In
a new study people with heart failure who took up waltzing breathed
better, exercised longer and generally felt better. Dancing
boosted heart health just as much as exercise. Dancing and
exercise both helped heart failure patients to utilize their oxygen more
efficiently, thereby allowing them to exercise more without running out
of breath.
The
summer heat can affect us profoundly, in body and mind. In worst
cases, high heat and humidity can be deadly. Heat stroke victims
are often near death before they seek medical treatment. The cause
of heat stroke is simple: being too hot for too long. When
heat stroke victims are wheeled into the ER they are cooled by stripping
off their clothes, blowing air over them with fans and bathing them with
lukewarm water. The elderly are most at risk for heat stroke so
check on friends and relatives during extreme heat, take them to a
movie, out for lunch or linger a while in the ice cream section at your
local grocery store to give them air conditioned relief.
OK,
so you have been at the baseball game and sat through nine innings on
a sunny day, did you remember your sunscreen? No, well here are a few
remedies for the all too painful sunburn.
· Home remedy, cool milk compresses, the protein in milk gives skin a
protective coat that prevents water evaporation.
· Take ibuprofen every four hours until the redness goes away. It
reduces the inflammation of your red skin.
· Use a topical ointment with Aloe to soothe the skin.
· Drink green tea or pomegranate juice, both have soothing
anti-inflammatory benefits.
Exercise May Cut Risk of Dementia
Exercising
in middle age may help ward off dementia and Alzheimer’s disease
decades later. There is growing evidence that physical exercise does
not have to be strenuous or even require a major time commitment. It
is most effective when done regularly and in combination with a
"brain-healthy" diet, mental activity and social
interaction. The doctors know that physical exercise is essential for
maintaining good blood flow to the brain as well as to encourage the
development of new brain cells.
In
a new study people with heart failure who took up waltzing breathed
better, exercised longer and generally felt better. Dancing
boosted heart health just as much as exercise. Dancing and
exercise both helped heart failure patients to utilize their oxygen more
efficiently, thereby allowing them to exercise more without running out
of breath.
The
summer heat can affect us profoundly, in body and mind. In worst
cases, high heat and humidity can be deadly. Heat stroke victims
are often near death before they seek medical treatment. The cause
of heat stroke is simple: being too hot for too long. When
heat stroke victims are wheeled into the ER they are cooled by stripping
off their clothes, blowing air over them with fans and bathing them with
lukewarm water. The elderly are most at risk for heat stroke so
check on friends and relatives during extreme heat, take them to a
movie, out for lunch or linger a while in the ice cream section at your
local grocery store to give them air conditioned relief.
OK,
so you have been at the baseball game and sat through nine innings on
a sunny day, did you remember your sunscreen? No, well here are a few
remedies for the all too painful sunburn.
Exercising
in middle age may help ward off dementia and Alzheimer’s disease
decades later. There is growing evidence that physical exercise does
not have to be strenuous or even require a major time commitment. It
is most effective when done regularly and in combination with a
"brain-healthy" diet, mental activity and social
interaction. The doctors know that physical exercise is essential for
maintaining good blood flow to the brain as well as to encourage the
development of new brain cells.