Participants: Don Mackintosh (Host), Neil Nedley
Series Code: HFAL
Program Code: HFAL000228
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00:01 The following program presents
00:03 principles designed to promote good health 00:05 and is not intended to take 00:06 the place of personalized professional care. 00:09 The opinions and ideas expressed are those of the speaker. 00:12 Viewers are encouraged to draw their own conclusions 00:15 about the information presented. 00:49 Hello, welcome to Health For A Lifetime, 00:51 I'm your host Don Mackintosh. 00:52 Today, we're going to be doing a health update with 00:56 Dr. Neil Nedley. Dr. Nedley is from Ardmore, Oklahoma. 01:00 He is a specialist in internal medicine 01:03 and he likes to keep abreast of the things 01:05 that are happening in the heath world. 01:07 And you, you everyday you have different cutting information, 01:14 cutting edge information that comes in concerning health. 01:17 And we're sitting here, in the year 2006, 01:20 and so this is up-to-date for right now. 01:23 That's right, actually these studies 01:24 that we're gonna be going through, 01:27 were all published in August and September of 2006. 01:31 Okay. So, even though you might be 01:32 seeing this program much later than that, 01:35 it's still gonna be pretty recent. 01:36 Yeah, 2006. 01:38 So, we're just gonna go for. 01:40 We're gonna talk about some different things, 01:41 first thing we want to talk about 01:43 you know in no particular order, 01:45 but we're just gonna go through a bunch of studies 01:48 that are just new. 01:49 One of them is about Irritable Bowel Syndrome. 01:53 And we want to talk about that. 01:55 Yeah, Irritable Bowel Syndrome is where you have 01:57 abdominal pain and bloating and often constipation, 02:00 alternating with diarrhea. 02:02 It's pretty common, about 20% of the public has 02:05 Irritable Bowel Syndrome. 02:07 And the question is, how does it begin? 02:11 And this study shows pretty conclusively now. 02:14 In fact, the lead study investigator 02:16 Dr. John Marshall says, it demonstrate conclusively 02:21 that Irritable Bowel Syndrome is a real and significant 02:25 clinical phenomena that results from having 02:29 a previous infection of the GI tract. 02:31 So, an infection in the GI tract 02:34 is what triggers irritable bowel. 02:36 That's right. And so, 02:37 that usually means food poisoning 02:40 or getting that infection from somebody else. 02:43 So, for instance Toxigenic E. coli can bring 02:46 about Irritable Bowel Syndrome, 02:47 Campylobacter, Salmonella, Shigella, 02:52 all of these bacteria or viruses that are often transmitted 02:57 through food or through contact with others, 03:01 is really the underline cause that sets up 03:04 Irritable Bowel Syndrome 03:05 for the rest of the individual's life. 03:08 So, the way to avoid all of these different niceties, 03:12 if you want to call that, is not going out to eat? 03:15 Well or watching very carefully what you do eat. 03:18 Most of the infections that are transmitted through food 03:21 are transmitted through animal products. 03:24 Dairy is a wonderful culture media 03:27 you know, salmonella those types of things can be present, 03:30 we try to pasteurize dairy, to minimize the risk, 03:33 but sometimes those risks occur 03:34 after the pasteurization occurs. 03:37 And there are some notable plant foods 03:40 that can also have some infections in them, 03:42 not from the plants themselves, 03:44 but you know apple cider for instance. 03:46 A lot of apple orchids, there are also cattle ranches. 03:49 Okay. And so, 03:50 if the apples drop into the cow pie 1% of cows 03:55 harbored toxigenic E. coli in their colon. 03:58 And so, that will be out there in the cow pie, 04:00 if that apple is picked up and made in the apple cider, 04:03 which a lot of the apples on the ground are that way. 04:05 Without it being washed. 04:06 You can, yeah, you can get it that way, 04:08 and so, that's why they're talking about pasteurizing 04:10 even apple cider now. 04:11 Okay. To try to prevent these risks. 04:14 Okay, so interesting, 04:15 that kind of conundrum has been solved by this study. 04:19 That's right, and it gives us a clue now, 04:21 how we can prevent it? 04:22 Okay, the next thing we want to talk about, 04:23 you have is divorce in midlife hurts women's heart health. 04:29 Well, the heath affects of marriage 04:30 are pretty well established. 04:34 Marriage can particularly help men, 04:37 but also help women. 