Friday, March 14, 2014

Retirement Could Be Bad for Health


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By Dr. Mercola




    Are you counting down the days until you can retire and
spend your days playing golf, traveling, being with your grandkids
or sipping iced tea from your front porch swing?

    This idealistic image is a common one, but it may be somewhat
unrealistic according to new research that suggests retiring may
have a significantly negative impact on your physical and
emotional health.

Retirement Boosts Your Risk of Depression by 40 Percent

    According to a new report released by the Institute of
Economic Affairs (IEA), following an initial boost in health,
retirement increases your risk of clinical depression by 40
percent while raising your chances of being diagnosed with a
physical condition by 60 percent. It also:

        Reduces your likelihood of being in self-reported
excellent or very good health by 40 percent

        Raises your risk of taking medication for a diagnosed
physical condition by 60 percent

    The study’s author, who called retirement’s impacts on
health drastic, suggested a later retirement age may actually
be preferable, noting:

        New research presented in this paper indicates that
being retired decreases physical, mental and self-assessed
health.The adverse effects increase as the number of years
spent in retirement increases.

Staying Active Is a Key to Good Health in Old Age

    That retirement might increase health problems is not
entirely surprising when you consider that two of the biggest
hurdles facing the elderly are social isolation and inactivity.

    Harvard Professor of Public Policy Lisa Berkman cites
social isolation as a significant factor in longevity. If you're
socially isolated, you may experience poorer health and a
shorter lifespan. This may be, at least in part, because those
who don'thave good social networks may not be able to get
 assistance ifthey become ill.But also, staying socially
connected with those around you keepsyou happy and also
keeps your brain active and challenged.

    Walter Breuning, who lived to be 114, noted that keeping your
mind and body busy was one of the key secrets to staying healthy,
and he was right. But for many, retirement means a sudden loss
of many work-related social ties and a drastic decrease in activity
levels.

    So it’s quite plausible that retirement’s impact on your
health depends on the type of retirement you have. If you end
up sitting at home by yourself instead of interacting with peers
and staying active with hobbies and other pursuits, it’s likely
both your physical and mental health will suffer.

    On the other hand, if your retirement allows you the time to
pursue interests you’ve always wanted to and gives you more time
to spend with friends and family, you’ll probably be happier than
ever. Indeed, some research has, in fact, shown that retirement
is associated with lower risks of depression and fatigue.

    Another factor, of course, is whether or not you enjoy your
work. Someone who loves his or her job will obviously have a
harder time with retirement than someone who dreads going to
work. Even the current study’s author acknowledged the complexities
of studying retirement’s role on health:

        “Most research on the relationship between health and
working in old ae has produced ambiguous results. Research in
this area is inherently difficult because of the fact that, just
as retirement can influence health, health can influence retirement
decisions.

Maintaining Structure and Finding Purpose in Your Day Are Keys
to a Happy Retirement

    Retirement is not much different from losing your job in
that many struggle with a loss of identity and structure. The
key role that may have defined who you are, your purpose and
your daily routine is suddenly no longer there. But keep in mind
that now you are free to develop a new role for yourself in life,
and this can be very freeing and exciting.

    The solution is to maintain some type of structure to your
day. You may not have to set your alarm for 5 a.m. anymore,
but perhaps you’ll make a point to get up at 7 a.m. each day
to get showered and dressed for the day. From there, develop
a newroutine that makes sense for you and that allows you to
fall into a comfortable yet still productive new normal.

    My mom is a great example. She is now 77 but still comes
to work in my office a few times a week. It really provides her
with a sense of purpose and keeps her mentally healthy.

    So make a point to nurture your passions while filling your
days with activity and purpose, whether that be planting a garden,
walking your dog or building model ships. Be sure at least some
of your activities also involve others, such as taking a yoga
class at a nearby gym or connecting with your neighbors. You can
even unretire yourself and get a fun part-time job, such as
working at a baseball stadium, volunteering at the zoo or an
animal shelter, or reading stories to kids at your local library.

    Another aspect to consider? How retirement will change your
relationship with your spouse. If you’re suddenly able to spend
much more time with your spouse than you were before, it can
sometimes lead to tension. Make a point to keep communicating
and sharing your new desires and needs with each other, while
at the same time allowing for alone time.

