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Healthy Habits Backslide After Starting Statins, Antihypertensives – Medscape

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Although a heart-healthy lifestyle is potent medicine in the management of cardiovascular risk, a large Finnish study finds that many but not all patients forgo healthy habits after starting a statin or antihypertensive medication.

Researchers studied 41,225 public-sector workers free of cardiovascular disease at baseline who completed at least two surveys in 4-year intervals from 2000 to 2013.

Results show that body mass index (BMI) ticked up among all participants, but the average increase was larger among those starting an antihypertensive or statin medication (adjusted difference, 0.19; 95% CI, 0.16- 0.22).

Participants who started medications were 82% more likely to become obese (adjusted odds ratio [OR], 1.82; 95% CI, 1.63- 2.03).

Medication initiators were also more likely to cut back on physical activity (adjusted difference, 0.09 METh/day) and were 8% more likely to become physically inactive (adjusted OR, 1.08; 95% CI, 1.01- 1.17), regardless of their baseline activity.

"My concern when I started this study was that people would think, 'now I don't need to worry about my lifestyle because the medication will do all the work for me.' Our study supports that idea," lead author MaaritJ. Korhonen, PhD, a senior researcher at the University of Turku in Finland, said in an interview.

The study is better than many that have been done before because it looks at lifestyle changes over time but, unfortunately, the results are not that surprising, Russell Luepker, MD, the Mayo Professor of Epidemiology and Community Health at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, told theheart.org| Medscape Cardiology.

"People who get started on medications for their increased cardiovascular risk may let other things slide some," he said. "We live in a pill culture."

The study was published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

Although the data provide more support for the belief that initiation of preventive medication is more likely to substitute for a healthy lifestyle than complement it, there were some positive signs.

Baseline smokers who initiated statin or antihypertensive therapy were 26% more likely to quit smoking than those who remained untreated (adjusted OR, 0.74; 95% CI, 0.64- 0.85).

Average weekly alcohol consumption went down more among medication initiators than noninitiators (1.85g/wk; 95% CI, 3.67 to 0.14), although the odds of heavy drinking were similar in the two groups, the authors report.

Korhonen struggled to explain why some healthy habits were adopted and others ignored. Although smoking cessation often results in weight gain, this did not explain the increased BMI finding. Smokers who took medications and quit gained more weight than smokers who quit but were untreated.

During the study period, an intensive national public health effort took place in Finland aimed at increasing awareness of diabetes mellitus and its risk factors, including the same lifestyle factors considered in the study.

"Finnish people with hypertension have also been given information on all these lifestyle changes, and still it looks like there's this divergence," Korhonen said. "So truly I don't have a clear explanation for that."

Although frustrating for physicians, the divergence is "probably not a wash," Luepker said. "I think in the large trials of statins, some of this happens, but the drugs are more powerful."

"What this reinforces to me is that we're good at prescribing things but not very good at making people successful in changing their health behaviors, and these things are additive to the drugs."

That said, Luepker observed that 15-minute physician appointments do not lend themselves to detailed lifestyle discussions and that more support staff and insurance reimbursement are needed to enhance lifestyle-modification counseling.

It is not known whether study participants were given information or counseled on healthy lifestyles but, in general, there is a recommendation that patients see a nurse regularly, "maybe once a year," after being prescribed statins or antihypertensive medications, Korhonen said.

"I think with what has been just stated in the new US [primary prevention] guidelines, which are in line with the European ones, that some new approaches have to be found and used cognitive-behavioral strategies and also this multidisciplinary approach," she added. "We need new ways to get the message across and support the patients."

That message also needs to take into account the patient's health literacy, Nieca Goldberg, MD, medical director of the NYU Women's Heart Program, New York City, told theheart.org| Medscape Cardiology.

"When we speak to patients, we need to figure out what that individual understands," she said. "Not everyone is the same, and every patient you see has a different level of health literacy. So we really need to tailor our messaging to the individual patient to try to figure out what it is that will motivate that patient."

