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Aerobic Fitness Could Delay Aging By Up To 12 Years
Contrary to what Jane Fonda may have us believe, aerobic exercise is not defined as “that which requires a tight leotard and leg warmers. “Aerobic” is all about oxygen, and aerobic exercise is the kind that requires oxygen for energy. The sad thing about getting old is that our aerobic power starts to fall steadily once we hit middle aged. This latest study shows that regular aerobic exercise can slow the decline, and sometimes even reverse it. It just goes to show that you’re never too old to jazzercise!
Read Maintaining Aerobic Fitness Could Delay Biological Aging By Up To 12 Years
Washing Fruit and Veg Won’t Necessarily Make Them Clean
The American Chemical Society showed that water and disinfectants are no match for some bacteria that make their way into the leaves of lettuce, spinach, and other innocent fruit and vegetables. The FDA suggests irradiation. Great. Yet another synthetic process to add to the synthetic fertilisers they spray on our genetically modified food. Would you like E. Coli with that?
Read Dr. Mom Was Right — And Wrong — About Washing Fruits And Vegetables
Smile and Say Moo: Farm Animals a Key to Mental Health?
Norway’s mountainous geography may not be conducive for farmland, but that doesn’t mean farm animals don’t have their place among the downtrodden and weary. Researchers at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences asked 90 patients with various mental disorders to complete quality of life questionaires before and after a 12-week period spent on the farm. The results showed that animal-assisted-therapy with farm animals has positive effects on self-efficacy, the ability to cope, and general quality of life. “During the six months follow-up period self-efficacy was significantly better in the treatment group, but not in the control group,” the researchers say.
Read Mental Health Cultivated On The Farm
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