04:38 People who have ever been married actually live longer 04:42 then they're never married counterparts, 04:45 if you take a look at longevity. 04:47 You know, they're less likely to suffer 04:49 from mental health problems such as depression and anxiety. 04:53 However, researchers really haven't looked 04:55 at what divorced does? 04:56 They looked at previous marriage 04:59 by taking a look at a breakup, 05:03 is something that this particular group looked at, 05:08 Dr. Hayward and Zhang, 05:10 they're from Bowling Green State University in Ohio. 05:13 And they published in the journal of marriage 05:15 and family in August of 2006, 05:17 and they found out that divorce takes quite a toll 05:20 on the cardiovascular health of women in particular. 05:25 So, would it be better for them not to stay together? 05:30 Well, it would be better for them to stay together. 05:33 And figure out what the problem is? 05:34 And figure out what the problem is? 05:35 And see, how they can best give along. 05:37 Actually heart disease is what significantly increased. 05:41 Women who had been divorced, 05:42 widowed or remarried were more likely to develop 05:44 heart disease during the course of the study 05:46 then those who were married continuously. 05:48 Okay, so I guess the take home thing is try 05:51 and figure out what, 05:52 what's wrong instead of leaving the person that you're with? 05:56 That's right, better for your health, 05:57 mentally and physically. 05:59 Next study we're gonna look at is olive oil, 06:03 something that supposedly I guess is to a big part of 06:07 the Mediterranean diet, 06:08 what are they finding about olive oil? 06:10 Well, for years we've known olive oil has 06:12 beneficial properties, 06:14 the monounsaturated fat increases 06:16 the HDL cholesterol for instance, 06:18 better for diabetics as well, 06:21 but we're finding out particularly 06:22 the Extra-virgin olive oil is particularly affective 06:26 in lowering heart disease risk. 06:27 Because of its high levels of plant compounds 06:30 called Polyphenols. 06:33 These Polyphenols are potent anti-oxidants, 06:36 they're not present in regular olive oil, 06:38 they're just present in the extra-virgin olive oil. 06:41 So, look you know, some people will take olive oil 06:45 and actually pour a little bit on their salad 06:48 or the potato or this or that, is that good? 06:51 That is good, particularly if it's extra-virgin olive oil, 06:54 if they're not using too much, 06:55 you know, you can over do it in the fats and the oils, 07:00 but the extra-virgin olive oil they also found actually 07:04 increased the HDL cholesterol, 07:06 the good cholesterol HDL much more than the regular olive oil. 07:11 So, there is something about these polyphenols 07:14 in the extra-virgin olive oil that seems to help 07:17 the good cholesterol as well. 07:18 Interesting, now the next study we're gonna look 07:20 at is obesity, as it relates to blindness? 07:24 Yes, this was a UK study and it found that obesity 07:30 actually increases the three major causes of blindness 07:36 in the western world. 07:37 Which are macular degeneration. 07:40 Age related Macular Degeneration., 07:43 abbreviated (AMD). 07:44 Diabetic retinopathy, of course is dramatically 07:47 increased among the obese, 07:49 because diabetes increase. 07:51 And then cataracts also. 07:53 So, obesity is related to all of those? 07:55 Yes. And what's the relationship, did it say? 07:58 Well, we know that what the relationship is 08:00 for diabetic retinopathy, 08:02 that means decreased control of the blood sugars 08:04 when you're obese. 08:06 You're not as sensitive to insulin, 08:08 they're not sure in regards to the AMD 08:12 and the cataracts what the association is, 08:14 but there is an association. 08:15 So, if you don't want to be blind, lose weight. 08:18 Yeah, exactly that's what the program's teaching, 08:20 right. Okay. 08:22 Next thing we're gonna look at is 08:23 not a surprise as we read it. 08:25 So, as Americans are not eating enough fruits 08:27 and vegetables. Yes, and in fact you know, 08:30 the old standard was "Get Five." 08:33 Get Five, give me five. Give me five. Right? 08:36 And that means five servings of fruits 08:38 and vegetables a day. 08:39 Just recently in 2006, 08:42 the US government changed that. 08:45 It's now recommended six-and-a-half cups of fruits 08:48 and vegetables daily in adults. 08:52 And what is interesting it has only 40% of Americans 08:56 were eating the five, recommendations. 