Thursday, January 29, 2009
As much as we might wish them to be true some of the most common medical “cures” we’ve heard from Mom or an older family member have now been disproved by researchers from Indiana University as just medical myths.
An article appearing in the current issue of the British Medical Journal dispels half [...]
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Trying to get your urge to snack under control? You might want to work on getting more sleep as a recent study shows a link between sleep and weight gain.
Though they don’t seem connected, good sleep habits are one of the simplest, most natural things you can do to encourage your body [...]
Thursday, January 29, 2009
New evidence published online in the January 2009 issue of the journal Psychological Science shows in a brain study that the brains of older women process negative images in a different way than do the brains of younger women.
This is a physical sign that the brain is able to learn to cope [...]
Thursday, January 29, 2009
As recently as 30 years ago, science could tell us little about Alzheimer’s disease, though we’ve since learned quite a bit. However, there has been recent research that shines a new light on Alzheimer’s prevention.
Many scientists are working together trying to understand the genetic, biological and environmental factors of this disease.
Most recently [...]
Thursday, January 29, 2009
If you’re trying to get your weight under control, just eat healthier or cut calories, you know there’s no magic pill or quick fix despite what you hear online or read in magazines.
But what the diet industry doesn’t want you to know is that eating healthy isn’t all that difficult.
Here are some [...]
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Everyone thinks that healthy eating and having to cut calories means things not tasting so good. And that expectation just isn’t so! Check out these healthy eating tips.
Meals don’t have to be bland, tasteless affairs just because you’re trying to give your body better nutrition and less potentially harmful dietary additives.
Eating healthily is not all [...]
Thursday, January 29, 2009
New sleep related research suggests that sleeping 7 hours (at least) at night offers one of the best, most natural ways to keep yourself from getting a cold. Now how’s that for a simple treament for colds?
It’s often been thought that lack of sleep increases your chances of coming down with a [...]
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Though the average one lasts only six seconds, and raises your heart rate by as much as 30%, yawning is still a phenomenon full of mystery often leaving researchers wondering what causes yawning and why people yawn when they do.
Surprisingly all vertebrates yawn… but why do we yawn? Why do we sometimes yawn [...]
Thursday, January 29, 2009
A new study finds that boosting alkali levels by eating a diet rich in fruits and veggies (or taking a supplement) can strengthen the bones of healthy older adults and so be an aid to preventing osteoporosis.
As you age, your genetics, what you eat and other lifestyle factors will contribute to your [...]
Thursday, January 29, 2009
You’d think by now, with all the studies, events and public service announcements, we’d be a lot more cancer savvy and know the truth about cancer… yet sadly Americans still hold onto some cancer myths and incorrect beliefs that put them at higher risk for the disease.
A nationwide telephone survey conducted by [...]
