Healthy & Nutritious Cooking: Learning How to Cook (Again!)

November 23rd, 2010 By Sally Troup

I’m relearning how to cook.

This time though, I’m learning a new healthier and more nutritious way to cook. I didn’t grow up knowing how to cook, let alone cook in a healthy style, nor did I take formal cooking classes.  Like so many others, I gradually taught myself how to prepare meals over the last 25 years of marriage and 20-plus years of child rearing.  I have discovered that the ability to read a recipe and the willingness to spend a little time is all I need to create a nourishing and satisfying meal (almost!) every night. When I still had children living at home, even when they were teenagers, my cooking tended toward quick, kid-friendly, comfort food.  Fast forward to now, with the new title of “empty-nester” and aging baby boomer on my letterhead.  I find that the old stand-by dishes simply don’t work anymore…but that’s okay. What I have discovered is that, as our lives change, so does our body’s need for specific nutrients.  For example, we need more lean protein, less fat, and an emphasis on complex carbohydrates.  Eating a healthy diet is more important than ever as we age and cope with the inevitable muscle loss that is a part of the healthy aging process. I seem to read about Mediterranean cooking in every magazine I see so I’m trying to cook more with olive oil, and to add fish, whole grains, and fresh vegetables to the menu on a regular basis.   I’m also enjoying weekly trips to the local farmer’s market where I can find in-season fruits and vegetables to inspire me. A delicious beet and goat cheese salad was on the menu last week, thanks to my latest visit to the local vendors.  A few years ago that would never have made the weekly menu!  Healthy, nutritious and good tasting – and not too complicated to make – are the recipes that make the cut.  Here’s one of my new favorite recipes.

Frittata with Leek and Potatoes Recipe

• 2 tbs Olive oil
• 1 large leek, sliced thin
• 2 medium red potatoes boiled and cut into medium dice
• 2 tbs fresh parsley, minced
• 1/3 c Emmenthaler cheese, shredded
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 6 large eggs, beaten

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Heat oil in nonstick ovenproof skillet. Add leek. Sauté for 5 minutes or until soft. In bowl, stir in cheese, parsley, salt and pepper and eggs. Pour mixture into skillet. Add diced potato.  Distribute egg evenly. Cook for about 60 seconds. Transfer skillet to oven and bake for 4 minutes or until egg is cooked through.  Serve warm, room temp or chilled.

So, I’m learning how to cook with a whole new repertoire of healthy and nutritious recipes.  It’s rather liberating, in fact, as I experiment with unusual flavors, different ingredients, and new (to me, anyway) techniques.  I find myself more willing to try various cuisines that my children likely would have distained. I’m open to all kinds of new recipes that fit the “Healthy and Nutritious” label.  Do you have a favorite go-to recipe to share?  Let’s inspire one another to cook a healthy and delicious meal that will nourish the body, mind, and spirit.  Enjoy!

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HealthSpan Solutions Launches New Lower-Sugar BeneVia at the 2010 ADA Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo in Boston

November 3rd, 2010

Dr. John E. Morley, M.B., B.Ch. presents new clinical recommendations for healthy aging at November conference