08:59 Well, this is bad news for them. 09:00 And so, yeah some groups for instance 09:03 now that they've increased it, 09:05 there are some groups particularly 09:07 14-18 year-old boys only 1% of them are getting 09:11 the six-and-a-half cups of fruits and vegetables a day 09:15 that they're supposed to be getting. 09:16 And they're also very obese in other studies, right? 09:19 That's right. 09:20 So, what are we gonna do? 09:21 I mean, Americans probably won't eat any things 09:22 unless you deep fry it, 09:25 but that wouldn't help either. 09:26 Well, you know, 09:27 fruits are actually still pretty good, yeah. 09:30 And so, our vegetables, 09:32 we need to retrain the cook sometimes 09:34 to make the vegetables tastier 09:36 to the 14 to 18 year-old group. 09:38 But actually, we need to get this message out. 09:42 These, these fruits are healthy, 09:44 they prevent a host of diseases 09:47 and they can cause you to have a good quality 09:49 of life for a longtime. 09:51 Yeah, I'll tell you, 09:52 I just to had some sauteed, 09:54 lightly sauteed vegetables over a steamy bed 09:58 of brown rice. Alright, alright. 10:00 Excellent. Yes. 10:02 And it's at this Mediterranean restaurant, 10:04 when I went with some of my friends and you know, 10:06 some of the foods that were so high in fat I said, 10:08 what can I do? And the chef said, 10:10 why don't I try this for you, 10:11 that's what I always get when I go there now. 10:13 Okay, C section as it relates to maternal health. 10:17 Yes, the emphasis has been for quite a while 10:20 that we're probably overdoing C sections in the US, 10:25 often C sections are done rather you know 10:30 abrupt decision is made, 10:32 there is a lack of progression in labor. 10:35 And then there is a convenience, 10:37 actually sometimes for the women. 10:39 I want to have a birthday. 10:40 That's right, as well as sometimes for the physician, 10:44 but people don't always look at the risk, 10:45 because most of C sections go well 10:47 and the baby and the mother end up being fine. 10:51 We don't take a look at the larger population group 10:54 to see what risks were there, 10:56 but pregnant woman who deliver by C section 10:58 are more than three times is likely to die, 11:01 then their peers who deliver vaginally. 11:04 Three times as likely. 11:05 That's not really risky, you wanna just take lightly. 11:07 Yeah, the risk is increased blood clots, 11:11 increased risk of infection and also increased anesthesia 11:15 complications obviously; 11:16 you don't need the degree of anesthesia 11:19 for a vaginal deliverance. 11:21 And so, if at all possible and not everyone 11:24 is going to be positive, but you know, 11:26 often if we treat the delivery process 11:28 as a normal process and without the stress 11:33 and those types of things, 11:34 the woman will do better, will progress better, 11:37 and will be able to deliver vaginally. 11:40 We're talking about these up-to-date studies. 11:44 Another one we have here is a mother's intake of vitamin E 11:49 and the child's asthma, the child's asthma risk. 11:53 Yeah, and this is the mother's intake of vitamin E 11:55 during the time that she's pregnant, 11:57 critically important. 11:59 Children whose mothers had the lowest vitamin E 12:02 intake during pregnancy were more likely to suffer 12:06 wheezing at age five and were twice as likely 12:11 to have diagnosed asthma. 12:13 And that seems to be related the fact that their mothers 12:16 won't consuming enough vitamin E during pregnancy. 12:18 Is that vitamin E part of prenatal vitamins 12:20 that people get? 12:22 Sometimes it is, and often it is not. 12:25 Most of the prenatal vitamins center on the iron. 12:29 And actually it's best to get your vitamin E from food, 12:32 because, and of course you can only get vitamin E 12:34 from plant foods. 12:36 You know, the four types of vitamin E that you need 12:40 that are available in plant foods 12:41 and it's primarily going to be more of your almonds, 12:45 more of your plant foods that are higher in fat, 12:47 that are gonna have vitamin E. 12:48 Some exceptions, 12:49 that would be blueberries for instance. 12:51 The type of fat in blueberries 12:53 is very much associate with vitamin E. 12:56 And so, getting more of the plant oils is critical. 13:01 Wheat germ are getting the whole wheat bread 13:03 instead of eating the white bread. 13:06 If you're eating that as a mother you're gonna be 13:08 reducing your child's risk of disease later on. 13:12 Interesting, one more before our break. 13:14 Low magnesium may mean weaker muscles. 