A Good Brain Health Will Take You A Long Way
Posted by admin in Brain Health on October 2, 2011
We are probably well aware of the importance of good nutrition and exercise to help promote and maintain optimum health for our bodies. This includes all of our organs including our brain. It is vital to strive for optimum brain health in order for us to function at our best. So to help achieve the most in brain health, here are some tips and suggestions.
Diet: Most of us understand that our diet is vitally important to helping our bodies to function in the best possible manner. This certainly extends to the overall health and well being of our brain. It functions much more effectively when it receives the proper nutrients from a well balanced and high quality diet.
So stick with a well balanced and wholesome diet. Leafy green vegetables, lean meats and poultry, and whole grains are important food items. Avoid foods high in fats, sugars or preservatives. And make certain that your diet includes vital nutrients like vitamin B12 and vitamin E. Fish oil and fresh fish can also be very important foods and nutrients to focus on.
It has also been found that physical exercise is not only good for the body, but good for the brain as well. When you exercise, your hearts beats faster and you breathe heavier. This pumps more well-oxygenated blood to your brain. This extra boost of blood helps to stimulate the brain and provides it with the oxygen and other nutrients it needs to function at peak efficiency. Read the rest of this entry »
Affordable Supplements To Assure Good Bone Health
Posted by admin in Bone Health on October 2, 2011
In 2005 approximately 10 million Americans suffered from osteoporosis resulting in about 2 million fractures. The health care cost of this was around 19 billion dollars. It affects 50% of women and 25% of men over the age of 50. A good portion of this could have been avoided with proper nutrition combined with some very affordable supplements.
We are starting to see that we are recommending to much calcium to combat this problem and that bone-density scans are not as accurate as once thought in predicting who will and will not have a fracture.
DEFINING OSTEOPOROSIS
The characteristics of osteoporosis are low bone mass and the structural deterioration of the bone tissue. This causes the bone to be fragile and susceptible to fractures. The hip, spine and wrist are the most common bones to have fractures but they can occur anywhere. Our bones protect our vital organs, provide strength for muscles, and store calcium. Bone is a complex living tissue and not just a lifeless structure.
Diet and exercise can affect bones because they constantly changing. Up until the age of 30 we are efficiently building up our bone. After that the ageing process starts to set in and we are breaking down bone at a faster rate than we are forming new bone. Read the rest of this entry »