LITTLE ROCK – November 3, 2010 – With 60% of consumers 50 years and above having at least one preventable chronic health concern, Registered Dietitians provide important health care management support for consumers. Understanding the growing need for more research around the changing life of “baby boomers”, BeneVia® is releasing the results of clinical research revealing improved health outcomes for age-associated health issues and healthy aging  at the Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo (FNCE; Booth 2430) which takes place November 6-9, 2010 in Boston, MA.  In conjunction with the clinical results, HealthSpan Solutions, LLC will also be launching a new Low-Sugar formula of BeneVia® in all four products at this year’s event. BeneVia® will distribute summary results of its recent research portfolio demonstrating how specific nutritional formulas can be used to target and improve specific health conditions. BeneVia will be provide educational sessions for Nutrition Professionals with a focus on Healthy Aging, Functional Medicine and Weight Management during the conference so that dietitians can sample each of the four Benevia® nutritional juice beverages and review results on health outcomes for specific health conditions. “We are very excited about BeneVia’s participation at the Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo (FNCE) and the opportunity to partner and help educate health professionals about nutrition for healthy aging and active lifestyles,” said Jennifer Ashley, RD, LD, and Head of HealthSpan Solutions Medical Marketing. An added feature of the conference will be a presentation of the clinical research on muscle strength,and natural muscle loss (sarcopenia) in Aging by a leading Gerontological Researcher, Dr. John E. Morley, M.B., B.Ch . “Proprietary research results showing how specialized high leucine/essential amino acid protein blends can overcome age-resistant responses of muscle to aging demonstrates an important and practical way to manage healthy aging”, Mrs. Ashley commented. Dr. John E. Morley, M.B., B.Ch., is known internationally as a gerontological researcher, clinician, and educator.  He is the director of Saint Louis University’s Division of Geriatric Medicine.  Dr. Morley will also appear at BeneVia’s exhibit Booth 2430, where he will be signing copies of his book The Science of Staying Young, on Monday November 6 from 9 to noon. “For older adults, a healthy and active lifestyle is important for long term health,” said John Troup, Ph.D., President & CEO of HealthSpan Solutions, LLC, makers of BeneVia®. “It takes daily attention to nutrition and the use of specific active nutrients targeting specific disease states to improve health.  The BeneVia® commitment to healthy aging and partnership with RD’s is significant in healthcare management that will help professionals support older adults and their management of chronic diseases. BeneVia’s family of products help consumers manage age-associated health issues including loss of muscle, cardiovascular health, diabetes, cognitive performance and immune responses We are proud to offer the leading products in adult nutrition for health and age specific management” Troup concluded. Study results are available online after the conference has ended. Full Press Release: HealthSpan Solutions Launches New Lower-Sugar BeneVia at the 2010 ADA Food & Nutrition Conference and Expo

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Fighting Sarcopenia’s Muscle Loss is Helped by Protein Supplementation

October 8th, 2010

Comparing Protein Intakes to Help Fight Muscle Loss & Sarcopenia

By John Troup, PhD Active snacking is an effective way to deliver and maintain the recommended level of nutrient intake to fight the age-associated health issues like muscle loss & sarcopenia or loss of muscle.  Although recent scientific studies have shown that 30grams of intact/whole protein intake is the single dose or amount of protein required to stimulate muscle building activity, nutrition practices show that trying to achieve that level of intake is not practical. The illustrations below show what the per meal typical protein intake is and only at dinner time is 30gr of protein achieved.  A simple solution, then might be to increase the per meal protein but using available whole food protein sources (beef, fish, chicken etc) would bring with it high levels of fat and additional calories not needed.  Similarly, if a typical adult nutrition beverage was used as a meal supplement, not only would an excess of calories and fat be delivered, but the amount of protein available to help build muscle would not be optimal Given the above options of timed delivery and type of supplementation, the alternative of using a high leucine/essential amino acid blend like ViaLeuPro  in BeneVia nutritional drinks would provide the advantage of low volume use, yet optimal ability to build muscle and low caloric intake (100calories or less).  Using this approach, a BeneVia drink could be taken with breakfast and lunch to achieve the optimal level of muscle building or – perhaps more ideally – could be taken in between meals so to ensure that more time with fewer gaps in muscle building activity take place for more effective total improvement in muscle mass and function.  Thus a consistent level and rate of protein synthesis stimulation is achieved for a more effective outcome in fighting sarcopenia. Supplementation with low volume highly concentrated protein blends with high leucine/essential amino acids will provide a convenient and 4X more effective method of optimizing muscle building capacity without a significant caloric load.

Most Effective Sources to Manage Natural Muscle Loss & Sarcopenia’s Muscle Loss

• Cost Effective with Optimal Nutrients Criteria Points to BeneVia®, Table 1 (below) shows a Product Comparisons with High Leucine/Essential Amino Acid combinations. Nutrient and Pricing per serving comparisons.

• Table Two below, shows the comparison of various food types and amounts needed for optimal leucine intake.

• Table Three below, shows the protein comparisons with major dietary food types and alternatives vs BeneVia.

• Table Four below, shows the common nutritional protein sources.

