It's Never Too Late: Lowering Your Risk of Fracture and Heart Disease - AI Podcast
Dr. Joseph Mercola - Take Control of Your Health
Briana Mercola
4.6 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 31 May 2025
⏱️ 8 minutes
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- Recent research shows that adults in their mid-60s with healthier diets and lifestyle habits had significantly lower rates of hip fractures and cardiovascular-related deaths
- Diet quality has the biggest impact on long-term health, especially when focused on whole, unprocessed foods rather than processed meats, refined grains, and added sugars
- Calcium from food sources was associated with lower cardiovascular mortality, while those using calcium supplements faced higher fracture risk, likely due to prior fractures and poor nutrient balance
- Participants with healthier diets also smoked less, exercised more, and had fewer chronic health conditions
- It's never too late to adopt healthier habits, but combining multiple healthy practices delivers the greatest benefits for reducing disease risk and extending quality of life
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Dr. Mercola's cellular wisdom. |
| 0:04.0 | Stay informed with quick, easy-to-listen summaries of our latest articles, perfect for when you're on the go. |
| 0:09.5 | No reading required. Subscribe for free at Mercola.com for the latest health insights. |
| 0:14.5 | What would it mean for you if, starting today, you could cut the risk of a hip fracture and a heart-related death, simply by changing how you eat and move, even after turning 60. |
| 0:25.3 | Hello, and welcome to Dr. Mercola's cellular wisdom. I'm Ethan Foster, and with me is Alara Sky. |
| 0:31.7 | Together we'll unpack new research, showing why the habits you choose in your mid-60s can still reshape your future health. |
| 0:38.7 | Thanks, Ethan. This episode centers on a long-term University of Southampton study that followed |
| 0:44.4 | nearly 3,000 adults for more than two decades. The findings are clear. Cleaner diets and |
| 0:50.3 | everyday activity in your mid-60s translate into fewer hip fractures and markedly lower |
| 0:55.7 | cardiovascular deaths. |
| 0:57.8 | Let's start with diet quality, that prudent diet pattern, researchers measured. |
| 1:03.2 | Participants who ate more fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and oily fish while limiting chips |
| 1:08.7 | and full-fat dairy showed the lowest combined risk. |
| 1:12.1 | The diet score alone made the biggest single difference. |
| 1:15.1 | Beyond food choices, those higher-scoring participants also smoked less, exercised more, |
| 1:20.5 | and carried fewer chronic conditions. It's a reminder that strong habits cluster together. |
| 1:26.0 | You rarely see a great diet without at least |
| 1:28.0 | modest movement and a smoke-free lifestyle alongside it. Calcium sources came under sharp focus, |
| 1:33.6 | too. People who obtained calcium from whole foods experience lower cardiovascular mortality, |
| 1:39.3 | whereas participants on calcium supplements faced a higher fracture risk, |
| 1:44.6 | likely because supplements were prescribed after a fracture |
| 1:47.3 | and weren't balanced with other key nutrients. |
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