07 03 '17
Finding a Balance – Your Weight There’s always a lot of talk about the different components of food and, everyone seems to have an opinion about what is right and what is wrong. But face it, whether you’re consuming carbohydrates, fats, or proteins all of them contain calories. If your diet focus is on any...
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10 12 '16
Most people refer to it as the �middle-age spread,� but medical researchers call this condition the somatopause (sa-mot-a-pause). Many middle-aged adults are just hearing about this term and have sent questions asking what he or she should look for. Symptoms of the somatopause are weight-gain, especially around the middle; loss of bone density; and declining...
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10 12 '16
The following questions are from our readers. This section will expand as we add more questions and answers. Question: I’ve been reading your site and enjoying the great information, but can’t find what I’m looking for. I’m a baby boomer and have heard that there are specific areas I should be concerned about called physical...
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10 12 '16
Sarcopenia is the medical term describing the loss of muscle mass and strength with age. The muscle mass lost is primarily from fast-twitch muscle fibers. Sarcopenia is becoming recognized as a major cause of both disability and even morbidity among the elderly. However, as early as 30 years of age, sarcopenia can affect you. In...
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10 12 '16
High blood pressure increases your chance (or risk) for getting heart disease and/or kidney disease, and for having a stroke. It is especially dangerous because it often has no warning signs or symptoms. Regardless of race, age, or gender, anyone can develop high blood pressure. It is estimated that one in every four American adults...
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10 12 '16
Your blood cholesterol level has a lot to do with your chances of getting heart disease and high blood cholesterol is one of the major risk factors for it. A risk factor is a condition that increases your chance of getting a disease. In fact, the higher your blood cholesterol level, the greater your risk...
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10 12 '16
Blood sugar or glucose levels are important because these levels can tell us whether or not our pancreas is functioning well among other factors, and more importantly, if we have diabetes. Diabetes is a disorder of metabolism, the way our bodies use digested food for growth and energy. Most of the food we eat is...
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