When prescribing statins, Goldberg said she emphasizes the importance of diet and exercise in further reducing cholesterol and cardiovascular risk, but that medication dosage can also be a powerful motivator for some.

"I can only share what I say to my patients and I get relatively good compliance: I tell them that doing these lifestyle changes will help us keep the same dose of medicine," she said. "That seems to be helpful because people have this idea in their mind that getting a higher dosage is a bad thing."

The researchers used pharmacy-claims data to determine medication use but did not have information on participants' diet, blood pressure, or cholesterol levels. Other limitations are the generalizability of the results outside the relatively homogenous sample of mostly white, female workers (84%; mean age, 52 years), Korhonen said.

She noted that the results are in line with previous evidence that comes mostly from cross-sectional studies looking only at statins or only at antihypertensive medications, but that this is probably the largest study conducted on this topic to date that looked at both medications and is also longitudinal.

The main results did not change appreciably in sensitivity and subgroup analyses, although these analyses showed that BMI increases were more pronounced among those taking medications aged 40 to 49 years.

Participants who already had three or four unhealthy behaviors at baseline (n= 1231) were also at particular risk. Those taking preventive medications had greater increases in BMI and decreases in METh/day than noninitiators, with no significant difference in change in average alcohol consumption or in the odds of current smoking.

"To the individuals who start these medications, I would tell them they should make an effort to continue to manage their weight, be physically active, keep alcohol consumption in moderation, and quit smoking because all these changes help them decrease their cardiovascular risk and also live a healthier life overall," Korhonen said.

The study was supported by the Academy of Finland. Korhonen received grant support from the Hospital District of Southwest Finland. Luepker and Goldberg reported having no conflicts of interest.

J Am Heart Assoc. Published online February5, 2020. Full text

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Elkins Mayor Van Broughton walks in the Phil Gainer Community Center. The city of Elkins, Elkins Parks and Recreation and The Inter-Mountain are promoting Marching Through March, as a way to encourage walking and physical activity during what traditionally is the last and most brutal part of the winter season.

ELKINS A new free wellness program is about to step off at the Phil Gainer Community Center, thanks to a partnership between the City of Elkins, Elkins Parks and Recreation and The Inter-Mountain.

Marching through March debuts today, as a way to encourage walking and physical activity during what traditionally is the last and most brutal part of the winter season.

We at the City of Elkins and Elkins Parks and Recreation are thrilled that The Inter-Mountain shares our commitment to lifting up the community by encouraging people to exercise more and live healthier lives, said Chris Lee, the community centers manager. For many people, staying active through the winter even a mild one like this is no easy task. Hopefully this program will encourage local residents to lace up their walking shoes for Marching through March.

The center will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Tuesday through Thursday during March. There is no fee to participate in the walking program, and The Inter-Mountain is sponsoring $25 gift cards for four lucky individuals: one with the most steps, one with the most laps logged, oldest participant and youngest participant.

Prizes will be awarded at the conclusion of the program, which ends March 30. The deadline to submit entry forms to The Inter-Mountain 520 Railroad Ave. in downtown Elkins is April 5.

Walkers can keep track of their progress and enter the contest by filling out the form in todays Inter-Mountain.

New entry forms will be available every Friday in the Inter-Mountains Inter-Tainment guide.

Only one form is needed per participant, as this contest is based upon the cumulative total during the month-long March though Madness program.

Entry forms must be original from the newspaper and may be returned to The Inter-Mountain office at 520 Railroad Ave. Elkins, WV 26241.

Individual wellness improves the health of a community, which can play a huge role in improving overall community wellness. A community that is focused on wellness is more equipped to shed the societal issues that currently plague our community like drug addiction and various health problems, Lee said. We hope Marching through March can serve as a launching pad at the Phil Gainer Community Center to implement desirable programming that seeks to address various facets of community wellness in hopes of making Elkins a better place to live and play.

For more information, call The Inter-Mountain at 304-636-2121, ext. 104 or the center at 304-635-7151.

