Dr. Howard Smith Reports

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Just four hours of weekly exercise, any exercise, will reduce your chances of a depression episode by 17% even if you are genetically predisposed.  Harvard researchers now publish this result after studying 8,000 participants in a Boston database for whom they calculated a depression risk score based on family history and mood assessment by questionnaire.

The study shows similar benefits from high intensity exercise such as cycling, running, and dance and more relaxed efforts including yoga and stretching.  Although focusing on those at risk for depression, the investigators suggest universal beneficial effects for 35 minutes of daily exercise.

Depression is the most frequent cause of disability on the planet.  Keeping moving and avoid it.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/11/191105113510.htm

#Exercise #depression #aerobics #yoga

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Just four hours of weekly exercise, any exercise, will reduce your chances of a depression episode by 17% even if you are genetically predisposed.  Harvard researchers now publish this result after studying 8,000 participants in a Boston database for whom they calculated a depression risk score based on family history and mood assessment by questionnaire.

The study shows similar benefits from high intensity exercise such as cycling, running, and dance and more relaxed efforts including yoga and stretching.  Although focusing on those at risk for depression, the investigators suggest universal beneficial effects for 35 minutes of daily exercise.

Depression is the most frequent cause of disability on the planet.  Keeping moving and avoid it.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/11/191105113510.htm

#Exercise #depression #aerobics #yoga

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Nutrition research at the University of Minnesota and Oxford University shows that a predominance of healthy foods in your diet has a very positive effect on your carbon footprint as well as on your weight, blood pressure, and lipid profile.

The researchers conclude that fruits, vegetable, whole grains, legumes, nuts, and olive oil drive both health and positive environmental impacts.  Fish, too, are healthy foods.   While they do have more negative environmental impact than plant-based foods, they are way healthier for both you and our world than red meat.

So shop the supermarket periphery and the fish counter for foods that help you live longer while leaving a healthier planet for our kids.

Michael A Clark, Marco Springmann, Jason Hill, David Tilman. Multiple health and environmental impacts of foods. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2019; 201906908 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1906908116

#Fruits #vegetables #nuts #fish #redmeat #carbonfootprint

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Nutrition research at the University of Minnesota and Oxford University shows that a predominance of healthy foods in your diet has a very positive effect on your carbon footprint as well as on your weight, blood pressure, and lipid profile.

The researchers conclude that fruits, vegetable, whole grains, legumes, nuts, and olive oil drive both health and positive environmental impacts.  Fish, too, are healthy foods.   While they do have more negative environmental impact than plant-based foods, they are way healthier for both you and our world than red meat.

So shop the supermarket periphery and the fish counter for foods that help you live longer while leaving a healthier planet for our kids.

Michael A Clark, Marco Springmann, Jason Hill, David Tilman. Multiple health and environmental impacts of foods. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2019; 201906908 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1906908116

#Fruits #vegetables #nuts #fish #redmeat #carbonfootprint

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A Danish study just published in the British Medical Journal shows that cardiac patients who describe themselves as lonely are 3 times more likely to die from any cause.  Lonely men were 40% more likely to experience a repeat cardiac illness within one year after an initial event.

The researchers studied more than 13,400 subjects with coronary disease, rhythm problems, valve disease, and heart failure.  Loneliness and living alone are associated with significantly poorer recovery from all forms of heart disease.

If you have heart disease or know someone that does, surround yourself or them with caring and supportive family and friends. The best medicines and surgery may fail due to lack of love.

Anne Vinggaard Christensen, Knud Juel, Ola Ekholm, Lars Thrysøe, Charlotte Brun Thorup, Britt Borregaard, Rikke Elmose Mols, Trine Bernholdt Rasmussen, Selina Kikkenborg Berg. Significantly increased risk of all-cause mortality among cardiac patients feeling lonely. Heart, 2019; heartjnl-2019-315460 DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2019-315460

#Loneliness #heartdisease

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A Danish study just published in the British Medical Journal shows that cardiac patients who describe themselves as lonely are 3 times more likely to die from any cause.  Lonely men were 40% more likely to experience a repeat cardiac illness within one year after an initial event.

