Mental Attitude: Stroke And Stress.
Seven million British adults could be at risk of stroke. 15% in the UK citizens consider themselves extremely stressed, 20% of women and 10% of men. High blood pressure is the biggest risk factor for stroke and alongside a bad diet and lack of exercise, high levels of stress are a key contributor to raising blood pressure. 20% admitted they did not exercise, and 20% exercised only 30 minutes once a week. Middle aged people (45-54 year olds) are at an increased risk of stroke, with 25% admitting to never exercising, as well as having the highest levels of stress across all age groups - with 50% claiming to be more than 'moderately stressed'. 40% of the British public is not even aware of the link between exercise and stroke prevention.
The Stroke Association
Health Alert: Don't Have A Heart Attack!
Heart disease is the #1 killer today in the US and 60% of the time there are no warning signals! Simply put it is time to exercise, eat right and decrease your stress.
The American Heart Association
Diet: Omega-3 Benefit.
Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) consumption may show a reduced risk of age-related cognitive decline.
Nutrition Reviews, December 2010
Exercise: Race Against Age.
Impairments to health and physical performance are not primarily a result of aging but of unfavorable lifestyle habits and lack of exercise. Physically active elderly people have a life expectancy 4 years higher than non active people.
Deutsches Aerzteblatt International, AlphaGalileo Foundation, December 2010
Chiropractic: Immune Boost!
Chiropractic Adjustments give your immune system a boost by increasing the activity of phagocytes (helpful microorganisms that engulf and destroy invasive organisms).
Journal of Manipulative Physiology Therapy, 1991
Wellness/Prevention: Smoking May Thin The Brain.
Brain imaging studies have reported tobacco smoking is associated with large-scale and wide-spread structural brain abnormalities. The cerebral cortex is an area of the brain responsible for important higher-order functions, including language, information processing, and memory. Reduced cortical thickness has been associated with normal aging, reduced intelligence, and impaired cognition. Smokers exhibited cortical thickness measurements negatively correlated with the amount of cigarettes smoked per day and the magnitude of lifetime exposure to tobacco smoke.
Biological Psychiatry, Dec 2010
