Health
Eating White Fish Benefits Heart Health, Reduces Weight
Frequent consumption of white fish, such as hake, improves blood pressure, lowers cholesterol and reduces weight, according to a study conducted by researchers at the Nutrition & Obesity Unit of Hospital Ramón y Cajal in Madrid. Thirteen Spanish public hospitals participated in the study to examine whether white fish is an adequate source of dietary [...]
Study Finds Soy Supplements Don’t Boost Thinking Skills
Soy supplements taken daily don’t improve the overall thinking abilities of older women, according to a new study. “There are no substantial cognitive effects, positive or negative, from soy protein consumption in women past menopause,” said researcher Dr. Victor Henderson, professor of health research and policy and neurology and neurological sciences at Stanford University. In [...]
7 ‘bad’ foods that really aren’t so bad
1. Gluten and wheat They are “the most demonized ingredients beyond high fructose corn syrup and hydrogenated oil,” said Melissa Abbott, culinary director at the Hartman Group, a company specializing in consumer research. Yet decades of studies have found that gluten-containing foods, such as whole wheat, rye and barley, are vital for good health, and are [...]
Healthy Eating, Exercise Leads To Sustained Healthy Living
Researchers at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine discovered making just a few simple changes to an unhealthy lifestyle could help encourage other healthy habits and sustained healthy living. The details of the study were released in the May 28 edition of the Archives of Internal Medicine. According to lead researcher Dr. Bonnie Spring, [...]
10 Tips to Unlock the Healing Powers of Basil
Sweet, silken and fragrant, basil is queen among healing herbs. Native to tropical nations such as India and Iran, it has been used for centuries in combating a staggering range of health problems. I remember my grandmother prescribing it as a panacea for almost every ill, ranging from coughs to cuts to malaria, and everything in between! [...]
Healthy Diet, Exercise Extend Life for Women in Their 70s
Women in their 70s can gain more years by following advice they may be giving their grandkids: exercise and eat your fruits and vegetables. So finds a new study that helps confirm healthy living can extend life, even in the retirement years. “This is one of those findings that sounds like common sense,” said study [...]
Health study: Stop couch surfing and you’ll eat less junk food
Simply getting your butt off the couch means you’ll munch fewer cookies. That’s the finding of a new Northwestern Medicine study, which shows that simply changing one bad habit has a domino effect on others. Knock down your sedentary leisure time and you’ll reduce junk food and saturated fat intake because you’re no longer glued [...]
Half a unit of alcohol a day best for health
(Medical Xpress) — Cutting the amount we drink to just over half a unit a day could save 4,600 lives a year in England, according to a modelling study by Oxford University researchers published in the journal BMJ Open. Half a unit of alcohol is as little as a quarter of a glass of wine, or a quarter of [...]
STUDY : Regular Exercise May Raise Risk for 1 of 10
Regular exercise may increase the risk of heart disease and diabetes in some people, potentially uncovering a group of individuals genetically predisposed to suffer from working out, researchers said. While most benefit from physical activity, 8 percent to 13 percent of individuals had a worse level of blood pressure, cholesterol, triglycerides or insulin after exercise, [...]
Daily ‘Dose’ of Dark Chocolate Might Shield the Heart
There’s more sweet news about chocolate and your health: A new study suggests that eating a bit of dark chocolate each day may cut the odds of heart attack and stroke in high-risk people. Dark chocolate is rich in flavonoids, antioxidant substances known to have heart protective effects. Until now, the potential benefits of dark [...]
