More open on-the-job interaction might ease the problem, researchers say
By Ed Edelson
HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) — Men who bottle up their anger over unfair treatment at work could be hurting their hearts, a new Swedish study indicates.
Men who consistently failed to express their resentment over conflicts with a fellow worker or supervisor were more than twice as likely to have a heart attack or die of heart disease as those who vented their anger, claims a report in the Nov. 24 online edition of the Journal of Epidemiology and Community health.
In fact, ignoring an ongoing work-related conflict was associated with a tripled risk of heart attack or coronary death, the study of almost 2,800 Swedish working men found.
“It is not good just to walk away after having such a conflict or to swallow one’s feelings,” said study co-author Constanze Leineweber, a psychologist at Stockholm University’s Stress Research Institute.
The study did not specify good ways of coping with work-related stress — “We just looked at the bad side of coping,” Leineweber explained.
The study doesn’t advocate being belligerent at work, Leineweber cautioned. “Shouting out, and so on, is not proper coping,” she said. (Read more…)
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More open on-the-job interaction might ease the problem, researchers say
By Ed Edelson
HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) — Men who bottle up their anger over unfair treatment at work could be hurting their hearts, a new Swedish study indicates.
Men who consistently failed to express their resentment over conflicts with a fellow worker or supervisor were more than twice as likely to have a heart attack or die of heart disease as those who vented their anger, claims a report in the Nov. 24 online edition of the Journal of Epidemiology and Community health.
In fact, ignoring an ongoing work-related conflict was associated with a tripled risk of heart attack or coronary death, the study of almost 2,800 Swedish working men found.
"It is not good just to walk away after having such a conflict or to swallow one's feelings," said study co-author Constanze Leineweber, a psychologist at Stockholm University's Stress Research Institute.
The study did not specify good ways of coping with work-related stress — "We just looked at the bad side of coping," Leineweber explained.
The study doesn't advocate being belligerent at work, Leineweber cautioned. "Shouting out, and so on, is not proper coping," she said. (Read more…)
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Rising life expectancy shows no signs of slowing, researchers say
(HealthDay News) — If current life expectancy trends continue, more than half of babies born in rich nations since 2000 will live to 100 years of age, and they'll have less disability than elderly people in previous generations.
That's the conclusion of researchers who found that increases in life expectancy evident in rich nations since 1840 show no signs of slowing.
"The linear increase in record life expectancy for more than 165 years does not suggest a looming limit to human lifespan. If life expectancy were approaching a limit, some deceleration of progress would probably occur. Continued progress in the longest living populations suggests that we are not close to a limit, and further rise in life expectancy seems likely," Kaare Christensen, of the Danish Aging Research Center at the University of Southern Denmark, and colleagues wrote. Their study appears online Oct. 1 in The Lancet.
During the 20th century, huge increases in life expectancy (30 years or more) occurred in developed nations. Even if health conditions don't improve, 75 percent of babies born in rich nations since 2000 can expect to live to 75, the researchers concluded. Read more…
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By Debby Maugans
Years ago, before my children were born, I went on a press trip to Seville and Madrid, Spain. Several food writers and editors were flown over, wined and dined, and put up in posh hotels by the Spanish Olive Growers Association. After 5 days and nights of incredible tours, meals, and copious amounts of fino, olives, and very late night tapas, we flew back to the States together. I had developed such a passion for the dry sherry we had come to expect every afternoon around teatime that one of my compatriots took up a collection of fino miniatures for me on the flight home. When we disembarked in New York – him to find a cab and me to change planes – I had a purse full.
Robert Barnett and I have been great friends since that first day we sat together on a bus to a country chateau and olive grove. When my oldest daughter was born a year later, he came to see me in the hospital. At that time he was the editor of American Health Magazine; our relationship expanded professionally as he gave me story assignments and, later, recipe development jobs for his own books, American
health Cookbook, and Volumetrics. Bob has also enjoyed a colorful, successful career in New York as health editor of Parenting Magazine and, most recently, iVillage.com.
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by Integrative nutrition
The days are officially shorter and colder. The clocks were turned back over the weekend, marking the beginning of Daylight Savings Time. This time of year, with fewer hours of sunlight and much of our day spent inside, also lead many people into their yearly winter blues. The winter blues aka Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), affects people who do not normally experience depression throughout the warmer months, or causes a marked increase in their depressive symptoms during the winter months. People with SAD often eat and sleep excessively and crave sugary or starchy foods.
