Exercise Improves Body Composition in Kidney Disease Patients

Those who participated in the program for 12 months were significantly fitter-with an 11% increase in their maximal aerobic capacity compared with a 1% decrease in patients receiving usual care. Patients in the program also achieved a small but significant amount of weight loss. “We demonstrated that this could be done safely in spite of patients having a number of other health problems. This was in part because of the expertise of the multidisciplinary team, who frequently adjusted diabetic and blood pressure medications,” said Dr. Isbel. Importantly, the researchers also saw that there was an improvement in heart function in patients in the intervention group.
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Exercise — the Real Fountain of Youth

A bar line at top shows you how far you are toward a 10,000-step day. Also, the black-and-green band is reversible, and other colors are available as accessories. Dislikes: The watch can fall off because the band, which stays in place when two molded studs on one side of the band snap into holes on the other side, has no clasp or loop holding it in place. Joey’s popped off momentarily while he was carrying boxes into his dorm room.
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Compact exercise aids that work for dorm room workouts

Of course, she added, “you can’t regain the strength you had when you were 18 or 19.” Still, she said, seniors “can run in marathons, they can participate in the senior Olympic games.” Or they can just get off the couch and engage in less strenuous pursuits such as gardening and walking, and reap benefits. McNeney urges older adults to first think about what their goals are, and what being fit means to them. Whether your goal as an older adult is to run a marathon or lift groceries without straining, some of McNeney’s advice is the same: Set realistic goals. Dr. Jack Higgins is vice president for health promotion for Fifty-Plus Lifelong Fitness, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based organization devoted to the promotion of physical activity for adults at midlife and beyond.
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Kaiser Permanente Program Linked to Improved Blood Pressure Control

Brewer’s yeast lowers blood pressure in type 2 diabetes mellitus

This has huge implications for the health of our members because this success translates into reduced risk of stroke and heart disease.” This study is part of Kaiser Permanente’s ongoing work to address hypertension and cardiovascular health overall. Last year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recognized Kaiser Permanente Colorado for its success in controlling hypertension across its entire patient population. And for the last few years, Kaiser Permanente has encouraged diabetes patients who are at least 55 years old to participate in an aggressive initiative to prevent heart attacks and strokes. The ALL initiative is a therapeutic program that includes the use of aspirin, lisinopril and a lipid-lowering medication.
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Risk factors for hypertension in children include obesity, sodium intake and family history. U.S. dietary guidelines suggest people eat no more than 2,300 milligrams of sodium per day, while the AHA recommends an even lower threshold of 1,500 daily milligrams. The AHA estimates 97 percent of children and teens eat too much salt, putting them at risk for high blood pressure and eventual heart disease. For the study, researchers compared more than 3,200 kids between ages 8 and 17 who were part of a nutritional survey from 1988 and 1994 and compared them to more than 8,300 kids who were surveyed from 1999 to 2008. Researchers accounted for differences between the group that could affect the results, such as race, gender, body mass index and daily sodium intake.
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High blood pressure risk rising among U.S. youths

P. Hosseinzadeh from International Campus, Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Tehran, Iran and colleagues conducted the study and found individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus who took brewer’s yeast had their blood pressure decreased significantly, compared with those who did not take the supplement. For the study, 84 men and women with type 2 diabetes mellitus at an average of 46 years were randomly assigned to receive 1.8 grams of brewer’s yeast or placebo per day for 12 weeks. At the end of intervention, body weight, body mass index, food consumption based on a 24-hour food recall, fasting serum lipoproteins such as cholesterol, LDL-c, and HDL-c, triglyceride, systolic and diastolic blood pressures were measured before and after the supplementation. After the 12-week supplementation, systolic and diastolic blood pressures were decreased in those diabetics receiving brewer’s yeast by 4.1 and 5.7 respectively. There were no significant changes in LDL-c, HDL-c, triglyceride and cholesterol in those who received brewer’s yeast and those who did not. The researchers concluded supplementation with brewer’s yeast in addition to the usual treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus can reduce systolic and diastolic blood pressures in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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Vitamins: Too much of a not-so-good thing?

