Posted in Nutrition, Senior Health, tagged diet, Nutrition, salt, Senior Health, sodium on July 15, 2008 | No Comments »
Shake your salt habit :
You can adapt to a low-sodium diet faster than you think, reports the Journal of the American Dietetic Association. Researchers had 354 volunteers follow three diets for 30 days each. One contained 1,200 milligrams of sodium per day, one 2,300 mg (within the recommended amount), and one 3,500 mg (the amount [...]
Posted in Nutrition, Senior Health, tagged Senior Health, Health, Nutrition, Live A Longer Healthier Life on July 12, 2008 | No Comments »
Folic acid, calcium, vitamin D and omega-3s can keep you vibrant.
Five nutrients can help older adults live independently longer and folic acid can reduce birth defects, in a new study by The Lewin Group (an independent healthcare cost-analysis firm in Falls Church, Virginia, serving the U.S. government and industry). Researchers reviewed the scientific literature on [...]
Posted in Nutrition, Senior Health, tagged Nutrition, Senior Nutrition, Protect Aging Muscles With Fish Oil, Omega-3 fatty acids on July 10, 2008 | No Comments »
Omega-3s may reduce loss of muscle mass
Fish oil supplements containing omega-3 fatty acids are traditionally used to support heart health, but new research has discovered another great benefit - omega-3s may improve insulin resistance and have a positive effect on muscle mass.
Canadian researchers found that omega-3s accelerated protein synthesis in aging cattle by increasing the [...]
Posted in Disease, Nutrition, Senior Health, tagged Death, Disease, Health, Nutrition, Senior Health, seniors, Sun, Vitamin D on March 2, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Do you love to spend time in the sun? Sun exposure is one of the best ways to increase your vitamin D level and recent studies have concluded that it can lower your risk of death from certain diseases. Some potentially fatal diseases that are being connected with a deficiency of vitamin D are multiple [...]
