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Tag Archives: premature death
New Year’s Resolution #3 – Adopt and apply some highly healthy habits
My long-time readers know I’m not big on New Year’s resolutions. But, considering your overall health, here are some items you might want to consider in 2016:
Posted in General Health, Nutritional Health
Tagged 10 Essentials of Happy Healthy People, alcohol, fruits, physical activity, premature death, smoking, tobacco, vegetables
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CV risk factors in midlife linked to risk of premature death from heart disease
The Los Angeles Times “Booster Shots” blog reports, “They’re called ‘risk factors’ for a reason – people with high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol and/or a smoking habit are much more likely to have heart attacks, strokes and other manifestations … Continue reading
Posted in General Health, Heart Health
Tagged cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular risk factors, premature death, preventing, preventing cardiovascular disease, preventing heart attack, preventing heart disease
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Divorced adults have higher risk of early death
USA Today /Arizona Republic reports that a meta-analysis in published in the journal Perspectives on Psychological Science reviewed “more than 30 published studies” and “found divorced adults have a significantly higher risk of early death compared with married adults.
Posted in Children's Health, General Health, Marriage and Family Health
Tagged divorce, premature death, preventing early death
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Channel surfing shortens life
Not only are hours spent in front of the television hours you’ll never get back, they may be hours actually taken off your lifespan, researchers found.
Posted in General Health, Obesity
Tagged life expectancy, Obesity, premature death, TV, TV and health
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Healthy lifestyle leads to a 92% reduction in sudden cardiac death in women
Adherence to a healthier lifestyle was significantly associated with a lower risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in a new analysis from the Nurses’ Health Study.
Posted in General Health, Heart Health, Woman's Health
Tagged cardiac death, life expectancy, premature death, preventing early death, sudden death
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Overweight teens face dramatically increased heart risks later in life
In past blogs, I’ve told you that the obesity epidemic among teens not only results in “Obese children showing signs of heart disease,” but that “Obese Children are Twice as Likely to Die Young.” New research is showing that it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Health, Heart Health, Nutritional Health, Parenting
Tagged childhood obesity, pediatric obesity, premature death, preventing heart disease, preventing obesity
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Could increasing your happiness reduce your risk of heart disease?
In a large, population-based study out of Europe, researchers found that an increased positive affect (happiness) was protective against a 10-year incidence of coronary heart disease. The researchers are suggesting that preventive strategies may be enhanced not only by reducing … Continue reading
Posted in Heart Health, Mental Health
Tagged cardiac death, coronary heart disease, happiness, heart attack prevention, positive affect, premature death, preventing heart disease, sadness, sudden death
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Obese Children Twice as Likely to Die Young
In my Amazon.com best-selling book, SuperSized Kids: How to protect your child from the obesity threat, I predicted that if we did not stem the epidemic of childhood obesity, that our children could become the first generation in American history … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Health, Heart Health, Nutritional Health, Parenting
Tagged childhood obesity, cholesterol, diabetes, high blood pressure, obese children, Obesity, pediatric obesity, pre-diabetes, premature death, preventing cardiovascular disease, preventing diabetes, preventing heart disease
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Lack of joy in life ups early death risk: study
Reuters Health is reporting research from Japan showing that people who don’t think life is worth living are more likely to die within the next few years. In other words, joyful people live longer. My Take?
Posted in General Health, Health Headlines, Heart Health, Men's Health, Woman's Health
Tagged 10 Essentials of Highly Healthy People, ikigai, joy, premature death, suicide
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