Guest guest Posted December 30, 2002 Report Share Posted December 30, 2002 I want to second the comments on exercise. I've noticed that I feel good when I get thirty minutes or more, 5 days per week, of aerobic exercise. Thirty minutes or more 5 days per week of pushing and pulling, lifting exercising muscles keeps the aches and pains out of the bones and joints. Ron McClure rlmftw --- The Stewarts <stews9 wrote: > I became vegetarian for health reasons, and I've had > both cancer and a > heart attack. I am currently also diabetic. The > torture never stops, as > Zappa observed. > > Best diet I've found is Vegan, but you'll balk at > that, so try lacto-ovo > vegetarian and use soy rather than real cheese in > sandwiches and so forth, > to avoid cholesterol. > > Plenty of anti-oxidants are important, too, both > from natural sources and > in supplements. > > Best guard against diabetes is first to arrange not > to have it in your > family history, then to keep your weight down. > Slender folks get it too > but not nearly as often as fat ones. > > Same with high blood pressure. > > The single most important factor is exercise, which > no one likes to hear. > You need regular exercise, at least five times a > week at 45 minutes to an > hour a shot, with at least 30 minutes of aerobic > exercise in that. This > means keeping your heart rate up for a sustained 30 > minutes. Brisk > walking helps, but the more you can do the more you > should do. Swimming's > good, for instance, if you don't just stand there > splashing but actually > do laps. Tennis is okay, but has too much rest > built into it. Running's > fine if you do it right, and if you're healthy > enough, but as I say, even > walking is good. > > Don't smoke and you cut lung cancer risks greatly. > Avoid heavily polluted > areas, too, and make sure your home has a radon > check. High radon levels > promote lung cancer like crazy, and they're more > common than one wants to > think. > > Eat less, exercise more. Keep moving. > > It helps to write down the amount, calories, and > carbohydrates of > everything you eat too. Again, most balk at keeping > food logs, but it > really makes you aware of how much U.S. Americans > eat, and how bad much of > it is for us. Also, don't be tempted to cut > calories and skip exercise. > The exercise is the most important single item. > > I " m a lacto-ovo vegetarian who uses very minimal > dairy, by the way, and I' > ve a son who's Vegan, so I understand both these > diets well. I admit I'm > remiss with exercise, too. Although I do it > regularly what I do isn't > enough. Yet. I'm incrementally increasing things. > > Hope this helps. > > > > > On Sunday, December 29, 2002, at 05:05 AM, > (AT) (DOT) > com wrote: > > > diet and exercise program, > > which I hope will reverse the plaque and > > atherosclerosis that I have built up in my > coronary > > and peripheral arteries over the past 59 years. > I'm > > looking for a diet and exercise program that will > > protect me from diabetes, lung cancer, gout, > > hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and the > chronic, > > degenerative diseases pandemic in the USA. > > > > Is anyone out there interested in these things? > > > Primum non nocere. > --Hippocrates > > Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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