A Balanced Lifestyle Can Be Beneficial For Your Good Health and Longevity

Recently I saw an article on sciencedaily.com how caffeine reversed memory loss in aged mice bred to develop symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. The article began with the angle that “Coffee drinkers may have another reason to pour that extra cup.” It continued by reporting on coterminous studies published online July 6 in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease that showed that caffeine notably decreased abnormal levels of the protein linked to Alzheimer’s disease, both in the brains and in the blood of mice displaying symptoms of the disease.

But, before you decide to add an extra cup of coffee to your morning routine, let me, Dr. Jamie Phillips elaborate by including that under “Related Stories” on the website were a couple of articles about studies that professed to prove the not-so-healthy effects of caffeine, “Morning Jolt of Caffeine May Mask Serious Sleep Problems,” and “Coffee Consumption Linked To Increased Risk Of Heart Attack For Persons With Certain Gene Variation.”

Almost any angle of thought, from my experience, particularly when it has to do with age-related health issues, can be affirmed, or at least supported, by a number of specific studies. The “good/bad” studies related to caffeine certainly aren’t, by any means, the only ones. Even so, it did get me to considering about the probability that there will never be just “one thing” that will irrefutably help we, humans, to live longer, healthier lives. We are dynamic, biological creatures. We are actively engaged in life. We’re not confined to a cage! And, furthermore, though Alzheimer’s disease is likely on the rise, obviously we, cage-free humans, have not been “artificially induced to develop symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease,” therefore caffeine isn’t absolutely the “one thing” that is going to reverse or prevent it.

Our body is a splendid, involved system that is designed to function homeostasis (balance). It makes sense, then, that good health has more to do with a healthy, balanced way of living, as opposed to our being briefly convinced by the latest health study and “doing” or “overdoing” one specific thing under the illusion that it will reverse all of the other immoderate and unwholesome things we do to our bodies.

As a Santa Barbara chiropractor, I believe that every moment of the day we have an opportunity to make decisions that will help us to live longer, healthier lives, healthy choices for our body and mind. When it comes to what is good for us, we know what truly “feels” right and what doesn’t. So, I just wanted to offer a little something for you to keep in mind the next time you reach for that extra cup of coffee or second glass of red wine. There is no “one thing” that will do “everything” for your age-related health issues.

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