Americans’ Expectations of Retirement Are Changing

    The days of retiring at the age of 65 are over for many. In
fact, a report by the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies
found that 56 percent of Americans expect to work past age 65 or
do not plan to retire at all. Further, the majority of workers
(54 percent) plan to work even after they retire. The truth is,
many people are now embracing their older years as some of the
most fulfilling of their lives. Reaching age 65 no longer means
that it’s time to retire to your home and deal with aches and
pains, forgetfulness and loneliness; instead, for many this is a
time for new beginnings.

    Remember your health can actually improve as you age. For
most, this is relatively easy as they were eating the wrong foods
and not exercising most of their lives.

    But even for someone like myself who has paid diligent
attention to these factors, I am constantly revising my health
regimen and now in my late 50s, I believe I am the fittest I have
ever been in my life. I may have been able to run faster when I
was younger but I would never trade that for the muscle strength,
flexibility and knowledge that I have today. You too can achieve
wellness on both physical and mental fronts, and you can do so at
any age, whether you’re retired or not. In fact, in many respects
life only continues to get better as the years go by.

Thank You  Dr. Mercola


 God Bless Everyone & God Bless The United States of America.

Larry Nelson
42 S. Sherwood Dr.
Belton, Tx. 76513
cancercurehere@gmail.com

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Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Does Your Urine Smell


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             Continued From 3/10/14

By Dr. Mercola    


Does Your Urine Smell Like Roses?

    If you’re a woman from ancient Rome and your urine smells
like roses, you’ve probably been drinking turpentine. This is a
high price to pay to woo your suitor with pleasant-smelling pee,
as turpentine may kill you! Short of drinking turpentine, there
are many common substances that may alter the way your urine
smells, which is why it’s helpful to know what’s normal. Urine
reflects all of the inner workings of your body and contains a
wide variety of compounds and metabolic by-products. Some dogs
can actually smell cancer in human urine.

    Urine doesn’t typically have a strong smell, but if yours
smells pungent (like ammonia), you could have an infection or
urinary stones, or you may simply be dehydrated. Dehydration
causes your urine to be more concentrated and may have a stronger
 smell than normal, as do high-protein foods like meat and eggs.
Menopause, some sexually transmitted diseases, and certain
metabolic disorders may also increase the ammonia smell. Here
are some of the more common reasons your urine’s odor may change:

        Medications or supplements

        Certain genetic conditions, such as Maple Syrup Urine
Disease, which causes urine to smell sickeningly sweet.

        Certain foods  most notably asparagus. Asparagus is
notorious for causing a foul, eggy or cabbagy stench that results
from a sulfur compound called methyl mercaptan (also found in
garlic and skunk secretions). Only 50 percent of people can smell
asparagus pee because they have the required gene. Cutting off
the tips of asparagus will reportedly prevent the pungent-smelling
pee...but of course, this is the tastiest part!

        Urinary tract infections

        Uncontrolled diabetes is known to cause your urine to
have a seet or fruity or, less commonly, a yeasty smell. In the
past, doctors diagnosed diabetes by pouring urine into sand to
see if it was sweet enough to attract bugs. Other physicians
just dipped a finger in and took a taste. Fortunately, today’s
physicians have access to far more elegant diagnostic tools.

When You Feel the Urge to Go, GO

    Urinary frequency is also important. Peeing six to eight
times per day is average. You might go more or less often than
that, depending on how much water you drink and how active
you are. Increased frequency can be caused by an overactive
bladder (involuntary contractions), caffeine, a urinary tract
infection(UTI), interstitial cystitis, benign prostate enlargement,
diabetes, or one of a handful of neurological diseases.

    It is important to pee when you feel the urge. Delaying
urination can cause bladder overdistension  like overstretching
a Slinky such that it can’t bounce back. You may habitually
postpone urination if you find bathroom breaks inconvenient at
work, or if you have Paruresis (also known as Shy Bladder
Syndrome, Bashful Bladder, Tinkle Terror, or Pee Anxiety), the
fear of urinating in the presence of others. Seven percent of
the public suffers from this condition.

How Much Water Should You Drink?

