Posted: June 26, 2005
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who never ages.
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Gamers, it is important that you live as long as possible to break
as many records as you can. That is why I have outlined below how
you really can add several years to your life and give yourself
extra brain power. Please enjoy the below facts outlined below.
Kasumi Digital Girls (X-Ray)
They never get Older and
never lose their edge.
These Foods and Exercises
can save your life!
What compounds could save your life?
Antioxident fights free radicals
Tomato antioxidant chemicals will be able to
prevent cell damage in the body.
Avacado to fight Free Radicials
Avacado will reduce your free radicals and
keep you from a bad heart condition
higher intakes of these antioxiden type of foods
and vitamins from your diet will have lower rates
of various diseases, including heart disease, cancer,
Alzheimer's disease, diabetes and cataracts. Link
fight cancer by eating tomatoes
Gamers add 10+ years to a Healthy life with the steps below:
Here is the low down if you haven't had the chance to talk to the smartest
Doctors in the world yet...
Note: See a Doctor before attempting any of the below tips to stay healthy
and strong up to the age of 100 years old. I am not a Doctor but have put
together some useful tips from my Doctor for living a healthier, longer life.
Let's take a look at the Brain
What is harmful to your heart is also harmful to your brain and will slow down
your reaction time and speed as well as endurance. Saturated fats clog arteries
that lead to your brain, putting you at an increased risk of stroke while omega-3
fatty acids those fats found in fish are helpful to the brain because they help
keep your arteries clear. They also alter your neurotransmitters and reduce
depression.
Antioxidants are specific vitamins, minerals, enzymes, amino acids and peptides
whose job are to combine with these reactive free radicals, neutralize them,
and consequently sacrifice themselves to prevent the free radicals from doing
cellular damage. It is ironic that oxygen which every human needs to survive
is the actual cause of organ disease in the form of free radicals. You neutralize
free radicals by staying away from toxins in the environment such as toxins in the
water, eating bad foods with no nutritional value, polluted air and harmful
ultraviolet rays of the sun. Antioxidants are compounds that protect cells
against the damaging effects of reactive oxygen species, such as singlet oxygen,
superoxide, peroxyl radicals, hydroxyl radicals and peroxynitrite.
Anti-Oxidant Defense System: The Antioxidant defense nutrients consist of
Vitamins A, C, E, and beta-carotene, bioflavinoids like pycnogenol, Dimethyglycine
(Vitamin B15) the minerals selenium, zinc, copper, magnesium, iron and peptide glutathione.
Vitamin C as an anti-oxident Link
Vitamins B1, B2, B6, B12 and clorine are cofactors necessary for synthesis
of anti-oxidant enzymes by the body.
Antioxidants are known to block prostaglandins and consequently reduce inflammation.
Best foods to fight free radicals and to help your brain and heart:
1. Nuts - contain monounsaturated fats to keep arteries clear and
as well as levels of precursors of serotonin to boost mood.
Recommendation Amount: 1 ounce a day - 12 walnuts or 24 almonds.
They have a calorie overload so use sparingly.
2. Fish - Contain artery clearing omega-3 fatty acids. Recommendation Amount:
13.5 ounces or three servings of fish. (Types: wild salmon, whitefish,
tilapia, catfish, flounder, mahi mahi)
3. Soybeans - Contain heart and artery-healthy protein, fiber, and fats.
Recommendation Amount: 1 cup a day.
4. Tomato juice - Contains foliate, lycopene, and other nutrients to keep arteries
young. 8 ounces a day of juice.
5. Olive oil, nut oils, fish oils, flaxseed, avocados - Contain heart healthy
Monounsaturated fats. 25% of daily calories a day should be healthy
fats.
6. Real (cocoa-based) chocolate - Increases dopamine release and provides flavonoids,
which keep arteries young. Recommendation Amount: (1 ounce a day.)
7. Tomato Products - Help fight cancer. Recommendation: 10 or more tablespoons
or tomato or spaghetti sauce.
