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new randomized control trial found that both aerobic exercise—such as
jogging, cycling or walking—and resistance exercise—such as weight
lifting—improved glycemic/blood sugar control in people with type 2
diabetes. However, the best results were received when patients combined the workouts.
Each participant in the study, published in the journal, “Annals of Internal Medicine,” was evaluated on the changes in A1c value, a number that reflects blood sugar concentrations.
A drop of 1 percent in this value is associated with a 15 to 20 percent drop in risk of heart attack or stroke and a 25-40 percent drop for risk of diabetes related eye disease or kidney disease.
Each participant in the study, published in the journal, “Annals of Internal Medicine,” was evaluated on the changes in A1c value, a number that reflects blood sugar concentrations.
A drop of 1 percent in this value is associated with a 15 to 20 percent drop in risk of heart attack or stroke and a 25-40 percent drop for risk of diabetes related eye disease or kidney disease.
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Dr. Lam T'ai Chi for Diabetes:
Ask your Doctor if Exercise is right for you.
Parkinson's
Parkinson’s
Lifestyle changes that may be helpful, some of these are in the Parkinson’s section:
- Good nutrition: try to buy organic food, limit your red meat and products that have hormones
- Eat foods high in antioxidants: blueberries, nuts, green tea, strawberries
- Enhance your immune function
- Avoid pesticides
- Avoid taking products that contain aluminum: some antiacid medicine and some tomatoe sauce products contain aluminum. Also avoid deodorant with aluminum.
- Start with small changes in your diet. Try it for a couple of weeks and see how you feel. Make a menu of plant based diet. Go organic if possible, avoid red meat.
- Avoid stress; stress can lead to shrinkage of the memory centers of the brain.
Exercise
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Exercise will help you with stress, increase flexibility, strength, calmer lifestyle, energizes your life and body conditioning
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Laugh – not only helps you with stress, but it is a fact that after you laugh, your stress hormone cortisol lowers. Also, it changes your body chemistry and lowers the risk of heart attack
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Exercise several times per day with rest periods in between. Combine exercise with meditation: Yoga or T’ai Chi
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Go dancing every week
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Flexibility – Stretch
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Balance – Teach your brain you are not going to fall by doing simple exercises
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Open the Joints
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Exercise your Lungs
QiGong
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Play Music: Music stimulates your mind and relaxes your body. Vibration is important in our lives.
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Sing: vocal exercises improve speech and helps swallowing
Keep Memory Skills
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Pay attention
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Make a diary, write a to-do list, have a schedule
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Repeat, visualize, associate
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Travel – Do you know that using a map helps you?
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Visit museums and art galleries. Pay attention to the little details in the paintings. Look at the different colors. Make up a story of what the artist tried to represent
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Learn to do one thing at a time; don’t multitask
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Learn to use the computer; write your biography
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Meditate: start slow if you’ve never done it. Increment your time or do it twice a day. By learning to meditate you will learn to regulate the breath.
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Physical therapy, speech therapy (if necessary), and occupational therapy
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Learn a new skill; new language, new word, read, do crossword puzzles, take a class, learn to play an instrument
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Do something creative: paint, draw, build, find a new hobby
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Place railings in commonly used areas of the house (Parkinson’s – Alzheimer’s)
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Special eating utensils (Parkinson’s – Alzheimer’s)
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Socialize
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