Prescription Drug Costs Have Doubled In Just 7 Years

A new study released by the AARP Public Policy Institute reported that the cost for a year's supply of many prescription drugs has surpassed $11,000!

If you are not astonished by this fact let's put it into perspective. It is about 75% of the average annual Social Security retirement benefit of someone on medicare.

This figure was for some of the most commonly used drugs. The average cost for specialty drugs, such as for cancer and hepatitis, have increased the most. For example, he average cost for specialty drugs was $53,384 in 2013. This was 18 times more than for a brand name drug and 189 times higher than for a generic drug.

AARP representatives stated that if this trend continues more Americans will simply be unable to afford the medications that they need to live and to stay healthy.

Is 30 Minutes Of Exercise A Day Enough?

For a long time we have heard that 30' of moderate intensity exercise a day is sufficient to promote general cardiovascular health. Even the government agreed and said as much in a 2008 publication. Well the times are changing and now it seems that this is no longer true.

New research suggests that we need to exercise at least twice as long in order to ward off heart disease. Reviewing the records of over 370,000 people for an average of 13 years the investigators found that people who exercised 30' a day experienced only modest reductions in the risk of heart failure. Doubling the time to an hour a day resulted in a 20% lower risk, and those who exercised four times as much registered a 35% drop.

This research poses an issue for those of us who are looking for a way of life that balances time spent exercising with other lifestyle choices. The balance leans heavily toward the need to exercise more in order to maximize cardiovascular benefits.  Each of us needs to decide how much time we can devote to exercise.

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Diabetic Women Have A Greater Risk Of Heart Disease

Here is information  that is important for all females. We have know for a long time that diabetics have a greater risk of developing coronary artery disease than non-diabetics. Now we are learning that females who have diabetes have an excess risk that is twice as great as males who have diabetes.

The message is clear. If you have diabetes and especially if you are a female, you need to pay special attention to your coronary risk factors such as obesity, high cholesterol and physical inactivity.
This may call for a major life style change., but it must be done to improve your long term health. For more information on healthy living go to our book Live Longer Live Healthier

Get more information in our book Live Longer Live Healthier

or visit our website at trienergetics.net

Stay Satisfied To Lose Weight

Continuing the discussion on how to lose weight, it is important to simplify your program. Set a realistic goal for yourself, avoid quick fix weight loss programs and eat smaller portions. Even though the portions are smaller it is important to feel as though you have had enough to eat. You can do this by selecting foods that are rich in fiber.

How well does this approach work? For example in one study increasing fiber intake to 30 grams or more a day for 12 months helped 240 adults lose about as much weight as those who followed a more complicated diet in which the participants were told how many servings of carbs, vegetables and protein to consume.

It does not need to be complicated. It will work. We guarantee it. Let us know if you have any questions.

As You Think So You Might Become

Do you believe that the outlook you have about aging when you are younger can affect your brain function when you are older? There is no doubt about the mind-body relationship, but for many of us it would have been a stretch to believe that our thoughts when we are younger could contribute to the development of dementia when we are older.

Yet, and for the first time, recent studies linked a person's negative thoughts about aging with brain changes associated with Alzheimer's disease 25 years later. The researchers also looked at brain autopsies of people in the study. They found that the buildup of amyloid plaques, a marker of Alzheimer's disease, was significantly higher in those who held more negative stereotypes about aging.

The take away message is what we have been saying and what we have written about for years. A positive attitude about life will do more for you than many of the pills that you have been taking!

How To Decrease Your Risk Of Dying From Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer is a major cause of death. Although you can not prevent getting prostate cancer, there are things that you can do to reduce your risk. For example 63,000 male health professionals were followed for at least 10 years. It was found that men who had at least five of the following lifestyle habits were about half as likely to die from prostate cancer as those who had only one or none.

The lifestyle habits were exercising vigorously, not smoking, maintaining a healthy weight, eating fatty fish at least once a week, eating tomato products most days, and limiting processed meat to no more than three servings a week.

Does this seem to be too much to do? We do not think so.

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New Guidelines For Mammograms

In case you haven't heard there are new guidelines for mammograms. The American Cancer Society has changed the age at which it recommends women start getting regular mammograms. The society advises that women with an average risk for breast cancer begin yearly screening at age 45.

The ACS also recommends that at age 55  these women should should transition to every other year testing. They also emphasize that women should have the option of beginning regular screening at age 40 and of staying with an annual exam if they so desire. This new policy decision closes the gap between the recommendations of the ACS and the U.S. Preventive Service Task Force.

By the way, one of the drawbacks of screening is the rate of false positive results. Over 10 years a woman receiving an annual mammogram has a 61% chance of getting a false positive test. False positive results can lead to uneccesary biopsies and surgery.

The other side of the story, and a point of view that we agree with, is that is better to have a false positive biopsy than it is to miss a small cancer that is potentially curable.