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Age is a
major risk factor for cardiovascular disease including
heart disease. After menopause, the incidence of heart
disease in women rises and eventually virtually mirrors
heart disease rates in men. Though heart disease once
was regarded as a "man's disease," it is the leading
cause of death in both men and women. This week we focus
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Taking diet pills may help you to lose weight at least in the short term but
they can have serious side effects. Most over-the-counter diet pills contain a
diuretic drug. All these diuretic drug increase the output of urine so that you
lose water from your system temporarily. These drugs can also cause loss of
essential minerals. On the other hand, diet pills based on bran and other types
of fiber swell up and help you feel full but will not burn extra fat. They have
also been known to cause blockage in the throat or intestine if consumed with
inadequate quantities of liquid. The drugs most commonly used to suppress
appetite are similar to amphetamines and have many disadvantages such as
disturbed sleep depression and weight gain when you eventually stop taking them.
They can also be addictive. Diet foods and drinks may help you to eat fewer
calories and less fat but it will still be your overall calorie intake that
counts. The best way to lose weight and keep it off is to exercise regularly and
choose a low fat low sugar diet.
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Overcoming Excuses
How much effort are you really putting forth in your effort to achieve your
health and fitness goals? It’s easy to find an excuse to skip a workout or eat
something you shouldn’t? Maybe your hang-up is that you have a lazy friend that
you just can’t get to workout with you. Maybe some of you attend a group fitness
class on a regular basis but refuse to go exercise if the instructor isn’t
there. May be you are left with no time to cook a healthy food for yourself by
the end of a hectic day. These are all excuses that can easily be overcome.
There is one major rule when it comes to personal health and fitness. Achieving
your goals depends on the efforts of one person, YOU!
If you are committed to your goal and remain focused nothing can
stop you from achieving your goal.
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"You
must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the
circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can
change yourself. That is something you have charge of.
You don't have charge of the constellations, but you do
have charge of whether you read, develop new skills, and
take new classes."
-- Jim Rohn |
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Baked Fish
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
Direction:
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Coat fish with all ingredients except lemon juice.
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Cover and marinate for one hour in the refrigerator.
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Coat a baking dish with nonstick cooking spray (nonfat).
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Place the fish in dish and cover with marinade.
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Bake, at 400 degrees F, uncovered for 20-25 minutes.
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Top with lemon juice.
Nutritional Information:
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Serving size: 1 fillet
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Calories: 100
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Fat: 1.5 g
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Cholesterol: 45 mg
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Protein: 20 g
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Carbohydrates: 0.5 g
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Fiber: 0.5 g
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Sodium: 320 mg
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Heart Disease and Aging
Age is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease
including heart disease. After menopause, the incidence
of heart disease in women rises and eventually virtually
mirrors heart disease rates in men. Though heart disease
once was regarded as a "man's disease," it is the
leading cause of death in both men and women.
Effect of Age on heart
It is known that certain changes to the heart even
in the absence of disease are common as people age. As
people age, the heart tends to enlarge slightly,
developing thicker walls and slightly larger chambers.
The increase in size is mainly due to an increase in the
size of individual heart muscle cells.
This includes:
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A thickening and stiffening of the heart walls
(particularly, the left ventricle) which leads to a
reduced ability of the heart (left ventricle) to
relax and fill adequately between beats (diastolic
dysfunction). This reduced or slowed filling of the
heart can further lead to inefficient pumping during
periods of increased exertion, contributing to
fatigue and exercise intolerance.
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Another age-related change includes enlargement of
the left atrium, the upper chamber of the heart,
which can lead to atrial fibrillation (unorganized
heart rhythm originating from the upper heart
chambers). Slowing of the pacemaker cells of the
atria, another consequence of normal aging, can also
lead to rhythm problems.
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Arteries also change with age. They become stiffer,
with thicker walls and a subsequent reduced ability
to expand properly as blood pumps through them.
Because arteries and arterioles become less elastic
as people age, they cannot relax as quickly during
the rhythmic pumping of the heart. As a result,
blood pressure increases more when the heart
contracts (during systole)—sometimes above
normal—than it does in younger people. Abnormally
high blood pressure during systole with normal blood
pressure during diastole is very common among older
people; this disorder is called isolated systolic
hypertension.
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