| We all know that your easy weight loss does not | | | | strange suggestion that I ran across for learning to eat |
| come just from eating healthy and getting exercise. It | | | | healthier foods was to not expect to like some foods |
| also helps us to keep our bodies healthy. Not only do | | | | the first time that you eat them. In other words, you |
| want to keep our bodies healthy, but the Alzheimer's | | | | might have to get used to them. That seems to me |
| Association states that eating right and getting | | | | like wearing shoes that hurt your feet, after a while |
| exercise can help us keep our brain functions intact. | | | | you just get used to the pain. I do believe that there |
| That is good news for those that are getting older. | | | | are many foods out there that are really good and are |
| Their research showed that healthy eating and | | | | good for you. There are so many recipes for so many |
| moderate physical activity helped to keep mental | | | | things that I cannot see having to "get used to" new |
| functioning higher that those that lacked proper eating | | | | and healthy foods. |
| and got little or no exercise. Oddly enough, people who | | | | I lost over 40 pounds over 35 years ago and have |
| did strenuous activity did not do quite as well as those | | | | kept it off through watching what I ate and by getting |
| that did only moderate exercise. They were not able | | | | a lot of exercise. Lifestyle change, even minimal, will |
| to explain this except to say that those who did | | | | help a great deal in overcoming many weight |
| strenuous activity and exercise were likely to have | | | | challenges (See bottom of this article for links to free |
| been more tired when they were tested than the | | | | help). |
| others. | | | | Making the effort to eat correctly and get the exercise |
| At the University of Utah a study was done using | | | | that we know is good for us is always a challenge, but |
| monkeys that were tested for their cognitive abilities. | | | | it is well worth the effort in the long run. Do not wait |
| Exercise was not a consideration. When the monkey | | | | until your doctor tells you that you MUST change or |
| subjects were given healthy eating diets, as well as a | | | | you will be dead within the year. As the saying goes - |
| lowered caloric intake, they not only performed better | | | | "There is no time like the present". Start today. Do a |
| on tests of cognitive ability, but also maintained a much | | | | little at a time and slowly work up to a more vigorous |
| younger physical make-up. A physician, who actually | | | | program. Make a personal oath to not have that |
| worked with human patients that had lowered caloric | | | | second helping at supper, or to walk for 10 minutes |
| intakes, said that the hearts of these patients were | | | | each day. You will soon begin see the changes that |
| that of individuals 15 or 16 years younger. | | | | you are looking for, and it will seem much easier than |
| So, it appears that we not only need to get on a | | | | you originally thought. |
| healthy diet, but also eat less of what is healthy. One | | | | |