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Travel Smart everett potter
Vacation deficit
If you check your e-mail or voice
mail on vacation, you’re not alone.
Nearly a quarter of American
workers do, according to a “va
cation deprivation” survey by
Expedia.com. And 31% will not
use all their vacation days be
cause of job pressures.
But Kathleen Hall, CEO of
The Stress Institute, says “tak
ing time for vacation and leisure
is not a luxury. It is a necessity.
The chronic stress of work can lead
to emotional and physical illness.”
How do you leave work behind?
Hall suggests:
1. Encourage your spouse, children
and co-workers to remind you to
"detach and disconnect."
2. If you can't leave behind your
work responsibilities, check
e-mail or call the office only
at scheduled times, then
resume your vacation.
3. Limit your use
of Blackßerry devices
and laptops.
4. Tell clients you're away, and
designate another contact person.
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USA WEEKEND • June 13-15,2006
Smart
Eat Smart By JEAN CARPER
How to be younger, longer
Here are four important rules for ag
ing slowly and fighting chronic disease.
GET PLENTY OF ANTIOXIDANTS. A
leading cause of aging, experts say, is
“oxidative stress,” which results when
cells become dysfunctional over a life
time or die because of attacks from in
ternal and external chemicals known
as “free radicals.” Consuming lots of
antioxidant-packed foods, mainly fruits
and vegetables, boosts your cells’ power
to resist attack.
INFUSE TOUR BODY WITH ONIEGA-3.
Chronic inflammation speeds up ag
ing, promoting heart attacks, arthri
tis, skin diseases and Alzheimer’s,
while reducing memory, immunity
and muscle function. Omega-3 oil in
chronic inflammation, studies show.
CONTROL BLOOD SUGAR. Eating
foods that spike your blood sugar and
keep it chronically high leads to cell
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HELPFUL TIPS FOR YOUR EVERYDAY LIFE
WHAT YOU EAT
can dramatically
influence how fast your
body ages, according to
mountains of research.
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10TERRIBLE AGING FOODS
■ Bacon ■ Sugary
■ Hot dogs processed cereals
■ Potato chips ■ Sugary
■ White bread soft drinks
■ White potatoes ■ Red meat
■ Com oil ■ Doughnuts
10 TOP ANTI-AGING FOODS
■ Apples ■ Popcorn, unsalted
■ Blueberries ■ Nuts, notably
■ Spinach, dark almonds, walnuts
leafy greens ■ Legumes,
■ Salmon including peanuts
and sardines ■ Green tea
■ Whole-grain ■ Extra-virgin
cereals olive oil
promote aging and chronic diseases,
including type 2 diabetes, gallbladder
and heart disease, Alzheimer’s, and
breast, ovarian and endometrial can
cers. What spikes your blood sugar:
white bread, white potatoes, most
white rice, processed grains and
sugary cereals.
MAINTAIN A NORMAL WEIGHT,
Obese people are more apt to have
type 2 diabetes, cancer, cardiovascu
lar disease and mental deterioration.
MRIs show taster brain aging in over
weight Americans, says new research
at the University of California, San
Francisco. Other research finds that
hegviar adults harbor higher brain
levels of toxic amyloid beta, a protein
l involved in Alzheimer’s. Restricting
it food intake slows many aging proc
wk esses and prolongs life in animals.
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Fit Smart JORGE CRUISE
Try ancient qigong
Looking for a form of exercise
that doesn’t require a certain
level of fitness, special equip
ment or a gym membership?
Qigong (chee-GUNG) may be
the answer. Through slow-paced
breathing and exercises, this
ancient Chinese practice “al
lows you to focus and build
____ strength,” says Michael
Roizen, chief wellness
& officer at the Cleve
|| land Clinic and co
ll author of You; Stay
* ivg Young. “It really
allows you to establish
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a mind-body connection.”
Qigong has been shown to
improve posture, circulation,
flexibility and blood pressure.
Roizen thinks the main benefit
comes from its meditative as
pect. “The magical property of
qigong Ls its ability to help you
deal with the kind of stress that
makes us age,” Roizen says. “It
helps slow aging at the cellular
level.” Find a qigong workout in
Roizen’s book. E 3
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