Staying active can help you lower your risk of many types of cancer
Exercise helps you maintain a healthy weight. Being overweight or obese raises your risk for several cancers.
Get active. The American College of Sports Medicine recommends at least 150 minutes of moderate exercise or 75 minutes vigorous exercise each week. It’s best to do a combination of both, and you don’t have to do it all at one time. You can split up your activity into short intervals of as little as 10 minutes. During moderate exercise, you should be able to talk, but not sing. Examples of moderate activities include walking, yoga and mowing the lawn. During vigorous activity, you can say a few words, but you can’t hold a conversation. Examples of vigorous activity include running or jogging, fast bicycling and swimming. Build strength. Perform muscle strengthening exercises at least twice a week. Strength training helps you maintain a healthy weight by building muscle, which boosts your metabolism. Strength training, also called resistance training, should be done in addition to moderate and vigorous exercise. How to Avoid Fatty Liver What is fatty liver disease?
Your liver is the largest organ inside your body. It helps your body digest food, store energy, and remove poisons. Fatty liver disease is a condition in which fat builds up in your liver. There are two main types:
NAFLD is a type of fatty liver disease that is not related to heavy alcohol use. There are two kinds:
What is alcoholic fatty liver disease? Alcoholic fatty liver disease is due to heavy alcohol use. Your liver breaks down most of the alcohol you drink, so it can be removed from your body. But the process of breaking it down can generate harmful substances. These substances can damage liver cells, promote inflammation, and weaken your body's natural defenses. The more alcohol that you drink, the more you damage your liver. Alcoholic fatty liver disease is the earliest stage of alcohol-related liver disease. The next stages are alcoholic hepatitis and cirrhosis. How to Minimize Your Exposure to Chronic Inflammatory DiseaseIn my thirty years as a clinical nutritionist I have come to realize that maintaining health and avoiding disease have three main components. I'm not saying that these are the only things that keep you from getting sick but they are crucial in keeping healthy and overcoming illness. The three work synergistically with each other and should be the foundation of living well. What are these cornerstones of health?
Diet/Nutrition Lifestyle Environment Diet/Nutrition; Eating healthy can be very confusing. There are many competing theories concerning what is a healthy diet. Are carbohydrates good for you, Should you be consuming meat, Is dairy as bad as they say, What about lignans, Should you be taking supplements? These are just a few of the questions people have about diet. Dr. Mark Hymen wrote a book titled "Food" which I highly recommend. In my book, "Our Modern Mortal Trinity" I also discuss how to eat healthy based on current scientific literature. A healthy diet should balance hormones, clean your microbiome, lessen inflammation, increase immunity, help detox, increase energy, maintain healthy weight among many other health benefits. Lifestyle; Smoking, Stress, Physical Activity, Balance, Flexibility, Anxiety/Depression, Alcohol/ Drug Abuse, Sleep, Weight are all aspects of your lifestyle that need to addressed to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Environment; Your environment is literally killing you. Everyday, thousands of toxic chemicals enter your body via the breath you take, the food you eat, and through your skin. These toxins affect every organ, tissue, and biological process that occurs in your body. Today there is no place on earth in which environmental toxins have not seeped. Chemical Exposures, Dry Cleaning Agents, Skin and Hair Products, Heavy Metals, Water Toxins, Pesticides/Herbicides, Dental Work all contribute to Chronic Disease. To Learn More About Diet, Lifestyle and Environment and Chronic Disease Visit; drdonharris.com Like Our Face Book Page; Harris Integrative Health and Nutrition The Health Benefits of Positive ThinkingIs your glass half-empty or half-full? How you answer this age-old question about positive thinking may reflect your outlook on life, your attitude toward yourself, and whether you're optimistic or pessimistic — and it may even affect your health. Indeed, some studies show that personality traits such as optimism and pessimism can affect many areas of your health and well-being. The positive thinking that usually comes with optimism is a key part of effective stress management. And effective stress management is associated with many health benefits. Researchers continue to explore the effects of positive thinking and optimism on health. Health benefits that positive thinking may provide include:
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