    I don’t subscribe to the commonly quoted rule of drinking
six to eight glasses of water every day. Your body is capable
of telling you what it needs and when it needs it. Once your
body has lost one to two percent of its total water, your thirst
 mechanism kicks in to let you know it’s time to drink  so
thirst should be your guide. Or course, if you are outside on a hot,
dry day or exercising vigorously, you’ll require more water than
usual  but even then, drinking when you feel thirsty will allow
you to remain hydrated.

    As you age, your thirst mechanism tends to work less
efficiently. Therefore, older adults will want to be sure to
drink water regularly, in sufficient quantity to maintain pale
yellow urine. As long as you aren’t taking riboflavin (vitamin
B2, found in most multivitamins), which turns urine bright
fluorescent yellow, then your urine should be quite pale. If
you have kidney or bladder stones or a urinary tract infection,
increase your water intake accordingly.

You and Your Urinary System

    You should now have a pretty good idea of how important it
is to familiarize yourself with what’s normal for your pee. Urine
is a window into the inner workings of your body and can function
as an early warning system for detecting health problems.

    The most important factor in the overall health of your
urinary tract is drinking plenty of pure, fresh water every day.
Inadequate hydration is the number one risk factor for kidney
stones, as well as being important for preventing UTIs. To
avoid overly frequent bathroom breaks, stay hydrated but not
overhydrated. Drink whenever you're thirsty, but don't feel you
 have to drinkeight glasses of water per day, every day. If you're
getting upduring the night to pee, stop drinking three to four
hours before bedtime.

    Limit your caffeine and alcohol intake, which can irritate
the lining of your bladder. Make sure your diet has plenty of
magnesium, and avoid sugar (including fructose and soda) and
non-fermented soy products due to their oxalate content. Finally,
don't hold it. As soon as you feel the urge to go, go! Delaying
urination is detrimental to the health of your bladder due to
over distension.
               

Thank You By Dr. Mercola


 God Bless Everyone & God Bless The United States of America.

Larry Nelson
42 S. Sherwood Dr.
Belton, Tx. 76513
cancercurehere@gmail.com

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Monday, March 10, 2014

What You Can Learn About Your Health by Analyzing the Color and Smell of Your Urine

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By Dr. Mercola


    Urine can reveal important information about your body’s
waste elimination process, providing clues about your overall
health status.

    Your kidneys serve to filter excess water and water-soluble
wastes out of your blood, getting rid of toxins and things that
would otherwise build up and cause you to become ill. Many
things  from excess protein and sugar to bacteria and yeast
may make their way into your urine.

    Instead of ignoring your urine and dashing back to whatever
important activity having to pee interrupted, take this golden
opportunity to become familiar with your normal.

    If you notice changes in the way your urine looks or smells,
the cause might be something as benign as what you had for dinner
last night, such as beets or asparagus. Or, your astuteness may
potentially alert you to a serious condition.

    If you suspect you have a urinary tract problem, you should
consult your physician. One of the first things he or she is
likely to do is a urine test. Urine tests have been around for
more than 6,000 years1 and are easy, noninvasive tools for
quickly assessing your health status.

Minding Your Pees and Cues

    In your lifetime, your kidneys filter more than one million
gallons of water, enough to fill a small lake. Amazingly, one
kidney can handle the task perfectly well. In fact, if you lose
a kidney, your remaining kidney can increase in size by 50
percent within two months, to take over the job of both.

    Urine is 95 percent water and five percent urea, uric
acid, minerals, salts, enzymes, and various substances that
would cause problems if allowed to accumulate in your body4.
Normal urine is clear and has a straw yellow color, caused by
a bile pigment called urobilin.

    As with your stool, your urine changes color depending on
what foods you eat, what medications and supplements you take,
how much water you drink, how active you are, and the time of
the day.

    But some diseases can also change the color and other characteristics
of your urine, so it’s important to be alertand informed. With so many
variables, you can’t always be sure of what’s causing any particular urine
characteristic, short of laboratory testing. However, urine’s character gives
 you some clues to potential problems that may be developing, giving
you time to do something about it.

    The following chart outlines some of the most common color
variations for urine and their possible origins. The majority
of the time, color changes resulting from foods, medications,
supplements, or simply dehydration. But there are certain signs
that warrant concern.



