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A Healthy Lifestyle
Michael Edwards eats well and exercises regularly, key parts of his healthy lifestyle.
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Eeww! Ick! But bacteria is critical to your health
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EDITOR’S LETTER
He’s TOO good
My wife, Susan, and I were sitting next to Michael Edwards in a restaurant one night. I didn’t know him. We made eye contact at one point, and I asked him how he was doing, just to be friendly. “I’m TOO good,” he said with a smile. Probably noting my blank look, he said it again, and I’ll paraphrase here, added: “Nobody should be THIS good.” Susan had been in a fitness class he taught, and she told me he was chemistry professor. After we spent about a half hour talking with him, it was clear he had a big personality and a story worth telling in INstride. He has a lot to say about health and fitness in a story by Michael Reschke in today’s edition. Today’s edition also has features about keeping your brain healthy and about the topic of “gut bacteria,” which has been getting a lot of attention recently. And if you’ve experienced pain in your foot, there’s an INstride graphic you should see. Bob Zaltsberg, editor Bob Zaltsberg, editor
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hysicians and researchers are finding that tiny bacteria can have a big impact on overall health. Gastrointestinal tract microbiota, more commonly called gut bacteria, are microorganisms that live in the digestive track to regulate immune function and limit the growth of harmful bacteria that can cause disease. Gut bacteria can even affect mood and other brain functions. Keeping gut bacteria, fungi and viruses hearty and thriving is important to maintaining a healthy weight and digestive function. Here are four tips to start looking after your gut bacteria better.
CUT ARTIFICIAL SWEETENER AND ADD FIBER TO YOUR DIET Drinking soda and eating meat and cheese doesn’t produce the same gut bacteria as eating whole grains or beans. Processed foods with additives and preservatives have reduced amounts of beneficial bacteria, and can increase bacteria that led to
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weight gain, researchers at Washington University have found. Instead of fast food, try implementing more fiber-rich fruits, vegetables and nuts that reduce inflammation and diversify the bacteria in the gut. ASK YOUR DOCTOR ABOUT PREBIOTICS AND PROBIOTICS Probiotic supplements have become a popular way to prevent the effects of indigestion and ease irritable bowel syndrome. Prebiotics, which enrich current gut bacteria,
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can also promote healthy microbiota growth and limit harmful bacteria growth. Probiotics, found in foods such as yogurt and fermented beverages such as kefir and kombucha, have been shown in some scientific studies to reduce digestive problems and improve the immune system. Healthy IU recommends prebiotic supplements that include fructooligosaccharide, mannan-oligosaccharide and galactooligosaccharide. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommends speaking with your doctor before starting any probiotic supplement regiment, as dietary supplements do not require Food and Drug Administration approval. SOMETIMES IT PAYS TO BE SICK AND DIRTY Only bacterial infections need to be addressed with antibiotics. However, doctors have been overprescribing antibiotics to treat viruses and other illnesses, which has resulted in an ever-increasing amount of antibioticresistant bacteria. Taking antibiotics can kill good bacteria along with the bad bacteria that cause illnesses. Similarly, using antibacterial soap and cleaning
supplies reduces the diversity of bacteria exposed to the body. Spending time outdoors and in natural bodies of water, as well as eating probiotic foods after an antibiotic regimen, can encourage positive gut bacteria growth. GET A BETTER NIGHT’S SLEEP What you eat and when you eat it can affect the daily rhythm of your gut. Changing a diet to include more leafy greens and water can change the composition of gut microbiota in as little as 24 hours, researchers have found. Disturbed sleep cycles can also affect bacteria activity, which can lead to weight gain and other negative effects. Limit stress, don’t eat three to four hours before bedtime and try to get seven to eight hours of uninterrupted sleep, followed by a healthy breakfast to reset your gut bacteria growth. Q
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Mark your calendar for the 2016 Creative Aging Festival By Gail Londergan Editor’s note: This information is presented in partnership with ACHIEVE, a local organization that strives to make the healthy choice the easy choice. May is Older Americans Month, making this a great time to ask yourself, “Am I getting better with age?” The City of Bloomington Commission on Aging would like to help you answer that question. The word “aging” often conjures up images of challenges that can arise with advancing years. Those challenges are an important focus of the commission’s work, as well as the work of many others in our community. For example, consider ACHIEVE and its goal of “making the healthy choice the easy choice.” ACHIEVE’s efforts contribute directly to preventing or delaying the onset of many physical challenges in later life. But there also are positive aspects to aging, including how creativity can blossom as we age. That kind of fulfillment should be celebrated. Each year, the commission collaborates with many community partners to present the Creative Aging Festival during Older Americans Month. Throughout May, venues across both town and campus are hosting events that showcase elder artists, share the arts intergenerationally and educate about the impact of the arts on our health and wellbeing as we all age. For example, “Memory and Creativity: A 8 INstride • May 2016
