HEALTH TIPS

HEALTH TIPS NUMBER 1

   Forty five studies involving over 218,000 adults who believe they may have the fat gene were tested.  Those who did moderate or vigorous exercise more than an hour a week were 27 percent less likely to become obese than their sedentary peers.  This information was published in the online journal November 1, 2011 PLoS Medicine.  An individual’s belief system may add to this and have an influence on the results, as in Philippians 4:13. “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”

HEALTH TIPS – NUMBER 2 - STROKES AND MEMORY DECLINE

  Your risk for a stroke might also be a good indicator of your risk for memory loss and other cognitive problems according to a recent study that tracked 23,752 adults over four years.  Fifteen per cent of the people who scored at the top of a scale used to measure stroke risk also had cognitive problems, compared with just three percent of those who had the lowest stroke-risk scores.  Advanced age, high blood pressure and a thickening of the heart muscle were strongly linked to cognitive decline.  The findings appeared in the November 8, 2011, issue of Neurology.

HEALTH TIPS – NUMBER 3 - SUPPLEMENTS AND KIDNEY DISEASE

  Fifteen percent of Americans report taking supplements that could be harmful for those with chronic kidney disease, according to a national survey of the nutritional habits of 21,169 adults.  Among the commonly used ingredients that could pose such problems were alfalfa, ginger and ginseng.

HEALTH TIP – NUMBER 4 - BREAST CANCER AND BOOZE

  Women who drank three to six glasses of wine a week had a 15 percent higher risk of breast cancer more than women who did not drink alcohol, according to a study published in the November 2, 2011, issue of the American Medical Association.  Having two or more drinks a day was associated with a 51 percent higher risk.  Alcohol may increase the circulation of estrogen levels that links to a higher risk of breast cancer.