13:19 Yes, magnesium plays a number of key roles 13:22 in body function including energy, metabolism, 13:25 and adequate levels have been shown to be essential 13:28 for athletic performance as well. Yeah. 13:31 It's one nutrient that an athlete needs to make sure 13:34 they have enough of, calcium is another one of those. 13:37 But the researchers from the American Journal 13:39 of Clinical Nutrition that looked at this, 13:42 found that individuals with higher magnesium levels 13:46 had a stronger hand grip, 13:48 more power in their leg muscles, 13:51 particularly in their lower leg muscles, 13:53 their calves, and were able to extend their knees 13:55 and ankles with more force. 13:58 And so, as we age we can prevent the muscle loss 14:02 due to aging with adequate magnesium. 14:05 The problem is 68% of Americans are not getting 14:08 enough magnesium in their diet. 14:10 So, how should they get that? 14:11 Should they go get some magnesium tablets 14:14 or eat the foods that are high in magnesium? 14:16 Eat the foods higher in magnesium 14:17 is the preferable way, 14:18 but if they can't do that then tablets would be next. 14:21 So, which one of the foods high in magnesium? 14:23 Legumes, primarily. 14:25 So, these are gonna be your beans. 14:27 We're talking with Dr. Neil Nedley, 14:28 we've giving a health update, 14:30 we're looking at all kinds of studies hear in 2006, 14:34 actually August and September of 2006; 14:37 join us when we come back. 14:41 Are you confused about the endless stream of new 14:44 and often contradictory health information? 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16:11 Well, exercise we have known as very critical 16:14 for diabetics to lower their postprandial blood sugars. 16:18 But we're also finding out in this particular study 16:22 that was done by Finnish researchers in Finland. 16:27 They found that when exercise decrease the waistlines 16:31 it decreased the complications of diabetes by 5.5 times. 16:36 And so, exercise at a point of being able to keep 16:40 your waistlines under control is critical for a diabetic. 16:45 What we're looking at primarily in diabetes is 16:47 waist to hip ratios and studies have shown 16:51 that when the waistline gets big 16:55 that it dramatically increases 16:58 the complications of diabetes. 17:00 And what we recommend is that people take a measuring tape, 17:04 measure their waistline and I used to say measure 17:09 above where the bones are at, 17:13 the pelvic bones, but actually it's best to get 17:16 the naval in there, some people's naval 17:17 is way down here you still need to get 17:20 that measurement in there. 17:22 And then the second measurement 17:24 is the pelvic bones themselves where the hips are at. 17:28 The waist is the denominator and hips are the numerator. 17:32 And if you can get that waist to hip ratio less than 0.8 17:38 and you're a female, you don't have an increased 17:41 risk of these complications. 17:42 It's less than 0.95 and you're a male, 17:46 you don't have an increased risk of that. 17:48 And so, that's where you're trying to get it in line at. 17:51 And how that would actually fair out is that your waist 17:55 should be definitely less than 31½ inches, if you're a woman. 17:59 And of course, if you have small hips 18:00 it needs to be smaller than that 18:02 and that's why we would measure 18:03 the waist to hip ratio. 18:06 For the average white and black man 18:07 it's critical to be less than 37 inches 18:10 and again if they have smaller hips 18:12 it would need to be smaller than that, 18:14 and for Asian man less than 35 inch waist 18:17 and that will significantly improved their longevity 18:21 and improve their risk of complications. 18:24 So, keep walking, if the waist to hip ratio is bigger 18:27 than that or larger than that, just keep going. 18:31 Keep going and pushing the exercise. 18:33 Yeah, exercise will actually decrease the waistline 18:36 before it reduces the pounds. 18:39 Okay, we're kind of moving around the body, 18:41 we're talking about all different kinds of things. 18:43 This next study has to do with anger 18:46 as it relates the deterioration of the lungs. 18:50 Yes, this was a study from Harvard Medical School. 18:53 And very interesting study, 18:56 we have known that for every year that you age, 19:00 your lung capacity goes down by about 1%, 19:02 this is after you're the age of 20 year so. 19:06 And, but what we now know is that your lung 19:09 deterioration will be significantly worse, 19:13 if you have hostility or anger. 