The facility is located at 142 Robert E. Lee Ave. Ext. near Elkins Middle School and in what used to be the armory in the city. Purchased by the city in 2016, it was recently renamed to honor Gainer, who served as the EPRC director for 42 years.

Gainer was set to retire at the end of December but unexpectedly passed away on Nov. 22 after suffering a heart attack while hunting.

Following the City Councils vote earlier in February, Mayor Van Broughton said Gainer was influential in his life and helped him reach the position to which he currently serves.

At this time, I wish I was in a council seat where I could vote on it, but I cant vote. Of course I approve of this, Broughton said. The seat Im sitting in right now, Mr. Gainer had a lot to do with it. When I was a young man and I visited the park, I saw who he was and what he was about. He and I became friends. He was one of my best friends. Its a bittersweet vote, right now, for me. Its the right thing to do.

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Ok, so last week I hit a few topics that were not very uplifting or positive and it is Monday am, so this week we will try to be a bit more positive, even if the weather is not.

Coffee and tea in place of the soda I took away last week

We have discussed many times the health benefits from coffee.

1.) Two cups of coffee following a tough work out can decrease the pain by 50%2.) We know those who drink coffee thru the day have a decreased risk of Type 2 diabetes3.) Caffeine has been shown to decrease the risk of Alzheimers disease4.) 4 cups of coffee a day shows a decrease in depression5.) We have discussed the studies that show coffee can also decrease the risk of Parkinsons6.) We have discussed that coffee drinkers can lower their risk of heart disease7.) When discussing colon cancer we discussed that coffee helps decrease our risk of colon cancer

Wait theres more, a recent study that discusses the impact of coffee on brown fat in the body. The body has 2 types of fat, brown fat and white fat. Brown fat is found in humans and other mammals. It is thought mainly to be important in producing heat by burning sugar and fat, often in response to cold temperatures. As the activity of brown fat is increased, blood sugars are in better control as well as fats in the blood stream drop. Until this study, we had no idea how to stimulate this in humans until recently when they had individuals drink coffee and then looked at cell activity they noted it increased. They are not sure if it is the caffeine or some other ingredient. As they study this more, this may be used as a part of weight management as well diabetes management.

Coffee has some great health benefits

Not a coffee drinker? Enjoy Tea instead? Well a study out this year has shown that regular tea drinkers have healthier brains and cognitive function when compared to non-tea drinkers. This study looked at seniors over the age of 60. They had neuro testing as well as MRI screens. The results showed that individuals who consumed tea at least 4 times a week had brain testing that suggests that drinking tea regularly has a protective effect against age related decline in brain function.

We know from other studies that tea helps with weight loss, protects your bone health, has powerful antioxidants, improves mood, and reduces your risk of a heart attack or stroke. Green tea is the tea that appears to have the greatest benefit from a cardiovascular view and bone health. Also Tea for the most part has less caffeine than coffee.

So last week I took away soft drinks from you as a health related concern, we have now replaced it with Tea and coffee for its health related benefits.

Get a dog

Who cant find a dog story uplifting. We often think about adopting a dog as saving the dog, well we may have it backwards. We know that sedentary life style and loneliness are not good for our health and that that is really true for heart attack and stroke victims

We have discussed in the past that dogs help individuals minimize social isolation and actually improves physical activity and lowers blood pressure. Two studies that came out a couple of weeks ago showed that dog ownership is associated with longer life and better cardiovascular outcomes, especially in individuals who have suffered from a stroke or heart attack. This impact is noted by comparing the patients who owned a dog with those who did not, and even when compared to living alone with a dog or with a family with a dog the difference was substantial. They found that dog ownership was associated with a 24% decrease risk of death overall and a 33% decrease risk of death among heart attack survivors that live alone. These studies looked at over 3 million individuals

More studies need to be completed but the initial thought was the dog impacts their mood, is a motivator for physical activity so it works on the rehab of the heart, body and mind.

