YES. The January edition of “Archives of Internal Medicine” reported that people who got less than 7 hours of sleep at night are three times more likely to catch a cold than those who slept 8 hours.

That ONE extra hour made a huge difference, so keep that in mind the next time you push yourself to stay up to “get more done.” That “more done” may result in you getting sick, which is going to lead you to get far LESS done.

Jim

This from “On Fitness” magazine, which is a trade publication for fitness professionals, by Natasha Linton:

“On a daily basis, and no matter where we live, our bodies are exposed to all sorts of intruders that aim to only make us sick and damage our bodies. these intruders are free radicals: unstable oxygen molecules. Free radicals damage cells and cause harm to the immune system and speed up the aging process.

Free radicals are formed by a process called oxidation (damage caused by oxygen) and can speed up if you smoke, don’t eat properly, are exposed to pollution, chemicals and radiation. Let’s face it, this happens to us all many times a day, but by consuming the right antioxidants, you can and will reverse the majority of this damage.

The most powerful antioxidants come from vegetables, fruit, whole grains, nuts and fish.

Free radicals also INCREASE with the consumption of processed foods and items with white sugar and high fructose corn syrup, so avoid them at all cost.

AND, free radicals increase with excessive cardiovascular exercise, especially those activities performed outside in the pollution.

PLUS, excessive eating causes the formation of more free radicals.

SO, the perfect solution to slow the aging process and to stay healthy is to exercise the RIGHT way (did I hear interval based strength-training) and keep your calories to a minimum.

Jim