Men_s Health Australia - April 2016__

HEALTH

PULSE

30 APRIL 2016

A HEALTHY TWIST
Want to stay flu-free this
year? Remember to wash
your hands and twist your
torso: yoga can boost your
immunity. In a study at Korea’s
Daejeon University, people
who saluted the sun and got
down like a dog regularly for
12 weeks doubled their levels
of antioxidants, along with
two types of immune cells.
Credit yoga’s ability to reduce
your adrenaline level. An
overabundance of this
hormone can undermine an
otherwise strong immune
system, says study author
Sung-Ah Lim.

HONEY FOR HACKERS

If you’re a former smoker, bee

“vomit” may help heal your heart

and lungs, suggests a study

published in Toxicological and

Environmental Chemistry. People

who swallowed honey every day for

12 weeks lowered their levels of

F2-isoprostanes – markers of

oxidative stress – by 38 per cent.

APPLY IT: eat one and a half

tablespoons of Manuka honey daily.

HIGH-DEATH TELEVISION
Your next boxset binge might come
with more than an arse-shaped
sofa indentation – how about a
blood clot? An 18-year study by
researchers at Osaka University
found that the more time people
spent in front of the flat-screen, the
greater their risk of flat-lining with a
pulmonary embolism. The reason?
You guessed it: the potato position.
Sitting for too long can cause blood
clots in your legs, which may then
travel to your lungs, says study
author Toru Shirakawa.

TV VIEWING HABITS AND FATAL CLOT

RISK IN 40- TO 59-YEAR-OLDS

DAILY TV

HOURS

No additional risk

5 or more

2.5-4.9

Less than 2.5

= RISK

Percentage re

early death through consuming

high levels of vitamin C from fruit

and vegetables.

SOURCE: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

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