FabFit50s

At a recent meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), data was presented that demonstrates postmenopausal women who gain a significant amount of weight have an increased risk for endometrial cancer. How significant? Well, a gain of 61 pounds can increase your risk for the cancer fourfold, the researchers found. Now, some of these [...]

It’s probably better if you learn to “chill out,” according to a study reported in the journal Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association. An antagonistic personality may put you at higher risk for cardiovascular disease CVD). Researchers for the U.S. National Institiute on Aging (NIA) looked at more than 5,600 Italians, ages 14 to 94. [...]

If you’re like many adults over age 50, you’re carrying a few extra pounds around the middle. In fact, if you’ve gone up a pant size, it’s almost a given–accepted as an inevitable part of getting older.   But it’s reason to be concerned, researchers now say. Because even a slight increase in belly fat can [...]

Exercise in nature and you’ll improve your mood AND your self-esteem. That’s according to new research published in the journal, Environmental Science and Technology. Researchers from the University of Essex, in the UK, have been studying “green exercise,” the term given to exercise in natural surroundings.  While every “green environment” provides mood benefits, having water [...]

It is GREAT to see that researchers are looking into the health of post-menopausal women. What’s vital is learning what we can do after we turn 50 to make sure our remaining years are as free of disease, aches, pains and problems, as possible.  Here’s a new study that adds to the mounting evidence that resistance training [...]

  Skimp on sleep and your BRAIN may suffer, a new study confirms. You already know how important it is to get your ZZZs. Well, here’s another study that shows how proper sleep can restore you. The June 30, 2010 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience, reports a study led by resarchers from Harvard Medical School and [...]

220 minus your age? For women…a thing of the past. A team at Northwestern University determined that women have a lower peak heart rate (designated in beats per minute)  than men do and require a different formula to calculate their peak heart rate. The new formula? 206 minus 88% of your age.  Not quite as simple to [...]

…if you want to enjoy optimum health, that is.  KEEP YOUR MUSCLE! After age 35, we lose 5% of our muscle mass every 10 years, according to Dr. Michael Roizen, Chief Wellness Officer at the Cleveland Clinic. That’s IF we don’t exercise the right way to preserve muscle tissue. If you don’t exercise, and you [...]