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Dietary Practices Optimize the Fight Against Sarcopenia & Muscle Loss

October 6th, 2010 By John Troup, Phd Now that we know that sarcopenia (muscle loss) can be managed, minimized and/or avoided by using optimal nutrients like high leucine/essential amino acids, the challenge for healthy aging is to then understand what nutritional practices and habits can be followed to maximize muscle building potential.  First its important to realize that while it seems many of us don’t consume enough key nutrients, we do consume enough or more calories. So its first helpful to find a way to supplement while minimizing the effect of more caloric intake – this can be done using specially formulated nutritional drinks with ViaLeuPro in BeneVia beverages.  Secondly, its important to make sure the supplement is taken at a convenient time and when maximal muscle building effect can take place.  Timing of intake, can also be an important advantage so as to keep as high as a rate of muscle building activity through the day as possible.  In this way, several options can be important.

The Objective of Supplementation should include the following considerations:

1. Maximize the effect of protein for a net positive gain in muscle building capacity
2. Increase active nutrients to a therapeutic level for improved health benefit
3. Do so without increasing age accelerators to the diet.

Net Positive Gain for Muscle Building

Use Supplementation at Times that keep muscle building activity as high as possible and for as long as possible during the course of the day. Active Snack Times in Morning & Afternoon fill the gaps and increase overall muscle building capacity. Three Options for Supplementation presented below (Adapted by: Volpi E, Am J Clin Nutr 2003;78:250-258; Paddon-Jones D and Rasmussen BB. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 2009;12:86-90): Optimal Muscle Building is Achieved by consuming 30g of quality intact protein per meal  or by Supplementation of 7–15g of a high leucine/EAA protein blend.  Lower volumes increase benefit and compliance

Increase Active Nutrients to Therapeutic Levels for Targeted Health Benefits

Active nutrients play a significant role in targeting specific health benefits and are not readily available at therapeutic levels in the typical diet.

Avoid Adding Age Accelerators to the Diet When Adding Active Nutrients

Selection of food items should avoid those that add high levels of fat and   saturated fat and that would result in 20% or more calories to the typical intake level of around 1800 calories/day  unless food items are substituted. Saturated fats are key age accelerators and should be minimized. Smaller convenient portion sizes are also important to improve compliance and to avoid satiation such that a net decrease in caloric intake is unnecessarily achieved

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Effective Nutrients to Fight Sarcopenia’s Muscle Loss?

October 1st, 2010

Preventing the Muscle Loss Related to Sarcopenia

By John Troup, PhD Maintaining and/or improving muscle function and preventing sarcopenia (muscle loss) as we age is clearly an important part of our individualized health care objectives for healthy aging.  But not all proteins or protein sources and blends are created with the same effect.  While there are a number of protein types and sources available, not all have the same level of effect or improvement.  Table 1 (below) presents this comparative table with the first line of data comparisons showing which source nutrient or protein has the highest effect on building muscle. From a review of the scientific literature, its clear that the combination of high leucine/essential amino acids has the most significant effect on building and restoring muscle mass. Not only is the muscle building capacity the highest but the practical outcomes of improved muscle function and muscle strength are the most positive with this blend of high leucine/essential amino acids. Based on the proprietary science in developing this blend, it is now a patented formulation and exclusively available in BeneVia® nutritional beverages and called ViaLeuPro™. Recently, a new nutrient called HMB (hydroxymethylbutyrate) a metabolic by product of the amino acid leucine, has been purported to be effective in building muscle and stimulating muscle protein synthesis.  A review of the scientific literature suggests, however, that this metabolite, HMB has little to no effect on protein synthesis alone and only when combined with the amino acid arginine is any stimulation of protein synthesis observed.  Even this combination of HMB/arginine however has only moderate effect on muscle building potential – especially when compared to intact protein sources or to the high leucine/essential amino acid mix, called ViaLeuPro™. Table One: Comparative Effects Reported on the Effect of Muscle Energetics and Functional Outcomes of Selected Nutrient Energy Sources in Nutritional Beverages.  Results represent studies with subjects 60yrs and older. ViaLeuPro™ is the most effective energy source that helps build muscle and improve muscle function for healthy aging.

