Years of Breathing Dirty Air Ups Women's Death Risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who live within 50 meters of busy roads face an increased risk of dying from a heart attack, stroke or other cardiopulmonary cause, according to a new study.
The following article highlights something that we have known for a long time here at The Wellness Club: bad air makes for bad health. The article goes on to state that there is little that people who live close to roads can do to reduce their exposure, but we disagree - there are very effective air filters for the home that will help, and people in Asian countries have led the way for years in their cities where it is very common to see people walking busy streets wearing dust masks. This may protect them from more than just dust, with a good mask possibly protecting from airborne pathogens like viruses and bacteria.
Here is our take on this article: all is not lost, there is something that can be done to reduce these risks.
The increase in cardiopulmonary risk could be offset or reduced through the use of antioxidants such as are found in Fruits and vegetables which are the primary dietary sources of antioxidants. Super Foods are those rich in antioxidants: Apricot, artichoke, blueberry, all other berries, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cherries, citrus, “greens” (beet, collard, kale, mustard, turnip, etc.), lemons, soybeans, tangerines, tomatoes. Antioxidant Nutrients include Vitamin C, vitamin E, beta-carotene, mixed carotenes, selenium , zinc, bioflavonoids, cysteine & methionine (sulphur-containing amino acids), CoQ10, glutathione. Antioxidant Herbs include Artichoke, bilberry , ginger, ginkgo, grape seed extract (pycnogenols), green tea, h awthorne, milk thistle, olive leaf, rosemary, St. John’s Wort, turmeric . If that isn't enough, other Antioxidants include melatonin, A lpha Lipoic Acid, and Acetyl-L-Carnitine.
So, our reply to the good doctor, who seems to feel that the only way to reduce these risks if to mandate filters or "particle traps" on the exhaust of automobiles, is that there is plenty that can be done, as long as a person is willing to take some responsibility for their own health.
Mandating filters for all auto and truck exhausts may be a good thing, but it is also an example of the attitude that someone else (preferably Big Government, Big Medicine, Big Pharma, or Big Technology) must be responsible for our health and well-being - that we should simply be passive recipients of whatever is given to us by these big entities "for our own good."
Then there is the approach that we favor: avoid exposure to toxins whenever possible, limit exposure when avoidance is not possible, and reduce the damaging effects of exposure through proper, optimal nutrition and supplementation - but then, all of these things require some personal responsibility, don't they? Are you up to it? Can you accept responsibility for your own health and well-being? Or will you sit back and wait for somebody else to look after you, perhaps with those exhaust filters or some other marginally effective but costly technology?
Please visit www.DrMyattsWellnessClub.com to learn more about Antioxidants and how they can improve your health.
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