Whatever your reason may be for turning vegetarian, whether it be environmental, ethical or personal reasons, the question still exists: Are vegetarians really healthier than meat-eaters? A recent study of over 70,000 Seventh Day Adventists published in JAMA Internal Medicine has shown that male vegetarians in the group had a 12% lower risk of death...
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Multiple studies have shown that people who are married tend to live longer than people who are single. However, is being married the only factor that determines this, or does the quality of the relationship contribute?
Another study has shown that those in a healthy, happy marriage lived longer than those in an unhealthy marriage. Scientists say that this is due to the reduced stress levels in a happy marriage and also the higher income and support. All of these factors contribute to a healthier, happier lifestyle.
However, only married couples were included in this study, thus single people were taken into account. Therefore, the study compared the effect of marital happiness on health, rather than the compared health of married and single people.
We usually think of aging as something that we can fight with medication or doing more exercise, but having a healthier, happier marriage can have a positive effect on the aging process. Engaging more frequently and positively with your partner will help to reduce stress levels and improve both of your spirits.
Although their are studies that show married couples as being healthier than other couples, it seems that the key to long-term health is being involved in a stable, long-term relationships. Men, in particular, benefit greatly from this. A study has shown that men living alone were 66% more likely to experience a coronary event than those cohabiting with a partner. Another point noted was that married men tend to drink significantly less than single men. Research shows that in a group of 200,000 people the risk of mortality for men in a cohabiting relationship dropped by 80%, whereas the drop for women was only 59%. On the other hand, married women tended to drink more when they were married than when they were single. However, experts say that this may be due to the fact that people adjust their drinking levels to equal their partner.
So if you are currently single and still haven’t found that “right” person, don’t worry! Just keep in mind that being single is most likely healthier than being in an unhappy relationship or marriage.
We would all prefer to be healthy and well. Achieving this goal requires a lot of time and effort, but the rewards are definitely worth it. Regular exercise helps to lower your blood pressure, help to slow your heart rate, and helps you sleep better at night. Regular exercise generally helps people lose weight and puts a spring in their step.
Chiropractic care can help us to maximize the benefits of our exercise by allowing hidden reserves to become available for peak performance. Regular chiropractic care removes nerve interference and allows the joints of our spine to move more freely, eliminating the obstructions to full mobility and function. By helping to optimize our nerve systems and musculoskeletal systems, regular chiropractic care helps to get our bodies in shape so that we can engage in the physical activities needed to keep ourselves healthy.
When should I stretch, before or after I exercise? Should I even stretch at all? These questions are frequently asked by every busy adult whenever he or she is planning to begin an exercise program. The correct answer to the first question is to choose whatever way sits you and your body better. Some people need to lengthen their major muscle groups before they start an exercise. For others, they choose to stretch after they exercise, re-lengthening the major muscle groups so they’ll be ready to help you move through the rest of your day.
The answer to the second question is yes, you must stretch either before or after doing an exercise. This allows your muscles to lengthen or re-lengthen and to decrease the possibility of an injury. Stretching helps you either warm up or cool down, whichever is needed for you to get the most out of your exercise. Prevention is always the best policy when it comes to exercise-related injuries.
A dynamic warm-up is a fun and entertaining way of changing your stretching routine if you’re a stretch-first person. In a dynamic warm-up, you allow your important joints such as your hips, shoulders, and lower back to go through their complete ranges of motion, using your large muscle groups for support. Dynamic warm-up activities are similar to core strengthening exercises and they generally have unique names such as scorpion, hip crossover and drop lunge. You can implement a variety of dynamic warm-up activities on your different workout days, creating this ongoing interest will help you sustain your exercise routine for a longer period of time.
A dynamic cool-down can serve as a similar way of mixing up your stretching routine if you’re a stretch-after person. If you’ve been walking or running, rather than simply completing your walk or run, spend an additional few minutes walking or running, but changing your stride lengths or your pace. Walking backwards at a slow pace is another fun method for achieving a dynamic cool-down. If you’ve been lifting weights, a few sets of deep-knee lunges will stretch your lower back and hips. Moving your arms through big circles, both clockwise and counterclockwise, will help to open up your shoulder girdles and lengthen the muscles of your rotator cuffs.
Regardless of whichever method you choose, stretching is an extremely important part of your regular exercise activities. The extra few minutes spent either warming up or cooling down will help you maintain your exercise program and achieve long-term health and well-being.
The best prescription for illness is to give your body the tools to avoid becoming ill in the first place. Preventing a disease or condition is much easier and less costly than treating it once it has developed. Regular chiropractic care can be a very useful component in keeping you healthy. Like health insurance, chiropractic...
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The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) estimates that workplace-related injuries cost businesses nearly $170 billion each year. With this kind of money at stake, it’s easy to see that maintaining your healthy workers through an Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) program can have a very high return on investment! Chiropractors can play a major...
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Regular vigorous physical exercise, a healthy diet, and sufficient rest are not the only factors to having a healthy body. Although Chiropractic has been around for over one hundred years, the importance of Chiropractic care has only become more mainstream in the last few decades as pro-active health care has become more popular. The full...
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According to a recent report, cardiovascular disease takes more lives worldwide than any other disorder. Diseases of the heart and blood vessels, are accountable for just over 4 million deaths in Europe every year and nearly one-third of all deaths worldwide. In the United States, coronary artery disease claims responsibility for nearly 20% of all...
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Chronic injuries require rehabilitation programs that cater for the specific needs of the injury and a long-term approach. Patience is required for these rehabilitation programs and it is essential to remember that the problem has developed over a period of years and will not be fixed in a matter of weeks or months. Progress should...
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"Dowager's Hump" can affect any person who spends a lot of their time hunched over or has a severe case of osteoporosis. The professional term for Dowager’s Hump is hyperkyphosis, which is an increase in the forward curvature of the lower cervical and upper thoracic spine. It is a condition that can either be relatively...
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Chiropractic care can assist us on the path to smart exercise. We want to complete our work, making gradual progress towards an increase in strength and cardiovascular fitness. But even if we're really doing smart exercise, injuries can still occur. Chiropractic care can help to prevent unexpected injuries and help to decrease the recovery time...
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