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Sarcopenia & The Not So Secret Secret to Aging

September 29th, 2010

High Leucine / Essential Amino Acid Protein Sources Help With Sarcopenia & Aging Issues

By John Troup Protein is the single most important nutrient for muscle function. The fundamental way through  which dietary protein affects muscle is stimulation of muscle protein synthesis (i.e., the body’s ability to build muscle) by the absorbed amino acids ⁽¹¹⁾. Muscle protein is particularly responsive to the stimulatory effect of ingested protein/amino acids.  Building muscle is stimulated by a single dose of amino acids to a greater extent than any anabolic hormone tested, including testosterone⁽¹²⁾, insulin⁽¹³⁾, and growth hormone⁽¹⁴⁾. Recent studies have proven the positive effect of amino acids  on muscle protein synthesis translates to improvement in lean body mass, strength and function in elderly^(15,16). The recent report of the Health Aging and Body Composition Study⁽¹⁷⁾ confirms the importance of protein intake in preserving lean body mass on a large population basis. Changes in body composition were determined over a three year period in over 2000 individuals aged 70-79. Individuals in the highest group of protein intake had 40% less loss in lean body mass over the 3 year period than those in the lowest groups of protein intake. The other three groups defined on the differences in levels of protein intake also corresponded to the extent of loss of lean body mass.  So, its  not surprising that in a different study⁽¹⁸⁾ women with intake greater than the mid-range of 0.8-1.2 g protein/kg/day (1.20-1.76 g/kg/day) tended to have fewer health problems over the 10 year follow-up period than those with protein intakes < 0.8 g/kg/day.

Protein & Amino Acids Are Key

Amino acids are the key nutrient stimulators of muscle protein synthesis and thus play an important and critical role in stopping the age acceleration that poor nutrition and low protein intake have on the aging process.  What’s the best way to put this to work for better health and avoiding sarcopenia?  An optimal dietary supplement should have the greatest stimulatory effect on muscle protein synthesis using the least amount of amino acids.  This combination will limit the impact of the supplement on other dietary intake, as well as minimize the serving size of the supplement, control (and minimize) excess incremental caloric intake and thereby increase the likelihood of compliance and improved results of maintain muscle function. All forms of dietary protein contain a mixture of essential and non-essential amino acids (EAAs – essential amino acids,  and NEAAs – non-essential amino acids).  Ingestion of only the EAAs is necessary for stimulation of muscle protein synthesis⁽²⁵⁾ resulting in positive muscle building and support effects. Unfortunately,  a high quality protein contains approximately 50% EAAs. Thus, if a mixture of EAAs is given that matches the profile of the amino acids in a protein, only half the amount of EAAs is required as compared to the intact protein to elicit the same magnitude of response of muscle protein synthesis⁽²⁶⁾. In addition to providing necessary precursors for protein synthesis, some EAAs serve as molecular regulators of muscle protein metabolism.  In particular, leucine has a well-defined role in activating the molecular process involved in initiating the process of protein synthesis⁽²⁷⁾.  The role of leucine is particularly important in elderly individuals.  A mixture of EAAs in which leucine comprises 40% of the total is approximately twice as effective in stimulating muscle protein synthesis in older individuals as the profile of EAAs in whey protein, which is a high-quality protein in milk.

Leucine Alone Isn’t the Answer

Although leucine has an important and unique role in muscle protein metabolism in older individuals, ingestion of leucine alone is ineffective in stimulating human muscle protein synthesis. Other essential amino acids must also be present in the appropriate proportions. This cannot be achieved by simply ingesting a mixture with the same profile of EAAs as muscle protein.  Due to different transport rates from blood into the muscle, the optimal profile of ingested amino acids differs from the amino acid profile of muscle protein.  Adequate availability of the appropriate amount of amino acid precursors is necessary for the activation of muscle building activity caused by leucine. Dr. Robert Wolfe and his team of scientists at the University of Arkansas has done  a  great deal of research studying all of these considerations into the design of the optimal profile of amino acids that can most effectively build muscle, avoid sarcopenia and enhance health function for a healthy aging process.  There is a dose response of muscle protein synthesis to this optimal mixture of additional EAAs when given in conjunction with high leucine (figure 1). Whereas leucine is a key component of the optimal formulation of amino acids to stimulate muscle protein synthesis, the effectiveness of the mixture results from the entire profile of amino acids. The bottom line is that the optimal mix of high leucine/essential amino acids has been shown to build muscle (i.e., improves protein synthesis rates) as much as four times more than intact protein on a gram for gram basis (figure 2). The results shown in figure 2 demonstrate that it is possible to formulate a dietary supplement to enhance muscle protein synthesis, and thus muscle size and strength, that is much more efficient than normal dietary intake. Read the rest of this entry »

