While ageing is inevitable, many of the outwards signs of growing old can be slowed - and life may even be prolonged - by maintaining a sensible approach to diet. Here are some ideas that may assist you!

 

• Aim at consuming a balanced diet rich in fibre. A healthy, balanced diet will help you maintain a healthy body composition & weight & provide you with the nutrients for optimal health & functioning.

 

• Drink more water. Every tissue, cell, organ & system is composed of water & functions optimally only in the presence of adequate water levels. Degeneration associated with ageing will occur at a quicker rate if you are dehydrated. And you can’t use thirst to help you determine when you should be drinking water, because as you age your thirst mechanism does not function as well as it should.

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Glass-milkOBJECTIVE: To examine the relation between milk and calcium intake in midlife and the risk of Parkinson disease (PD).

METHODS: Findings are based on dietary intake observed from 1965 to 1968 in 7,504 men ages 45 to 68 in the Honolulu Heart Program. Men were followed for 30 years for incident PD.

RESULTS:
In the course of follow-up, 128 developed Parkinson Disease (7.1/10,000 person- years). Age-adjusted incidence of Parkinson Disease increased  with  milk  intake  from

 

6.9/10,000 person-years in men who consumed no milk to 14.9/10,000 person-years in men who consumed >500ml/day (p = 0.017).

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It is a fact that we live in a highly polluted environment. A highly polluted environment contains toxins. When we breathe, eatdetox or drink from our environment, we are consuming the toxins. An accumulation of toxins in our bodies has direct consequences on our energy levels.

 

The only solution to this problem is to increase your energy levels by getting rid of toxins. The air we breathe contain toxic particles, which are emitted by industrial units, automobiles and by numerous other sources. The food we eat contains varying amounts of pesticide and several other harmful elements. The water we drink too is contaminated with several harmful chemicals which are damaging to our body.

 

To maintain a healthy life, people are embracing the concepts and ideas of detoxification. Natural detoxification is usually by the liver and kidneys. However, this can no longer hold true if our liver and kidneys become burdened with an overload of toxins themselves. Many people suffer from lack of concentration and a poor memory.

 

Decrease in energy levels immediately shows up in your workplace and can sometimes impact on the quality of your life. Many researches have in fact concluded the fact that most of the problems that affect a person are directly associated with the person’s toxin levels.

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70,000 new chemicals have been introduced since WWII. Today, thousands of these chemicals are appearing innocuously on the shelves of your grocery store. WE ASSUME these ARE SAFE for you and your family? But THEY ARE NOT!

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) admits that reliable toxicity data exists for only about

43% of chemicals in use today, and less than 7% of chemicals used in high volume are thoroughly studied.

“TOP 10” KILLER HOUSEHOLD CHEMICALS

1. AIR FRESHENERS: Most air fresheners interfere with your ability to smell by coating your nasal passages with an oil film, or by releasing a nerve deadening agent. Known toxic chemicals found in an air freshener: Formaldehyde: Highly toxic, known carcinogen. Phenol: When phenol touches your skin it can cause it to swell, burn, peel, & break out in hives. Can cause cold sweats, convulsions, circulatory collapse, coma & even death!!

2. AMMONIA: It is a very volatile chemical; it is very damaging to your eyes, respiratory tract & skin.

3. BLEACH: It is a strong corrosive. It will irritate or burn the skin, eyes & respiratory tract. It may cause pulmonary edema or vomiting & coma if ingested.

WARNING: never mix bleach with ammonia it may cause fumes which can be DEADLY.

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