JG Acupuncture Clinic Joyce Gu Licensed Acupuncturist
159 Main Dunstable Road, suite 210, Nashua, NH 03060
Phone: (603)402-1243, www.jgacupunctureclinic.com
How Much Salt Is Safe? from TIME Oct. 10, 2014
Warnings abound that we are overloading on salt, but earlier in September a study found that sodium wasn't significantly linked to high blood pressure in people who were not hypertensive. General suggestion:
1. Keep processed food and frozen meals to a minimum. Federal guidelines recommend a 2,300 mg max of sodium per day for most people.
2. Try cooking at home more. Junk-food lovers and older people with high blood pressure will benefit from making meals, since processed food accounts for 75% of Americans' daily sodium intake.
3. If you are African American, and you are men around age 45 and women around age 65 with high blood pressure, slashing salt is a good idea, to 1,500 mg per day.
4. You'll always get extra points for routine blood pressure checks with your doctor.
Muscles and Bones from TIME Oct. 27, 2014
Women have been told for decades to take care of their bones as they age, but men have new reason to follow suit. A study from the International Osteoporosis Foundation reveals that a third of all hip fractures occur in men -- who are twice as likely as woment to die afterward. Muscle mass, which helps strengthen and support bones, dwindles naturally as the body ages. The upside is that muscles can come back, says John P. Porcari, a professor of exercise and sports science at the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse.