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Moderate Exercise Reduces Onset of Arthritis Symptoms
Posted by Galen Bosley on
Moderate exercise reduced the onset of arthritis symptoms in women age 72-79 by 46%.
The Australian Longitudinal Study of Women followed two groups of women (ages 48-55 and 72-79) for three years who had reported no arthritis symptoms. Those exercising 1.5 hours per week experienced significantly less arthritis symptoms, and 2.5 hours per week showed an even greater preventive effect. Moderately active middle age women reduced their risk by 29% while the older age group reduced it by 46%.
PositiveTip: The older we get the greater the benefit of exercise. It helps prevent arthritis symptoms and aids in better management of the pain and stiffness.
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Protecting Health May Also Reduce The Risk of Dementia
Posted by Galen Bosley on
The more health issues you have the greater the risk of dementia.
After following over 7200 participants for 10 years, investigators with the Canadian Study of Health and Aging examined 19 different health problems such as hearing difficulties, vision problems, arthritis, denture fit, skin issues, stomach health and more. Findings showed that each problem reported increased dementia risk by 3.2%. Individuasl with 8 and 12 health problems had a 30% and 40% risk, respectively.
PositiveTip: Treasure every aspect of your health and choose to preserve it for as long as possible.
Exercising? On My Knees?
Posted by Max Hammonds on
Mike hobbled to the curb to get his newspaper. He was careful how he bent over. He didn’t want to aggravate the pain in his left knee. As he slowly bent back up, he saw Robert walking – or was he running? – down the sidewalk towards him.
“Robert, where you goin’? To a fire?”
“Nope. Just exercising,” Robert huffed as he approached his friend. Mike couldn’t believe what he was hearing. He knew Robert had osteoarthritis in his left hip, bad enough to be thinking about hip replacement surgery. “What? On that bad hip? Are you supposed to be exercising with arthritis?”
“Yep. Doctor’s orders.” Robert paused in front of his friend and caught his breath.
“But I thought you weren’t supposed to exercise if you had arthritis. Bad for the joints, you know. Bone rubbing on bone and all of that.” Mike rubbed his forehead, trying to understand. “Are you sure that’s what your doctor said – go out and run like the dogs were after you?”