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Relief for aching joints

admin — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:36:51 +0000

Many people find relief through acupuncture and massage. Sometimes the solution is as simple as having the right shoes. For many sufferers, however, replacing the joint is the only option. The success rate of knee and hip replacements is high. They last for 15 to 20 years, but even if an implant does last that long, recipients under the age of 65 will probably require at least one surgery to correct for wear and tear. And implants are expensive.

Alternatives to total knee and hip replacements are emerging. Hip resurfacing involves capping rather than replacing the doom of the thigh bone. While traditional hip replacement patients are advised to avoid high impact activities, those with the resurfaced hip have fewer restrictions. Hip resurfacing is best suited for people under 65 and without arthritic conditions in multiple joints.

If you are lucky enough to still have a healthy joint, start taking Care of them now. Maintain a healthy body weight, and make good posture a habit: change sitting positions often and learned how to lift and carry heavy objects properly. Eat a diet rich in vitamins C, which slows the pace of dissipating cartilage and calcium for skeletal strength. Avoid high heels, and chose appropriate shoes for walking and sports.
The regular exercise programme, one of the best things you can do is walk 2 to 3 km a day, is good for both your joints and your overall health. Alternate jogging with laps at the swimming pool or cycling. Rushing to the gym during lunch hour isn’t a good idea if you can’t do a proper warm-up and cool down. These days people are always in a hurry, they want to do everything right away. But hurrying is a certain way of getting hurt.

Keeping your brain young

admin — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:00:58 +0000

You are never too young to start preventing Alzheimer’s disease. The more you stimulate your brain, the better you will fare. To keep the brain fit feast on fruits and vegetables. When you drink fruit or vegetable juice at least three times a week you can know lower the risk of developing Alzheimer’s. Eating plenty of fruits and vegetables may protect against cognitive decline.

Stay close to friends and family

People with the least contact with friends and family in late life tend to develop dementia than those with the most social activity. Falling out of touch with friends increased risk even more. Your life is full of tiresome schedules , Rush and din that you have lost out on the simple pleasures of life. In the pursuit of your dreams, you left behind those who matter the most. So much so, that today, the one who taught you to walk, walks alone; the one who taught you to talk, has no one to talk to. What better way to cherish those good old moments than to relive them.

Keep moving and raise a toast

Moderate drinkers and those who exercised regularly score better on memory , problem-solving and other mental tasks than those who did not drink or exercise.

Burn calories

admin — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:04:30 +0000

Convenience is another culprit in the obesity epidemic. Most of us don’t get enough exercise-the kind people got in the 60s, before electrical appliances and remote controls took over. Even tiny changes can lead to weight loss, so swap these modern tasks for calorie burning flashbacks.
Today we send office e-mails instead of just walking to a colleague’s cabin. Getting out of our seat and walking inside the office helps in burning up to 5 cal per trip.
While making a cake, stir cake batter hand instead of using an electric mixer. By doing so we can burn up to 25 cal.
Instead of driving our childhood to school or to the bus stop, walk her. For an 800 hundred meter round-trip we can burn 45 cal.
Climb the stairs instead of taking the left, by which we can burn 4 cal per floor.
Do not play video games with the kids, instead play catch with them. An hour of play burns up to 285 cal.
Instead of getting your car washed, wash it and clean it by hand, you can lose up to 180 cal.
Dusting and mopping the house instead of using a vacuum cleaner, helps in burning more calories.