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Conversation with Elder Folk Artists” takes place May 20 at 11:30 a.m. at IU’s Mathers Museum of World Cultures. This program will complement their current exhibit on Indiana folk arts. Other events are highlighted below. Complete descriptions of all festival events are available in the 2016 Creative Aging Festival Guide at bloomington.in.gov/coa. Most events are free. Any admission fees are detailed in the online guide. We hope to see you this month as our community celebrates aging artfully! Q Annual Art Exhibit, opening May 6 at IU’s
Emeriti House Q McDoel Yard: Photography by Jim Maire, opening May 6 at Monroe County History Center Q 50+ Expo, May 11, 3 p.m. at Twin Lakes Recreation Center Q You Remind Me of You, opening May 13, 7:30 p.m. at Bloomington Playwrights Project Q Just for You! A Song Bath, May 14, 2 p.m. at Unity of Bloomington
Q Bloomington Senior Road Show, May 18,
noon at Kroger East
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Q Invitation to Dance, May 19, 6:30 p.m. at
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Q The Art of Aging: Life Enrichment, May 21,
9 a.m. at IU Memorial Union
Q Intergenerational Open House, May 21,
9:30 a.m. at IU Campus Children’s Center
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Healthy Lifestyle
Michael Edwards keeps his body — and mind — in great shape By Michael Reschke
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t North Dakota State University, Michael Edwards discovered step aerobics. But it was at Indiana University that a step aerobics instructor discovered Edwards. Edwards has a joint appointment between the School of Public and Environmental Affairs and the department of chemistry on the IU Bloomington campus. When he’s not teaching courses on things such as environmental chemistry, the 57-year-old can be found trying to instill his love of exercise in others through personal training and group power walking. However, had it not been for the cold temperatures in Fargo, North Dakota, and his boisterous personality, he might never have taken up those extracurricular activities. Edwards started to put on a few extra pounds during his doctoral studies, but the idea of going outside to exercise in frosty North Dakota weather didn’t seem too appealing. He felt more comfortable in the temperature-controlled confines of a YMCA where he started doing step aerobics. He loved it. “It became like a part of me,” he said. After graduation, he came to Bloomington
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DONE PROPERLY, POWER WALKING IS A BETTER WORKOUT THAN JOGGING, SAYS EDWARDS and starting going to group exercise classes at the IU Student Recreational Sports Center. It didn’t take long for an instructor to realize someone as energetic as Edwards would be a perfect workout leader. “I was making noise and barking and just having fun,” Edwards said. “One day, the instructor asked if I had thought about teaching a class. I said no, and he said, ‘We’d love to have you.’” Edwards agreed. He went through training and learned how to count music and put together his own choreography. Then he got his personal training certification from the American Council on Exercise. He started teaching classes at the SRSC and the YMCA, but balancing that with his academic teaching schedule was difficult. He still substitutes from time to time, but his focus has shifted to a power walking group. Most people assume if they can walk, they can power walk, but Edwards said there’s more to it. There’s a certain technique for hip movement, he said, and strides need to be 12 INstride • May 2016
short. When done properly, Edwards said, power walking is a better workout than jogging. Maintaining the speed of a light jog while keeping at least one foot in contact with the ground expends more energy, he said. “When I do walk, it’s not just a casual walk for the sake of walking,” he said. “I’m walking to work out, man.” Power walking is just one of the ways Edwards keeps himself in shape. He has a step bench for aerobics in his garage, and he goes to the YMCA when he can. In addition, he’s got a few rules when it comes to his diet. He doesn’t follow any set routine, but he doesn’t keep cakes or pastries in his home. He doesn’t drink soda, and the only time he consumes sugar is when he puts a little in his tea. “I eat like a diabetic,” Edwards said. When he cooks, which is often, he’ll make something like a roast and slice it up so he can take part of it for lunch the next day. He splits up his meals when he goes out to eat, too. When he’s placing his order, he’ll ask the May 2016 • INstride 13