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The Aging But Dangerous Martini Sky Jump Event Video

September 24th, 2010 Last month BeneVia sponsored the Aging But Dangerous Martini Sky Dive event where over 100 women all over the age of 50 took the “plunge” of a lifetime.  That plunge was skydiving over the beautiful blue skies of Baldwin, Wisconsin!  Along for the ride was some BeneVia Strength & Energy drink, which event attendees got to sample and received coupons for future purposes. We’re lucky enough to have video from the event, this is the first of a few, so stop back here, or become a fan on Facebook or Twitter and we will keep you up to date when we get the other videos loaded up for viewing.

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Sacropenia: Is This Natural Muscle Loss Over Time?

September 22nd, 2010 By John Troup We’ve all experienced the reality that time and age play on our bodies.  In some cases it has helped us better understand the effects of gravity as our firm muscle mass has slowly sagged or simply disappeared – reducing our energy levels and limiting us from the activities we once enjoyed.  For those actively exercising, it’s also common to notice that it takes longer to get into shape, even harder to keep exercising and longer to recover from the workouts we do.  So, why is this and what can we do to avoid it and minimize this age-associated phenomena?

Age-Associated Muscle Loss is Sarcopenia

Scientists around the world continue to study this change in muscle function and size with aging.  While it is a scientifically complex phenomena, it appears that causative factors include sedentary lifestyles, higher amounts of fat mass which contribute to high inflammation that negatively effects muscle and changes in nutritional habits and practices that further complicate the process leading to sarcopenia, or age associated muscle loss.  This process affects all individuals, and is central to the decrease in quality of life and activity  that often occurs with aging.  In more severe cases, there is a correlation between the extent of loss of muscle mass and strength with functional impairment ^(2,3), disability ^(4,5), falls ⁽⁶⁾, frailty ⁽⁷⁾, and the loss of independence ⁽⁸⁾.  Recent studies suggest maintenance of muscle mass and strength in elderly decreases all-cause mortality and mortality from cancer ⁽⁹⁾ and from chronic obstructive lung disease ⁽¹⁰⁾ such that survival rates are significantly improved in these age-specific disease conditions. Accelerators of aging and muscle loss have recently been identified from population health studies providing us with the good news  that specific habits and practices that include nutrition and exercise can help stop and reverse sarcopenia – along with a variety of chronic health conditions.  These studies have shown that as we age, nutritional practices and habits also change such that important nutrients like quality protein, calcium, vitamin D, B vitamin intakes all decrease in our diets.

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Lack of Exercise Worsens Sarcopenia

Lack of exercise and activity confounds the problem and soon our muscles become more resistant to adapting and maintain their former high level of function. Typically, muscle loss begins to take place in our early 30’s and progresses to critical levels by our 60’s when it is not unusual to have lost more than 30% of total muscle mass. Gradually and often in parallel, other health issues occur (ie., heart, diabetes etc) and co-morbidities have negative effects on our health status.  This causes the negative cascade with age – unless we do something about it.

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The chart above clearly shows a summary effect of health studies reported in the scientific literature on healthy life functions. This composite chart illustrates that the typical life functional changes in and with aging (white line) can be improved with proper nutrition and exercise.  In so doing, the chronic disease conditions can be minimized or avoided and the health span is significantly improved. Read the rest of this entry »

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There’s More than Once Source of a White Christmas

August 31st, 2010 By Dr. Oscar H. Franco This past year I was closer than ever before to a white Christmas, and in places like Belgium a white Christmas occurred for the first time after 23 years.  In Leiden (the Netherlands), however, where we were gathered this year with friends and family to celebrate Christmas, thaw set in on the 25^th,, melting the snow that fell the days before, and leaving just enough to throw a few last snowballs.

Christmas Means Lots of Food!

