Brisk walking is healthy for your heart

I have been away for awhile, but I am returning with a piece of news that I found really interesting. I am not going to write much .. only to say if the findings of this study are proven in others as well, people like me (who like to walk but not run) will be delighted.

Brisk walking is as healthy to the heart and diabetic prevention as running.

let me quote some of the findings reported in the news and then let you enjoy reading it for yourselves in the link attached.

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Running reduced the risk of high blood pressure 4.2 percent and walking reduced the risk 7.2 percent.
Running reduced the risk for high cholesterol 4.3 percent and walking lowered the risk 7 percent.
Running lowered the risk for diabetes 12.1 percent and walking reduced the risk 12.3 percent.
Running decreased the risk of heart disease 4.5 percent and walking reduced the risk 9.3 percent.
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Brisk Walking May Equal Running for Heart Health Distance rather than speed reaps the benefits, researchers say

Colon Cancer - An Overview

Colon cancer is a malignant development in the large bowel. It is one of the leading causes of death in the United States. Colon cancer can have a very good cure rate if discovered early and treated. Multiple options are available to locate the early changes indicating cancer in the large bowel. If left undiscovered or untreated it can be fatal. The risk for colon cancer increase in old people (older than 60 years old), who eats red or processed meat, and have family history of colon cancer or in females a personal history of breast cancer. Colon cancer risk can also increase in a specific group of people including those with inflammatory bowel diseases or who have colon polyps; the criteria for screening these last two groups differ from those apply for the general population and can be discussed best with their treating physicians.

Screening for colon cancer is important since the symptoms for the disease are not specific, including weight loss, diarrhea, bloody or black stool in addition to vague abdominal pain. Upon noticing any of these signs it is advisable to check with the GP, most of the times the cause is something benign and can be easily treated if needed. In a study by Siegel and colleagues (2012) the incidence rates for right-sided colon cancer in individuals 50 years and older began declining in 1999 – 2000; while the rates of left-sided colon cancer have been generally decreasing since 1992. The rapid declines for late-stage disease beginning in 2000 were similar for right- and left-sided tumors in both magnitude and timing, and it likely reflects the influence of increased colonoscopy screening.

 Sources:

• PubMed Health – Colon Cancer
  
•  Siegel RL, Ward EM, Jemal A. 2012. Trends in Colorectal Cancer Incidence Rates in the United States by Tumor Location and Stage, 1992–2008. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 21(3): 411-6