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New Research Shows Berries as Heart Health Protectors
An explosion of research over the last decade has put berries front and center in a nutritional program for good health. And now, recent findings from the Nurses’ Health Study (NIS) II—a long-term nutrition study includes 93,600 women—highlight berry intake as a key strategy for maintaining heart health. Over an 18-year period, women who ate four or more servings of blueberries and strawberries per week had a 34 percent better chance of keeping their hearts healthy than women who consumed less. The researchers attribute this discovery to anthocyanins, which are health-promoting flavonoids that give berries their rich colors. The report was published in January 2013 by the American Heart Association. (Cassidy A, et al. Circulation 2013; Vol.127, Pages 188-196.)
This is great news for Blueberry Detox® users, because not only does Blueberry Detox® boost your anthocyanin intake, taking one serving daily protects your heart with psyllium fiber at the same time. In fact, FDA labeling regulations (which dictate what we can and cannot tell you about the health benefits of dietary supplements) allow us to make the following statement: Diets low in saturated fat and cholesterol that include 7 grams of soluble fiber per day from psyllium husk may reduce the risk of heart disease. One serving of Blueberry Detox® Fiber Formula provides 4 grams of this soluble fiber.
Of course, Blueberry Detox® is great for maintaining regularity and healthy elimination, too—that’s the main reason folks are using it. This latest research shows that the blueberries in Blueberry Detox® do more than just give it a great berry taste. So keep taking Blueberry Detox® knowing you’re helping to keep your intestinal tract—and your heart—healthy.
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This is part of our ongoing The Best Kept Secrets to Healthy Aging spotlight. Each week, we will be posting some of the great information that’s packed into our book, The Best Kept Secrets to Healthy Aging.
Today’s topic:
Fundamentals of Healthy Aging – What Is “Healthy Aging” and How Can It Be Achieved?
Retaining true physical youth happens nowhere in nature and would be unnatural. That’s why “anti-aging” is a misconception – “aging” cannot be prevented unless you have access to a working time machine. If you do, all bets are off. Otherwise, realize that fighting against “aging” is a fairly futile practice. Not even the Spanish conquistadors could find the Fountain of Youth. As someone once said, “Aging seems to be the only available way to live a long life.”
“Healthy aging”, therefore, is one part prevention of functional decline and one part extension of longevity. Thanks to today’s understanding of the science of life, remaining as “youthful” as possible for as many decades as possible, with the fringe benefit of a few extra decades – now that is an achievable goal.
Population-based studies suggest that there are practices that healthy people around the world have implemented which show promise for living longer, healthier lives. In fact, a number of population groups around the world are living the “Healthy Aging” dream right now.
In Okinawa, Japan, over 600 men and women have exceeded a century of life and are still going strong (http://www.okicent.org/study.html). It’s not just a coincidence that Okinawa has higher than average numbers of centenarians; the average life expectancy of the 1.4 million Okinawans is almost 90 years. And they don’t just live longer, they live better longer. Compared to men and women in the US, Okinawans more than 65 years old have about one-quarter the rate of loss of cognitive functioning, half as many hip fractures, one-fifth as much heart disease, half the rate of colon cancer, one-fifth as much breast cancer and only 10% as many cases of prostate cancer. Yet, so far as researchers can determine, there are no relevant “longevity-enhancing” genetic differences between North Americans and Okinawans. Can lifestyle and diet really be that important? You be the judge – going beyond the “outcomes” statistics quoted above, it is known that on average an Okinawan has less than half as many free radicals circulating in his or her blood as has a North American.
To recap: live right, eat right, suffer half as much chronic oxidative stress, and enjoy a ten to twenty-year longer, and much more disease-free, lifespan. Doesn’t that sound motivating?
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Fundamentals of Healthy Aging – What are Okinawans Doing?
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This is part of our ongoing The Best Kept Secrets to Healthy Aging spotlight. Each week, we will be posting some of the great information that’s packed into our book, The Best Kept Secrets to Healthy Aging.
Today’s topic:
Fundamentals of Healthy Aging – Is “Aging” Truly Inevitable?
Maybe not as we usually think of it. Evidence from a study published recently in the Journal of Gerontology points to some interesting facts about centenarians. Gerontologists evaluated the reports of 42,398 consecutive autopsies that were performed between 1975 and 1995 in Vienna, Austria. They found that 40 of these men and women were over the age of 100 years when they died. Of these 40, 24 (60%) were completely healthy when they died. All 40 were reported to have suffered an acute fatal heart attack or to have simply stopped breathing – none seemed to have died of “old age.” From all appearances they could have kept on living if whatever triggered their final moments had not occurred. According to these specialists, while “getting older” is inevitable, “dying of old age” is not. Death may also be inevitable; however living healthfully by incorporating healthy practices can lead to “Healthy Aging”. Most of the centenarians in this study seem to have found that “holy grail” of human health – they got older without being harmed by the experience.
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Fundamentals of Healthy Aging – What Is “Healthy Aging”?
This is part of our ongoing The Best Kept Secrets to Healthy Aging spotlight. Each week, we will be posting some of the great information that’s packed into our book, The Best Kept Secrets to Healthy Aging.
Today’s topic:
Fundamentals of Healthy Aging – What Causes “Aging”?
Aging is a process of gradual change that results in the accumulation of small incremental decreases in the normal functional capacities of the body and mind. Effects on outward appearance also become noticeable as changes occur in the skin, hair and nails. Other functional changes involve the regulation of metabolism and of physiological systems, affecting such things as immune function, vision, sexual performance, energy levels and sleep. Some of the changes that affect the body’s structural elements – muscles, bones, joints, tendons and ligaments – occur gradually over many years. As these changes take place, movement, flexibility, strength, endurance and recovery from overuse or injury may be compromised. Also, because aging-associated changes can affect the body’s control centers – the brain, spinal cord and nerves – cognitive functions, including memory formation and retrieval, quickness of thought, ability to concentrate and make decisions, attention span, emotional balance and mood – can become less reliable. Scientists have yet to agree upon a clear definition of aging, other than simply “getting older,” but, like the rest of us, most know it when they see it.
Many theories abound for the causes of the signs of aging on the human body. A number of them make a certain amount of sense from a strictly empirical (that is, evidence-based) scientific point of view that focuses on the individual. A major theory is the “free radical theory of aging” that suggests that eventually the accumulation of the inevitable chemical imperfections in body biochemistry will cause enough damage to result in functional declines and failures in various body systems. The evidence for this is increasing, as we now know a number of physiological changes occur in cells throughout the body secondary to the ravages of oxidative stress. We also know that cells exposed to overwhelming oxidative damage eventually will succumb to it and die. It is also well-established that cells capable of defending themselves through the production or availability of antioxidant defenses can stay stronger, longer. Thus, according to this theory, the health of every cell, and thus organ, system and likely the human individual, is dependent on maintaining a balance that favors a higher amount of antioxidants to free radicals. Further evidence for this comes from studies showing that individuals consuming foods that are high in antioxidants, such as fruits and vegetables, generally are healthier overall than those individuals consuming diets low in antioxidant-rich foods. Based on these findings, it is easy to see how this theoretical perspective on the causes of aging has merit.
On the other hand, other theories attempt to explain the issue from larger perspectives, such as a sort of combination of environmental influences and genetic predetermination that lead to a determination of how cells, organs, systems and the body age. Studies of population groups comprising different ethnicities have shown that certain cultures certainly have varying genetic makeup and tendencies towards differing health concerns.
People in South Asia tend to have a greater incidence of heart disease than many other cultural groups throughout the world. Recently, genetic factors have been identified that likely explain this greater risk, at least in part. Several other such examples exist in cultures spanning the globe. In the end, all possibilities exert some influence on the process of “aging” and together combine to produce the changes in normal physiology associated with age.
The preceding can appear to describe an overwhelming situation – what some may describe as the “inevitability” of age. It’s not surprising that so many people seem to surrender to these changes and choose to embrace “the inevitable.” Please don’t follow their example. They are not aware of and, therefore, cannot understand the key to “healthy aging” – for every dart that “growing older” seems to throw at you, Mother Nature offers you a shield. These shields, or principles, describe the foundations of healthy aging practices. Your job is to determine what those principles are, which principles apply to your individual case, and how to implement them in your daily life. Of course, if you’ve read through the book (or blog posts) this far you know the answers. Now, the challenge is to actualize the principles that have been outlined here and incorporate them into your diet, your lifestyle practices, and your foundational nutritional regimen, adding to this foundation based on your own needs.
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Fundamentals of Healthy Aging – Is “Aging” Truly Inevitable?