Drop breast cancer risk: You can help lower your chances of getting the disease by taking care of your health. Today we look at ways you may be able to... Read More
A Sedentary Life Increases High Blood Pressure Risk
A sedentary life increases high blood pressure risk: Prolonged sitting is not the same as minimal physical activity. Today, we begin by looking at some of the problems that are... Read More
3 Ways to Live Long and Well, Japanese-Style
We have long known about Japanese longevity. The Japanese have lower cancer rates, heart disease, and dementia than those in the United States. The Japanese have the longest life expectancy at birth in the world. Today, I want to share with you some characteristics that likely contribute to their health and longevity.... Read More
How Awe Walks Can Inspire Joy!
Interestingly, when researchers had the participants take selfies (at the beginning, middle, and end of each walk), they found a parallel shift in how they viewed themselves. Those in the awed group tended to make themselves smaller in their photos over the study course, focusing more on the surrounding landscape.... Read More
Muscle Volume Associated with Future Heart Risk
Men entering middle age with lots of muscle may lower their future risk of heart disease by more than 80 percent. Muscle Volume Associated with Future Heart Risk Could the... Read More
Sprint 4 Seconds to Health
Intense bursts of exercise throughout the day may yield metabolic benefits. Sprint 4 seconds to health. Intense bursts of exercise throughout the day may yield metabolic benefits. Full disclosure. The... Read More
Exercise – Key to Improving Metabolic Health?
What was striking to us [were] the effects a brief bout of exercise can have on the circulating levels of metabolites that govern key bodily functions like insulin resistance, oxidative stress, blood vessel reactivity, inflammation, and longevity.... Read More
Fight Aging with This
Known as telomeres, these ends of DNA help protect the coding DNA of our genes. They function as the plastic tips on the end of your shoelaces. When the cell’s telomeres shorten to critical lengths over time, the cell ages: The cell’s telomeres are an essential determinant of our lifespan.... Read More