Healthy food choices that can help prevent prostate cancer
If you’re a male in the prime of life, or you’re a woman concerned about your husband’s health, you’re probably already aware that prostate cancer is a major concern. The good news is that many cases of prostate cancer may actually be prevented through a healthy diet.
Here are some good food choices that will help keep prostate cancer at bay.
Soy
That’s right, the same foods that can help women reduce hot flashes and other menopausal symptoms can help keep men from developing prostate problems. Studies have shown that not only does soy reduce the occurrence of prostate cancer, but societies that have more soy in their diet actually have a lower occurrence rate of the disease.
Vitamin E
This nutrient is essential to maintaining good health throughout your life. Not only is vitamin E a powerful antioxidant, but it is also used to make blood cells, a vital part of our system. Vitamin E has been shown to prevent both prostate cancer and colorectal cancer as well. You can either buy Vitamin E supplements or get it through your diet from sunflower oil, various nuts, bran, and whole wheat.
Drink water: 7 reasons why water should be your drink of choice
We are all taught from an early age that water is good for us, but with coffee, tea, soda, juice, energy drinks and a myriad of other drinks so readily available, it’s hard to make the decision to choose water.
Here are seven good reasons why you should drink more water.
Keeps skin looking great.
If your skin looks unhealthy and tired, then so do you. Staying properly hydrated removes all the toxins that build up in you skin, and helps to prevent your skin from drying out. If you have the opposite problem - in other words puffy bloated skin - then it’s likely that a lack of water is again your problem. When skin doesn’t get water, it retains what it already had, which leaves your skin cells full, puffy, and not exactly what you could call attractive. If you want to look beautiful, you should keep yourself hydrated.
It’s cheaper.
Of course, if you buy bottled water, it’s just about as expensive as soda, juice, and coffee are. However, studies have shown that tap water is usually equally as clean and safe as bottled water, and being free costs a whole lot less. If you have a problem with the taste of your tap water and don’t like it, buy a filter pitcher or one that attaches to the faucet. It still costs a lot less.
Seniors - exercise is important
Whether you are a young child or well into your nineties it is a fact that to live an active healthy lifestyle you need to get proper exercise.
It is very unfortunate that many seniors stop exercising due to various physical constraints, because is actually more important for older people to get regular workouts. It’s also important that these workouts embrace the 4 different types of exercise seniors need. These are: strength training, endurance exercises, flexibility exercises, and balance exercises.
Strength training
As we age, our bodies begin to lose bone and muscle mass. Loss of bone mass increases the risk for osteoporosis and larger, more serious breaks. Loss of muscles mass makes us weaker, slower, and less able to do things. A great way to prevent and perhaps even reverse some of the damage is to do regular strength training exercises. This doesn’t mean that you have to use big fancy and expensive equipment; you can use resistance bands or things you have around the house. Just be sure to follow proper form to prevent injury.
Seven tips to lower your risk of heart disease
Heart disease is one of the main causes of death amongst women. Although women suffer fewer heart attacks than men, women are far less likely to survive when they do have a heart attack. Men and women should be very aware of the risks of heart disease and take steps to reduce their risk.
Here are seven things that you can do that will reduce the risk of heart disease.
1. Stop smoking.
Smoking increases the risk of heart disease. If you are having trouble stopping smoking, try using a nicotine patch or gum.
2. Find out your blood pressure.
When the arteries of the body and the heart are narrowed due to plaque build up in the vessels, blood pressure will increase. When blood is under such pressure, it can dislodge pieces of arterial plaque into the bloodstream. This could lead to a heart attack if the plaque lodges in a coronary artery, or a stroke if the plaque lodges in the brain.