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Did you know? Interesting Health Facts
compiled by Jacob Hans, D.C.

1. Optimistic people who have suffered a heart attack are less likely to have a recurrence of the heart problems. A study of 300 people who were treated for blockage to the coronary arteries and had been through an angioplasty procedure found an amazing fact. The optimistic people were more than three times less likely to have another blockage requiring an angioplasty within six months of the first procedure! Your attitude DOES make a big difference in your health!
   
   
2. The idea that exercise before going to bed will cause you to have trouble falling asleep isn't true, according to a study done at a major university. In the study, non-exercisers worked out for an hour at different times of the day. The group who exercised before they went to bed fell asleep two to three times as quickly as people who exercised earlier in the day. Plus, not only did they fall asleep faster, they reported enjoying their night's sleep much better than the people who worked out in the morning or afternoon.
   
   
3. Tea is a great food for health! Did you know:
   * Tea without sugar or honey only has two calories per cup?
   * Steeping tea for three to five minutes produces the most antioxidants?
   * Milk in your tea doesn't reduce the health benefits the tea contains?
   * The maximum amount of antioxidants contained in tea comes from brewing loose leaves or from tea bags? (Tea in powders or bottles has little or no helpful antioxidants!)
   * Tea in products applied to the skin has little or no health enhancing properties?
   
   
4. You could increase the risk of coming down with age related disorders such as diabetes and hypertension (high blood pressure) much sooner in life if you don't get enough sleep! Researchers at the Free University in Belgium found that people who don't get adequate sleep for prolonged periods of time are far more likely to get these ailments at younger ages than people who do get proper amounts of sleep. Moral of the story: You need to get enough sleep along with the right amount of exercise and correct nutrition!