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1 12 The AC Phoenix January 2013 What Every Black Man Should Be Doing To Protect His Heart A little weight training may go a long way toward helping improve the heart health of black men, new research suggests. However, while the association was observed among black men it was not found among white exercisers. This caveat tracked an earlier finding by the same research team that showed that while black men who lifted weights experienced a drop in an important post-injury/infectlon Inflammation marker known as C-reactive protein, white men did not. "This suggests that resistance exercise training Is more beneficial In young African-Amer ican men than in [white] men of the same age," Bo Fernhall, dean of the College of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UlC), said in a university news release. Fernhall, who led the study as a professor In the department of kinesiology and commu nity health at UlC's Urbana-Champaign campus, and colleagues reported their findings online recently in the Journal of Human Hypertension. The researchers noted that in the United States, cardiovascular disease — particularly in the form of high blood pressure (or hypertension), stroke and kidney disease — is more prevalent among blacks than whites. The focus of the current investigation was on indicators in the blood that signal arterial trouble, including one involved in blood vessel remodeling and one that signals oxida tive stress. Levels of both dropped among black men who lifted weights. Study co-author Marc Cook, a UlC doctoral student, pointed out that this builds on prior research that has shown that aerobic activity also helps to lower levels of oxidative stress markers. "[So] if you don't like cardiovascular exercise, if you don't like running on a treadmill, if you can't play basketball or you're not good at it, you can lift weights and Improve your health, especially when it comes to high blood pressure,"Cook said."If you just want to lift weights and you do it on a regular basis, you could Improve your function." While the study found an association between cardiovascular health and weight training in black men, it did not prove a cause-and-effect relationship. I Too Have A Dream BY Dwight Jones [continued from frontpage] a check that has come back marked insufficient funds. Cur rently forty six years later the deposit to cash that check is still missing from the federal budget. Consequently the majority of African Americans continues to live on a "lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity"throughout this country and they are stilll judged by the color of their skin, rather than the content of their character. It's here...A Mobile Income Tax Service! By John Raye [continued from frontpage] Rapid advances in technology have made it possible for Comprotax to expand its mobile business beyond the normal brick and mortar business. Now celebrating 31 years in the income tax industry, the company has expanded its services to 26 states with more than 225 franchise offices. "With our Mobile Division we can meet our clients anywhere at anytime. We are in business to provide comfort and convenience for our clients" said Fulton. "We are just a phone call away...and we provide complete, professional income tax service" he noted. Just six weeks of resistance exercise appears to have a positive Impact on the blood levels of key indicators for inflammation, immune response and/or artery shape among black men. Such indicators, or "markers," are known to rise in conjunction with tissue damage, infection and stress. But after weight training, levels of two of the markers dropped in these patients, the researchers found. The following preparers are members of the Comprotax Mobile Income Tax Division. Call for immediate and professional income tax service: William Fulton: 336- 767-4182 Jean Williams: 336-749-7313 Dr Ernie Wade: 336-391-4136 JoAnn Agnew: 336-749-7313 Sabrina Gist: 336-995-1082 Rosie Smith: 336-782-8383. "We are always available...and just a phone call away". "Higher blood pressures in African-American children have been shown as young as 8 to 10 years of age," Fernhall said. "So there's obviously something going on that predisposes the African-American population to end-stage disease, hypertension and stroke and the more debilitating diseases later on in life." TAX SERVICE! i .N..i.ir.v.i (336)782-8383 >EiKir..icFiii.g Here to serve you. Certified Income Tax Professionals! *We come directly to your home, office or work place! *Free Pickup and Delivery Service! ^Largest Refund Legallv Allowed! *Quick, Fast Return!
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