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Stephen Morgan asked:


Throughout the majority of the Western World the incidences of High Blood Pressure, Stroke and Cardiovascular problems are rising. The main culprit it would appear (according to experts) is the Western Diet.

After much in depth research the conclusion that most Scientists and experts have agreed upon is that our great and glorious diet is actually a sleeping disaster waiting to happen. I think the expression is Living La Dolce Vita, Life at the full and too much of almost everything that we enjoy.

Is this a rather depressing fact or not?

It is not all bad news and if we examine most studies and read between the lines and take the findings and result carefully, we can find that we can do something about all of this. We do not have to sit back and just let all of this happen to us without doing something positive about it.

The approach to dietary influences upon High Blood Pressure almost changed overnight with the publication in 1997 in the New England Journal of Medicine of the Dietary Approaches to stop Hypertension (DASH). Here at last was empirical evidence that through the adoption of a careful diet we could positively influence how we are affected by High Blood Pressure

The DASH Diet

The JNC (Joint National Committee on Health) adopted the results and findings of this study in such a positive and glowing manner that all citizens were recommended to follow what has since become known as the DASH Diet. The key recommendation here is that all people not just those suffering from High Blood Pressure should follow these dietary principles.

The diet proposes a regime that is low in Fat, and rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy products. Apparently the results of this plan were so impressive that those who were part of the initial study group quickly experienced a significant lowering in the levels of their Blood Pressure.

The initial volunteers on this study group were chosen from a random population of people suffering from Hypertension ad were randomly assigned three various dietary programmes to follow. The first was based on the conventional American diet that was 37% of the calories provided from fatty products. The second group was allocated a programme largely the same but with the additional benefits of added fruit and vegetables. The third group was allocated to the programme that later become known as the DASH Diet. This was 27% of the calories from fat, plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables, whole grains, low fat or non fat dairy products and finally small amounts of meat, fish, poultry and nuts.

It is not surprising when you analyse the study which particular group emerged with the best results with the DASH group experiencing bigger drops on Blood Pressure levels that the others.

What was really remarkable about the findings of this study is the results published were actually on a par or better than results published as a result of Pharmaceutical Trials for new drugs. Not bad eh?

So it would appear that now the evidence is actually in front of us, we can do something about our health (not just more exercise, though this is undoubtedly good too!) through what we actually consume.



Steve B

Mitchell Hampson asked:


How many pounds are you wishing to lose for the summer? What is it about summer anyhow? Is it the sun or the sandy beaches that compel individuals to want to dash out and purchase a scanty bathing suit? I mean, it’s like they imagine they don’t have to be in shape throughout the winter. Whereas I appreciate that we all wear additional concealing clothes throughout the chilly months, I don’t see why it’s not a factor to stay in shape. We must all work to stay fit all through the year. With highly developed weight loss diets and fantastic fitness regimes we can make this a reality. Stop running a round like a lunatic toward the end of every spring to drop those added pounds. It’s time to come to your senses and keep them off forever with sensible weight loss diets that actually do work. What are your existing eating habits like?

I can recollect back when I was a youngster and my parents would check out a assortment of weight loss diets. I keep in mind one in particular that my dad was doing. I sat down at the table with my sister for some lunch and there it was. Whilst we scarfed through our chicken and cheese sandwiches, our dad had a platter of saltine crackers and tuna in front of him. It looked somewhat peculiar to me and my sister. Despite the consequences, he ate it up like he was famished. And he most likely was! Okay, that’s sufficient jokes at my dad’s expense. The reality is that when it comes to weight loss diets, the majority of individuals will attempt nigh on everything to get those pounds off. From eating masses of meat and no bread, to existing on fruits and vegetables, there are without doubt a selection of diet plans to pick and choose from. Now, the key at this point is finding a nourishing diet that’s precise for your requirement. This could entail consulting a specialist. Have you ever spoken with a nutritionist on the subject of weight loss diets? They know what the score is. In truth, a competent nutritionist can help you plan out a reliable weekly eating schedule.

Are you in need of some direction relating to weight loss diets? Perhaps it’s time you did some meaningful research. With the World-Wide-Web at your fingertips, the path ahead is somewhat straightforward. Get online and get instructions and weight loss diets that actually work. Sort through genuine testimonials by others who’ve tried specific diets and swear by them. Stop fretting about those few added pounds and get rid of of them with weight loss diets that work.



Sparrow

Jimmy Cox asked:


Yes, our bodies age as the years past, but being “old” is more of a mental than physical state. You can determine how old you want to project yourself to be regardless of your physical age.

Exactly how old is “old?” At what precise spot on the calendar does youth end and old age begin? We’ve all seen automobiles of “vintage” dates whose owners give them such careful, loving treatment (far more careful, in most instances, than they give their own bodies) that these conscientiously shined-up old buses perk along merrily for years. While it’s true that these venerable autos don’t have quite the same dash and class as today’s sleek models, yet, ironically enough, there are not infrequent occasions when these antique models are seen blithely chugging past their streamlined and stalled mechanical descendants.

Then we all know the fellow who buys a handsome new car - all bright paint and shiny chrome - and has it looking and running like a wreck in six months.

So there you have it - one car still in service and going strong despite the many, many years of license plates that have adorned its out-of-date chassis; and the other car, not a year out of the factory, ready for the junk yard. The same thing holds true for the human machine. The sluggish, half-alive person who moves through each day with no more effort than absolutely necessary, for all his scant twenty, thirty or forty years on this planet, is literally older than the peppy man or woman past forty who wakes up each day with a genuine interest in what life is to hold for him or her in the next 24 hours.

Have you ever given any serious thought to the difference between living and being alive? That section of living tissue from a chicken heart kept for a number of years in a jar by the famous Dr. Alexis Carrel was not alive - it did not run about the barnyard, enjoying to the fullest its God-given faculties as a chicken. Likewise, the man in a coma lives, but he is not alive.

Staying young means living with vitality, in a body surging with power and energy, and with a mind tuned in to the vital principles of happiness.

If you’re not alive to all the powers that are yours as a living, thinking human being, then something is wrong with the chemistry of your body. You probably know several persons of your same age who are far more alive and youthful than you are.

The psychologist would probably say that this difference in the ability of two persons to remain keenly alive to their surroundings and to their possibilities is a matter of “individual temperament.” But I say that it’s primarily a matter of body chemistry.

So-called “temperament” is chiefly a question of how well or how poorly your endocrine glands function. And the efficiency with which your endocrine glands function - or do not function - depends almost wholly on the food chemicals you provide for their intricately vital work.

That is why the sluggish person, of whatever age, who moves through each day with about as much energy and vitality as a snail in its shell, is probably killing his own pep every time he opens his mouth to drink or eat.

“Getting old” is not a matter of calendar years any more than growing older presupposes becoming senile. Lead your body through the ages with a strong, young and healthy mind.



Carlos