We also know the impact a dog can make with individuals suffering from PTSD, Depression, high blood pressure and cholesterol levels. They really are mans best friend.

We know the mental health benefits of taking care of somebody besides yourself, maybe dogs do as well

Hate those reading glasses, an eye drop may replace them soon.

Ok, how many of you hate reading glasses? Or get to a restaurant and not be able to read the menu because you forgot your glasses? An Israel based company is in the final stages of testing an eye drop that will treat far sightedness. Far sightedness or senior associated vision changes is the change that makes us have difficulty reading or seeing items closely, thus we need glasses that magnify print allowing us to read normally printed items.

The eye drop being developed has been shown to temporarily reverses this change and allows for improvement in distance correction. The drops have thus far shown exceptional safety and tolerability. The study which was just completed Phase 2 studies in research centers across the US was quite encouraging. Phase 2 studies look at dosing and effectiveness on a small and the next step would be start a Phase 3 study where the drug would be tested on a large number of people to again show effectiveness in a larger setting. The drops are made of well-known ingredients that have thus far been safe. The drug reverses its effects after a short period of time, results on the dosing will determine how long the medication works.

If this pans out, individuals may not need their reading glasses and many may hold off on surgery like Lasik surgery to help correct the problem. More to come in the next few years.

The importance of a hug in all phases of life

We know an Apple a day keeps the doctor away, how about a hug a day? We all know the feeling that one gets when a warm embrace occurs, they are comforting, mood elevating, stress relieving and actually lowers our blood pressure. It has been also shown to increase our immune system as well, so although we often want to stay away from someone who is ill, a hug may actually be safer and better for you than a handshake.

In children we know the importance physical contact and this was noted in a very painful way. Orphanages in Romania had children that were provided food but not held or hugged, when studied later in life these same children had significant developmental and emotional delays as well as smaller brains. Those studied showed that the physical contact with these infants impacted not only the childrens behavior later in life but also in the development of their cognitive skills.

We also know that with premature babies a light massage over the course of a week causes significant weight gain. It is felt that this action as well as professional cuddlers in the Neonatal Intensive Care Units lower stress in the new born infants and speeds their growth. Think of the crying baby, what action do we take? We pick them up and hug them, often the crying stops immediately and the child falls asleep. The contact of the hug puts one into comfort and a relaxed state of mind. The beauty of this action is that individual providing the hugging to these infants gets a large benefit as well

A Study was done that showed that people seeing images of other individuals hugging actually showed changes in their EEG, or brain activity readings.

So a Hug a day may increase your immune system, decrease your stress, decrease your pain levels

Lower your chance of Alzheimers

5.8 million individuals in the US from Alzheimers, including 200,000 under the age of 65. It is frustrating to all that we dont have a cure, dont have many medications that slow or halt the progression of the illness. So without treatment we look to prevention.

A Study came out recently that showed 5 specific lifestyle choices that were linked to a 60% reduction in the risk of Alzheimers, the study actually showed if you even did 4 of the 5 your risk is still decreased by 60%. The study actually came out of Rush University.. The researchers thought there would be some corre
lation between lifestyle factors and cognitive outcomes but were surprised by the actual impact.

What are they.1.) Make sure to get 150 minutes a week of moderate to vigorous activity2.) Do not smoke3.) Limit yourself to one drink a day4.) Do puzzles or other problem solving tasks daily5.) Eat a good diet- nuts, veggies, whole grains, seafood, poultry and olive oil. Avoid pastries, sweets, fried foods and red meat or other saturated fats.

Now everyone was not as stringent in the 9 year research, but they found over the time of the study that as an individual added a healthier lifestyle choice to whatever they were currently doing, their risk dropped over 20%.

The same day this study was published another came out in JAMA and showed that a healthy lifestyle can be equally protective and that study looked at over 200,000 individuals.

So a change in your lifestyle will certainly decrease your chance of dementia in the future.

Hopefully this week was more uplifting with positive stories.

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