aging news

[han-grrl]

I can't find the thread about aging

anyone see this

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,402081,00.html

[LainiePants]

Yeah, I just read that with my morning coffee. I think I have to send it to my mom!

[emily_in_nc]

Awesome...I just took up running this year. Nice to read something like this! Thanks for posting!

[mimitabby]

looking at the seniors in my bike club, i'd say it was true for cyclists too!

[DejaBlue]

thats a great article i actually didn't know that...
...but you always need to protect yourself from the sun to look and feel young at the same time...does anyone use Norwegian Formula Age Shield to protect your hands from aging and UVA and UVB rays? when your running or even when your not...

[mimitabby]

not sure i agree with the idea of using sunscreen all the time. We need vitamin D and they are finding that folk that get skin cancers usually aren't getting the more deadly cancers. I'll use sunscreen if i'm going to spend a day outside my normal environment, but I do not use it for day to day stuff (and i live in Seattle, where NO ONE gets enough sun)

[Tuckervill]

I don't use sunscreen religiously, either. Only when I know I'll be outside in the sun (not sitting in the shade at a picnic) all day long. Bike tours, swimming, beaches, kayaking, at the ballpark when I'm working. Then I only put it on my top half, (waist up) and reapply on my face regularly, with my nose and cheeks getting an extra dose. (They get bright red no matter what I do if I'm out long enough.) My legs never get any because it's pretty amazing how long they can go without getting any color (all summer!). Kayaking, though, the tops of the thighs get tons.

Karen

[michelem]

I'm one of those "religious" sunscreen users . . . spf 50 sunscreen (titanium dioxide and zinc oxide combo), long sleeve and full-leg-length upf (spf equiv.) 50 clothing . . the works. 'Lo and behold, I was diagnosed with vitamin d deficiency earlier this year. So, now I take 2000 IU of vitamin d along with my cal/mag and fish oil pills. All my hubby's painful skin cancer surgeries (not to mention all the associated scarring) has instilled into me grat fear of the sun.

Back on topic though, I wonder if this study examined the die-hard exercise enthusiast or the more leisurely exerciser. Reason being, I've been hearing more and more about how high-volume training is "surprisingly bad for the body. Consistent, intense exercise significantly increases the generation of free radicals, which, in turn, cause cellular damage and amplify the chances of developing cancer and heart disease. Due to this unfortunate side effect, high-mileage runners don't live any longer than sedentary folk, so says my doctor . . . A balanced diet is the best way to counter the overproduction of free radicals due to too much training." (Taken from Inside Triathon's August 2008 edition).

So, let's keep on training, but don't think that gives us a license to eat junk . . .

[Smilie]

That is great that exercise keeps us healthier longer. I think it makes sense, as runners-or people that exercise in general make healthier choices in every aspect of their lives. I don't think the researchers necessarily picked all die hard runners either, so with Joe Blow average runner, the results are impressive.

Everything in healthy moderation I say!

[DejaBlue]

I don't use sunscreen religiously, either. Only when I know I'll be outside in the sun (not sitting in the shade at a picnic) all day long. Bike tours, swimming, beaches, kayaking, at the ballpark when I'm working. Then I only put it on my top half, (waist up) and reapply on my face regularly, with my nose and cheeks getting an extra dose. (They get bright red no matter what I do if I'm out long enough.) My legs never get any because it's pretty amazing how long they can go without getting any color (all summer!). Kayaking, though, the tops of the thighs get tons.

Karen

well its always important to shield your hands from the sun and Norwegian Formula has Helioplex technology which give it its strong UVA and UVB protection...it's clinically shown to reduce age spots and fine lines in just 4 weeks...

I'm one of those "religious" sunscreen users . . . spf 50 sunscreen (titanium dioxide and zinc oxide combo), long sleeve and full-leg-length upf (spf equiv.) 50 clothing . . the works. 'Lo and behold, I was diagnosed with vitamin d deficiency earlier this year. So, now I take 2000 IU of vitamin d along with my cal/mag and fish oil pills. All my hubby's painful skin cancer surgeries (not to mention all the associated scarring) has instilled into me grat fear of the sun.

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not sure i agree with the idea of using sunscreen all the time. We need vitamin D and they are finding that folk that get skin cancers usually aren't getting the more deadly cancers. I'll use sunscreen if i'm going to spend a day outside my normal environment, but I do not use it for day to day stuff (and i live in Seattle, where NO ONE gets enough sun)

did you know that UVA rays which cause 80% of the premature signs of aging of the skin persist year round even on overcast or hazy days...