8. Grapefruit juice - Some Doctors say it will decrease your risk of heart disease by
at least 10%. (Great amounts of vitamin C) Great for the immune system.
9. What not to eat - Stay away from high salt and high sugar processed foods.
The most important nutrients to get the proper immune system response are Selenium,
Dimethyglicine, A, C, E and Beta-carotene and are all anti-inflammatory and immune
stimulatory.
Free radicals cause accelerated aging and disease.
Best exercises for the brain and heart:
1. Resistance Training - Benefits to weight training: Lean muscle mass which over
time consumes more calories than fat and keeps your weight down.
Increasing the strength of your lower back is the top way to avoid
lower back pain. This also reduces the aging of your heart, arteries
and immune systems. Weight training builds bones and bone density to
prevent osteoporosis. Bones will form a response to stress, so when
muscles pull on the bones during weight lifting, they stimulate the
bone to increase its density making resistance training a bone-
stimulating activity.
This can be a light exercise where your body has some type of weight
bearing resistance exercise. Recommendation: Light to Medium Dumbbells,
an exercise machine, pushing and pulling exercise tubes or bands or
even using your own body weight. Your never to fat to exercise. Your
body needs exercise as much as it needs healthy food. Walk five minutes
a day and increase by two minutes every day until you are at 1 hour a
day of walking.
Weight Training: With weights in your hands: Squats, Lunges and Bent
over back rows. One leg calf lift, push-ups and
crunches (like sit-ups) Arm and leg lifts, Chess Press,
Biceps Curl, Standing Side lift, rotator-cuff rotation,
overhead press and lateral deltoid lift. Do not walk
with weights because it throws off your gait. Yoga is
very good for your flexibility.
Nintendo Video Game
This (is not) correct resistance training
Dance Dance Revolution Video Dance Machine
Dance Dance Revolution is good Aerobic Activity for the heart
Girl Dancing, Very Aerobic and good for the heart
Typical Video Game Joystick
moving a Neo Geo joystick back and forth (is not) considered enough Aerobic
Activity for the heart
Konami Boxing Video Game
konami, Mocap Boxing is considered Aerobic
and healthy for the heart
Tooth Diagram Good Vs Bad Tooth Decay
Teeth Maintenance is very important for long life
to keep serious disease from entering your body like
that of Gingivitis.
Last Tip
Floss - Do it every day to break up more than five hundred kinds of bacteria
that live in plaque between your teeth. This helps to reduce the inflammation associated
with gum disease. It will stop Gingivitis. This will decrease inflammation in your
gums will and subsequently in your arteries. Flossing will help you keep your
heart pumping and keep your teeth intact. Recommendation: Eat fibrous foods like
apples which help to avoid dry mouth which is a common cause of gingivitis. Scrape
your tongue as well, because that is where the bacteria hides, giving you bad breath.
Nutrition Action: Link
1999 Magazine Article:
What is an Antioxidant and does it hurt you or hurt you?
Antioxidant Definition:
Antioxidant
An antioxidant is a chemical that prevents the oxidation of other chemicals. In
biological systems, the normal processes of oxidation (plus a minor contribution
from ionizing radiation) produce highly reactive free radicals. These can readily
react with and damage other molecules: in some cases the body uses this to fight
infection. In other cases, the damage may be to the body's own cells. The presence
of extremely easily oxidisable compounds in the system can "mop up" free radicals
before they damage other essential molecules.
The following vitamins have shown positive antioxidant effects:
Retinol (Vitamin A or beta-carotene) has been discovered to protect dark green,
yellow and orange vegetables and fruits from solar radiation damage, and is thought
to play a similar role in human body. Carrots, squash, broccoli, sweet potatoes,
tomatoes, kale, collards, cantaloupe, peaches and apricots are particularly rich
sources of beta-carotene.
Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) is a water-soluble compound that fulfills this role,
among others, in living systems. Important sources include citrus fruits (like
oranges, sweet lime, etc.), green peppers, broccoli, green leafy vegetables,
strawberries, raw cabbage and tomatoes.
