Published: January 13, 2010
O.K.do you give up… now…If you’re reading this sitting down, you might consider standing up. Ron Winslow in the Wall Street Journal takes provocative look at the impact of sedentary behavior on health, in lieu of a new study that links time watching television to an increased risk of death. One of the most surprising findings is that it isn’t just couch potatoes who were affected—even for people who exercised regularly, the risk of death went up the longer they were in front of the TV. The problem was the prolonged periods of time spent sitting still. continue reading
Source: Wall Street Journal
Published: December 14, 2009
I‘m 56……. (shock horror) with a birthday looming… there I said it! As the year comes to a close just like many I contemplate the passage of time. I reflect on the positives and negatives in my life . So this feature in the New York Times peaked my interest. Find out what lies in store for you as you age……. link to read more
Source: New York Times
Published: November 19, 2009
People who experience a lot of negative emotions and do not express these experience more health problems, says Dutch researcher Aline Pelle. She discovered that heart failure patients with a negative outlook reported their complaints to a physician or nurse far less often. The personality of the partner can also exert a considerable influence on these patients.
Aline Pelle investigated patients with a so-called type D personality. These people experience a lot of negative emotions and do not express these for fear of being rejected by others. It was already known that such a type of personality in heart failure patients is associated with anxiety and depression and a reduced state of health. However, Aline Pelle also described which processes might contribute to this. [continue reading…]