Paul Offit says everyone should be more skeptical about taking large doses of vitamins. As Offit wrote in an op-ed the New York Times , a 1994 New England Journal of Medicine study on 29,000 Finnish smokers found beta carotene was associated with lung and heart disease death. Beta carotene and vitamin A in combination were shown in another New England Journal of Medicine study to be linked to a 46% greater risk of death from lung cancer than placebo. A 2012 Cochrane review of multiple randomized clinical trials showed an increase in risk of death may be linked to beta carotene and vitamin E, as well as higher doses of vitamin A. The likely explanation, Offit said, is that supplemental antioxidant vitamins, taken in large quantities, cause unnatural behavior in the body, counteracting oxidation too much and leaving the immune system weaker in its defenses against invaders. In response to Offit’s op-ed, the nonprofit Consumer Healthcare Products Association countered that there is research underscoring the benefits of multivitamins, and that these supplements are prominent in the health care regime of many consumers.
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SmartyPants Vitamins Closes $2.59 Million In Funding

CircleUp is a crowdfunding investment platform that helps small consumer and retail companies raise money directly from a community of sophisticated accredited investors. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130820/LA66288LOGO ) SmartyPants, a leader in nutrient dense gummy supplements , has experienced explosive growth with total sales increasing 1,000 percent since its launch in the fall of 2010. The new funding will enable them to accelerate their marketplace growth strategy, expand their trade marketing support and hire key executives. “Partnering withCircleUp gave us access to an incrediblecommunity of value-added investors who will help us position to capture greater market share,” said Courtney Nichols Gould, Co-CEO and Co-Founder of SmartyPants. “Theysaved us valuable time by managing the process for us and gave us access to investors who might not have crossed our paths but have strategic importance to us.” One such investor is Chinese and could be of service as the company examines key expansion opportunities abroad.
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Marketing Vitamins: Daily Marketing Activities to Build Any Business

If you want your business to keep growing, one thing you must do is ensure youre getting a solid ROI on the efforts you invest time and money in. A Google Universal Analytics integration can provide the data you need to analyze the success of your marketing campaigns and measure your online interactions with customers, and for offline advertising you have call tracking to measure the results of those ads. Knowing the origins of your leads are critical when you want to know where you can stop wasting moneyand start spending more on efforts that actually drive results. Friday: Engage on Social Media At this point, many businesses have some kind of social media presence, however small. But having an account isnt enough: you need to be engaging with your fans and sharing fresh content and news. It doesnt take much effort: thank a follower for sharing your blog, or comment on a partners blog post with the hope that theyll return the favor.
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Obama to GOP: Health insurance is now a ‘right.’ Is he right?

Obama, in fact, used the word during the 2008 presidential debates, and has made similar arguments hence. But Obamas assertion in his Saturday address ratcheted up the stakes for the coming enrollment opening for Obamacare , a law passed solely by Democrats in 2010, which makes health insurance affordable for millions of poorer Americans, but penalizes Americans who dont want to buy health insurance. RECOMMENDED: How much do you know about health-care reform? Take our quiz!
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Pr. George’s mental health court aims to treat, rather than jail, defendants

He denied having delusional thoughts. He knew what day it was and that he was standing in a courtroom. Now Lewis had a decision to make, the kind that made her pray she was right and worry she was wrong and which she made a dozen times each day: not whether the man was guilty or innocent, but whether he was stable enough to be released from the psychiatric hospital in suburban Maryland where he had been confined since his arrest. With the support of medication, counselors, a case worker and a judges monitoring, could he be trusted to deal with his own mental health? And at a moment of public concern about the link between mental illness and violence , there was another consideration: Was he dangerous? It was a Tuesday in mental health court in Upper Marlboro, one of a growing number of such courts being established across the nation to address the fact of a criminal justice system swollen with the mentally ill.
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3 Reasons Why Health-Care Costs Are Likely to Rise

Obamacare While we can’t be sure how long it will take for GDP growth to get back to historical levels, there’s one driver of higher health spending that you can probably mark on your calendar now: implementation of Obamacare in 2014. Actuaries and economists with the federal government expect health-care cost growth to jump to 7.4% next year as a result of health reform implementation. The reason for this projected increase is simple: higher demand for health services. If more uninsured Americans obtain insurance, they’re likely to use more health services.
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Digestive health: 10 Tips for getting your digestive system back on track