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waiter or waitress to box up half of it before it’s brought out. “When people see food, they feel like they’ve got to eat all of it,” he said. “That’s why I make my request before.” Those habits have allowed him to maintain a body weight of about 180 pounds on his 6-foot-1-inch frame, and save a lot of money on clothes. He can still fit into suits he bought 20 years ago. When he gets a compliment on
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one of them, Edwards can’t help but laugh. “If they only knew how old this suit is,” he said. Exercise has allowed Edwards to age gracefully and keep doing the things he loves such as gardening. That’s why, despite his busy schedule, he’s found ways to stay active. “It becomes a lifestyle where you make time,” he said. “The benefits outweigh the constraints.” Q
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Lifestyle changes exercise your brain By Devyn Blandford If you find yourself forgetting why you walked into the living room more and more often, you may start worrying about your brain health — but don’t pay for a subscription to Luminosity yet! Concern about age-related mental decline has created a new and lucrative industry. According to a market report from SharpBrains, an independent market research firm, the digital brain health marketplace will be worth $6 billion by 2020. But many people are wondering if these apps and websites devoted to improving your brain health are really worth the money. According to Lesa Huber, a gerontologist at Indiana University, brain training technologies (in the form of apps and websites that boast the ability to lower one’s “brain age” using games) show promise, but there are mixed results about how much they improve brain functioning. She likens it to going to the gym and only doing bicep curls, then being surprised that
your whole body isn’t in shape — these games may only improve specific functions, as opposed to global brain improvement. Huber stresses, however, that this doesn’t mean that you should throw the baby out with the bath water. “… Any novelty activity is good for your brain,” Huber says — these types of games can still keep the mind active and sharp. When it comes to brain health, “lifestyle changes do help.” From Huber herself, these include: 1. Staying socially and intellectually active 2. Eating a healthy diet. The MIND diet (a combination of the DASH and Mediterranean diets) is specifically for brain health. 3. Getting enough sleep 4. Exercise 5. Keeping your heart healthy Even if brain training isn’t a quick fix, there’s still value to the games and many other activities. Keeping your brain active is a task that can be accomplished in all facets of life. Q May 2016 • INstride 15
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Running with purpose Bloomington woman survives cancer, looks for and finds silver linings By Lauren Slavin usan Stokes ran throughout the summer of 2007 no differently than she ran years ago as a graduate student at Indiana University. No matter her busy schedule working toward a master’s degree in speech and language pathology, Stokes made time for a two-to-three mile run every day. And she would continue running after graduating, getting married, moving to Wisconsin and starting a family. “It was kind of like my stress release,” Stokes said. Back in 2007, then-46-year-old Stokes followed the same schedule every weekday for most of her summer. She woke up at 6 a.m. and ran between four and six miles. After her early-morning runs, Stokes would go to the radiation therapy appointments she needed to treat her breast cancer. Radiation was an exhausting process, and Stokes needed 33 days of treatment. As the week went on, the toll of radiation meant Stokes’ runs would get shorter. But she never took a day off.
“I’d get up, get my run in and go into my treatment like, ‘Take that, cancer,’” Stokes said. “It wasn’t going to control me. I was going to keep up my running.” Nine years later, Stokes, 55, is cancer free and still an avid runner. Every year since her diagnosis, she and her husband, their two daughters and a group of friends who have dubbed themselves the “Hooter Lovin’ Hoosiers” meet in Indianapolis for the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. The 25th annual race took place April 16 at Military Park in downtown Indianapolis. “Survivors are treated like celebrities on race day,” Stokes said in an email. Stokes said her diagnosis came as a shock. She had no family history of cancer, and the runner had married and started a family with a physical education teacher and track coach. “I was very good about my mammograms,” Stokes said. “As soon as I turned 40, I got my first mammogram.” And she’d had a normal mammogram only three months before she found a lump in her breast while in the shower. Concerned, Stokes May 2016 • INstride 17
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went to a doctor, and on April 2, 2007, she was diagnosed with stage I breast cancer. “Ever since then, I realized you can’t just think a mammogram is going to find it,” she said. Doctors found Stokes’ cancer early enough that she only needed surgery to remove the tumor, followed by radiation therapy. Almost a decade later, Stokes said she sees it as her responsibility to urge her friends and family to perform regular self-breast exams. After a traumatizing experience, Stokes said she looks for a “silver lining.” The yearly pilgrimage to the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure isn’t the only positive aspect of Stokes’ breast cancer diagnosis. She and her husband moved back to Bloomington when her two daughters decided to follow in their mother’s footsteps and attend IU. “After my diagnosis, (my oldest daughter) decided that she wanted to be a nurse, which was something she had never ever considered,” Stokes said in an email. “That was a huge silver lining.” Q
