OBESITY DIMINISHES MEMORY

Obesity subtly diminishes memory and other features of thinking and reasoning even among seemingly healthy people, and international team of scientists reports. At least some of these impairments appear reversible through weight loss.  Researchers' also report one likely mechanism for those cognitive deficits: damage to the wiring that links the brain's information processing regions.

A number of studies in recent years have shown that individuals with diseases linked to obesity, including cardiovascular disease, hyper tension and type 2 diabetes don't score as well on cognitive tests as less hefty individual do.  To test whether weight alone and not disease might be partially responsible, John Gunstad of Ken State University in Ohio, United State of America, and his colleagues recruited 150 obese individuals for a series of cognitive tests.  These people weighed on average just under 300 pounds, although some were substantially heavier .  Two-third would shortly undergo weight loss surgery.

Scores on the tests were assessed against those of people in the Brain Resources international Database, a larger multi-center project with date on very healthy people ind. Obese individuals in the new study initially performed on the low end of the normal range for healthy individuals from the database on average, Gunstad stays, although nearly one-quarter of the obese participants scores on memory and learning actually fell within what researchers consider the impaired range.

Tested again 12 weeks after bariatric surgery – when most had shed some 50 pounds – the lighter but still heavy patients scored substantially better. Most now performed within the average or greater than average range for all cognitive tests", the researchers report online in surgery for Obesity and Related Disease. Study participants who didn't have surgery – or lose weight performed worse on the second test.  That was a bit surprising" Gunstad says: Neurologist Stefan Knecht of the University of Germany, who is not involved in the new research, says he is not surprised that the untreated participants experienced rapid continuing, continuing drops in cognitive performance.  Among the morbidly obese, he says "you can actually watch them getting worse from one three month period to the next if you have sufficiently sensitive measure, which  Gunstad's group did".

5 MOST COMMON CAUSES OF CHRONIC DAILY PAIN

Ever wonder why you have small nagging pains daily and you don't even know why you are getting them? Knowing and understanding why these pains occur can be a weapon against them.  These are the everyday things you do that cause you pain and at times really can be annoying.  Here are 5 common causes and tips on chronic daily pain that you should be aware of and try and prevent.

Elevated stress: there are two different types of stress "Eustress" (positive) and "Distress" (negative).  We need the positive stress in our lives to perform optimally, because stress is married to performance.  With it, you rise to a challenge.  On the other hand we don't need the negative stress in our lives.  Excessive distress can potentially lead to disease. I understand a typical day is filled with stressors.  A commute, work responsibilities, chores at home, bills, family and kids, basically life.  All of these demands can be so overwhelming at times and you don't even realize what is doing to your health. When you live in excessive distress, you feel anxiety, anger, irritability, and frustration.  Your emotions start to get the best of you and release stress hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol, this is very bad for your body. Your blood pressure starts elevating and your breathing becomes shallow, then your muscles from your neck down through your back tense up.  This lead to tightness, discomfort, headache, and pains, so try and avoid distress, as tough as it may seem you must realize what it will do to your body overtime.

Too much sitting:  I'm going to take consideration that most people have to sit a lot due to their jobs; sitting too long in one position is not good for you. Your hips, hamstring and quads have no way to move, they have no blood flow. Your ass takes most of the beating in this position, and your back muscles tighten and pull your shoulders forward.  Your neck, should, shoulders, and back tense up and you then slump and hunch forward.  All of this leads to bad posture, which alters your body's fascia and limits its elasticity, every wonder when you get up after sitting for hours and you are so stiff? Well there's your answer.  So make it a habit to get up every hour and stretch a little or walk around , your body will thank you for this.

Poorly designed exercise programme. I knew you might be working out or trying to at best.  Bu have you ever thought that you might be doing some movements in your programme that are potentially causing you more pain than you think? Do you even your workouts, and work your back side as often as your front side?  You should be doing a 1.1 ratio, for every "push" exercise you should be doing a "pull" exercise as will. Overall stand out more than others and look great. But always even it out and get the overall results your body needs and desires.

Too little stretching: Once again I emphasize "Stretching" there's no way to sugar coat this.  The average person, even the average active person, has serious flexibility issues, especially in the hips, hamstrings, and chest muscles.  When you are pressed for time in the gym, what do we generally skip, stretching of course? We do this because we figure stretching is not important and can wait for another time.  Well you should know by now that failure to stretch properly leads to muscle tightness, discomfort, pain and potential injuries.  The older you get, the worst it's going to get, so take the time to stretch.

Poor recovery and regeneration: Remember that great results will never come if you don't rest and recover, allow your body to re-energies. Nutrition, sleep, and flexibility all play a vital role in the process; your recovery needs to be an active process.  Also if you can, try and get a deep tissue massage from time to time, this does wonder for your joints, tissues, muscles, etc.  So remember rest, recovery, and re-energize the body.

Source: executive briefonline.net