19:16 And this is something we're not sure of the reason for it, 19:19 but when your emotions are not controlled, 19:22 and you have anger and hostility, 19:24 you will lose significantly more lung function over time. 19:28 And this was a study of 670 men, 19:32 and that had and of course when they're smokers 19:34 they'd even lost more, 19:36 but smokers who weren't angry versus smokers 19:38 who were angry, the angry smokers did worse 19:41 and for even people that were nonsmokers. 19:43 The angry nonsmokers did worse than 19:46 the non-angry nonsmokers. 19:49 Okay, so anger is a big factor 19:52 and if you can get that under control 19:54 you're gonna do much better. 19:55 Much better and of course now we've known for a while, 19:58 we'll do better in heart disease, 19:59 but this is the first study indicate 20:02 we'll do better in lung function. 20:03 So, what would you say to someone that's says, 20:05 well how do I get over my anger? 20:07 Is it easier to say, don't be angry. 20:09 Well, there is several things that we would recommend. 20:13 One of the best ways of controlling emotions 20:16 is to learn about cognitive behavioral therapy. 20:19 Most people who have anger and hostility 20:21 have distorted thinking actually. 20:24 And there are Ten Commandments 20:25 and there is ten ways of the distorted thinking. 20:27 We have them learn the ten ways of distorted thinking, 20:30 so that they can control their anger, 20:32 they lined up having a lot of frustration 20:34 tolerance actually. 20:36 We have them build frustration tolerance. 20:39 And we have them start, quit using the HTA words, 20:43 the horrible, terrible and the awful. 20:45 People that utilize curse words, 20:47 it's a sign of a limited vocabulary, 20:49 they're going way off the scale in regards 20:52 to accurate thoughts. 20:53 And so we have them describe their emotions 20:57 in accurate and more softer tones 20:59 then way off the extreme and that helps. 21:02 So, it's better for them emotionally 21:04 and in their relationships, 21:06 but also better for their lungs, 21:08 what we're finding. 21:09 That's right. 21:10 Okay, another study here we have foods 21:12 could make arthritis worse. 21:15 What kind of foods? 21:17 Well, that's interesting. Rheumatoid arthritis, 21:20 let's just taking a look at inflammatory arthritis. 21:23 And this study was published in Norway. 21:26 Norway has been looking for quite a while 21:29 at rheumatoid arthritis and they had previously done 21:32 a study showing that if you switch over 21:34 to a plant based diet, 21:36 your rheumatoid arthritis significantly improves. 21:39 And what this study show that it's not just psychological, 21:42 they were wondering, 21:44 well it's just due to the fact that these people 21:46 think it's going to improve. 21:48 And so, they think a vegetarian diet is better 21:51 and so, that what is what makes them better. 21:53 This study show conclusively it's not due to psychology; 21:56 it's actually due to immune phenomena. 21:59 And people with rheumatoid arthritis 22:01 get a production of antibodies to certain foods 22:04 and that strikingly increase. 22:06 And those are the foods primarily that they found 22:09 the antibodies too, milk, eggs, pork and fish. 22:14 That's probably pretty high in Norway, 22:16 there's a lot of fish over there. 22:17 That's right. 22:18 And a lot of dairy products. 22:20 And so, elimination of those foods 22:22 can dramatically help control the rheumatoid arthritis, 22:26 get the inflammation down. 22:28 Okay, another study looking at yet another disease, 22:31 Type II diabetes and the risk of the colon cancer. 22:37 Yes, colon cancer is the second leading 22:39 cause of cancer death in America. 22:42 And we know a number of risk factors, 22:44 but this study published in the American Journal of 22:47 Gastroenterology by Dr. Paul Limburg from Rochester, 22:51 Minnesota and the Mayo Clinic, 22:53 showed that diabetes dramatically increases 22:57 the risk of colon polyps particularly, if you smoke. 23:00 So, this should be two lessons. 23:03 One number, get your diabetes control. 23:05 Number two, if you're a smoker 23:07 and you're a diabetic definitely quit smoking 23:09 and you might prevent the number two 23:10 cause of cancer death in yourself. 23:13 Okay, another study now, 23:15 looking at the health of children and youth 23:19 and talking about workouts, 23:21 saying very intense workouts are good for kids. 23:25 They are, actually we've known exercise is good for kids 23:27 for a long time. But the question that 23:29 this study was answering is, 23:30 what is the difference between moderate exercise in kids 23:34 and vigorous exercise. 