Vitamin E (tocopherol) is fat soluble and protects lipids. Sources include wheat
germ, nuts, seeds, whole grains, green leafy vegetables, vegetable oil and
fish-liver oil. Selenium is best obtained through foods, as large doses of the
supplement form can be toxic. Good food sources include fish, shellfish, red meat,
grains, eggs, chicken, garlic, and brazil nuts. Vegetables can also be a good source
if grown in selenium-rich soils.
Antioxidants:
Antioxidant vitamins are a group of dietary substances which protect cells and tissues
from oxidative damage which will fight the damage already done of illnesses such as
degenerative organ disease (kidney failure, liver failure, congestive heart failure,
allergies, cancer, autoimmune deficiency diseases, and chronic inflammation diseases
like arthritis. Antioxidants operate by neutralizing the damaging effects of unstable
compounds called "free radicals", which are naturally produced in the body and also
derived from outside sources (such as cigarette smoking).
Antioxidant Foods
Fruits and vegetables supply antioxidants other than those you can get from pills,
say researchers at the USDA's Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging
at Tufts University in Boston.
Ron Prior and co-workers fed 36 men and women aged 20 to 40 or 60 to 80 a diet
containing ten servings of fruits and vegetables a day. Then they measured the
"antioxidant capacity" of the participants' blood samples by seeing how well the
blood deactivated damaging oxidized free radicals in a test tube.
After two weeks, the antioxidant capacity of the participants' blood rose in both
groups, though more consistently in the older people.
"Based on this and other studies, it appears that compounds other than vitamins C and E
and carotenoids contribute a major portion of the increase in antioxidant capacity,"
says Prior. Among the foods with the highest antioxidant capacity were oranges,
cauliflower, and peas.
In a separate study from the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions in Baltimore,
researchers found a higher antioxidant capacity in 83 people who ate eight to
ten servings of fruits and vegetables a day than in 40 others who ate fewer servings.
-Bonnie Liebman
Free Radical:
What is a free radicial and does it help you or hurt you?
When living cells become oxidized which is bad. This is when aging cell damage and
disease occurs. Another name for this process is "oxygen toxicity". This oxidation
process which hurts our body tissues occurs as a result of "free radicals" damaging
the cells outer membrane and inner nucleus. Free radicals are highly reactive,
unstable charged atoms and molecules that attempt to combine with molecules of the
cell structure consequently damage the cell.
You need to fight the dangerous Free Radicals that can kill you.
Free radicals are unstable molecules created by poor diet, stress, pesticides, pollution,
electronic devices and even naturally, by the normal biological processes of the body. A
free radical attaches itself to a stable molecule within the body and damaging the
surrounding cells. After the stable molecule loses its electron it becomes a free radical.
This continuous chain results in cellular damage to the body, allowing disease and
premature degeneration to take place. The proliferation of free radicals has been
linked to over 80 health conditions. Antioxidants help to neutralize free radicals.
Edlers Long Life
From Newspaper Article
Edith Ribordy
" Born: Jan. 12, 1906, Chicago.
" Family: son Tom Reynolds, 79; daughters Barbara Barney, 76, Kit Reynolds, 74,
Nancy Bartlett, 71, Cynthia Reynolds, 64, and Susan Lister, 62; 20 grandchildren
and 35 great-grandchildren.
" Hobbies: Playing the washboard, reading the paper daily, studying politics,
following Tiger Woods.
" Tips on living a long life: "Eat oatmeal, and live where it's warm."
Edith Ribordy
" Celebrates 102nd birthday
Ribordy did a lot of reminiscing in the days leading up to her 102nd birthday
Saturday at Atria Woodbridge, the assisted living community she has called home
since June. She was surrounded by scores of children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren
who traveled from all over the country to celebrate with the formidable centenarian.
Born Edith Pillatt to Scottish and English immigrants, Ribordy graduated from the
University of Illinois in 1927, earning a bachelor's degree in health.
Ribordy was persuaded to move to California to be near daughter Cynthia Reynolds of
Costa Mesa.