But besides celebrating, sharing and being able to express our artistic skills with anthropomorphic sculptures in the snow, this season is also marked by excesses of food and drink. Almost every evening in the last week I have been able to enjoy the fruits of culinary feasts that make of this season the kindest to our senses but one of the riskiest to our health. Behind the alcohol, pudding, turkey and fatty products that should be consumed in moderation, hides a darker source of white to this season: salt. Salt is perhaps one of the finest and tastiest gifts that nature has provided us with. The spice of life surely, salt has been one of the greatest assets to humankind, but is also one of its greatest threats generally considered a silent killer. Salt increases our blood pressure, and the greater the amount of salt intake the higher the level of blood pressure, and the higher the risk of suffering a stroke and heart disease.

Watch Your Salt Intake

In a recent manuscript published in the British Medical Journal, a team of scientists from the University of Naples in Italy and the University of Warwick in the UK aimed to compile all the evidence available on the effect that high levels of salt consumption might have on the risk of suffering stroke or heart disease. They found that reducing the daily consumption of salt by approximately 5 grams (1 teaspoon of salt) could provide a 23% reduction in the risk of stroke and a 17% reduction in the risk of heart disease. Such a measure could avert about one and a quarter million deaths from stroke and almost three million deaths from heart disease each year! But how can we reduce our salt intake? Here are some tips that you might want to use when you are contemplating making your New Year’s resolution(s):

• Increase the consumption of foods rich in potassium: fruits and vegetables
• Eat/cook at home more, and when eating out ask the chef to reduce the amount of salt
• Cook low in salt and add only small amounts at the end
• Try to have less than 6 grams a day of salt (a teaspoon)
• Use fewer sauces, mixes and canned products.
• Aim to progressively reduce your salt intake. Everyday a bit less and your palate won’t notice it.

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Reference: Strazzullo P, D’Elia L, Kandala NB, Cappuccio FP. Salt intake, stroke, and cardiovascular disease: meta-analysis of prospective studies. BMJ. 2009 Nov 24;339:b4567.

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It’s Never Too Late for Harvesting the Benefits of a Healthy Lifestyle

August 24th, 2010 By Dr. Oscar H. Franco Even from early age, we have a natural tendency to disregard changes in lifestyle under the perspective of a limited or self-limiting time horizon, perhaps driven by the will to avoid the potential efforts involved. Following the same approach -oriented towards the avoidance of efforts- when we consider ourselves young we delay changes and decisions trying to postpone them to a later age that when it arrives we then think it is too late.  In the case of following a healthy lifestyle as the pathway to achieve healthy aging there is never a case for being too early or too late.

Aging is a Lifelong Process

Being a sine qua non of life, aging starts from the moment we are conceived and stops only with a full cease of our bodily functions (i.e. we are deceased).  It is therefore logical to consider that any decision, choice or habit that we undertake along our life course would affect how we age and feel. Following a healthy lifestyle has been associated with a different number of benefits among different populations at all stages of life benefiting children and elderly alike. Furthermore, the benefits of following a healthy lifestyle are not only reserved to people that are currently healthy. As presented by researchers from the VA Medical Center in Durham (NC) in a recent publication in the JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) benefits of a healthy lifestyle can also be seen among elderly long-term cancer survivors. Their study evaluated whether providing information on the components of a healthy lifestyle through telephone counseling and mailed print material would ameliorate or even stop functional decline among older overweight cancer survivors.

Understanding How to Life Healthy Can Help Your Quality of Life

The authors found after 12 months that those receiving information about following a healthy lifestyle, experienced a substantial amelioration of their functional decline and an improvement in quality of life compared to those that did not receive the information. Perhaps following a healthy lifestyle imply certain efforts that to many may appear a great burden, nevertheless the efforts are greatly compensated and it is never too late to invest in the bank of the healthy lifestyle. Healthy aging will be just one of the rewards.

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Reference: Morey MC, Snyder DC, Sloane R, Cohen HJ, Peterson B, Hartman TJ, Miller P, Mitchell DC, Demark-Wahnefried W. Effects of home-based diet and exercise on functional outcomes among older, overweight long-term cancer survivors: RENEW: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2009 May 13;301(18):1883-91

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