Parkinson’s Disease Is An Equal-Opportunity Destroyer
March 11, 2008 by Liberty Kontranowski
Filed under Diets and Dieting, Drink, Easy Health Tips, Exercise, Food and Drink, Health, How To, Prevention, Your Body, Your Mind
Though you may think of Parkinson’s disease as an illness for the Men Only club, there are actually up to 100,000 women under the age of 50 who have this neurological disorder, says Shape magazine. While this statistic is eye-opening and scary, there are things you can be doing to safeguard yourself.
1. Drink coffee. Ok, so you don’t have to tell me twice to do this one. But for those of you who shun The Joe, sneaking in at least a half cup a day can render you two to three times less likely to develop Parkinson’s than those who skip the daily grind, says JAMA.
2. Nosh on good fats. Keeping your diet full of poly- and monosaturated fats like those found in fish, nuts, and olive oil can reduce your odds of acquiring the disease by 30 percent, according to Erasmus Medical Center, Netherlands.
3. Work that body. Harvard researchers found that those who broke a sweat (meaning moderate to vigorous exercise) for five to six hours a week were 40 percent less likely to develop Parkinson’s than those who glued their hineys to a chair.
While the source of this article was a woman’s magazine, the studies were not exclusive to women. So guys and gals alike can scarf down some almonds, whip up a good cup of java and bust out that dust-collecting Ab Lounger, all in the name of prevention!
