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Zoomer Report

Zoomer Podcast Network

Host Libby Znaimer brings listener’s special features on all topics of interest to the baby boom generation. Covering everything from health and wealth, to leisure and volunteerism and coming from the special vantage point of the generation that has changed society in its wake.

health & fitness medicine

All Episodes

00:01:16

High Blood Pressure Awareness

Zoomer Report ·

2019/11/05

Do you have a high blood pressure? Its a pretty straightforward question, but new research suggests if you do, you may not realize it. A study of more than 140,000 adults finds about half of people with high blood pressure or hypertension have no idea they have the condition. Thats worrisome, according to the studys authors, because uncontrolled high blood pressure can increase risk for heart disease, strokes and early death. Researchers from McMaster Universitys medical school analyzed

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Trans Fats and Memory

Zoomer Report ·

2019/11/05

We’ve all heard about the dangers of trans fats.

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00:01:11

Trans Fats and Memory

Zoomer Report ·

2019/11/05

Weve all heard about the dangers of trans fats. Now it turns out they can do more than just clog your arteries: they might also be messing with your memory. According to findings presented to the American Heart Association, men who ate large amounts of trans fats showed a significantly reduced ability to recall words during a memory test. The study found those with the most trans fats in their diet suffered as much as a 10 percent reduction in the words they could recall. Trans fats are known to

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Trans Fats and Memory

Zoomer Report ·

2019/11/05

We’ve all heard about the dangers of trans fats. Now it turns out they can do more than just clog your arteries: they might also be messing with your memory. According to findings presented to the American Heart Association, men who ate large amounts of trans fats showed a significantly reduced ability to recall words during a memory test. The study found those with the most trans fats in their diet suffered as much as a 10 percent reduction in the words they could recall. Trans fats are known to

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1:28

How Much Activity

Zoomer Report ·

2019/11/05

It’s easy enough to get a calorie count on the food we eat. But it doesn’t mean much to many of us according to a new report in the American Journal of Public Health. The researchers say showing people how much activity they would have to do to burn those calories off might be a better way to convince us to change our eating habits. In a novel experiment, they posted different types of signs around six stores in Baltimore. One posted the number of calories in a regular bottle of soda. Another

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00:01:28

How Much Activity

Zoomer Report ·

2019/11/05

Its easy enough to get a calorie count on the food we eat. But it doesnt mean much to many of us according to a new report in the American Journal of Public Health. The researchers say showing people how much activity they would have to do to burn those calories off might be a better way to convince us to change our eating habits. In a novel experiment, they posted different types of signs around six stores in Baltimore. One posted the number of calories in a regular bottle of soda. Another

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How Much Activity

Zoomer Report ·

2019/11/05

It’s easy enough to get a calorie count on the food we eat.

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00:01:28

Walking or Biking to Work

Zoomer Report ·

2019/11/05

Heres a finding that wont surprise anyone whos dealt with Toronto traffic lately. In addition to making you more fit, walking or biking to work, instead of driving can also improve your mental health. This, according to a study from the University of East Anglias Norwich Medical School. The researchers analyzed 18 years of data compiled on 18,000 British commuters. They considered their feelings of unhappiness, their sleep quality and whether they had trouble dealing with their problems. The

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Walking or Biking to Work

Zoomer Report ·

2019/11/05

Here’s a finding that won’t surprise anyone who’s dealt with Toronto traffic lately. In addition to making you more fit, walking or biking to work, instead of driving can also improve your mental health. This, according to a study from the University of East Anglia’s Norwich Medical School. The researchers analyzed 18 years of data compiled on 18,000 British commuters. They considered their feelings of unhappiness, their sleep quality and whether they had trouble dealing with their problems. The

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Walking or Biking to Work

Zoomer Report ·

2019/11/05

Here’s a finding that won’t surprise anyone who’s dealt with Toronto traffic lately.

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Heartache and Heart Disease

Zoomer Report ·

2019/11/05

Heartache can really be bad for your heart – especially if you’re a woman.

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Heartache and Heart Disease

Zoomer Report ·

2019/11/05

Heartache can really be bad for your heart – especially if you’re a woman. According to new research from the University of Utah, women in strained marriages are more likely to suffer the risk factors for heart disease than their husbands. Those risk factors are known as metabolic syndrome, and they include symptoms like hypertension, obesity at the waistline, and high blood sugar. While smoking, diet and exercise remain key factors leading to metabolic syndrome, the study authors say emotional

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00:01:06

Heartache and Heart Disease

Zoomer Report ·

2019/11/05

Heartache can really be bad for your heart especially if youre a woman. According to new research from the University of Utah, women in strained marriages are more likely to suffer the risk factors for heart disease than their husbands. Those risk factors are known as metabolic syndrome, and they include symptoms like hypertension, obesity at the waistline, and high blood sugar. While smoking, diet and exercise remain key factors leading to metabolic syndrome, the study authors say emotional

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1:15

Worry Moodiness and Alzheimer’s

Zoomer Report ·

2019/11/05

A study out of Sweden looks at how personality and stress can effect the risk of alzheimer’s disease, at least in women.

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00:01:15

Worry Moodiness and Alzheimers

Zoomer Report ·

2019/11/05

A study out of Sweden looks at how personality and stress can effect the risk of alzheimers disease, at least in women. Its a departure because most of the research has been devoted to factors like education, heart and blood risk factors, and family history. The findings in the Journal Neurology found that women who were anxious, jealous or moody and stressed in middle age may be at a higher risk of developing alzheimers later in life. For the study 800 women with an average age of 46 were

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Worry Moodiness and Alzheimer’s

Zoomer Report ·

2019/11/05

A study out of Sweden looks at how personality and stress can effect the risk of alzheimer’s disease, at least in women. It’s a departure because most of the research has been devoted to factors like education, heart and blood risk factors, and family history. The findings in the Journal Neurology found that women who were anxious, jealous or moody and stressed in middle age may be at a higher risk of developing alzheimer’s later in life. For the study 800 women with an average age of 46 were

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00:00:48

Gratitude

Zoomer Report ·

2019/11/04

Our mothers always told us we should be thankful for what we have. Now theres evidence that doing just that will make us feel happy and even improve our health. Robert Emmons, a professor of psychology at the University of California underook the first major study on gratitude. In his book Thanks! he says its a crucial element of happiness. Emmons says its about wanting what we have, and he advises that we begin by acknowledging that life is good, and that the source of lifes goodness is

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Gratitude

Zoomer Report ·

2019/11/04

Our mothers always told us we should be thankful for what we have.

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Gratitude

Zoomer Report ·

2019/11/04

Our mothers always told us we should be thankful for what we have. Now there’s evidence that doing just that will make us feel happy and even improve our health. Robert Emmons, a professor of psychology at the University of California underook the first major study on gratitude. In his book Thanks! he says it’s a crucial element of happiness. Emmons says it’s about wanting what we have, and he advises that we begin by acknowledging that life is good, and that the source of life’s goodness is

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00:01:13

Grandparent Closeness

Zoomer Report ·

2019/11/04

Heres some work that underscores the importance of the grandparent/grandchild relationship. A study published in the American Journal of Orthopsychiatry finds teens who form close, loving relationships with a grandparent have fewer behavioral and emotional problems than less-attached teens. The benefits to the young people were even greater when they were also close to the parent who was the grandparents child. The study, at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, surveyed 1,400 teens, age 12 to 18

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