{"id":6603,"date":"2011-10-25T13:16:34","date_gmt":"2011-10-25T19:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flovalleynews.com\/?p=6603"},"modified":"2011-10-25T13:16:34","modified_gmt":"2011-10-25T19:16:34","slug":"a-boomers-journal-simple-ways-to-health-may-be-the-best-path","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flovalleynews.com\/?p=6603","title":{"rendered":"A Boomer’s Journal: Simple Ways to Health May be The Best Path"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Tom Anselm<\/strong><\/p>\n

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For a long time now I\u2019ve been a big fan of deep breathing.\u00a0 It comes in handy, you know, on a daily basis.\u00a0 Just consider the deep cleansing breaths of the relief pitcher when coming into a bases-loaded jam with the fiercest hitter at the plate.\u00a0 Or that of the groom, as he sees his lovely bride at the end of the aisle.\u00a0 Or how you react just before you go in to see the dentist.<\/p>\n

It is such a simple, involuntary\u00a0function, but one we take for\u00a0granted.\u00a0 These days, it seems there are even machines to teach you how to breathe so that you can lower your blood pressure.<\/p>\n

But really, the method is so elementary, I can teach it to you right here.\u00a0 Just lie down, breathe slowly in and out no more than six times a minute for 15 to 20 minutes.\u00a0 Do it once a day.\u00a0 There.\u00a0 That was easy, right?\u00a0 I like it because, for one thing, it works and, for another, it\u2019s free.<\/p>\n

I practice this every morning after I take my aspirin and vitamins (the adult version of Gummie Bears, to which my son Joe said\u2026 \u201cOh, great, Dad\u2026 you start out with chewables, and you end up with chewables.\u00a0 The circle of life.\u201d)<\/p>\n

I also found this plan of the World Wide Web (does anyone even call it this anymore?) called the DASH diet.\u00a0 That acronym stands for Dietary Approach to Stopping Hypertension, and since doing it for about five years, I haven\u2019t had to consider medications.\u00a0 Which at my age, 62, is a thing to rejoice about.<\/p>\n

The less meds the better, that\u2019s my goal.\u00a0 And not just because of cost.\u00a0 How many times do you hear of folks having drug interactions from too many varieties?\u00a0 But enough of that.\u00a0 Here is yet another thing that can help you stay healthy and sharp.\u00a0 Coffee.<\/p>\n

What?\u00a0 It\u2019s good for something other than merely waking up?\u00a0 Yep, a study recently stated that, in moderation, of course, a few cups of java may help reduce the risk of Parkinson\u2019s disease, gout, prostate and liver cancer, has a laxative effect and even helps stop memory decline.<\/p>\n

Speaking of this last item, another study chronicles how those with above -average intelligence are less prone to dementia.\u00a0 It\u00a0 said that antioxidants, alcohol, social activity and higher education have less to do with this, since smart people do this because they are smart, not because these things help slow memory loss.<\/p>\n

Now I am a bit skeptical of this conclusion, since I think being smarter than the average bear has little to do with eating spinach, having a mug of your favorite adult beverage, and enrolling in a few classes. \u00a0Maybe we can\u2019t all invent the I-Pad, but us less-than-the-brightest-bulbs-in-the-pack can still take the right path to a healthier life.<\/p>\n

So I plan to toss some kale into my next salad, spike my Folgers with a wee bit \u2018o Jamieson while I\u2019m hanging out with my loved ones, and maybe read a good Shakespearean play.\u00a0 Oh, and I\u2019ll keep up my breathing plan. Yeah, yeah\u2026\u00a0 and the Gummie Bears.<\/p>\n

If I can\u2019t make myself smarter, at least I can do the smart thing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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