23:37 And what they found out is, 23:38 kids who participate in 40 minutes of 23:41 vigorous exercise a day have a much better weight. 23:46 In other words, 23:47 they don't have the overweight condition 23:49 and the obese condition that many kids are developing. 23:52 And that's regardless of what they're eating actually. 23:55 This study didn't take a look at what they're eating. 23:56 Obviously they'd be able to control it more 23:59 by eating better foods, 24:01 but vigorous exercise seems to be superior to 24:04 moderate exercise as far as weight control is concerned. 24:08 And we really need to be letting our kids know 24:10 about this, when the kids are young 24:12 this is a time for vigorous exercise, 24:13 not vigorous to the point 24:15 where they're pounding each other up 24:16 and injuring themselves, 24:18 but vigorous exercise such as running, 24:23 track type things where they're running, 24:26 swimming, you know, brisk walking, 24:30 something that's more vigorous than just a stroll. 24:33 Okay, I remember in academy, 24:35 you and I went to the same academy actually. 24:37 Yes. And you weren't, 24:38 you weren't in the academy, 24:40 but I got a lot of vigorous exercise back then. 24:44 Sometimes it was because I wasn't studying 24:46 and I have to do like 200 pushups 24:49 or running laps around the school. 24:51 So, vigorous exercise is good. 24:53 Another study that's dealing with kids 24:57 and that is sleep apnea in kids and brain damage. 25:02 Yeah, this has to do with obesity 25:04 as well because there is a length between obese kids 25:08 and the later development of sleep apnea. 25:11 Sleep apnea is a condition where the individual quits 25:16 breathing for maybe 20-30 seconds 25:19 while they're sleeping, maybe longer, 25:21 it's often associating with snoring, 25:23 if your kids snore, dramatic increase risk 25:27 that they could have sleep apnea, 25:28 they may need to be checked for that. 25:30 So, it's not a bad idea to just go into your kids room 25:33 in the middle of the night 25:34 and just see what's going on in there? 25:36 And if they are snoring they could have sleep apnea. 25:39 The problem with sleep apnea in kids is that 25:42 not only causes of same problem in adults, 25:45 which is lack of attentiveness in the day time. 25:48 And also a decrease in their memory, 25:50 decrease in academic performance. 25:52 But this study shows it's associated 25:55 with neuronal damage, 25:57 actually damage to the neurons and this was found 26:00 on an MRI scan of kids with sleep apnea. 26:03 Dramatic increased risk of permanent brain damage 26:06 from the sleep apnea and the lack of oxygen 26:09 as the kids are growing up. 26:10 So what are they do if someone's diagnosed with sleep apnea, 26:12 what are they do to correct that in the kid? 26:14 Well, tell the kid to lose weight 26:16 and get on an ideal weight and until that time 26:18 we also have them put on a sleep apnea mask. 26:22 It's a pressure type of mask that will overcome 26:25 the blockage due to the obesity and allow air 26:29 to continually be inhaled and exhaled during sleep. 26:33 Are these machines expensive? 26:36 Is this something normal kids already doing? 26:40 No, normal kids don't have these machines. 26:43 They are not really that expensive, 26:46 most insurances, Medicare, 26:48 Medicaid would pay for them if an individual have 26:50 sleep apnea. 26:51 They're a lot more comfortable than they used to be. 26:53 The first time they're utilized are you know, 26:56 something new 'cause you're having to wear something 26:58 on your face as you sleep, 27:00 but you'll notice a dramatic difference 27:02 in the kids attention, 27:04 in their academic performance and their ability 27:07 to stay awake, and they will also sleep 27:09 much more restoratively at night. 27:11 We've talked about a lot of different studies today, 27:13 kind of just updating on many different things. 27:16 What's the take home message for us today? 27:18 Take home message is to avoid obesity, 27:22 exercise regularly, and if you're young, vigorously. 27:27 And also eat plenty of the fruits and vegetables 27:32 and whole grains. And if you're going to use oil, 27:35 extra-virgin olive oil is a very good oil to use. 27:38 In addition to that, control your emotions 27:42 and learn to tolerate frustration. 27:45 Thank you, so much for being with us Dr. Nedley, 27:47 I believe you're working on a book health at every age. 27:50 And it's this kind of things that will actually be there. 27:53 And thank you for joining us today. |
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