avoid common enemies of sleep and trying out a variety of healthy sleep-promoting techniques, you can discover your personal prescription to a good night’s rest.
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Alzheimer’s & Dementia Prevention: How to Reduce Your Risk and Protect Your Brain
For many years, we’ve been told that there’s little we can do to prevent Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia. All we can do, this line of thinking goes, is hope for the best as we age and wait for a pharmaceutical cure. But the truth is much more encouraging.
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Relaxation Techniques for Stress Relief: Finding the Relaxation Exercises that Work for You
For many of us with hectic, stressful lives, relaxation means zoning out in front of the TV at the end of the day or snatching some extra sleep at the weekend. Unfortunately, this does little to help reduce the damaging effects of stress on the mind and body.
