Holistic Approach For Healthy Aging In Men

With improvements in the quality of health care that we can avail of in this jet set age, it has become possible for men to work longer years than could earlier be imagined. In order to further enhance and prolong the quality of life, it is worthwhile to look at some preventive steps. Naturopathic physician and health science advisor to LIFE SPAN labs, Dr. Marcus Laux, recommends a holistic approach towards health for ageing men in order to achieve a better quality of life. According to Dr. Marcus Laux, the earlier concept of 'fix what's broken' isn't good enough for a more fulfilling life. Physical, emotional and sexual well-being play a joint role in maintaining overall well-being, and a whole-body approach is the best way to ensure quality health for any man. Dr. Laux offers some insightful tips to fight age-related insufficiencies that catch up with most men with the passage of time. Lifestyle options like watching your weight and leading a reasonably active life can help out in a big way towards attaining the kind of life you have secretly longed for and given up on as the years flew by.

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Fresh Breath Of Life - All Day Long

It's time you took steps to break free of the drab existence you put up with day in and day out. Let these incisive health tips breathe fresh life into your listless existence so you come off more relaxed and energized to take on life's challenges with new determination. It's possible to keep aside some time for some simple, all-natural things to do each day for long-lasting energy, according to Alan Hirsch, M.D., neurological director of the Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation in Chicago. You can start off right from the time you get up from bed. Exposing yourself for a few moments to bright sunlight after you wake up can be quite uplifting. Exposure to bright light signals your body to stop production of melatonin, a sleep hormone that makes you feel draggy. Your brain produces this hormone at night to induce sleep, says Norman Rosenthal, M.D., a professor of psychiatry at Georgetown Medical School in Washington, D.C. She explains that a morning blast of light tells your brain to stop making melatonin - which gives you a surge of energy. Small steps like this can keep you ticking - all day long...

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Traveling Is Fun - But Without Bedbugs!

It's exasperating to have to remove your shoes for a security guard or pay $50 because your luggage is a trifle too heavy. Then there's jetlag. Some of the things that figure in your list of complaints as a frequent traveler. However, these inconveniences pale into insignificance when compared to the new menace: bedbugs. Omniscient, omnipotent and omnipresent - these critters seem to know exactly how to queer your traveling experience. They love to hitch a ride on your luggage, and have an uncanny knack of sneaking up on your home or workplace, making it difficult to continue with the ordinary business of life. Apart from stretching your mental sanity, bedbugs can wreak havoc on your wallet by way of thousands in clean-up costs. Fortunately, it's possible to travel and yet stay free of these pests when you return from your journey with these well researched tips. For example, when checking into your hotel room, look out for signs of bedbugs. Especially, the lovely, comfortable, relaxing bed that looks so inviting may be teeming with these pesky insects. Be aware - don't let these pernicious critters crawl right into your life...

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Processed Meats Serious Health Threat, Says WCRF

Following a detailed review of over 7,000 clinical trials looking into links between diet and cancer, the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) recently concluded that processed meats are unacceptably dangerous for human consumption. This overly point-blank and momentous conclusion, not surprisingly, has the meat eating population in a flutter. In fact, the WCRF strongly urges everyone to quit buying and eating all processed meat products - for the rest of their lives. Processed meats like bacon and sausage that come in frozen prepared meals are typically manufactured with sodium nitrite, a carcinogenic ingredients used as a color fixer by meat companies to impart a bright red color so the products appear fresh. Unfortunately, sodium nitrite is also responsible for formation of cancer-causing nitrosamines in the human body leading to increased cancer risk. However, due to the considerable influence that big food corporations wield over U.S. government regulators, it's quite impossible to stop this dangerous practice. Still, you can protect yourself by following these valuable tips. However, your best defense is to completely discard processed meats.

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Slimmer Waistline Equals Better Cardiac Health

Men and women need to pay better attention to their expanding waistlines, as this can potentially be the precursor to more serious health challenges. For men, a waistline over 40 inches, and for women, a waistline more than 35 inches, should be interpreted as bad news, according to researchers who followed the weight and waists of over 100,000 people aged 50 and above for nine years. Their findings unequivocally suggested that a larger waistline dangerously upped the chances of heart disease, cancer and respiratory problems - something which doesn't hold true for people with slimmer waists. Significantly, the researchers found that health risks persisted even for those who didn't gain weight, but only put on ampler waistlines. They feel that the increased risk might be due to the characteristics of abdominal fat. Studies have suggested that abdominal fat is responsible for secreting proteins and hormones that raise cholesterol levels and inhibit the body's insulin processing capability. So, if you didn't so earlier, it's time to watch your diet and level of activity - key factors that keep your waistline in check.

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Meditation: Non-Drug Option For MS Patients

A small Swiss study conducted recently claims that a form of medication called "mindfulness" could be effective for patients suffering from multiple sclerosis (MS), which often brings on depression and anxiety. Although more extensive research is necessary to substantiate this claim, it might well be admitted that meditation is safe and cheaper than the medications MS patients take. Earlier research has indicated half of MS patients face depression during their life span and anxiety disorders afflict one in four. A significant percentage of these patients complain of experiencing fatigue, which often assumes disruptive proportions. Scientists at the University Hospital Basel, studying the efficacy of their mindfulness program, discovered that participants who received this meditation program reported substantial relief from fatigue and depression for up to six months and had a better quality of life, too - something which could not be said for patients receiving standard medical care. Although the findings may attract skepticism, there's no denying that mindfulness has no side-effects and comes for free. Giving it a try, therefore, shouldn't hurt...

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Resistance Training Better Option For Improved Flexibility, Reveals American Study

Although conventional wisdom favors static training for improved flexibility over resistance training, a new study, presented at the American College of Sports Medicine's 57th Annual Meeting in Baltimore, begs to differ. The research, which saw participation from 25 college-age volunteers, suggested carefully crafted, full-range resistance training regimens can often turn in better results in comparison to typical static stretching regimens. Researchers studied the effects of both resistance training and stretching programs, which concentrated on the same muscle-joint complexes over similar movements and ranges, on subjects. Post-tests determined flexibility and strength. The results, surprisingly, indicated stretching conferred no statistically significant advantage over resistance training. In fact, resistance training helped produce better improvements in flexibility in certain instances, while also improving strength. Although further careful and detailed research is necessary to substantiate the results, fitness enthusiasts may well be advised to consider resistance training, if they aren't into it already, as an important option, as well.

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