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另一条好建议是：设置切合实际的期望值。“企图减去40磅就有点像决定出门赚100万美元一样不切实际，”梅奥诊所营养学和预防医学专家唐纳德•韩斯鲁德博士说。“相反，应该集中精力，每次坚持减掉1磅重量。” 这本书就如何锻炼进行了详尽的说明，但它也将其浓缩为一项可快速实施的方案：选择喜欢的锻炼方式，锻炼时专注于感受良好的一面。作者提供了一些有助于戒烟和管理压力的战略。吸烟和压力有可能引发血压、胆固醇、药物治疗、器官移植、心脏分流、心绞痛、冠状动脉疾病、血管疾病、心律失常、中风、心肺复苏术等疾病或治疗方式。 这本书包含了与心脏病有关的所有问题，其中有一个章节还专门介绍了一些促进食欲、对心脏健康有益的食谱。特别令人愉快的一点是，《健康心脏好生活！》的每一页都把读者当作成年人对待。比如：“如果你感到灰心，放弃一下也没关系。谁都有偶尔失败的时候，但是请记得重新振作起来，不要忘记自己的目标。” 在探讨这个主题的时候，我还翻阅了两本信息量丰富、读起来妙趣横生的新书。尽管书名中带有感叹号，但查克•鲁尼恩撰写的《锻炼真讨厌！》（Working Out Sucks！）为那些很难把屁股从沙发上挪开的人提供了一系列可靠的指导性建议。第二本书是《咖啡有益》（Coffee is Good For You），作者罗伯特•J•戴维斯。这本书穿透各种相互冲突的食物信息形成的重重迷雾（事实上，燕麦对身体有益，低脂肪的饼干通常无益），给我们当中的美食家留下了许多可供咀嚼的好东西。 然而，倘若我们稍稍具备一点常识的话，我们就没必要把宝贵的时间浪费在这类书籍上。一份知名期刊最近发布了一篇历时22年、针对42,880名男性健康专业人士（年龄在40岁至75岁之间）软饮料饮用习惯的研究报告。在剔除吸烟、锻炼和家族史等因素后，研究人员发现，一天喝一瓶含糖饮料的人患上心脏病的可能性要比不喝软饮料的人高出20%。废话？我实在不想这样说，但我实在不明白，这个消息为什么就成了重磅新闻！ —劳伦斯•A•阿莫尔是《时代》（Time）、《财富》、《货币》（Money）和《体育画报》 （Sports Illustrated)等杂志个性化内容的副主编。 译者：任文科 |
Another piece of good advice: Set realistic expectations. "Trying to lose 40 pounds is a little like deciding you're going to go out and make a million dollars," says Dr. Donald Hensrud, one of the Mayo gurus on nutrition and preventive medicine. "Instead, concentrate on losing one pound at a time." The book contains detailed instructions on working out, but it also cuts to the critical quick: Choose exercises you enjoy, and focus on how good you feel when you exercise. The authors offer strategies to help quit smoking and manage stress. They cover blood pressure, cholesterol, medications, transplants, and bypasses, along with angina, coronary artery diseases, vascular disorders, arrhythmias, stroke, CPR, and more. It's all there, including a chapter with some appetizing, heart-healthy recipes. What's really nice is that every page of Healthy Heart For Life! treats the reader like an adult. Example: "It's okay to give up if you're feeling discouraged. Everyone fails once in a while -- just get back up and don't lose sight of your goals." While we're on the subject, I've run across two new paperbacks that are informative and fun to read. Despite the exclamation point in its title, Chuck Runyon's Working Out Sucks! provides a series of solid how-tos for those who find it hard to move their butts off the couch. The second, Coffee is Good For You, by Robert J. Davis, cuts through the maze of conflicting food information (turns out oatmeal is good for you, low-fat cookies usually are not) and leaves the foodies among us with lots of interesting items to chew on. However, we wouldn't need to waste valuable time on any of these books if we used a little common sense. A well-known journal recently reported on a 22-year study of the soft-drink habits of 42,880 male health professionals, ages 40 to 75. After adjusting for smoking, exercise, and family history, the researchers found that men who drank one sugar-sweetened drink a day were 20% more likely to have had a heart attack than non-drinkers. Duh? Hate to say it, but it's hard to see why that's breaking news. —Lawrence A. Armour is deputy editor of custom content for Fortune, Time, Money and Sports Illustrated. |
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