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| September 2009 |
Vol 2, Issue 9 |
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| Youthful Aging
through Healthy Lifestyles |
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Take charge of your healh this September in honor of National Healthy Aging Month. What we do on a daily basis is directly linked to how we are going to age 10, 20, 30 or more years from now. Remember, aging is inevitable...but how you age is up to you.
Here's to your health... |
| National Healthy Aging Month |
 Every day we age. But we don't have to sit back and let it happen. According to research conducted by the MacArthur Foundation Consortium on Successful Aging, genetics account for 30 percent of aging characteristics while lifestyle and environmental factors account for 70 percent. In addition, a recent report in Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives Journals, attributes four simple lifestyle factors - exercising regularly, following a healthy diet, maintaining a healthy weight and never smoking - to dramatically reducing the risk of chronic disease and early death. |
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| Exercise & Diet Reduce Risk of Alzheimer's Disease |
In a prospective cohort study of 1880 community dwelling elders without dementia published in the August 12, 2009 issue of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, both higher adherence to a Mediterranean-style diet and higher physical activity were independently associatd with reduced risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD).
Researchers administerd standardized neurological and neuropsychological measures every 1.5 years over a fourteen year period and tracked adherence to a Mediterranean-style diet and a physical activity log. Subjects in the highest diet adherence group was associated with a 32% to 40% reduction in risk. Similarly, individuals reporting high levels of physical activity had a 33% to 48% lowere risk for AD.
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| Overconsumption of Sugar Linked to Aging |
 Over the last 20-25 years, ever increasing intake of dietary sugars have been implicated in the expanding waistlines of Americans. Those cookies, sodas, and processed foods with artifical sweeteners are doing more harm than just to your figure. In addition to the obesity connection, they are reponsible for the epidemic of type 2 diabetes and heart disease, and contirbute to liver disease, wrinkles and premature aging. |
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Alternity Healthcare uses cutting edge science and a comprehensive evaluation to identify and reduce your risk of degenertive diseases, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, cancer, Alzheimer's disease and stroke. Dr. Ebanks, along with the members of his clinical staff, will outline a program to optimize your health.
You will feel better, look better and perform better...longer.
Contact Alternity Healthcare for a confidential discussion about recapturing the vitality of your youth
www.alternityhealthcare.com
860.561.2294
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Desmond Ebanks, MD
Founder & Medical Director
Alternity Healthcare, LLC |
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