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Children in the United States might be surprised to learn that kelp, an edible seaweed from the algae family, is a popular kids’ snack in Korea and Japan. 2016 H-T/YMCA Spring 2and Run It’s low in cholesterol high in dietary fiber, vitamin K, calcium and 8 a.m.A WHEN: iron. 100-gram serving has just 40 calories but County YMCA WHERE: Monroe more fiber by weight than brown rice. Southside, 2125 S.In Highlnad shredded form, it can be added to salads, Ave., Bloomington. and it thickens soups and stews to create a Spring DESCRIPTION: The is that it hearty meal. The only downside Run includes a 5K, 10K and can contain up to 10 percent ofMile yourFun daily Kids’ One Run. sodium intake — so salt-sensitive people MORE INFO: monroecoun might want to go easy tyymca.org on the kelp. Bedford Lions Club 9 Challenge 5K Fitness
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3203 Washington Ave., Bedford. Ingredients: 5K run and DESCRIPTION: 2 cucumbers, sliced 1/3 cup kelp walk supporting the programs 1 tablespoon kosher salt of the Bedford Lions Club. 3 tablespoons rice vinegarMORE INFO: mag7raceseries. Kelp and Tofu/Steak Soup 1 tablespoon agave nectar com 1/4 cup crumbled dried kelp 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds 1/4 cup thinly sliced scallions 1 teaspoon rice wine or sake 2 teaspoons minced garlic Directions: 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper Toss cucumbers and salt in a bowl. Allow to rest for about 15 minutes, then drain to remove excess 4 cups water moisture from cucumbers. Meanwhile, in a 2 tablespoons white miso, or to taste 1/2 cup diced firm tofu and/or 1/4 cup diced separate bowl, add seaweed and cover with warm water. After seaweed is softened, in about 5 cooked strip steak minutes, drain it and squeeze out excess moisture. Set both bowls aside. Whisk vinegar, agave and rice Directions: wine/sake together in a separate bowl until thoroughly mixed. Add the contents of all three Place kelp in a medium bowl, cover with bowls together, add sesame seeds and mix gently. water and let soak for 20 minutes. Combine Serves four. cooked steak — if using — with scallions, garlic, sesame oil and pepper in another bowl. Warm a medium saucepan over high heat and SOURCE: EATINGWELL.COM add the scallion mixture. Cook, stirring, until
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fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in water and miso. Reduce heat to medium-low so the liquid does not boil. Whisk to dissolve the miso. Drain the kelp and stir it into the soup. Add tofu, if using. Cook over medium-low heat for about 10 minutes. Serves four. SOURCE: EATINGWELL.COM
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“Unless you have a good foundation, your house is going to crumble,” said Dr. Francis J. Bean at the Foot & Ankle Center in Mooresville. Because “problems with the feet can affect the rest of your body,” it pays to take care of them.
Power forwards and average guys on the street can suffer a swollen or torn Achilles tendon, the connecting tissue between the heel and calf. It may be hard to put weight on the foot, and the pain can be intense. Rest is essential. Surgery may be necessary in severe cases.
Bean’s advice: Stretch the arches, calves and hamstrings before any physical activity. Also, get shoes “with room in the toe box.” And, of course, always talk to your doctor.
Ankle Small injuries such as rolling the ankle — a simple misstep at a curb or stairs — can damage the tendons attached to the knob of the ankle. Chronic ankle instability can be as bad as a fracture. A special walking boot may be prescribed for severe sprains.
Toes Pain, tingling or burning can be a symptom of several problems, including pinched nerves or diabetes. Hammertoes and bunions can be corrected with improved footwear, but severe cases may require surgery.
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A flat foot tends to be more unstable, causing the muscles to overwork. Complications include bunions, tendonitis and heel pain. Ironically, a very high arch — or super arch — can result in identical issues.
When the ligament connecting the toes to the heel is strained and inflamed, the resulting heel pain — plantar fasciitis — can be unbearable. It’s common among athletes and people on their feet for long hours. Rest and a routine of stretching is recommended.
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FRESH PICKS Ethan Michelson, of Bloomington, right, finished second in the 10K race during the YMCA Herald-Times Spring Run on April 2 in Bloomington.
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takes place inside The Warehouse. Benefits supporting programs dog the games, fun and more at Ferguson Dog a local man, Kevin Bucy, who waswalk diagnosed of the Bedford Lions Club. Park. Admission is free, but donations are with pulmonary fibrosis after military service accepted. MORE INFO: mag7raceseries. in Afghanistan. MORE INFO: bloomington.in.gov/calendars MORE INFO: racetobreathe.comcom Looking for more
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