THE TOP 10 MOST IMPORTANT NUTRITION AND LIFESTYLE RESEARCH ARTICLES OF 20014
Over the past year I’ve shared with you over seventy postings containing the most important research findings reported in the areas of nutrition, natural treatments, and lifestyle factors that we in Integrative Medicine believe are the best treatments now and for the future.
On this second day of our daily countdown please see #9 my TOP 10 research articles of the year. The most important criteria that I considered for inclusion in the list was the study’s importance in changing our understanding or treatment approach to any disease. In 2014 the facts now show clearly that advising people to eat low fat and low salt is proving to be wrong. Sugar is the problem. Both Picks #1 and #2 for 2014 are on this same crucial topic.
The importance of exercise takes up three of our top 10. Even if it isn’t big news that exercise is good for you, it is being proven again and again to be helpful in different ways, and it’s importance simply cannot be overemphasized. The importance to our health of vitamin D and Omega 3 fatty acids has also been shown again in new research this year.
It is my hope that some reader(s) of my top 10 Research Articles of 2014 will take any of the information to heart and it can inspire them to enjoy better health in their lives. If I am of help to any reader in this way, my job will have been well done.
Thank you and HERE”S #9
Senior Athletes Prove Exercise Slows The Aging Process
A review of research on senior athletes (ages 65 and up) entitled The Effects of Fitness on the Aging Process appears in the September issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Lead researcher, orthopedic surgeon B. Vopat, MD states, “A lot of the deterioration we see with aging can be attributed to a more sedentary lifestyle instead of aging itself. An increasing amount of evidence demonstrates that we can modulate age-related decline in the musculoskeletal system.” Exercise clearly improves measurements of bone density, ligament and tendon function, and overall muscle vs. fat mass. These improvements all ad up to less tendency to sprains and fractures, and less of the disability associated with aging. The recommendation made by these Orthopedic specialists is for a combined physical activity regimen for all adults, (as is safe and allowable) which includes resistance exercises and strength training, flexibility and balance training, and aerobic endurance exercises. Of course it is important to note that aerobic endurance training promotes a healthy heart and cardiovascular system in addition to the musculoskeletal benefits that this report focuses on. The overall message for all is EXERCISE ! It may keep you young.
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