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09/11/2018 / By Rhonda Johansson

Learn from the best: Sports nutrition practices that can give you your BEST health

Athletes need to be in top physical condition in order to excel in their chosen field. Being fit and strong gives them a competitive advantage and decreases the likelihood of injury as well. This need to improve athletic performance gave birth to a specialized field of study in medicine called sports nutrition. Here, nutritionists work […]

07/18/2018 / By Rita Winters

5 Things you should be doing to maintain your health

In 1948, the World Health Organization (WHO) defined health as not just the absence of disease, but also as the overall state of well-being. Many people live as if health is the goal when health should be a part of their daily lifestyle. Instead of fighting disease when it’s already there, people can instead practice […]

05/28/2018 / By Carol Anderson

5 Lifestyle habits to follow to add more than 10 years to your life

Due to our unhealthy habits, our life expectancy rate has been cut short to just around 79.3 years. Yet in our constant quest to find ways to live a little bit longer through artificial means, a surprising (or perhaps not) strategy can be found in simple but powerful lifestyle changes. For years, researchers have been conducting a comprehensive […]

04/18/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

Cut your risk of premature death by more than half by just doing short bursts of exercise

Too busy to go to the gym and exercise? Too riddled with deadlines to take those 10,000 steps a day for good health? Take heart. New research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association found that you don’t need long hours of exercise a day to stay healthy. Short bursts of exercise a […]

02/13/2018 / By Mike Adams

Hidden poisons in your MOUTH may be causing cancer, arthritis, heart disease and even obesity

Each day, I review hundreds of science and medicine headlines for assigning stories to websites like Science.news and Medicine.news, and I repeatedly see new science papers published about the links between oral bacteria and chronic diseases such as heart disease. The science is clear: If you have bacteria lurking in an old root canal, or […]

12/17/2017 / By Ralph Flores

Set them up for success: Teach your kids these 7 healthy habits for their long term well-being

As parents, we want nothing more than the best things for our children. That’s why we start them young: We start saving up for their college, we put them in the best schools we know or even set them up to learn a skill or two that they may use when they grow up. Experts […]

12/12/2017 / By David Williams

Nature is necessary: The secret to a healthy life in the city is living near a park, according to research on the effects of stress on the brain

Many people view their eventual “escape from the rat race” as a worthy mission to keep them pressing on through every single day. For city dwellers in particular, it’s a kind of prize to keep their eyes on. But once that’s over, what’s next? If you take the evidence and conclusion of a recent study […]

11/25/2017 / By Rita Winters

Suggestion for the elderly: Run from dementia — literally — regular exercise can heal the brain, according to new study

We’re all worrying about aging, especially of the fact that most old folks develop some sort of memory degeneration. If you exercise a lot, worry not – you’ll have a lower risk of being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. A study from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) covered 8,722 older adults. Each […]

11/25/2017 / By Zoey Sky

Being a pet parent can extend your life, especially if you’re single, according to new study

Aside from being man’s best friend, it looks like dogs can help singles live longer. Based on data from a study, British pet owners allegedly reduce early death rates by as much as 36 percent. The connection between dogs and decreased risk of premature death Researchers from Uppsala University, Sweden, studied health records and dog […]

11/25/2017 / By Zoey Sky

Generational lifestyles: New research shows parents’ lifestyles determine children’s health – even as adults

It looks like our parents influence more than the color of our eyes or other features. According to a study, our parents’ lifestyles can affect our health as adults. While we can’t control if our parents smoke or eat healthily, these factors can significantly affect “our own lifestyles and health, even into adulthood.” Sandy Tubeuf, […]

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