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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.

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All Episodes

00:01:08

CHOCOLATE AND STROKES

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2022/08/11

Heres some great news about one of our favourite foods. Research out of St. Michaels Hospital says eating chocolate may have a positive impact on stroke. The analysis involved a review of three prior studies, and it suggests eating about a bar of chocolate a week can help cut the risk of stroke and lower the risk of death after a stroke. One study found that people who ate one serving of chocolate per week were 22 percent less likely to have a stroke than people who ate no chocolate. Another

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00:01:29

NATURE AND HEALTH

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2022/08/09

Do you live near a nice patch of green? There is more evidence that being close to parks, woods, or other natural settings may improve your mental and physical health. A study out of the Netherlands finds that proximity to green spaces is associated with less depression, anxiety, and other health problems. The relationship was strongest for children and people with low incomes. Investigators in the Netherlands examined health records from 350,000 patients in medical practices throughout the

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00:01:31

BREATHING CONTROL

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2022/08/04

Its our most basic function and we have to do it to live. But according to Health.com you can use the way you breathe to fight anxiety, sleep better, and focus your attention. For instance, you may not notice, but in a stressful situation, the natural reaction is to take quick and shallow breaths, which actually increases your body's stress response. Experts say the fastest way to relieve anxiety is to slow your breathing down to about five breaths per minute and breathe gently and naturally

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00:01:29

EFFECTS OF STOPPING DRIVING

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2022/08/02

Its often a wrenching decision for Zoomers and their loved ones. When should an older driver stop getting behind the wheel? Now a study out of Columbia university finds that when that happens, people are more likely to feel depressed and to develop other health problems than their peers who remain on the road. The work analyzed 16 different studies and found giving up the car keys was linked to an almost doubled risk of depression, which the researchers believe might be at least partly due to the

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00:01:20

GRANDPARENT CLOSENESS

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2022/07/28

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 behavioural 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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00:01:29

SURGERY SAFETY & DOCTOR FATIGUE

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2022/07/21

Its something I worried about every time I had surgery. What if the doctor was on call the night before and was fatigued by the time I had my operation? Now research that followed the outcomes in nearly 39,000 cases here in Ontario found that patients having elective surgery during the day fare no better or worse if the doctor operating has worked the night before. The work tracked similar patients who had the same procedure conducted by the same physician, with and without a night off to rest. It

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00:01:15

WORK STRESS & LIFE EXPECTANCY

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2022/07/19

Do you ever complain that your job is killing you? Turns out, it could be. According to a study from researchers at Harvard and Stanford, workplace stress could shorten your life by up to three years depending on your race, gender and educational level. The data show that people with less education are much more likely to end up in jobs with more unhealthy workplace practices that cut life span, and people with the highest educational attainment are less affected by workplace stress. Some of the

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00:01:19

TALK THERAPY FOR INSOMNIA

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2022/07/14

Its practically an epidemic and it can really interfere with your life! Insomnia is notoriously difficult to deal with. But after reviewing a total of 20 studies, researchers say Non-drug talk therapy can help adults who lie awake in bed most nights. They came to the conclusion that instead of taking pills, insomniacs could benefit from techniques associated with cognitive behavior therapy. The essential elements are aimed at reducing anxiety and negative thoughts about sleeplessness, as well as

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00:01:30

VEGGIES & SKIN TONE

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2022/07/12

Do you want to get that healthy glow? The latest research finds that instead of going for a beach vacation, you should just eat more carrots, sweet potatoes and mangoes. A study in the journal Evolution and Human Behaviour showed that eating a diet rich in fruit and vegetables gives you a more healthy golden glow than the sun. Its thanks to substances called carotenoids the antioxidants responsible for the red colouring in fruit and vegetables like carrots and tomatoes, Participants were asked

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00:01:17

SAD MUSIC

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2022/04/20

Do you love listening to sad music, or do you hate it? Eminent music professor David Huron has a theory. And hes using Samuel Barbers Adagio for Strings to test it. He says people who enjoy sorrowful music are experiencing the consoling effects of prolactin, a hormone that is usually associated with pregnancy and lactation but that the body also releases when were sad or weeping. He figures people who cant bear listening to sad music dont get that prolactin rush. The study involves taking

