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Live Long, Live Well

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US Life Expectancy Jumps to 76.9 Years
New Dietary Guidelines
Longevity Kitchen - Tofu Lasagna

US Life Expectancy Jumps to 76.9 Years

For 160 years the top life expectancy has risen by a quarter of a year, each year. What's more there is no reason to believe a leveling-off is imminent. 

The recently released report from the National Center for Health Statistics at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention documents new US life expectancy reaching a record high of 76.9 years.

http://www.msnbc.com/news/807250.asp 

Looking back over the past century there has been strong, steady growth in life expectancy among all affluent societies. Average life expectancy will probably continue to increase at this steady pace over the next few decades, reaching about 85 years of age by mid-century.

The discovery of germs in 1882 and penicillin in 1928 deserve credit for much of the slow, steady increase in life expectancy. There are hopes that medical technology will continue to discover new techniques of both healing and repair that will contribute further increases.

On the other hand, diseases, viruses and other threats will continue to evolve and pose an ongoing challenge to both our immune systems and medical defenses.

New Dietary Guidelines

People who want to stay healthy need to exercise for  at least an hour a day — double the previous workout  recommendation — according to new U.S. dietary  guidelines on fat, protein and carbohydrate intake. 

Independent advisers to the government, in a report  released on September 12, 2002, avoided setting strict  amounts for each of the three major components,  proposing ranges so people can balance their diet.

The guidelines suggest getting 45 percent to 65  percent of calories from carbohydrates (sugars and  starches found in such foods as fruit and bread);  20 percent to 35 percent from fat (meat, dairy  products and oils); and 10 percent to 35 percent  from protein (available from meat, eggs, dairy  products and some vegetables). The protein  recommendation is the same as in the past.  The report urges eating at least 130 grams of  carbohydrates daily to ensure that the brain has  enough glucose to function properly.

Longevity Kitchen - Tofu Lasagna


3 cups sauce (see below for sauce recipe)
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 pound tofu, drained and mashed
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
3/4 teaspoon chopped parsley
9 lasagna noodles, cooked
2 cups grated Mozzarella cheese

To the sauce, add tofu, Parmesan cheese, parsley.

Spoon a thin layer of sauce in bottom of a shallow
12x8-inch baking dish. On top of this, layer 1/3 of
the lasagna noodles, half of the tofu/sauce mixture, 
1/3 of the Mozzarella cheese.

Repeat above with 1/3 of the lasagna noodles, half 
of the tofu/sauce mixture, saving a bit of sauce for
the top, 1/3 of the Mozzarella cheese. 

Top with the remaining noodles. Add the remaining 
sauce and sprinkle with Mozzarella cheese.

Bake at 350F for 45 minutes until bubbling hot.
Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Serves 8.

Tomato Sauce recipe
1 can tomato sauce
1 can tomato paste
6 oz mushrooms
1 diced green pepper
1 chopped medium onion 
1 diced carrot
3 stalks celery chopped
3 cloves chopped garlic
1/2 teaspoon basil
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1 tablespoon olive oil

In saucepan, add olive oil. Saute mushrooms, onion,
garlic, green pepper, carrot and celery until soft. 
Add tomato sauce and tomato paste. Simmer for about
10 minutes. 

Hot Tip
If you want to minimize the physical impact that stress has on your body, take an active role in controlling your worries.

All the best to you,

Joe Townend

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