Do Vegetarians Live Longer?
Three recent large studies provide more support for a primarily plant-based diet. Two of the studies compared dietary protein from plants and animals and the third one compared dietary fats from plant or animal sources.
Fanny Blankers-Koen, Olympian-The Flying Housewife
At the 1948 London Olympics, Fanny Blankers-Koen won four events: the women’s 100 meters, 200 meters, 80 meter hurdles and 4 x 100 meter relay. She was 30 years old, 5’9″ and 140 pounds and the mother of two children. She was arguably the greatest female track and field star in the world.
Preventing Dementia
More than one in 10 North Americans, or 5.1 million, suffer from dementia. Today there is no effective treatment for dementia, but in the last month, several reports have shown that dementia may be delayed and prevented.
Some Athletes will Always Cheat to Win
Taking drugs that can harm you gives athletes a major unfair advantage over other athletes who do not take drugs. Many athletes at the highest level of sports are taking drugs that can harm them and this practice is extremely unlikely to diminish in the future.
Mal Whitfield, Olympian and Tuskegee Airman
Mal Whitfield was twice Olympic champion at 800 meters and one of America’s greatest track and field athletes ever. Whitfield set six world records, won eight United States national titles, was elected to the National Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1974 and the United States Olympic Hall of Fame in 1988.
Alcohol Has No Health Benefits
A study from New Zealand showed that 30 per cent of alcohol–related deaths were from cancer, and 60 per cent of those deaths were from breast cancer. One third of these deaths were associated with an average of fewer than two drinks a day.
Storing Fat in Your Liver Can Kill You
North America’s epidemic of obesity, diabetes and heart attacks appears to be fueled by storing fat in the liver, muscles and around organs, rather than just in fat cells, excess calories, sugar added to foods and drinks and lack of exercise.
Eartha Kitt: Colon Cancer Even with Low Risk
When Eartha Kitt died at age 81 of colon cancer, her daughter said that, “she ate huge amounts of vegetables and their house in Beverly Hills had a huge vegetable garden as well as an aviary with chickens and roosters.
How Eating Less May Prolong Life
Restricting calories, even in non-obese people, reduces inflammation, helps to prevent cancers and increases autophagy. Autophagy or cellular recycling extends the lives of many different species. Autophagy means “self-eating.” When a cell dies, the body has a quick way to break down the dead cell’s parts (protein-making, power-generating and transport systems) into small molecules that can be reassembled to be used for making new cell parts.
Gut Bacteria and Auto-Immune Diseases
New studies show that two auto-immune diseases, chronic fatigue syndrome and rheumatoid arthritis, may be caused by having pro-inflammatory bacteria in your gut. These bacteria are likely to punch holes in your intestines, which allows bacteria to slip into your bloodstream to cause inflammation.