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00:01:29

WALKING AND THE HIPPOCAMPUS

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2022/04/18

Heres more evidence that walking is good for the brain. Specifically the hippocampus a part of the brain important to the formation of memories It usually begins to atrophy around 55 or 60. Now psychologists are suggesting that the hippocampus can be modestly expanded, and memory improved, by nothing more than regular walking. Researchers randomly assigned 120 healthy but sedentary men and women in their 60s to one of two exercise groups. One group walked around a track three times a week,

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00:01:26

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2022/04/15

Do you worry a lot? Thats usually considered a bad thing. According to Dr. Martin Rossman, a pioneer of mind/body healing, that's because most of us don't know how to worry well. He says we can learn to use worry to manage stress instead of causing it. Good worry is an adaptive survival function: we use our imaginations to anticipate potential dangers, then develop ways to avoid them. If our primeval ancestors walked through the jungle without thinking about it in advance, we probably would not be

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00:01:23

NEW ROMANCE & FRIENDSHIPS

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2022/04/13

Have you ever lost a friendship after your friend found a new love interest? Now research confirms it happens all the time. A study out of Oxford University found that on average, people shed one friend and one family member from their inner circles when they start a new romantic relationship. An anthropologist surveyed people aged 18 to 69 online about their friends and lovers. Participants were asked to list all the people they felt they could turn to in a severe emotional or financial crisis

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00:01:10

COFFEE & GLUCOSE

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2022/04/11

Do you ever feel like you need a coffee and a sweet to get through your work? Well, it turns out theres a reason for that. The combination of caffeine and glucose can improve the efficiency of brain activity, according to a recent study that used MRI to identify the effects of these two substances. Participants were tested after drinking a study beverage containing either caffeine, glucose or the two combined or a placebo consisting only of water. The researchers found that the combination of the

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00:01:29

BILINGUALISM & ALZHEIMER'S

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2022/04/08

Heres another reason being bilingual is a good thing. It can delay the onset of Alzheimers disease and its symptoms for between years. This is the surprise finding from researchers at Toronto's Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest. In a study of more than 100 bilingual patients and 100 monolingual patients, they found that the bilinguals experienced the onset of symptoms and were diagnosed with Alzheimers disease between four and five years later than monolingual patients. This confirms

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00:01:20

WATER & MEMORY

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2022/04/06

We know that good nutrition has a role in staving off mental decline. Now it seems theres an even easier way to boost your short term memory: drink more water. Or at least make sure youre drinking enough. This, according to a new study from Britain, which tested how volunteers reacted to 30 degree temparatures for four hours. Half were allowed to drink 300 millilitres of water and half were not. Those who did not drink water found the tests more difficult to perform than those who hydrated during

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00:01:23

Child Care Time

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2022/04/04

Heres some news for guilt-stricken working parents. A surprising new study finds that mothers and fathers are doing a better job than they think, spending far more time with their families than did parents of earlier generations. The research from the University of California, San Diego, analyzed a dozen surveys of how Americans say they use their time, taken from 1965 to 2007. It found the amount of child care time spent by parents at all income levels and especially those with a college

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00:01:26

Crashes and Sleep Loss

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2022/04/01

Here's a sobering finding that underscores the importance of getting enough sleep. A report, from the US "AAA" Foundation for Traffic Safety, finds that missing just an hour or two of shut-eye nearly doubles your chances of a car crash the next day. And getting behind the wheel after getting only four to five hours of sleep quadruples that risk. That's comparable to driving with a blood alcohol level that is considered legally drunk. Researchers studied 4,600 serious police reported crashes. They

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00:01:18

Reminiscing

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2022/03/30

Do you like to talk about the good old days? Do you take time to listen when elders do it? It turns out that speaking about important events in the past can go a long way to improve wellbeing for people in nursing homes. Its called reminiscence therapy and an Australian gerontologist compared it to other types of interventions for people in long term care. She found that it was more effective than social activities, indoor gardening, or playing games as a matter of fact - reminiscence therapy was

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00:01:21

Noise & Heart Disease

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2022/03/28

Heres another reason to hate excessive noise. According to Swedish researchers. Exposure to noise from traffic, trains, planes and maybe even deafening restaurants could be linked to a burgeoning belly. The study in Occupational & Environmental Medicine followed 5000 people around Stockholm for four years. It found that women had a 0.08-inch increase in waist size for every additional 5 decibels in noise exposure. For men the increase was .06 inches. And the risk of a larger waist rose with the

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