- The human body is made to walk.
- Walking 30 minutes a day cuts the rate of people becoming diabetic by more than half and it cuts the risk of people over 60 becoming diabetic by almost 70 percent.
- Walking cuts the risk of stroke by more than 25 percent.
- Walking reduces hypertension. The body has over 100,000 miles of blood vessels. Those blood vessels are more supple and healthier when we walk.
- Walking cuts the risk of cancer as well as diabetes and stroke.
- Women who walk have a 20 percent lower likelihood of getting breast cancer and a 31 percent lower risk of getting colon cancer.
- Women with breast cancer who walk regularly can reduce their recurrence rate and their mortality rate by over 50 percent.
- The human body works better when we walk. The body resists diseases better when we walk, and the body heals faster when we walk.
- We don’t have to walk a lot. Thirty minutes a day has a huge impact on our health.Lee Kuan Yew,at his age walks only 13 min. a day
- Men who walk thirty minutes a day have a significantly lower level of prostate cancer. Men who walk regularly have a 60 percent lower risk of colon cancer.
- For men with prostate cancer, studies have shown that walkers have a 46 percent lower mortality rate.
- Walking also helps prevent depression, and people who walk regularly are more likely to see improvements in their depression.
- In one study, people who walked and took medication scored twice as well in 30 days as the women who only took the medication. Another study showed that depressed people who walked regularly had a significantly higher level of not being depressed in a year compared to depressed people who did not walk. The body generates endorphins when we walk. Endorphins help us feel good.
- Walking strengthens the heart. Walking strengthens bones.
- Walking improves the circulatory system.
- Walking generates positive neurochemicals. Healthy eating is important but dieting can trigger negative neurochemicals and can be hard to do.
- Walking generates positive neurochemicals. People look forward to walking and enjoy walking.
- And research shows that fit beats fat for many people. Walking half an hour a day has health benefits that exceed the benefits of losing 20 pounds.
- When we walk every day, our bodies are healthier and stronger. A single 30 minute walk can reduce blood pressure by five points for over 20 hours.
- Walking reduces the risk of blood clots in your legs.
- People who walk regularly have much lower risk of deep vein thrombosis.
- People who walk are less likely to catch colds, and when people get colds, walkers have a 46 percent shorter symptom time from their colds.
- Walking improves the health of our blood, as well. Walking is a good boost of high density cholesterol and people with high levels of HDL are less likely to have heart attacks and stroke.
- Walking significantly diminishes the risk of hip fracture and the need for gallstone surgery is 20 to 31 percent lower for walkers.
- Walking is the right thing to do. The best news is that the 30 minutes doesn’t have to be done in one lump of time. Two 15 minute walks achieve the same goals. Three 10 minute walks achieve most of those goals.
- We can walk 15 minutes in the morning and 15 minutes at night and achieve our walking goals.
- Walking feels good. It helps the body heal. It keeps the body healthy. It improves our biological health, our physical health, our psycho-social health, and helps with our emotional health. Walking can literally add years entire years to your life.
Self Improvement
ALL ACUPRESSURE POINTS ARE IN THE SOLE OF YOUR FEET ……
SOURCE:::: input from a friend of mine
Natarajan
” In our days, Hardware was Found in Hardware Shop and name of Software was Never Heard … ” !!!!
The Best Answer an Older Person Can Give
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Some time ago, a loving gradnson was talking to his grandmother about modern life. He asked for her opinion on everything that has been going on in the last few years. His grandmother gave him a long look and said: “Well, let me see…
I was born before:
* penicillin
* television
* frozen foods
* Xerox
* contact lenses
* Frisbees and
* the pill
There were no:
* credit cards
* laser beams or
* ball-point pens
Man had not yet invented:
* pantyhose
* dishwashers
* clothes dryers
* and the clothes were hung out to dry in the fresh air and
Nor has man walked on the moon yet.
Your Grandfather didn*t live together until we got married. There were very few single mothers.
Until I was 25, I called every man older than me, “Sir.”
And after I turned 25, I still called policemen and every man with a title, “Sir.”
We were before gay-rights, computer-dating, dual careers, daycare centers, and group therapy.
Our lives were governed by the Ten Commandments, good judgment, and common sense.
We were taught to know the difference between right and wrong and to stand up and take responsibility for our actions.
Serving your country was a privilege; living in this country was a bigger privilege.
We thought fast food was what people ate during Lent.
Having a meaningful relationship meant getting along with your cousins.
Draft dodgers were those who closed front doors as the evening breeze started.
Time-sharing meant time the family spent together in the evenings and weekends, not purchasing condominiums.
We never heard of FM radios, tape decks, CD*s, electric typewriters, yogurt, or guys wearing earrings.
We listened to Big Bands, Jack Benny, and the President*s speeches on our radios.
If you saw anything with *Made in Japan * on it, it was junk.
The term *making out* referred to how you did on your school exam.
Pizza Hut, McDonald*s, and instant coffee were unheard of. We had 5 & 10-cent (5 and dime) stores
where you could actually buy things for 5 and 10 cents.
Ice-cream cones, phone calls, rides on a streetcar, and a Pepsi were all a nickel.
And if you didn*t want to splurge, you could spend your nickel on enough stamps to mail 1 letter and 2 postcards.
You could buy a new Ford Coupe for $600, but who could afford one? Too bad, because gas was 11 cents a gallon.
In my day:
* “grass” was mowed,
* “coke” was a cold drink,
* “pot” was something your mother cooked in and
* “rock music” was your grandmother*s lullaby.
* “Aids” were helpers in the Principal*s office,
* “chip” meant a piece of wood,
* “hardware” was found in a hardware store and.
* “software” wasn*t even a word.
We volunteered to protect our precious country.
No wonder people call us “old and confused” and say there is a generation gap.
How old do you think I am?
Read on to see… Are you ready??
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This woman would be only 65 years old.
She would have been born in late 1950.
Gives you something to think about, doesn’t it?
So much has changed in one lifetime. !!!
SOURCE::: http://www.ba-bamail.com
Natarajan
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