Joseph A. Darmiento

Researchers have some reassuring news for the legions of coffee drinkers who can’t get through the day without a latte, cappuccino, iced mocha, double-shot of espresso or a plain old cuppa joe: That coffee habit may help you live longer.

A new study that tracked the health and coffee consumption of more than 400,000 older adults for nearly 14 years found that java drinkers were less likely to die during the study than their counterparts who eschewed the brew. In fact, men and women who averaged four or five cups of coffee per day had the lowest risk of death, according to a report in Thursday’s edition of the New England Journal of Medicine.

The research doesn’t prove that coffee deserves the credit for helping people live longer. But it is the largest analysis to date to suggest that the beverage’s reputation for being a liquid vice may be undeserved.

“There’s been concerns for a long time that coffee might be a risky behavior,” said study leader Neal Freedman, an epidemiologist with the National Cancer Institute who drinks coffee “here and there.” “The results offer some reassurance that it’s not a risk factor for future disease.”
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(HealthNewsDigest.com) – “Exercise is a “Natural Medicine”, I coined years ago, that is! In fact, “Exercise is Medicine” is the trademark for a National Initiative started by The American Heart Association and The American College of Sports Medicine. So during this month of May, let’s start, revamp, increase, well you get my point; exercise and physical activity is the theme. In fact, one of my favorite TV programs, “The Doctor’s” has also begun an initiative “Get Moving May!” in support of National Physical Fitness & Sports Month and in partnership with the President’s Challenge. “The Doctors” are encouraging everyone of us to get a jump start on a healthier lifestyle by getting active every single day in the month of May! For more info, and to get started go to www.thedoctorstv.com/main/content/Get_Moving_May All this month, we’ll be discussing the “how to” exercise and get moving, but now let’s look at some of the why’s!

Exercise as a Natural Medicine is gaining popularity among us Americans and it is the system of medicine that focuses on the prevention and treatment of disease, overall health and well-being using natural therapies and products. Let’s focus on exercise, my favorite natural medicine, because I wonder, “How many of us view exercise as medicine for our body”? I’m not sure how many of us do, but I can suggest that almost all of us can participate in some form of exercise and all of us can reap a benefit.

According to the “World Cancer Research Fund & The American Institute for Cancer Research” as stated in their “Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity and the Prevention of Cancer’s Global Perspective Report 2007, physical activity is vital to our health and prevention of cancer along with other important healthy lifestyle behaviors, of course.

Food, nutrition and physical activity all components of Natural Medicine and now traditional medicine, have joined together in the viewpoint that exercise is vital to our health and well being. Exercise plays a role in disease prevention that includes some cancers but it plays a vital role in all. Why? Regular moderate exercise benefits every body system! Here’s how.

Exercise will

Increase our muscular strength, muscular endurance, and increase our bone density; all, which will lessen the risk for injury. As we strengthen our musculoskeletal system, we will function better in our daily lives during health & during illness, regardless of age, sex or weight.

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