| How much do we care about our health? Do we | | | | get up to 60 percent more antioxidants from |
| make an effort to lead a healthy lifestyle? | | | | some fruits and vegetables by eating |
| How well are we doing? These facts and | | | | organically grown varieties. University of |
| figures give us a few insights.Holistic | | | | California, Davis researchers found that |
| Health Outranks WealthEmotional and physical | | | | organic corn, strawberries and Marion berries |
| well-being are more important to Americans | | | | produce significantly higher levels of |
| than money and career, according to a survey | | | | antioxidant compounds when they have to fend |
| by a national trade association of health | | | | for themselves against insects. Pesticides |
| clubs. When 1,400 people were asked to rank | | | | diminish the plants' antioxidant-producing |
| various aspects of life as essential or | | | | abilities. |
| important, 97 percent chose emotional | | | | |
| well-being and 96 percent selected physical | | | | Source: Journal of Agricultural and Food |
| health, but only 78 percent and 75 percent, | | | | ChemistryRVs Encourage Healthy |
| respectively, selected career and money. | | | | VacationsNinety-four percent of people who |
| | | | vacation in an RV say they lead a healthier |
| Source: International Health, Racquet and | | | | lifestyle on the road, according to a survey |
| Sportsclub AssociationHealthy Lifestyle: A | | | | by the Recreation Vehicle Industry |
| Rare CommodityOnly three percent of American | | | | Association in Reston, VA. While traveling, |
| adults follow a healthy lifestyle -- not | | | | 40 percent of RV enthusiasts walk three to |
| smoking, maintaining a healthy weight, eating | | | | ten miles daily, 85 percent experience less |
| five or more fruits and vegetables daily, and | | | | stress, and 75 percent cook their own meals |
| being active. That's what researchers at | | | | rather than relying on fast food. |
| Michigan State University in East Lansing | | | | |
| concluded after examining the lifestyle | | | | Source: Recreation Vehicle Industry |
| habits of 153,000 people. | | | | AssociationWalk or Run?"Studies indicate that |
| | | | if you can walk a mile in 12 minutes you get |
| Source: Archives of Internal MedicineStrange | | | | exactly the same energy expenditure as |
| Park HabitsLast year, more than 276 million | | | | running a mile in nine minutes," says Kenneth |
| people visited North America's National Parks | | | | Cooper, M.D., at the Cooper Clinic in Dallas, |
| but only 10 percent ventured more than a mile | | | | TX. Cooper originally coined the term |
| from their cars, according to statistics | | | | "aerobics" as we know it today, and pioneered |
| compiled by Austin-Lehman Adventures, a | | | | the use of exercise to prevent heart disease. |
| company that organizes guided adventure | | | | Injury strikes 65 percent of runners but only |
| vacations. Perhaps we're confusing parks with | | | | 21 percent of walkers. |
| parking lots. | | | | |
| | | | Source: Kenneth Cooper, M.D., and Sports |
| Source: Austin Lehman AdventuresEating for | | | | Injury BulletinLiving for a CenturyIf you're |
| HealthEating a nutrient-dense diet with 10 to | | | | in your 40s or 50s, you have a one-in-twenty |
| 25 percent fewer calories than the American | | | | chance of living to age 100 in good health, |
| average can dramatically reduce the risk for | | | | according to Tom Perls, M.D., who heads an |
| diseases associated with aging. A six-year | | | | ongoing study of centenarians at Boston |
| study showed that middle-aged people eating | | | | University School of Medicine. Most likely, |
| 1,100 to 1,950 calories daily, containing 26 | | | | you will at least reach your mid 80s. The |
| percent protein, 28 percent fat and 46 | | | | Census Bureau expects 757,000 Americans to be |
| percent complex carbohydrates, had | | | | a century old by 2045. A diet that keeps you |
| blood-pressure levels comparable to | | | | lean, regular exercise and not smoking will |
| 10-year-olds and triglyceride levels of | | | | improve your odds of celebrating your 100th |
| 20-year-olds. | | | | birthday. |
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| Source: Proceedings of the National Academy | | | | Source: Tom Perls, M.D. |
| of SciencesThe Organic Plant AdvantageYou can | | | | |