Kyle J. Norton(Scholar, Master of Nutrients), all right reserved.
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Regular physical activity has long been found to associate to the prevention of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and other chronic diseases, but regular walking in the younger elderly with contribution to longevity, diseases free and successful aging have not been studied.
According to the Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, in the assessment of 1239 community-dwelling men aged 64/65 years, moderated walking showed to induce longevity and happy aging(1) with or without major critical diseases such as heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, or cancer.
In fact, in the 1990 study of 20,004 men and 21,159 women in Miyagi Prefecture in rural northern Japan (40-64 year of age) regular walking reduces risk for all-cause mortality, particular among nonsmoking men and women(2).
Dr. Fortes C and colleagues at the joint study led by London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine said, " elderly people walking at open air for four times weekly had 40% decreased risk of mortality" and " supports the encouragement of physical activity in advanced age for increasing longevity"(3). And high levels of walking activity are associated with better survival insisted by the Catholic University of Sacred Heart(4).
There is always a concern of elderly and care givers regarded to the degeneration of cartilage in the advanced age in contribution to arthritic-inflammatory diseases(5). As the degeneration of cartilage due to aging may make cartilage more brittle, less elastic and less wearable. leading to the disease of bone and injuring the bone easily(6).
Over weight and obesity are found to associate the risk factors and risks of rapid progression of the disease(7)(8). In the discussion of obesity versus osteoarthritis, Dr. Sartori-Cintra AR and the research team at Universidade Estadual de Campinas, indicated that obesity is associated to wide range of diseases, such as osteometabolic diseases, including osteoporosis and osteoarthritis and suggested that physical activity combined with changes in diet composition can reverse the inflammatory and leptin resistance, reducing progression or preventing the onset of osteoarthritis(9).
Glucosamine, a compound of the simple sugar glucose and the amino acid glutamine, is a precursor for glycosaminoglycans(10), a major component of joint cartilage(11). Intake of glucosamine sulfate, chondroitin sulfate, hyaluronic acid, collagen hydrolysate, or nutrients, such as antioxidants and omega-3 fatty acids showed to prevent cartilage degeneration and treat arthritis, according to study(11).
Without the concern of further damage to the cartilage, regular walking may lead you to a golden retirement with Diseases Free, passing Age of 100+.
For convenience, you may want to buy joint cartilage supplements from you local drug store to prevent cartilage degeneration
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References
(1) Health Benefits of Daily Walking on Mortality Among Younger-Elderly Men With or Without Major Critical Diseases in the New Integrated Suburban Seniority Investigation Project: A Prospective Cohort Study by Zhao W1, Ukawa S, Kawamura T, Wakai K, Ando M, Tsushita K, Tamakoshi A.(
PubMed)
(2) Walking and mortality in Japan: the Miyagi Cohort Study by Fujita K1, Takahashi H, Miura C, Ohkubo T, Sato Y, Ugajin T, Kurashima K, Tsubono Y, Tsuji I, Fukao A, Hisamichi S.(
PubMed)
(3) Walking four times weekly for at least 15 min is associated with longevity in a cohort of very elderly people by Fortes C1, Mastroeni S2, Sperati A3, Pacifici R4, Zuccaro P4, Francesco F5, Agabiti N5, Piras G5, Amleto D6, Ebrahim S7.(
PubMed)
(4) Walking one hour or more per day prevented mortality among older persons: results from ilSIRENTE study. by Landi F1, Russo A, Cesari M, Pahor M, Liperoti R, Danese P, Bernabei R, Onder G(
PubMed)
(5) Homeostatic mechanisms in articular cartilage and role of inflammation in osteoarthritis by Houard X1, Goldring MB, Berenbaum F.(
PubMed)
(6) [FTIR spectroscopic investigations on the difference in cartilage composition between youth and elder].[Article in Chinese] by Chen W1, Zhou M, Zuo J, Wang LN, Gao SQ, Lu GH, Li ZL, Li ZW.(
PubMed)
(7) Weight loss reduces knee-joint loads in overweight and obese older adults with knee osteoarthritis by Messier SP1, Gutekunst DJ, Davis C, DeVita P.(
PubMed)
(8) Effect of weight reduction in obese patients diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Christensen R1, Bartels EM, Astrup A, Bliddal H.(
PubMed)
(9) Obesity versus osteoarthritis: beyond the mechanical overload.[Article in English, Portuguese] by Sartori-Cintra AR1, Aikawa P2, Cintra DE3.(
PubMed)
(10) Glucosamine inhibits the synthesis of glycosaminoglycan chains on vascular smooth muscle cell proteoglycans by depletion of ATP by Little PJ1, Drennon KD, Tannock LR.(
PubMed)
(11) Effects of Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate on Cartilage Metabolism in OA: Outlook on Other Nutrient Partners Especially Omega-3 Fatty Acid by Jörg Jerosch(
PubMed)
