Program may include highlights from Appalachian’s Human Performance Lab in Kannapolis
Research being conducted at the N.C. Research Campus to improve people’s health and longevity will be the focus of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” Tuesday, March 24.
While the producers of the show are keeping the contents under wraps until broadcast time, Appalachian State University Professor David Nieman was one of the professors working at the research campus who was interviewed by the show’s producers. Researchers from UNC Chapel Hill and Duke University also were interviewed.
Appalachian became part of the N.C. Research Campus last May. Nieman and Andy Shanely, Fuxia Jin, Amy Knab and Margaret Downs West, also with Appalachian, are expanding on research related to exercise, nutrition and the immune system that has been conducted at Appalachian’s Human Performance Lab in the Department of Health, Leisure and Exercise Science.
The N.C. Research Campus is a $1.5 billion biotechnology complex founded by Dole Food Co. owner David Murdock, who has long been interested in health and nutrition.
Appalachian has leased 5,200 square feet of office and research space in N.C. State University’s Plants for Human Health Institute, which is part of the research campus.
Research conducted at Appalachian during the past decade has documented the positive impact of moderate exercise on the immune system, that carbohydrate sports drinks help athletes stay healthy after high-intensity exercise, and that quercetin – an anti-oxidant found in red grapes, red wine, red apples, green tea and broccoli – helps keep people healthy.
http://www.news.appstate.edu/2009/03/17/oprah-winfrey-show/
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Sunday, March 15, 2009
A Word About Coenzyme Q10
Every cell must have energy to survive and function. Coenzyme Q10 is needed for energy in every normal cell of the human body.
In fact, Dr. Karl Folkers, winner of the Priestley Medal for his work on CoQ10, has declared, "We know today that CoQ10 is essential for life to exist."
It has been confirmed that common manufacturing processes such as the refining of grains will remove most of the CoQ10 previously present in foods.
Also, stressful environmental and lifestyle factors can deplete CoQ10 from bodily tissues. Studies have shown that if the essential levels of CoQQ10 are allowed to decline, and the body’s vital organs and systems cannot meet their energy requirements, serious health concerns may arise.
Furthermore, with advancing age the body begins to lose its ability to supply CoQ10, making supplementation advisable.
http://www.simplexityhealth.com/greensuperfoods
In fact, Dr. Karl Folkers, winner of the Priestley Medal for his work on CoQ10, has declared, "We know today that CoQ10 is essential for life to exist."
It has been confirmed that common manufacturing processes such as the refining of grains will remove most of the CoQ10 previously present in foods.
Also, stressful environmental and lifestyle factors can deplete CoQ10 from bodily tissues. Studies have shown that if the essential levels of CoQQ10 are allowed to decline, and the body’s vital organs and systems cannot meet their energy requirements, serious health concerns may arise.
Furthermore, with advancing age the body begins to lose its ability to supply CoQ10, making supplementation advisable.
http://www.simplexityhealth.com/greensuperfoods
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Exercise increases longevity for middle-age men
Men can have their life span extended by two more years if they started exercising when they are 50, say researchers.
The study conducted by Swedish researchers found that exercise increases the length of life, nonetheless, almost half of middle-age men don't exercise. But Dr. Karl Michalsson, a senior lecturer in the Department of Surgical Sciences at Uppsala University and the study's lead author, said the study offers more proof that "it's not too late for a man after the age of 50 years to invest in health and longevity by becoming more physically active."
Exercising has the same beneficial effect on life span as quitting smoking in middle age.
"Men who reported an increase in physical activity to a high level at age 60 years had, after an induction period of approximately 10 years, the same mortality risk as those who continued to have a high physical activity from age 50 to age 60 years," he said. "The magnitude of the reduction in mortality risk with increased physical activity corresponded to that of smoking cessation."
For the study, Michalsson's team collected data on 2,205 men who were 50 years old and then surveyed them again when they were 60, 70, 77 and 82. Each time, they were questioned about their level of physical activity as well as their weight, blood pressure, cholesterol levels, smoking habits and alcohol use.
After adjusting the data for other lifestyle factors, the researchers found that men who led sedentary lives were most likely to die during the follow-up period, and those who had the highest level of physical activity were least likely to die during that time.
In fact, men who exercised the most when they were 50 lived, on average, 2.3 years longer, and men who did moderate exercise lived 1.1 years longer than men who reported the lowest levels of exercise. It might take five to 10 years to see, but men who exercise in middle-age live longer, the researchers noted.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-03/09/content_10976693.htm
The study conducted by Swedish researchers found that exercise increases the length of life, nonetheless, almost half of middle-age men don't exercise. But Dr. Karl Michalsson, a senior lecturer in the Department of Surgical Sciences at Uppsala University and the study's lead author, said the study offers more proof that "it's not too late for a man after the age of 50 years to invest in health and longevity by becoming more physically active."
Exercising has the same beneficial effect on life span as quitting smoking in middle age.
"Men who reported an increase in physical activity to a high level at age 60 years had, after an induction period of approximately 10 years, the same mortality risk as those who continued to have a high physical activity from age 50 to age 60 years," he said. "The magnitude of the reduction in mortality risk with increased physical activity corresponded to that of smoking cessation."
For the study, Michalsson's team collected data on 2,205 men who were 50 years old and then surveyed them again when they were 60, 70, 77 and 82. Each time, they were questioned about their level of physical activity as well as their weight, blood pressure, cholesterol levels, smoking habits and alcohol use.
After adjusting the data for other lifestyle factors, the researchers found that men who led sedentary lives were most likely to die during the follow-up period, and those who had the highest level of physical activity were least likely to die during that time.
In fact, men who exercised the most when they were 50 lived, on average, 2.3 years longer, and men who did moderate exercise lived 1.1 years longer than men who reported the lowest levels of exercise. It might take five to 10 years to see, but men who exercise in middle-age live longer, the researchers noted.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-03/09/content_10976693.htm
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