"I need to be near a blood relative," she explained.
Ribordy's family credits her interest in the world around her for keeping her young.
She reads the paper every day without fail; she takes music and exercise classes at
Atria; she plays the washboard, and has performed at Dixieland jazz festivals across
the country; and she idolizes Tiger Woods, clipping articles and learning all she can
about the golfer. Her favorite authors include Agatha Christie and Charles Dickens,
and she attends services at a nearby Methodist church.
"Mom is a woman of great faith but she never talks about it, she just lives it," said
daughter Kit Reynolds, 74, a retired priest. "She gave us all the gift of faith."
Ribordy modestly brushes off such praise but is happy to share her tips for living a
long, healthy life. Ribordy modestly brushes off such praise but is happy to share her
tips for living a long, healthy life.
"Eat oatmeal," she said. "And live where it's warm."
oatmeal secret to long life, 112-year-old said
By Carrie Rietsma | Morris News Service
HASTINGS, Mich. - Marcella Humphrey always claimed the secret to long life was eating
oatmeal.
"That's what she thinks helped her," chuckled her 85-year-old daughter, Francis Richards.
"I get kinda tired of the stuff myself."
Humphrey should have known. The Hastings woman lived to be 112 and become one of Michigan's
oldest residents before her death Sunday.
Humphrey was born Oct. 25, 1892, in Brown Deer, near Milwaukee, Wis.
She saw the car replace the horse and buggy and radios, telephones, televisions, and
personal computers become staples in the American home.
She was 11 when Orville and Wilbur Wright successfully launched their "flying machine"
in December 1903, and she was 76 when man walked on the surface of the moon in July 1969.
"Nowadays, I sometimes hear mothers complain about the cost of diapers and having to buy
canned baby food," Richards said. "My mother had to make the canned food. She had to cut
diapers out of flannel and sew the edges up."
That was quite a chore for a woman raising 10 children.
Humphrey and her husband, George, raised their five boys and five girls on a farm. Richards,
the oldest child, said her mother stayed busy working on the farm, doing chores, sewing
clothing and caring for the children.
"She was a good cook," she said with a smile. "When you came home from school and opened
the door, it was the most wonderful smell in the world. She was always baking bread and
rolls."
Humphrey also enjoyed fishing, riding horses and painting pictures.
Humphrey moved to Michigan after she met her husband. The couple worked 26 acres of land,
raising livestock, fruits and vegetables, and hay for their horses. Their children learned
the value of hard work at an early age, especially on canning day.
"I dreaded that day," Richards said. "It was a big, hard day of work, but we had plenty
of fruit in the winter, anyway."
All five of Humphrey's sons served in World War II. Three of her daughters also served
as nurses in the war. All the children returned home safely.
Her 10 children eventually married and had children of their own. It is estimated that
the total of grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren of Humphrey
exceeds 240. Studies have shown that dietary fiber - including foods such as apples,
barley, beans and other legumes, fruits and vegetables, oatmeal, oat bran and brown
rice
-- clearly lower blood cholesterol. High-fiber foods are also digested more slowly, so
they don't cause spikes in blood sugar levels like white bread, potatoes and sweets do.
Of course, everyone knows that fiber helps keep you regular, but so do laxatives. Fiber,
however, has an added plus: High-fiber foods help us feel full, making it easier to
control weight.
Low-calorie diets demonstrated 70 percent of the anti-aging effects of the test
animals that had been on a long-term reduced-calorie diet.
A waist line of more than 40 inches in men increases heart risk.
Antioxidant "Superfoods" to Protect Your Cells and Heart
When you're thinking "superfoods," think color, says Beverly Clevidence, PhD, a research
leader at the USDA's Diet and Human Performance Laboratory. That means foods that are deep
blue, purple, red, green, or orange. The carotenoids and anthocyanins that provide the
color for these foods contain health-enhancing nutrients that protect against heart
disease and cancer.