A recent article in the New York Times suggests a lower depression risk linked to the Mediterranean Diet, which is high in fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, olive oil and fish. If you are someone who is susceptible to the winter blues, try eating a diet rich in whole foods, and essential nutrients. Open the blinds and let the sun shine in during the daylight hours. Try to keep your home and work environment shining with as much natural light as possible during the day. Everyone needs a winter break. Perhaps you can also schedule a getaway to a sunny spot during the coldest part of winter. With the proper line of defense in place, you can survive the winter blues. How do the winter months affect you? Do you have special practices to avoid getting the blues?
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Knee X-ray
A new study conducted by Tufts University School of Medicine has determined that patients that are at least 65 years of age or older who suffer from knee osteoarthritis (OA), and who practice Tai Chi, increased their physical function and experienced decreased pain. Osteoarthritis is a common form of arthritis that causes an erosion of joint cartilage. Chiropractors help a large number individuals who suffer with OA in a number of areas of the body, including the joints of the knee. Knee pain and disability is one of the most commonplace dysfunctions of the musculoskeletal system, second only to spinal abnormalities. In fact, an extraordinary 4.3 million US adults over age 60 have been diagnosed with knee OA, according to the CDC, and it conjectures that half of the people in America may suffer from symptoms of OA in at least one knee by age 85. The consequences of knee osteoarthritis are pain, immobility, functional disabilities, and a diminished quality of life.
Why do so many adults develop OA? As with nearly all of the musculoskeletal conditions that we develop as we age, inappropriate stress to a joint over time is a major element. That is why as people get older they are more at risk for developing OA in their joints, including the knees. Incorrect function of the knee, irregular gait, compensatory foot mechanics as the result of foot pain, and overload of the knee joint all cause undue stress on the knees. Consequently arthritic changes in the knee joint occur. Many chiropractors suggest such natural, drug-free practices as Tai Chi, in combination with their chiropractic management. Tai Chi (Chuan) is a traditional style of Chinese martial arts that features slow, rhythmic movements that generate peace of mind, as well as an enhancement of balance, an increase in strength, and more flexibility.
In otherwise good health, the 40 men and women with confirmed OA that were picked for the Tufts study were, on average, 65 years of age and overweight. Patients were chosen at random to engage in 60-minute “Yang style” Tai Chi sessions twice weekly for 12 weeks. Each session included a 10-minute self-massage and a review of Tai Chi principles, 30 minutes of Tai Chi movement, 10 minutes of breathing technique, and 10 minutes of relaxation.
Tai Chi practice involves the kind of range of motion, flexibility, muscle conditioning, and aerobic workout that is in harmony with with contemporary exercise advice for osteoarthritis. Furthermore, researchers found that the “mental aspect” of Tai Chi encouraged a sense of well-being, life satisfaction, and impressions of health that aided the participants in dealing differently with chronic pain. Compared with the control group, the group practicing Tai Chi experienced a considerable decrease in knee pain.
Full findings of the study are published in the November 2009 issue of Arthritis Care & Research, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology.
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Diet Soda, Sodium Tied to Kidney Trouble: Studies
It’s more proof that what you eat and drink affects health, researchers say
(HealthDay News) — A diet high in salt or artificially sweetened drinks increases the risk of kidney function decline, two studies show.
“There are currently limited data on the role of diet in kidney disease,” researcher Dr. Julie Lin, of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, said in a news release. “While more study is needed, our research suggests that higher sodium and artificially sweetened soda intake are associated with greater rate of decline in kidney function.”
The first study looked at diet and kidney function decline in more than 3,000 women enrolled in the national Nurses’ health Study. The researchers found that “in women with well-preserved kidney function, higher dietary sodium intake was associated with greater kidney function decline, which is consistent with experimental animal data that high sodium intake promotes progressive kidney disease.” Read more…
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Diet, Exercise Thwart Diabetes: Study
Lifestyle changes really do work to prevent type 2, experts say
By Steven Reinberg
healthDay Reporter
(HealthDay News) — Diet and exercise can keep diabetes at bay for a decade, cutting the risk for the disease by more than a third in the most susceptible people, a new study finds.
About 11 percent of U.S. adults (24 million) have diabetes, mostly type 2, which is linked to poor diet and sedentary lifestyle. In addition, 57 million overweight adults have higher-than-normal blood sugar levels, which raise the risk of a heart attack or stroke and the likelihood of developing type 2 diabetes, researchers say.
But new research, published in the Oct. 29 online edition of The Lancet, shows that losing weight and exercising can delay or prevent the onset of diabetes more effectively than the prescription drug metformin or a placebo. Read more…
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