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- Tips For Maintaining Your Weight This Holiday Season
The average American gains five to seven pounds between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day, but maintaining healthful eating habits can help them avoid packing on the weight, diabetes nutrition educator Sheri Setser-Legg, right, writes in the Lexington...
- Are You An ?active? Listener?
By Dr. Madelyn Fernstrom You might have read about the recent passing of Stephen Covey, the best-selling business author of 7 Habits of Highly Successful People. His advice continues to help millions of people in the workplace, and I always remember...
- Take A Vacation For Better Health
By Dr. Madelyn FernstromWhile many of us are walking databases of information about healthy living ? a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, daily exercise, sufficient sleep ? we often forget about one very important factor. Want to take a guess? It?s...
- Creating Healthy Habits
by Dr. Madelyn Fernstrom When you hear the term ?healthy habit? what do you think? Many people embrace this concept - at least the ?healthy? part. When it comes to the ?habit? that?s a lot tougher. Most people think that making the decision to be healthy...
- Secrets To A Long Life
by Dr. Madelyn Fernstrom I?d like to share an interesting article I read recently, An obituary, actually. The world?s oldest man died last Thursday, at age 114. His name was Walter Breuning, and he lived in Great Falls, Montana. While a long way from...
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Healthy Living Leads to a Long Life
By Dr. Madelyn Fernstrom
That headline is constantly in the news ? and many of us think it?s a new one, based on ?recent scientific studies.? But did you know that nearly 50 years ago, a public health pioneer documented this ?new? finding?
Dr. Lester Breslow, who recently died at age 97, provided mathematical proof that certain healthy habits were connected to a longer life. This shook the public health world, since it confirmed that behavior could most definitely influence longevity. It?s not just a question of biology or ?luck.?
Nowadays, with all of the fine-tuning of health messaging, maybe it?s time to get back to the basics as the foundation of healthy living. Here are the recommendations of Dr. Breslow, from the 1960s:
- Don?t smoke.
- Drink in moderation.
- Sleep 7 to 8 hours nightly.
- Exercise moderately.
- Eat breakfast.
- Eat regular meals.
- Maintain a moderate weight.
Sound familiar? And you?ll note the word ?moderate? repeated. Maybe it?s time to avoid the health extremes ? of having ?ideal? healthy habits ? and just make small changes over time. Feeling overwhelmed with this list? Pick one or two, and build on that.
Are you overwhelmed with too much health information? Does this strategy make sense to you? Let me know!
- Tips For Maintaining Your Weight This Holiday Season
The average American gains five to seven pounds between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day, but maintaining healthful eating habits can help them avoid packing on the weight, diabetes nutrition educator Sheri Setser-Legg, right, writes in the Lexington...
- Are You An ?active? Listener?
By Dr. Madelyn Fernstrom You might have read about the recent passing of Stephen Covey, the best-selling business author of 7 Habits of Highly Successful People. His advice continues to help millions of people in the workplace, and I always remember...
- Take A Vacation For Better Health
By Dr. Madelyn FernstromWhile many of us are walking databases of information about healthy living ? a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, daily exercise, sufficient sleep ? we often forget about one very important factor. Want to take a guess? It?s...
- Creating Healthy Habits
by Dr. Madelyn Fernstrom When you hear the term ?healthy habit? what do you think? Many people embrace this concept - at least the ?healthy? part. When it comes to the ?habit? that?s a lot tougher. Most people think that making the decision to be healthy...
- Secrets To A Long Life
by Dr. Madelyn Fernstrom I?d like to share an interesting article I read recently, An obituary, actually. The world?s oldest man died last Thursday, at age 114. His name was Walter Breuning, and he lived in Great Falls, Montana. While a long way from...