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10 Ways to Reduce Inflammation
Published on 2012-05-25 07:19:00
10 Tips to healthy eating and physical activity for you.
Published on 2012-05-24 11:36:00
Start your day with breakfast.Breakfast fills your "empty tank" to get you going after a long night without food. And it can help you do better in school. Easy to prepare breakfasts include cold cereal with fruit and low-fat milk, whole-wheat toast with peanut butter, yogurt with fruit, whole-grain waffles or even last night's pizza!Get Moving!It's easy to fit physical activities into your daily routine. Walk, bike or jog to see friends. Take a 10-minute activity break every hour while you read, [..] > read more
8 Ways to Ensure Your Start-up Doesn't Kill You
Published on 2012-05-22 13:30:00
Starting a business can be hazardous to your health—staying healthy is often the first thing that goes. Who has the time to follow a comprehensive fitness and weight loss program?You do. Make a few simple changes to your day and you can create healthier habits that are easy to stick with. Incorporate one, incorporate all... because your business is only as healthy as you are.1. Add protein to your breakfast.If you normally eat cereal, yogurt, or > read more
Bone health: Tips to keep your bones healthy
Published on 2012-05-20 15:20:00
Bones play many roles in the body — providing structure, protecting organs, anchoring muscles and storing calcium. While it's particularly important to take steps to build strong and healthy bones during childhood and adolescence, you can take steps during adulthood to protect bone health, too.Your bones are continuously changing — new bone is made and old bone is broken down. When you're young, your body makes new bone faster than it breaks down old bone and your bone mass increases. Most p [..] > read more
Chinese Herb Kudzu May Help Drinkers Cut Down
Published on 2012-05-19 14:01:00
In Small Study, Harvard Researchers Find Kudzu Extract Reduces Drinking > read more
How Extra Pounds Impact Cholesterol
Published on 2012-05-18 08:37:00
Carrying a few extra pounds? They could be making your cholesterol worse. Excess weight tends to increase your harmful LDL cholesterol levels, and one > read more
9 Strange But True Health Tips
Published on 2012-05-02 13:04:00
You probably run across some of these studies, too; the major ones get a lot of media attention. That's why I actually prefer sifting through smaller, more obscure periodicals, hunting for research no one else is reporting. For example, over the past week I've learned: You can lose weight by paying for groceries with cash; turns out, you're more likely to buy unhealthy foods if you pay with a credit card.Taking a vitamin D supplement fortifies your muscles, making them less prone to in [..] > read more
Prenatal Pesticide Exposure May Harm Kids' Brains
Published on 2012-05-01 13:03:00
Common Crop Pesticide Chlorpyrifos May Be Linked With Structural Changes in Developing Brain, Experts FindPrenatal exposure to a pesticide used on many crops may be linked with abnormal changes in a child's developing brain, scientists report.Compared to children with low prenatal exposure, those with high exposure to the pesticide chlorpyrifos had abnormalities in the cortex (the outer area of the brain), says Virginia Rauh, ScD, professor and deputy director of the Columbia Center for Children [..] > read more
15 health tips you can implement today
Published on 2012-04-30 11:00:00
New health tips are a dime a dozen, right ? Well, maybe in some places that is true. Here we are going to talk about fifteen health tips to implement today to your life and prove that they work.The first is to brush your teeth daily. Gum disease not only can cause you to lose your teeth, it can make you have heart problems. Consider this: scientists have confirmed that gum disease likely causes destructive bacteria to flood the blood system. Limit this problem by brushing your teeth often. [..] > read more
Top Antiaging Foods from Around the World
Published on 2012-04-29 11:32:00
From exotic juices to cans of cocktail peanuts, more and more edibles in the supermarket are being dubbed "antiaging" by some marketer or media pundit. The real deal about munchies that keep you youthful? They come from the earth, not a vacuum pack.We're not the only ones who are saying that. Take a look at what the longest-lived people in the world are eating (if you know us, this list will look familiar, but with a few twists). Then, put their favorites on your own table.Costa Rica: Beans for [..] > read more
Slow Down Aging by Cooking with This Juice
Published on 2012-04-29 11:21:00
Whatever you put in your pan for dinner tonight, make sure you add a few squeezes of this: lemon juice.A new study shows that marinating meats in lemon juice -- or vinegar -- can help greatly reduce the production of harmful compounds linked to aging and chronic disease.Cooking CompoundsAll foods -- but especially ones derived from animals -- contain varying levels of compounds called advanced glycation end products (AGEs). These compounds are known to cause inflammation and may open the door to [..] > read more
4 Pressure Point to Get Relief from Headache
Published on 2012-04-28 08:47:00
Self-Help for HeadachesNext time you get a nagging headache, try a little fingertip therapy. You might feel better more quickly.Your temporalis muscle: > read more
Test May Spot Heart Attacks Before They Happen
Published on 2012-03-24 12:04:00
Blood Test Looks for Type of Cell That Breaks Away From Artery WallsA new blood test could one day give doctors a critical head start on heart attacks, a small new study suggests.The test looks for cells that normally line the insides of blood vessels. When those cells, called endothelial cells, start to build up in the blood, researchers say they may be an early indicator of trouble."When they start to leak and slough off into the blood, that's a really bad sign. They do that over the course of [..] > read more
How to Be Fun, Have Fun, and Stay Young
Published on 2012-03-10 12:38:00
