Where have all the minerals gone?
When researchers recently
looked at two editions of a UK book ‘The Composition of Foods’ published by the
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, they had a nasty surprise.
Comparing the 1940 edition with the one published in 1991, they found that 27 vegetables
and 17 fruits analysed had lost hefty amounts of mineral content.
Over-use of the soil and pesticides are thought to be the main culprits, but
whatever the reason, the argument for taking an all-round mineral and vitamin supplement
seems like a good idea.
Choose a reputable brand like Solgar ( www.solgar.com ) who make a large variety of supplements
to meet all needs.
Don't forget your pacemaker
One thing you can’t leave at home when you go on holiday is any chronic
medical condition like diabetes, asthma, heart disease. If these are part of your baggage,
you should also get yourself membership of Medic Alert.
This international charity supplies emblems to wear as a bracelet or pendant
engraved with your medical condition, personal identification number and a 24 hour
emergency number.
It means that when needed, medical professionals can get vital information by a
telephone call from anywhere in the world.
Medic Alert is suitable for allergies, implants, rare blood groups, people on
maintenance drug therapy, even contact lens wearers. Their website is: www.medicalert.co.uk
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The colours of age
Did you know that
we see colours differently as we age? A 40-year-old’s lens transmits 30% of the blue
light of the sky, compared to 2-3% at the age of 80.
This means we may be choosing rather brighter colours than we think for our
clothes and our homes as we get older and could explain the lurid outfits sometimes seen
on elderly bag ladies.
We also become more sensitive to glare. Sorry to draw your attention to all this, but
there is a serious reason. Glare can cause vision distortion when driving at night, and if
this happens you might benefit from anti-glare spectacles made especially for
night-driving. Check with your physician or optician.
And you may as well learn another bit of rotten news regarding the ageing process.
Bright sunshine and ultraviolet light produce a haze over older eyes known as
fluorescence. A peaked hat or yellowish sunglasses reduce the effect. So that’s why
elderly men favour caps.
Exercise - what's stopping you? Excuse No. 2
‘I’ve always been hopeless at sport. I don’t want to make
a fool of myself’
Lots of people (women
especially) hate sports at school, and the memory of being last in the egg and spoon race
lingers on.
There’s evidence that people who exercise in their youth are more likely to continue
or resume in later life than those who were junior couch potatoes, and they can even be
divided into personality types. Frequent exercisers in youth are, apparently, more
vital individuals with political or practical interests. Minimal exercisers are likely to
be sensitive, anxious and artistic types.
But there’s nothing to stop you proving the experts wrong and bucking the trend
– except what’s going on in your head!
If in any doubt about any of the information
covered in healthwise articles and it's relevance for you, consult your GP.
Previous articles in the healthwise series
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Anything but bran?
Work less, live
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Where good bones come from
Edition 1
Keep on Running
…Or at least walking briskly three times a week for about half an hour. You’ll
not only add years to your life, but
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