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Feb. 9, 2013 Sleep essential for healthy living: Get your 7 hours a night By Sheryl M. Ness, R.N.
Living With Cancer Subscribe to our Living With Cancer e-newsletter to stay up to date on cancer topics. Sign up now  Did you get seven hours of sleep last night? Did you know that adults need 7-9 hours of sleep to stay healthy every night? Most people get far less than this on average, and the lack of sleep can take a toll on your body and mind. As a cancer survivor, getting enough sleep can help your body respond better to treatment and may speed your recovery. It may also help you stay well if you're exposed to other viruses, such as colds and the flu. Researchers have discovered that during sleep, your immune system releases proteins called cytokines which can help you deal with stress, fight infections and decrease inflammation in the body. When you don't get enough sleep, these protective proteins and other important infection-fighting cells are reduced. Your body needs adequate sleep to fight infections and inflammation. Long-term lack of sleep can not only put you at risk for a weaker immune system, but can also increase your risk for other chronic conditions such as obesity, diabetes and heart disease. Lack of sleep can also affect your mind. Sleep helps you rest your mind and prepare for a new day of activity, memories and experiences. If you're not able to sleep well on a regular basis, you may find that you have trouble with memory and concentration. You may also have more anxiety and low emotions. So, it's important for both your body and your mind to get your zzz's. Mayo Clinic experts recommend 7 steps to healthy sleep, which include: - Be consistent with your sleep schedule
- Pay attention to what you eat and drink before bedtime
- Create a bedtime routine
- Be comfortable for sleeping
- Limit napping during the day
- Get some physical activity every day
- Manage your stress
For more information on these strategies, visit the sleep center on MayoClinic.com Follow me on Twitter at @SherylNess1. Join the discussion at #livingwithcancer. blog index  |  | Industry reacts to attacks on sugar-sweetened drinks Feb 6th 2013, 06:00  - With Mayo Clinic nutritionists
Jennifer Nelson, M.S., R.D. and Katherine Zeratsky, R.D. read biography
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Feb. 6, 2013 Industry reacts to attacks on sugar-sweetened drinks By Jennifer Nelson, M.S., R.D. and Katherine Zeratsky, R.D.
Recipes for Healthy Living Subscribe to our Recipes for Healthy Living e-newsletter for healthy and tasty recipes. Sign up now With research linking sugary drinks to unwanted pounds, poor diets and health concerns, are soda companies soul searching or finding ways to maintain sales? Consider these recent developments: - Soda sales declined in 2012. Volume dropped 1.8 percent overall. In the last quarter of 2012, the decline was 3.5 percent.
- Manufacturers are acquiring and marketing a wider variety of beverages, including sports drinks, fruit juices, "real" sugar and lower-sugar beverages, low-calorie and no-calorie drinks, as well as various teas, coffees and bottled waters. One manufacturer touts that it offers 180 different low- and no-calorie beverages out of its more than 650 products.
- Beverage companies are releasing ad campaigns to raise awareness about what steps they've taken to address obesity. The ads emphasize the importance of taking personal responsibility for balancing "calories in" with "calories out" (through increased physical activity). These campaigns also make the point that excess calories in any form — not just sugary drinks — can lead to obesity.
What does it all this mean? - Are companies seeing the light of declining sales — and doing anything they can to continue to push liquified sugar down our throats?
- Are they seeing the light, turning the corner and leveraging their formidable industry to deliver new beverages that could contribute to health?
- Are they turning the spotlight on consumers by highlighting that what we drink is really our personal responsibility?
There are no clear answers to these questions. Only time will tell if the makers of sugar-sweetened beverages will be viewed as having been part of the problem or part of the solution. Your thoughts? Jennifer blog index References - Esterl M. Is this the end of the soft drink era? Wall Street Journal. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323783704578245973076636056.html?KEYWORDS=soda+consumption. Accessed Jan. 21, 2013.
- Tinkler B. Coca-Cola weighs in on obesity fight. CNN. http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/14/health/coke-obesity/index.html. Accessed Jan. 21, 2013.
- Whitehead RJ. Industry hits back at Australia's "flawed" soft drink campaign. Food Navigator-asia.com. http://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Policy/Industry-hits-back-at-Australia-s-flawed-soft-drink-campaign. Accessed Jan. 21, 2013.
- Choi C. Coca-Cola to address obesity for first time in ads. TIME — Health & Family. http://healthland.time.com/2013/01/14/coca-cola-to-address-obesity-for-first-time-in-ads/print/. Accessed Jan. 21, 2013.
- Together for good. Coca-Cola Company. http://www.coca-colacompany.com/videos/together-for-good-ytbyvhj0uixao. Accessed Jan. 21, 2013.
| | Does nature or nurture dictate your path in life? Feb 6th 2013, 06:00 If the stress in your life is more than you can cope with, get help right away. - National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-TALK (8255) - Go to the nearest hospital or emergency room
- Call your physician, health provider or clergy
- National Alliance on Mental Illness
www.nami.org
1-800-950-NAMI (6264)
| | Conference highlights those with dementia, caregiving and research Feb 5th 2013, 20:47 -
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Feb. 5, 2013 By Angela Lunde
Alzheimer's Caregiving Subscribe to our Alzheimer's Caregiving e-newsletter to stay up to date on Alzheimer's topics. Sign up now In about 3 weeks, more than 1,000 people will gather in St. Paul for the 2013 Meeting of the Minds Dementia Conference. You're invited. This premier conference is the result of hard work and dedication, driven by genuine passion on the part of the Minnesota-North Dakota Alzheimer's Association and Mayo Clinic staff and volunteers. This year's conference will include some impressive experts in the research field including Dr. Eric Reiman of the Banner Alzheimer's Institute in Phoenix, and our own Dr. Ronald Petersen, Dr. Brad Boeve, and Glenn Smith, Ph.D, from the Mayo Clinic Alzheimer's Disease Research Center. But this conference is not just about the hope of one day curing or preventing Alzheimer's, it's about improving the quality of life in the present. When Pat Summit, the winningest college basketball coach of all time who's now living with younger onset Alzheimer's, takes the stage she's sure to have a message of "living big." It's my hope that this conference continues to shift our perceptions about dementia — affirming the personhood and dignity of those living with dementia and reducing the stigma that often isolates and dismisses. Practical strategies, useful knowledge, resources and services to reaffirm that there's help will be shared with caregivers. CaringSource is one example of that help — a new individualized service developed in collaboration with Mayo Clinic and national experts in dementia. CaringSource is about positively influencing the health, well-being and quality of life for caregivers. If you're at the conference, I invite you to stop by the Mayo Clinic booth to learn more. For me, however, the real megastars will be those living with the disease who courageously attend and unknowingly teach us all something. By learning how to engage fully in the presence of a person living with dementia you'll see their capacity for wisdom, insight and compassion. By attending sessions where persons living with dementia are presenting or involved, you'll learn that dementia doesn't define them, it simply shapes the way they experience the world around them. A day to learn. An experience to feel. See you on March 2. Early bird registration ends February 7. To register for the conference, go to the Minnesota-North Dakota Chapter page of the Alzheimer's Association website. blog index | |
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