Total Cholesterol Levels:
Eat Oatmeal Every Morning
Lipoproteins Testing (Lipids) for Cholesterol Levels:
Measuring blood fats is an important tool in determining your risk of cardiovascular
disease. A lipid panel is a series of tests used to determine the amount of fat in your
blood. There are four major fat components that will be listed on your lipid panel:
When you get a lipid panel, there are three main types of cholesterol that are
tested: low density lipoprotein (LDL), high density lipoprotein (HDL), and very
low density lipoprotein (VLDL). Triglycerides.
How Does Oatmeal Help Lower Cholesterol?
It is thought that the oat fibers in oatmeal mix with cholesterol in the small
intestine, then bind to the cholesterol molecules and carry it out of the body
-- instead of it being absorbed into the blood. Link
Oats and oat bran – The soluble fiber found in oats and oat bran has been
shown to help reduce LDL (bad) cholesterol when eaten as part of a heart
healthy diet. Link
In 1997, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted the first food-specific health
claim to Quaker Oats for soluble fiber in oatmeal and its heart-health benefits.
Why is it Important to Lower LDL (bad) Cholesterol Levels?
In the past 10 years, clinical trials have conclusively demonstrated that lowering
LDL cholesterol reduces heart attacks and saves lives. The benefits of lowering LDL
cholesterol include:
Reducing the formation of new cholesterol plaques;
Eliminating existing plaques;
Preventing rupture of existing plaques;
Decreasing the risk of heart attacks
LDL (Bad) Cholesterol = Less Than 200 MG
LDL: (Good) Cholesterol = 60 MG or More
Triglycerides = Less than 150 MG
Some Facts about what problems occur when not watching your Cholesterol:
Blood Clots and the Heart and Cholesterol:
A Blood clot could form blocking the coronary artery of the heart. This happens
by having fatty cholesterol turn into plaque when the cholesterol is engulfed by
the blood cells - creating plaque. This plaque blocks the passage of fresh blood
travel in the coronary artery, which then causes a rupture at the inside of the
coronary artery causing a blood clot stopping all blood flow to the heart, resulting
in a heart attack.
With the heart no longer pumping blood because of blockage, there are no more blood
cells supplying oxygen for the brain with the essential oxygen for life, and brain
cells can no longer survive without the oxygen carrying blood circulating throughout
the body, causing brain cells to die rapidly.
Arterioscelerosis: This is an Aneurism of the Aorta is caused from hardening of the
arteries. Cholesterol Deposits in the walls cause hardening of the arteries and
the walls begin to rupture at the weak spots. A stint is needed to stop the artery
from rupturing.
Important Measurements for the Heart:
Systolic Pressure: This is the measurement of blood pressure as the heart
contracts and is at its peak of pressure pressing against the blood vessel
walls.
Systolic Pressure: The measurement should be below 120.
Diastic: This is a measurement of the blood pressure as the heart at the
time the heart is at rest between beats, or resting. Measurement is of the
blood vessel wall and its pressure pressing to the outside of this blood
vessel.
Diastoic Pressure: The measurement should be below 80.
Properly eating foods that are good for you and exercise can significantly
reduce these numbers to a healthy measurement and diagnositc number for a long
and healthy life.
Be a friend to many and laugh and love and live life as if every day was its last
as life is what we put into it!
Fitness:
For a healthy heart, take a brisk walk every morning, long enough to get
your heart rate up for a minimum of 25 minutes and drink lots of water
to flush your system.
Fast Foods - Processed Foods
Fast Foods - Don't Eat them, they are the fast way to sickness.
Processed Foods - They do not have enough nutrients, don't eat them.
Soda - Has no nutritional value and is very unhealthy.
Raw Vegetables and Fruit will give you the vitamins you need to fight
off the many diseases that can be had by those who otherwise do not
watch what they eat. So don't fall into the fast foods trap of eating
on the run. Instead, bring a lunch box full of raw fruits and vegetables
to snack on throughout the day.
Lets all stay heatlhy!
From a Prominent Death, Some Painful Truths Link
Health and Behavior Link
Daily porridge for breakfast has kept Alec Holden going for a century Link