You need guts to be happy no matter what: The importance of a healthy digestive system for enhanced immunity

Keeping a running tab on the fiber you consume can help give you more energy. 3 Hydrate Water is one of those essential elements for a healthy digestive system. Adequate hydration gives your digestive system the moisture it needs to properly function. Also, sometimes our bodies mistake hunger for thirst, so stay hydrated to prevent unnecessary overeating. Try keeping water with lemon slices around to help boost your intake. 4 Become a frequent flyer Eat small, frequent meals throughout the day to keep your metabolism revved up, your blood sugar balanced and your energy up.
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Your Digestive System

It is ensconced inside sheaths of tissue found in the lining of the esophagus, stomach, small intestine and colon. It is known to have an important function in regulating our emotions. Isn’t it obvious why symptoms from the two brains are often the source of confusion? How intestinal flora aid digestion and foods that help build them Cells in the human digestive system lack some of the enzymes needed to break down certain types of food.
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How to heal your digestive system of damage from GMO foods (Video)

We have recently through many studies been able to understand a little more about the function of this ‘brain’ and a lot of things are coming to light. For example: It has been found that 95% of body’s serotonin is found in the gut. Serotonin is the neurotransmitter that has been associated with causing Depression. It was also found that Irritable bowel syndrome is thought to be related to serotonin levels in the gut.
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If I had to choose a way to heal my digestive system of damage from gluten and GMOs this would be it. The source of healing is Kefir . Kefir has been around for a very very long time and the amount of pro-biotic formulas that are in this milk like food source are tremendous. Kefir, or Kefir milk you can make at home, and this is one great natural method for reversing the damage to your gut and to get you on the right track of a non-GMO diet.
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You need guts to be happy no matter what: The importance of a healthy digestive system for enhanced immunity

Isn’t it logical, then, that a strong and healthy gut will spawn a healthy body and strong mind? Research suggests that the gut micro-flora lining the intestines are much more than just “good” or “bad” bacteria, and that their most important function is to regulate the body’s immune response, especially when faced with stress. This is a two-way street: Psychology and psycho-social factors influence the physiological functioning of the gut, and a healthy strong gut can help one stay mentally agile and fit. A recent scientific study in Nutrition in Clinical Practice shows that the micro organism or gut flora living in the human intestines form a network of natural controls that regulate mood, appetite, body weight, nutrient absorption, stress and immune response. No surprise then that the human digestive tract is home to 70 percent of the immune system. Simply put, our every-day food can help or harm our mind-body health.
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Digestive System: Facts, Function & Diseases

[ Tips for Preventing Stomach Aches ] There are a number of tests to detect digestive tract ailments. A colonoscopy is the examination of the inside of the colon using a long, flexible, fiber-optic viewing instrument called a colonoscope. Other testing procedures include upper GI endoscopy, capsule endoscopy, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and endoscopic ultrasound. Study of the digestive system Gastroenterology is the branch of medicine focused on studying and treating the digestive system disorders. Physicians practicing this specialty are called gastroenterologists. The name is a combination of three ancient Greek words gaster (gastros) (stomach), enteron (intestine) and logos (reason).
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The digestive system

Digestion is the process by which food is broken down to be absorbed into the blood stream and distributed around the body. The process is started by saliva in the mouth breaking down carbohydrates. In the stomach, enzymes and acid in digestive juices break down proteins, sugars and fats. The breaking down of carbohydrates and emulsifying of fats continues in the small intestine.
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Digestion Foods: The Best And Worst Foods For Your Digestive System

Foods that will not increase reflux. Foods that won’t cause diarrhea,” Kristi King, R.D., a senior dietitian at Texas Children’s Hospital and a spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, tells HuffPost. Good digestion starts the moment you put a food in your mouth, King adds, noting that foods that are “good” for digestion are generally those that make the digestive process easier. Different nutrients from foods benefit the body in different ways, says Dr.
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