COLOR           Yellow/Gold

Possible Cause      The most typical urine color, indicative of
                  a healthy urinary tract; yellow will intensify                       
                  depending on hydration; some B vitamins cause
                  bright yellow urine    

Necessary: Action  None

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COLOR           Red/Pink

Possible Cause    Hematuria (fresh blood in the urine) related to                      
                  urinary  tract infection  (UTI), kidney stone,
                  or rarely cancer; consumption of red foods such
                  as beets, blueberries, red food dyes, rhubarb;
                  iron supplements; Pepto-Bismol, Maalox, and a
                  variety of other drugs; classic "port wine"
                  color may indicate porphyria (genetic disorder)

Necessary Action:  Consult your physician immediately if you
                               suspect you have blood in your urine

================================

COLOR              White/Colorless

Possible Cause     Excessive hydration is most likely. (See Cloudy)

Necessary Action:  Consult your physician only if chronic

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COLOR              Orange

Possible Cause     Typically a sign of dehydration, showing up
                   earlier than thirst; "holding your bladder"
                   for too long; post-exercise; consuming orange
                   foods (carrots, squash, or food dyes); the
                   drug Pyridium (phenazopyridine); liver or
                   pituitary problem (ADH, or antidiuretic hormone)


Necessary Action:  Drink more water and don’t delay urination;
                   consult physician if orange urine persists
                   despite adequate hydration


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COLOR              Amber


Possible Cause     More concentrated than orange so severe
                   dehydration related to intense exercise or
                   heat; excess caffeine or salt; hematuria;
                   decreased urine production (oliguria or
                   anuria); metabolic problem; pituitary problem
                   (ADH, or antidiuretic hormone)

Necessary Action:  Consult your physician if problem persists
                   despite adequate hydration

=================================

COLOR              Brown

Possible Cause     Very dense urine concentration, extreme                             
                   dehydration; consumption of fava beans;
                   melanuria (too many particles in urine); UTI;                        
                   kidney stone; kidney tumor or blood clot;
                   Addison’s disease; glycosuria; renal artery                          
                  stenosis; proteinuria; pituitary problem (ADH,
                   or antidiuretic hormone)

Necessary Action:  Consult your physician if problem persists
                   despite adequate hydration, especially if                           
                   accompanied by pale stools or yellow skin or
                   eyes

==================================

COLOR              Black

Possible Cause     RARE: Alkaptonuria, a genetic disorder of                            
                   phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism marked
                   by accumulation of homogentisic acid in the
                   blood; poisoning

Necessary Action:  Consult your physician

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COLOR              Green

Possible Cause     RARE: Unusual UTIs and certain foods (such as                        
                             asparagus); excessive vitamins

Necessary Action:  Usually benign; consult your physician if it                         
                   persists, especially if you have pain or
                   burning (dysuria), and/or frequent urination                          
                   (polyuria), which are symptoms of UTI

===================================

COLOR              Blue

Possible Cause     RARE: Artificial colors in foods or drugs;                           
                   bilirubin; medications such as methylene
                   blue; unusual UTIs

Necessary Action:  Usually benign; consult your physician if it                         
                   persists, especially if you have pain or
                   burning (dysuria), and/or frequent urination                         
                   (polyuria), which are symptoms of UTI

====================================

COLOR              Cloudy

Possible Cause     Urinary tract infection, kidney problem,
                   metabolic problem, or chyluria (lymph fluid
                   in the urine), phosphaturia (phosphate
                   crystals), pituitary problem (ADH, or
                   antidiuretic hormone)

Necessary Action:  Consult physician, especially if you have
                   pain or burning (dysuria), and/or frequent                  
                   urination (polyuria), which are symptoms of
                   UTI

=====================================

COLOR              Sediment

Possible Cause     Proteinuria (protein particles) or albuminuria;                  
                             UTI; kidney stones; see Cloudy

Necessary Action:  Consult your physician

======================================

COLOR              Foamy

Possible Cause     Turbulent urine stream; proteinuria (most
                   common causes are diabetes and hypertension)

Necessary Action:  Consult physician if not due to turbulence

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               Continued on 3/12/14

Thank You Dr. Mercola

 God Bless Everyone & God Bless The United States of America.

Larry Nelson
42 S. Sherwood Dr.
Belton, Tx. 76513
cancercurehere@gmail.com


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