Today is your day Boomer! You'll likely remember my "heart" situation....I am about 3 months removed from heart valve surgery and am in the midst of an eight week cardio physiotherapy program. You go three times a week, and working with on-location health specialists, we treadmill for 30 minutes and then do a weight-lifting, stretching circuit for 45 minutes. It is great and I see tremendous improvement in my rehab....but the one thing I will mention is that it is dominated by grey-haired men...like me. Yup, Boomer men make-up well over 80% of the candidates. So, I did some research and this is what the Government of Canada states: "men are 2 times more likely to suffer a heart attack than women, and men are newly diagnosed with heart disease about 10 years younger than women (55–64 vs 65–74 years of age)". I see those numbers in person every week....and it should be a wakeup call to Boomer males! And here is what you can do to stay "heart healthy":
be smoke-free...stay physically active...eat a healthy diet...maintain a healthy weight and limit alcohol use. Words of wisdom. Cheers.
Today is your day Boomer! And today is another day for wining......and I don't mean complaining. I mean drinking some pressed grapes and enjoying the health benefits. That's right, drinking alcohol is good for you. First, let's state the obvious....only in moderate amounts: two glasses per day for men and one for women. Research shows the following positive health effects: (1) reduces risk of Alzheimer's and Parkinson disease (2) is an anti-flammatory(white wine is better for this) (3) decreases risk of high blood pressure and high cholesterol(red wine is a better choice) (4) good for mental health, may increase age longevity, may promote healthy gut bacteria. All of this sounds good and much of it boils down to the antioxidants which are higher in red wine. It seems reds--like Merlot, Cab Sav, and Shiraz--have been studied more.....which means more research is needed on whites. Boomers, maybe we could volunteer for a new study! Cheers!

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