The researchers studied more than 13,400 subjects with coronary disease, rhythm problems, valve disease, and heart failure.  Loneliness and living alone are associated with significantly poorer recovery from all forms of heart disease.

If you have heart disease or know someone that does, surround yourself or them with caring and supportive family and friends. The best medicines and surgery may fail due to lack of love.

Anne Vinggaard Christensen, Knud Juel, Ola Ekholm, Lars Thrysøe, Charlotte Brun Thorup, Britt Borregaard, Rikke Elmose Mols, Trine Bernholdt Rasmussen, Selina Kikkenborg Berg. Significantly increased risk of all-cause mortality among cardiac patients feeling lonely. Heart, 2019; heartjnl-2019-315460 DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2019-315460

#Loneliness #heartdisease

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A preliminary Johns Hopkins study shows that a person using a legal hemp product for its CBD content can test positive for the tiny amounts of the illegal THC and flunk a drug test.  Two of 6 study participants who only puffed cannabis from hemp ONCE did fail.

This cannabis that triggered positive tests contained 10.5% CBD and 0.39% THC.  Participants puffing purified CBD or hemp with both CBD and THC removed passed their tests.

If you use hemp CBD products, know that even tiny amounts of THC can accumulate in your body. Given Murphy’s Law, your pop drug test will occur before your body can metabolize even tiny amounts of THC. 

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/11/191104141650.htm 

#Hemp #CBD #THC #drugtest

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A preliminary Johns Hopkins study shows that a person using a legal hemp product for its CBD content can test positive for the tiny amounts of the illegal THC and flunk a drug test.  Two of 6 study participants who only puffed cannabis from hemp ONCE did fail.

This cannabis that triggered positive tests contained 10.5% CBD and 0.39% THC.  Participants puffing purified CBD or hemp with both CBD and THC removed passed their tests.

If you use hemp CBD products, know that even tiny amounts of THC can accumulate in your body. Given Murphy’s Law, your pop drug test will occur before your body can metabolize even tiny amounts of THC. 

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/11/191104141650.htm 

#Hemp #CBD #THC #drugtest

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If you’re older than 50 and younger than 75, you need colon cancer screening using an immunochemical stool test for blood traces every 2 years OR a colonoscopy every 10 years.  The American College of Physicians now makes straight-forward recommendations that smooth out confusing guidelines from other groups including the American Cancer Society.

This simple plan is only for those without extra risks.  These include a family history of colorectal cancer, a history of inflammatory bowel disease, an inherited bowel disease such as polyp formation, a personal history of polyps, or a previous colon or rectal cancer.

If you’re a do-it-yourselfer, avoid the nasty colonoscopy prep and purchase the FIT (fecal immmunochemical test) online for about $35.

https://annals.org/aim/fullarticle/2754194/screening-colorectal-cancer-asymptomatic-average-risk-adults-guidance-statement-from

#Coloncancer #FIT #colonoscopy #polyps

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/0vBz4BMqjhc

If you’re older than 50 and younger than 75, you need colon cancer screening using an immunochemical stool test for blood traces every 2 years OR a colonoscopy every 10 years.  The American College of Physicians now makes straight-forward recommendations that smooth out confusing guidelines from other groups including the American Cancer Society.

This simple plan is only for those without extra risks.  These include a family history of colorectal cancer, a history of inflammatory bowel disease, an inherited bowel disease such as polyp formation, a personal history of polyps, or a previous colon or rectal cancer.

If you’re a do-it-yourselfer, avoid the nasty colonoscopy prep and purchase the FIT (fecal immmunochemical test) online for about $35.

https://annals.org/aim/fullarticle/2754194/screening-colorectal-cancer-asymptomatic-average-risk-adults-guidance-statement-from

#Coloncancer #FIT #colonoscopy #polyps