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According to the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI), 8.3 million American children have respiratory allergies, 9.5 American children have skin allergies and nearly 6 million children in the U.S. have food allergies. Though the organization reports that early identification of childhood allergies …
In a report published by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), officials estimate that 3 out of 4 adults in the United States have a predicted “heart age” older than their chronological age, which increases their risk of heart attack and stroke. Your …
Vitamin D, commonly referred to as the “sunshine vitamin”, is naturally produced in the body through sun exposure but also can be consumed through some foods like fish and eggs and through supplementation. A vitamin D deficiency can occur for a number of reasons, which include limited consumption of the vitamin and limited exposure to sunlight. For those with a vitamin D deficiency, an increased risk of heart problems, including cardiovascular disease, cognitive impairment and even asthma can arise if left to its own devices without a change in diet or proper supplementation.
Researchers at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute in Salt Lake City, have discovered yet another risk of a vitamin D deficiency. The study concluded that vitamin D deficiency is linked to more serious health risks such as coronary artery disease, heart attacks, and strokes if vitamin D levels are above 15 nanograms per milliliter.
Co-director of cardiovascular research at the Institute and lead researcher of the study, J. Brent Muhlestein, MD, stated, “Although vitamin D levels above 30 were traditionally considered to be normal, more recently, some researchers have proposed that anything above 15 was a safe level. But the numbers hadn’t been backed up with research until now. Even if any level above 15 is safe, one out of 10 people still have vitamin D levels lower than that. This equates to a very large percentage of our population. The best way to determine one’s vitamin D level is by getting a blood test.”
In this study, due to the Intermountain Healthcare’s vast clinical database, more than 230,000 patients were able to be evaluated. Split into four groups (less than 15ng/ml, 15-29ng/ml, 30-44ng/ml, less than or equal to 45ng/ml) and followed for three years, researchers compiled data on major cardiac events, including death, coronary artery disease, heart attacks, stroke and heart or kidney failure. The risk of cardiovascular events increased by 35% in the greater than 15ng/ml group compared to the other three.
Dr. Muhlestein explains that this study shreds “new light and direction on patients taking vitamin D supplements” as they may benefit from achieving higher blood levels of vitamin D in patients whose levels are below 15ng/ml.
*Before starting a vitamin D regimen, speak to your primary physician or a nutritionist on how it may help with heart problems.
Source: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151109160556.html
You’ve heard it all before – exercise regularly, follow a healthy diet, stop smoking and drinking. Doctors and scientists have always followed the same guidelines for overall health and wellness. But a new study from the journal Neurology shows a rather new advancement – following …
According to CNN, about a third of adults in the U.S. suffer from hypertension, a leading risk factor for heart disease, stroke, kidney failure and other health problems. Recent government data provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have indicated that between …
New research presented at the European Society of Cardiology congress suggests that regular exercise can delay the aging process up to seven years. Those experts suggest that one 25-minute walk per day, can halve the risk of heart attack heath and add seven years to your life.
This German study included both men and women ages 30 to 60. The participants were put on a daily exercise program, as before the study they were not considered regular exercisers. By tracking key markers of aging in the blood, researchers discovered after just six months, that the added exercise showed changes in the body that helped to repair the DNA.
Sanjay Sharma, professor of inherited cardiac diseases in sports cardiology at St. George’s University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in London stated, “When you exercise moderately, you reduce your risk of dying from a heart attack when you’re in your 50s and 60s by 50 percent. That’s a really big deal. Exercise buys you three to seven additional years of life. It is an anti-depressant, it improves cognitive function and there is now evidence that it may [slow] the onset of dementia.”
Additional studies have also found that those who begin exercising at 70 years old, are less likely to develop atrial fibrillation, an abnormal heart rhythm that affects about 10 percent of people over 80 years old. The study, carried out by researchers at Saarland University in Germany, introduced a group on non-exercising, non-smoking participants to a staged exercise program. The study results showed that “…aerobic exercise and high intensity exercise may be more efficient than just lighting weights…” Study author Christi Deaton, Florence Nightingale Foundation Professor of Clinical Nursing Research at Cambridge Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, says, “The study brings an understanding of why physical activity has that effect. It helps us understand the process of cellular ageing as what drives our organ system, body ageing and the effects physical activity can have on the cellular level. The more active you are, and it does matter when you start, the more benefit you are going to have.”
Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/news/11833720/25-minute-walk-could-add-7-years-to-life.html