Health Tip: Seniors Need Their Nutrients

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• Health Tip: Seniors Need Their Nutrients
• Optimism Might Cut Your Risk for Heart Attack
• College Athletes in Low-Contact Sports Have More Overuse Injuries
• Everyday Activities Might Lower Alzheimer’s Risk

Health Tip: Seniors Need Their Nutrients Posted: 18 Apr 2012 11:28 PM PDT Including calcium and vitamin D (HealthDay News) — Everyone should eat a healthy, balanced and nutrient-rich diet, especially seniors, who have special nutritional needs. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics says these nutrients are especially important as we get older: Vitamin D and calcium, through fortified foods, low-fat dairy products, leafy green vegetables and fish.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Optimism Might Cut Your Risk for Heart Attack Posted: 18 Apr 2012 11:23 PM PDT Large review also found positive people less likely to suffer stroke WEDNESDAY, April 18 (HealthDay News) — Being upbeat is good for your heart, a new study suggests. Many previous studies have shown that negative mental states — such as depression, anger, anxiety and hostility — can harm the heart. This Harvard School of Public... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

College Athletes in Low-Contact Sports Have More Overuse Injuries Posted: 18 Apr 2012 11:18 PM PDT Study found women who play field hockey, soccer, volleyball, softball at most risk WEDNESDAY, April 18 (HealthDay News) — Overuse injuries account for nearly 30 percent of injuries suffered by college athletes, and 62 percent of such injuries occur in female athletes, a new study finds. Overuse injuries typically occur in low-contact sports that involve... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Everyday Activities Might Lower Alzheimer’s Risk Posted: 18 Apr 2012 11:03 PM PDT Study finds association for more active elderly, even without formal exercise By Randy Dotinga WEDNESDAY, April 18 (HealthDay News) — New research suggests that elderly people who move around more — even gardening or puttering around the house — are less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than more sedentary seniors. The study doesn’t confirm that... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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