Feel like your life has done a number on your fun factor? You're not alone. Deadlines, bills, and crazy-busy schedules keep most of us from cutting loose and getting silly. All work and no play isn't just dull. It negates something that's hardwired into the human psyche, say "play experts." So we're giving you an assignment: Carve out some time for playtime. Find something that makes you feel like you're floating free, happy, and totally absorbed in your own play land.Here are some ways that a b [..] > read more
5 Low-Cal Game Day Snacks
Published on 2012-01-26 11:48:00
Combine 1 month of holiday feasting with 1 football season of noshing on high-calorie snacks, and what have you got? Double the size in belly, hips, and thighs. But cheer up! We've got diet snack solutions to help.That's right. Game day food makeovers that look and taste like the originals. Your guests won't even know they're low in fat (and you'll stay in your skinny jeans till baseball season). Lite Wings: Cut the saturated fat and sodium with these cornmeal-crusted boneless buffalo wi [..] > read more
6 Reasons to Get a Flu Shot This Year
Published on 2011-12-12 09:47:00
Did you decide to skip your flu shot this year? If so, you might want to rethink that. Here's why:Getting the shot is the single best way for nearly everyone to prevent the flu, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). So, what's stopping you? Here are 6 common excuses, and why you should reconsider:It's too late. It's true, getting a flu shot early in the season offers the best protection, but the shot is effective anytime, even if you wait until December. F [..] > read more
3 Reasons to Curb High Blood Sugar
Published on 2011-12-12 09:44:00
If you have diabetes, prediabetes, or blood sugar on the high side of normal, we have some sound reasons why you should get your blood sugar in check.No doubt you already know about diabetes' scary complications, from heart disease to blindness and nerve damage, but did you know that diabetes can take a huge toll on your personal life, too? According to data we analyzed from 1 million RealAgers, it can impact your life in 3 key ways:1. Relationships. People with diabetes are far less like [..] > read more
Ease Work Stress
Published on 2011-11-24 13:13:00
Do you work with people who are cranky, antsy, or fed up to the point of negatively acting out toward you and others? If so, you're not alone. A recent survey says 43% of Americans have been targets of workplace rudeness no thanks to a shaky economy.Here are three great reasons you shouldn't put up with it:It infects your home life. Rudeness has a ripple effect. Bringing home bad vibes can make things tense there. Rinse off tension with a stress-relieving walk at the end of the day.It's [..] > read more
Give Stress the Pink Slip
Published on 2011-11-24 12:58:00
Got a few minutes, but not a few bucks? In less time than it takes to eat a sandwich, you can give stress the pink slip -- and reduce your risk for everything from heart disease, diabetes, and snapping at your spouse to high blood pressure, sleep problems, and less-than-stellar immunity.And it won't cost you a dime. That's good news, because escaping to a fabulous tropical resort sounds like a good idea, but it becomes a source of high anxiety when you get the bill. Not so when you try t [..] > read more
Walk to Leave Your Stress Behind
Published on 2011-11-24 12:56:00
Here's one walk that can help you unwind and unload some of the stress that may be weighing you -- and your looks -- down:Step outside and leave your stresses -- and your iPod -- behind.Take in the details of your surroundings -- the buzz of traffic, the chirp of a bird, the curvature of plants and trees, the precise color of the sky, the shape of moving clouds.You will find yourself becoming hyperaware and in the moment. At this point, think about what you are thankful for in your life. It [..] > read more
Are You Sleeping Your Life Away?
Published on 2011-11-19 13:44:00
We all need a good night's sleep -- regularly -- to keep us on our physical, mental, and emotional game, but is it possible to get too much sleep?It seems so. Too many ZZZs might actually shorten your life, according to some research. What counts as enough, but not too much, sleep? That's tricky, because sleep -- like underwear -- isn't a one-size-fits-all proposition. Your ideal sleep prescription depends somewhat on how much you're sleeping now, according to a study of more than 10,000 people. [..] > read more
Plastic vs. Paper Bags
Published on 2011-11-17 06:04:00
Paper or plastic? That is the question. But either one you choose has a negative impact on the environment.Here are some facts about paper and plastic shopping bags:In the U.S. 40 billion grocery bags are used each year; 30 billion are plastic, 10 billion are paper. Worldwide, between 500 billion and one trillion plastic bags are consumed annually.A family of four uses five to ten plastic or paper grocery bags per week. That equals between 600 and 1,200 bags per shopper each year.Because plastic [..] > read more
Drink This Beverage for a Better Brain
Published on 2011-11-16 14:30:00
Can't decide whether to order wine with dinner? Here's a little tidbit to help you make up your mind: Deciding "yes" might protect you from dementia down the road.A review of the findingsas suggests older adults who indulge in a daily glass (one if you're a woman, two if you're a man) of their favorite alcoholic beverage (wine, beer, or cocktails) are significantly less likely to develop age-related cognitive decline or dementia compared to folks who don't drink at all.Booze for the Brain [..] > read more
How Eye Exams Keep Your Brain Young
Published on 2011-11-16 14:29:00
When was your last eye exam? It's possible your answer could affect your risk of Alzheimer's.In a new study, people with vision problems who failed to visit the eye doctor -- or who left their vision problems untreated -- were nine times more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease. Time for a checkup?The Vision/Cognition ConnectionTo be clear, researchers don't think vision problems are a direct cause of Alzheimer's disease. But untreated eye problems could keep people from engaging in the [..] > read more