My husband was recently in the hospital and now that he is home, nurses come frequently to check on him. I have learned so much just from listening to them! You know the saying we have heard for years?
Did you know there have been several studies about the effectiveness of eating apples to control cholesterol levels? The University of Oxford reports in 2013 that “the 150 year old proverb, an apple a day keeps the doctor away, stands the test of time”. Their researchers concluded that eating an apple a day would prevent about 8500 deaths from heart attacks and strokes in adults over 50 (in the UK) in a year.
We experience pain at all ages. It is a fact of life— but as we age, we begin to feels aches and pains we never felt in our youth. I remember my parents joking about Arthur being their best friend—ARTHRITIS!! We don’t just have to accept these aches and pains and let them interfere with our active lives. Pain limits our activities! Chronic pain from inflammation is no fun and can even change a positive outlook on life to one of defeat.